Berkman deal giving Thome bigger ideas

Re-sign the fan favorite.

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Originally posted 08:45 AM ET  01.04 by jgb

What position is berkman playing?

OF

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Originally posted 08:26 AM ET  01.04 by Bolio

Re-sign the fan favorite.

I know the Os are in the running for him too and they do have a good amount of money to play with still. He could rake in Camden Yards

He shouldn't expect the Twins to be shelling out Berkman money.

Question is what can he get. Doubt he will get that much from the twins.

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Originally posted 09:28 AM ET  01.04 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

Question is what can he get. Doubt he will get that much from the twins.

It's hard to say he's of much value. Sooner or later, he's gonna stop producing. The stadium is still the draw, not him, so number 600 means nothing. The question is, is he worth the gamble? Not what he can get. Twins aren't a gambling team.

Flipside, though, was that he is a tremendous clubhouse person and fits in nicely.

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Originally posted 09:28 AM ET  01.04 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

Question is what can he get. Doubt he will get that much from the twins.

The bar has been raised way too high to the point where it is absolutely ridiculous. But, there it is, and if Berkman can make eight million, Thome is certainly in or above Berkman's salary grade.

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Originally posted 09:47 AM ET  01.04 by Win TWINS!!!

It's hard to say he's of much value. Sooner or later, he's gonna stop producing. The stadium is still the draw, not him, so number 600 means nothing. The question is, is he worth the gamble? Not what he can get. Twins aren't a gambling team.Flipside, though, was that he is a tremendous clubhouse person and fits in nicely.

that is not the question for Thome. considering the berman deal, his question is what can he get. even without the Stadium or with the 600 it is doubtful the Twins would pay him 8 per.

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Originally posted 09:54 AM ET  01.04 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

that is not the question for Thome. considering the berman deal, his question is what can he get. even without the Stadium or with the 600 it is doubtful the Twins would pay him 8 per.

given how much Thome enjoys MN, it may not take $8M.

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Originally posted 10:07 AM ET  01.04 by Win TWINS!!!

given how much Thome enjoys MN, it may not take $8M.

Ha!

I think the added revenue that the chase for 600 will produce would make any deal for Thome worth it. Berkman doesn't deserve 8 million and hasn't for the last few years, he doesn't even deserve the 1.7 that Thome got last year. I would go for about 6 a year if I were the Twins brass. He will give you nothing but a full effort every night.

The Twins are already in rather deep with payroll...but they'll sign him.

Thome would be a bargain at twice the salary he was paid last year. He's still productive.

What a joke. Where else is he going to go to make anything near what he made with the WhiteSox this past season.

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Originally posted 12:53 PM ET  01.04 by PherrisPhain

What a joke. Where else is he going to go to make anything near what he made with the WhiteSox this past season.

He's coming up on 600 home runs. Lots of fans would want to see a sure fire H.o.Fer belt #600. That alone makes him worth something. Escpecially to a team with not much else to promote or is on the rise and trying to increase attendance. This past season he made peanuts for someone of his ilk and was in Minn. not Chi.

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Originally posted 12:53 PM ET  01.04 by PherrisPhain

What a joke. Where else is he going to go to make anything near what he made with the WhiteSox this past season.

Seriously? White Sox?

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Originally posted 03:42 PM ET  01.04 by ChiSoxFan

Seriously? White Sox?

That's a fan right on top of things--at least he didnt say Cleveland indians.

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Originally posted 05:32 PM ET  01.04 by bronxbomb

That's a fan right on top of things--at least he didnt say Cleveland indians.

I guess it makes more sense than saying Phillies.