AL Central will enter another year with about a 0.1% chance of winning the World Series.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/twins-planning-to-reduce-payroll.html

Too bad Twins fans didn't know about this scheme until their season ticket deposits were due.

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“We’ve pushed our payroll to heights that we had never pushed it before with the support, certainly, of ownership,” Falvey said Tuesday. “We know there is some natural ebb and flow to that. Will it be where it was last year? I don’t expect that. I expect it less than that.”

Unsurprisingly, Minnesota’s front office leader declined to go on record with a specific spending target. However, Dan Hayes of the Athletic reports that the Opening Day number could land somewhere between $125MM and $140MM.

 

Edited November 8, 20232 yr by South Side Hit Men

4 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said:

AL Central will enter another year with about a 0.1% chance of winning the World Series.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/twins-planning-to-reduce-payroll.html

Too bad Twins fans didn't know about this scheme until their season ticket deposits were due.

 

Correa deal killed them.

Astros far better off with Pena financially.   Heck, Twins had Lewis all along but those two knee injuries temporarily derailed him.

Then you’ve got Buxton as well.

And had to let Sonny Gray go, who will finish Top 3 in Cy voting.

 

That said, who is threatening their Central spot?

Cle and Detroit…but not really.

 

Another team victimized by losing out on their Bally/RSN money.  But ownership group far richer than JR.

Of course the Twins have Dan Hayes now and Sox fittingly lost James Fegan…only reason at all to cover team from a media standpoint is Luis Robert, Jr. and potential Cease trade.  Colson Montgomery debut third.

Edited November 8, 20232 yr by caulfield12

And they will still run away with the Central.

if the twinkies lowered their payroll to 26million, we could probably break out the greatest line in dumb and dumber.

"so you're sayin' there's a chance?"