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Sometimes you see something and just need to take it all in. Like the Grand Canyon David Wright Jersey , or this tweet right here:OK.It’s at least arguable that the second sentence of this tweet is correct. Some of their moves have been bad! The Jake Odorizzi deal looks alright, but those Lance Lynn and Logan Morrison signings turned out to be way less sexy than initially thought. But we’re not here to talk about that.Imagine living in a world where you think Joe Mauer’s salary was what was preventing Paul Molitor from thriving. For example, it seems extremely likely that Molitor could destroy a league-average bullpen from overuse if Mauer was getting paid $23 million, the league minimum, or in scraps of old newspaper and apple cores.More importantly, THERE IS NO SALARY CAP IN BASEBALL. There’s a luxury tax, but the Twins are nowhere near it. The Twins roster was not saddled with Mauer’s salary. It’s not saddled with anything. The Pohlads are a very wealthy people. Rich mahogany, leather carapaces, Betamax machines, etc. $23 million per year isn’t exactly a rounding error for them http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , but it’s more like you misplacing a $10 bill. You could probably use that $10 bill, but you’re going to be able pay the rent. They can afford any player in major league baseball. They choose not to because that’s not how they run their business.And there’s the thing. The tweet would approach rational thought if that first sentence mentioned more support from ownership. Don’t blame Mauer for getting paid, blame the Pohlads for not throwing more money at the roster. More and better free agents, international signings, what the shit ever. I’d disagree, as the team’s issues this year had more to do with the young, affordable stars falling flat on their face, but at least it approaches the realm of a sense-making argument. Instead, he chose to dump on Mauer one last time because that dead horse’s expiration date is finally coming due. Implying Molitor would have been a runaway success absent the Mauer contract/albatross assumes a managerial acumen that is just not in evidence. He managed four years, three of which hovered around .500 and one of which was a federal Superfund site. His playoff year was aided by the important assistance of there being exactly five teams in the 2017 American League worth a fiddler’s fuck. Falvey and Levine wanted to hire their own guy. It’s fine. Molitor will be fine. Mauer will be fine. The main takeaway from this entire episode is never Mookie Wilson Jersey , ever tweet. It’s bad! ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cleveland Indians rookie shortstop Eric Stamets has tried to approach this spring training like any other even though he’ll start the season opener Thursday with three-time All-Star Francisco Lindor on the injured list because of a calf strain.Stamets hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, his first home run of the spring, and the Indians beat the Texas Rangers 10-1 on Monday night.“If my name’s up in the lineup, then I’m going to play,” said Stamets, who went 2 for 4 and is hitting .250 with one spring training game left. “If it’s not, then I’ll just do my best to do my role as a teammate.“I wouldn’t say it was the best spring. I wouldn’t say it was the worst spring. I worked on some things in the offseason with my swing. Defensively, I’ve made the plays.”Kevin Plawecki added a two-run homer in the ninth, and Greg Allen had a bases-loaded triple in the eighth.Carlos Carrasco allowed one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings for Cleveland. He struck out four http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , walked one and hit two batters with pitches.“I think our five starters have pitched well this spring,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “Lineup-wise we’re a little banged up, but it’s nice to know you’re going to run those guys out there every day ’cause they’re all good.”Ronald Guzman hit his team-leading fifth homer of the spring for Texas.Rangers starter Edinson Volquez, who missed last season following Tommy John surgery, gave up four runs and five hits in 3 1/3 innings. He walked three and plunked one batter with a pitch.“Obviously, he kind of ran out of gas there at the end,” manager Chris Woodward said. “First couple of innings were really good. He was sharp, felt great.”FATHER-SON MOMENTBefore the game, the lineup cards were exchanged by Rangers bench coach Don Wakamatsu and his son, Indians minor league shortstop Luke Wakamatsu. Luke played the final four innings and singled in his only at-bat and scored.“It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience Gary Carter Jersey ,” said Luke Wakamatsu, who graduated from nearby Keller High.TRAINER’S ROOMIndians 3B Jose Ramirez took grounders at the team’s complex in Arizona after leaving Sunday’s exhibition game with a bruised left knee. Ramirez will rejoin the team Wednesday in Minnesota for the workout day before Thursday’s opener against the Twins. While Francona wouldn’t say Ramirez will play Thursday, he said Monday’s session was “a pretty good indicator he’s doing all right.”RANGERS MOVESRHP Zach McAllister, signed to a $1 million non-guaranteed contract in January, was placed on unconditional release waivers. … RHPs Matt Bush and Rafael Montero were assigned to minor league camp to continue rehabilitation from offseason surgery.UP NEXTIndians RHP Mike Clevinger will close out the two exhibition games at Texas with his fourth spring start. In 13 2/3 innings, Clevinger has allowed 13 hits, struck out 16 and walked six. Rangers LHP Drew Smyly has pitched 9 1/3 innings in four spring starts after being limited by a March 2017 elbow injury to one minor league appearance during the past two years.