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Posted By: SC

The Twins effectively wrote off this year, but what is the value of not facing Johan for the next seven years?

I've got to think this played into their figuring, with the 1 in 16 chance of facing the Mets in the WS, vs. the 1 in 7 change of meeting the NYY or Boston Red Sox in the AL playoffs.

They at least theoretically weakened (or did not increase) the strength of their likely opponents. That's got to be worth something.