A baseball tournament the week of New Year's is a race to the bottom. If you're pitching competitively on Dec. 31, you better be playing winter ball professionally (compensated), or dominating a snowball fight with your friends.
I asked #MNTwins owner Joe Pohlad about payroll and why the team is treated as just another typical business.
Here's a full transcript of my question, his response, and two follow-up questions that I asked after hearing it.