The Twins ownership and Falvey are playing a shell game with assets. At the end of this season: Kepler comes of the book for 10 million, Margot off for 10 million, Farmer for 6.25 million, DeSclafani 4 million, Vazquez could be a 10 million salary dump. That’s about 43 million they could spend in free agency next year if you keep the 2025 payroll the same as the reduced 2024 payroll. That’s not even counting Santana’s contract which ends this year and Castro (because his salary will probably double or triple because he’s an All Star and his salary will be jacked up in arbitration so he will probably be traded).
Blaming the Twins collapse on a bunch of young pitchers doesn’t hold a lot of water when the Tigers had a staff held together with yarn, bubblegum, and some duct tape too.
The Twins ownership and Falvey are playing a shell game with assets. At the end of this season: Kepler comes of the book for 10 million, Margot off for 10 million, Farmer for 6.25 million, DeSclafani 4 million, Vazquez could be a 10 million salary dump. That’s about 43 million they could spend in free agency next year if you keep the 2025 payroll the same as the reduced 2024 payroll. That’s not even counting Santana’s contract which ends this year and Castro (because his salary will probably double or triple because he’s an All Star and his salary will be jacked up in arbitration so he will probably be traded).
The Tigers deserve the wild card spot but the Twins will make the playoffs because they will sweep the horrible Marlins at Target Field.
And Cleveland is doing all this without 3 starting pitchers and their All-Star left fielder so we can’t moan about injuries on the Twins as an excuse.
Blaming the Twins collapse on a bunch of young pitchers doesn’t hold a lot of water when the Tigers had a staff held together with yarn, bubblegum, and some duct tape too.
@@trentthurow5696 Agree. I think SWR, Festa and Mathews are unsung heroes this year.