Like It or Not, Pohlads Staying Put Means Stability for Twins Leadership

[Doc Lenz]

8 hours ago, TwinsDr2021 said:

Not sure what Mauer being a minority owner does to help, but if we are playing the what if game, I am going to with @chpettit19 won the mega millions and is one of the minority owners and is taking over at GM (just an FYI, I am available in an assistant role) 

 

As for you second part of not knowing what is coming, that could be said about anything in life, but you take history and other things that have been done and project,

FYI that is baseball works. Sure you can bury your head in the stand and think this 28 year old career minor player is going to work, and ignore the 1000's of examples that says it doesn't. We have seen how this front office works for 8 plus years do you think that is going to change? Sure there has been a surprise here and there (Donaldson, Correa) , but they are going to go cheap, they are going to believe in their process they will makes some trades but ultimately the changes will be around the edge, the team next year will be built the same way as the teams the last 4 years. 

Maybe he has an impact similar to Buster Posey. As I said I don’t know either but all there is here is bitching and complaining. All have a right to voice their opinion as I voiced mine.

[Castino-2]

Please don't use Joe Mauer's name in the same breath as Kirby Puckett. The Joe Mauer era of Twins baseball is best forgotten.

[jmlease1]

12 hours ago, Castino-2 said:

Please don't use Joe Mauer's name in the same breath as Kirby Puckett. The Joe Mauer era of Twins baseball is best forgotten.

Dan Barreiro burner account has just entered the chat.

[spanman2]

On 8/14/2025 at 12:52 PM, howeda7 said:

All  they had to do was shut the F up. If they had just "tried and tried" to re-sign Sonny Gray and he went to St. Louis, the payroll would have gone down to the $130 million it was. Announcing it in advance the way Joe Pohlad did is one of stupidest self-inflicted PR things I've ever seen. Perhaps only topped by his grandpa Carl's announcement that he was "giving" 49% of the team to the State for a stadium back in the 90's when he was really selling it. 

And making the announcement yesterday instead of waiting until the new minority partners could be revealed is similarly dumb. People would still be upset, but if there were actual names, faces and some sense of what will change it would be easier to take.

No argument here on that take...