Real Talk: Rebuilding Is Not an Option for the Minnesota Twins

[RpR]

2 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

We have basically the same core that advanced in the '23 postseason all we need to do is the same as this season fill the holes & not continue to make new holes. The CWS had a great young team the problem was that they lacked good veteran leadership w/o it they fell apart. IMO you need great veteran leadership to mentor & stabilize the younger ones. W/o Correa & Buxton for an extended amount of time, we didn't have viable veteran leadership to hold a younger team together & they fell apart.

I agree and disagree; in 2023 we had Solano , Urshela and Taylor, and Big difference.

It took Margot till the last two weeks of he season to remember how to play outfield, well; Third Base had Lewis and Miranda, neither of which were as good there as Urshela; First Base was better with Santana but Solano was better than any other Twin at First.

IF Kepler, Santana and Farmer are gone next year, the Twins will look like a AAA team as they did in Sept.

[Doctor Gast]

1 hour ago, RpR said:

I agree and disagree; in 2023 we had Solano , Urshela and Taylor, and Big difference.

It took Margot till the last two weeks of he season to remember how to play outfield, well; Third Base had Lewis and Miranda, neither of which were as good there as Urshela; First Base was better with Santana but Solano was better than any other Twin at First.

IF Kepler, Santana and Farmer are gone next year, the Twins will look like a AAA team as they did in Sept.

Great we have some common ground. I believe Urshela wasn't on the '23 roster & although Solano & Taylor contributed well with the team, I didn't consider them as core. IMO they were more placeholders for others coming up.

[laloesch]

On 10/8/2024 at 11:23 AM, Peter said:

Enough of the badmouthing/negativity of our twins!!! This was learning experience for our kids! Twins will be better next season!!! Pressure is all on Cleveland/Detroit and KC!!! Can’t wait until next year as twins will comeback with a vengeance!!!

Hahaha I love the humor of this statement.  They aren't kids, they are adults playing baseball.  I think the pressure is on the Twins franchise (players, management, and ownership) to turn this around and erase the 2024 collapse come the 2025 season.  It will not be an easy task considering ownership is very possibly slashing payroll again not know if this new streaming deal will potentially be a hit or a titanic flop (no-one knows at this point).  I tend to think it's gonna be a flop of some sorts judging by what they've failed to do in the past, but I hope I'm wrong. 

Cleveland, Detroit, and KC have no pressure on them.  In the case of KC and Detroit they both exceeded expectations and then some, while displaying they have the fire and dedication to go as far as possible.  The Twins just.....gave up in late August into September, not good.