Rocco Baldelli, Derek Falvey, & Dave St Peter Likely To Remain With Twins in 2025

I think Ken Rosenthal summed it up best: the Twins implosion is an overall organizational malady. The Pohlad's confirmed and reiterated a valuable business lesson.  They cut expenses. As a self-employed LLC small business, I can cut costs, too! I'm no longer going to buy tickets as gifts from professional teams who have no interest in providing a quality product or service.

Of course, all teams have injuries. It seems the Dodgers have their fair share, but they still compete and succeed. The Twins implode. I do not profess to be an athletic trainer, but again, the question becomes, "is there a problem with the Twin's development and physical training?" 

I agree, Dave St, Peter is a train wreck! But, he is the president, so I think we are stuck with him.

4 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Honestly, out of the trio, I'm most unhappy with Dave St Peter for that ****ing travesty of a television contract after all those empty promises.

Second would be Baldelli.

I'm pretty okay with Falvey, really.

Falvey insisted on Baldelli as part of The Process. To me, that makes the responsibility for poor field performance unitary.

More lip service from ownership.  They just shrug off the inept play and then get upset that more fans aren't showing up.  We've been lied to and otherwise misled for the past several years.  Like Baldelli and Falvey dodging questions, making excuses, and somehow shrugging their shoulders during this EPIC COLLAPSE.   They were not just losses.  Most of them were embarrassing losses.  How they can condone sloppy listless non caring play is inexcusable.  Obviously the Twins Way is ancient history.  The new Twins way is poor baseball, terrible public relations, and a team that has no fire, or discipline.  I just wish they really did care about the fans.  

Terrible job 

Levine - fired 

Rocco - fired 

St.Peter - fired 

Rocco and staff - fired 

minor league manager- fired 

we need a new direction please or Pohlads sell the team . So disappointing and the only way to show them it’s disappointing and disgraceful is to stop watching them at all ! 

18 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

Well Levine is second after St. Peter on my chopping block.

But I'm not putting much stock in this report right now. Gleeman is great, but the team hasn't even had any end of season meetings yet. They're going to take the temperature all around before making any decisions.

One can only hope.  

7 hours ago, Coach JT said:

minor league manager- fired 

What's your basis for firing one or all of our minor league managers? Brian Dinkleman had his team in the playoffs for the last ten years. He started with Zebby Matthews and Andrew Morris this year and they ended up with super seasons, one all the way from A ball to the Twins and the other to AAA. I wouldn't mind seeing him promoted as he and his staff really seem to teach and advance guys up to the next level.

Overall, I think the minor league coaches did great on the pitching side this year. Our top hitters all had significant time on the IL. When healthy, they also performed well. Even though they and we all love winning, player development is more important in the minors.

I can understand & forgive the Pohlads IF there is a salary crunch because we had a team that didn't have to spend much to make us a viable contender only to make a crucial minor trade for a mid-rotation inning eater in the offseason & another minor trade at the deadline for a LHRP. But those didn't happen. For us to be perennial contenders especially under these conditions, we need a FO who has pertinent philosophies, better player evaluation in development & trades together, puts greater importance on medical records & who has the ability to initiate needed trades. 

Falvey isn't the one, together with Baldelli who is exactly the yes-man that he wants. Change has to come & it was needed at the top. Because it didn't happen THIS is what I blame the Pohlads (does St. Peter fit here?). They have no idea what they're doing & they are giving total blind control over to Falvey. Because of this we'll never have a competitive team. 

Because of this decision, it'll affect my enthusiasm for the Twins.

On 9/29/2024 at 10:13 AM, Brad Philbrick said:

I think Ken Rosenthal summed it up best: the Twins implosion is an overall organizational malady. The Pohlad's confirmed and reiterated a valuable business lesson.  They cut expenses. As a self-employed LLC small business, I can cut costs, too! I'm no longer going to buy tickets as gifts from professional teams who have no interest in providing a quality product or service.

Of course, all teams have injuries. It seems the Dodgers have their fair share, but they still compete and succeed. The Twins implode. I do not profess to be an athletic trainer, but again, the question becomes, "is there a problem with the Twin's development and physical training?" 

And yet the Twins have as many  titles in the last 40 years as the Dodgers.  Just sayin

1 hour ago, dxpavelka said:

And yet the Twins have as many  titles in the last 40 years as the Dodgers.  Just sayin

 

And yet, they don't seem to be having attendance issues, and if anything, their fandom has even more opportunities for discretionary spending than ours does. So....... what are you saying? It's all about the $320M/yr tv deal they have? That covers a lot of holes.

15 hours ago, Original_JB said:

And yet, they don't seem to be having attendance issues, and if anything, their fandom has even more opportunities for discretionary spending than ours does. So....... what are you saying? It's all about the $320M/yr tv deal they have? That covers a lot of holes.

having four times the population (metropolitan area alone) covers some holes as well.

On 9/29/2024 at 11:13 PM, Brad Philbrick said:

I think Ken Rosenthal summed it up best: the Twins implosion is an overall organizational malady. The Pohlad's confirmed and reiterated a valuable business lesson.  They cut expenses. As a self-employed LLC small business, I can cut costs, too! I'm no longer going to buy tickets as gifts from professional teams who have no interest in providing a quality product or service.

Of course, all teams have injuries. It seems the Dodgers have their fair share, but they still compete and succeed. The Twins implode. I do not profess to be an athletic trainer, but again, the question becomes, "is there a problem with the Twin's development and physical training?" 

Yes.  Royce is a prime example.  For god's sake, get him on a fking yoga program, improve his flexibility, so those connective tissue injuries are less likely to happen.  Something- anything but what they're doing!  And wow, it didn't take long for the slump-proof superhero to turn into a whining excuse-maker as his months-long "not a slump" dragged on.

And you and Rosenthal are right- it is a total organizational failure, led by the failed silver-spoon-fed son from Central Casting.  Wee Pohlad Jr. is like donny jr and eric and jared rolled up in one.  What part of organizational behavior 101 is announcing you're going to tank our only successful season in 30 years before it even starts?  Incompetent and tone deaf, what a great combination.

Add to that "talent" evaluators in the front office.  FFS, Mahle, DeScalfani, Topa, and adding Margot instead of the likes of Tommy Pham, or even bringing back Solano.  Trevor Richards, anyone?  Our one and only deadline deal?  FFS.  And wow, is there a secret vortex in the Twinks dugout that leads one to setting up lineups-by-dartboard and boneheaded BP management?  Molly did it before him, and Rocco doubled down.  The way we tanked so completely down the stretch requires wholesale changes.  

Please, make that rumoured sale happen.  I'm sick of living through the second Calvin Griffith era.