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Maybe even Sands, who hit 97 MPH on Wednesday. Curiously, SWR hit 96 in the same game. Though I'm not a Sands fan, when he stays ahead in the count, he's pretty impressive.

I wouldn't be so sure. Some team may even oppose it because they make more money by not spending money than they do by spending it. What is some owners were forced to have a soft and hard floor, like a soft and hard cap? What if rosters were expanded by one or two players? The players and their union need something to fight for and the possibility of more money and more MLB opportunities is right in their parenthetical wheelhouse.

Tait and Abel?

Brooks Lee shouldn't be afforded the luxury of the complimentary hitting analysis. He was not very good in the field and worse on the basepaths! Also, and maybe more importantly the comment, "What I see is a losing culture starting to crystallize ... ," should be no surprise as the teams has done nothing to improve since the the summer of 2023. The fans have notices, as have (apparently) the players, probably and the manager and his coaches, and the GM too! There is no sense "piling on" a team that has very little talent and nothing at stake, but for the life of me, how did we trade that many players and only receive one or two legitimate prospects?

Like most of the commenters, I have played a lot of different sports, on a lot of different teams, at a lot of different levels and in my mind, I tried to control only what I did. That said, as a very athletic, but talentless, hack, I did the best I could and tried not to be influenced by what was happening around me. However, when I would hear coaches or teammates denigrating other players or coaches, it really bothered me. Unfortunately, I fell victim to the same trap of many who play team sports, and I'm not sure if I was part of the solution or part of the problem ... probably both. I was definitely a front-runner when things were going well and a David-downer when things were bad. When my kids played sports, I liked to coach, but realized that would bever be my forte. Was it me, the players, the parents, the league, the sport, the rules, etc., who knows? Probably all of the above. Coaching highly-paid athletes must be a less than fantastic job. Some coaches, like O'Connell and Fleck are enthusiastic leaders. Some like Baldelli, Finch, and Hynes seem uninterested. Some like TK and Reeve always seem crabby; yet, they are the only ones with titles. My lengthy dissertation aside, maybe it's as simple as just another voice being needed.

So, the two groups combined to pay a greater amount than the $340 million for their collective 20% share was worth? Sounds to me that the over-inflated purchase vs. percentage was probably close to the debt amount, and that those two ownership groups have a vested financial interest in a "more profitable" Minnesota Twins organization. It's hard not to be a fan of the Brewers and Padres. Two teams that approach building a roster in different ways, but continue to be successful.

That last paragraph is baffling.

I'm not surprised. When a team cannot even attract lower-level billionaires (like Tampa did), you know the organization has more than one issue.

You mean, his wife?

See ball, hit ball = Kirby Puckett It was fun watching Puck in spring training and BP because he swung at, pretty much, anything and everything, that's who he was and he figured that's what he did. It was fun to watch him hit a ball a few inches off the ground or one that was head-high. Sure, it made for some ugly at-bats, but the man would swing the bat with a purpose. Of course, Puck never saw a pitch over the plate that he didn't like, almost Bomba Squad-ish! As the Common Man might say, either you're on to something or you're on something when you link Correa to the odd at-bats by the team.

I still wish they would have tried to get Kendall George. Speed kills and he has lots of it!

... and Ronny Henriquez is still doing okay.

Is that $440 million part of the cost or in addition to the cost?

I'm not sure that type of business move is prevalent in the world of pro sports. Does buying a team with a lower payroll make sense to someone who wants to win? Probably not, and I'm not sure the recent sale of any pro sports team was predicated on slashing payroll and letting go of players with team control and a future to enhance attendance, whether in person, online, on television, or radio.

I wonder who the primary owner might be?

It pays off if the team has many high-level prospects, something the Twins lack.

At this point, why not recall some of the better prospects?

Isn't that typical of teams that have lost the voice and respect of leadership? In this case, leadership could be defined as the manager, the, coaches, the front office, or the ownership. Maybe Correa was part of the problem?

Thinking back, this is about how I felt when it was announced the North Stars were leaving. Obviously, I was much younger then and a bigger NHL fan than I am now, but it was like watching a disaster movie in slow-motion. Losing Correa didn't bother me. I was super-excited to have him here, but he just didn't seem to click. The trades of Duran, Jax and Varland were disappointing because we always wanted that kind of bullpen and now we don't. It's going to cost more to rebuild it than it was to keep them. The fact that we received no immediate-impact offensive players makes it sting even more. I guess we should have seen it coming in 2023, and maybe we did, though It seems, as TK once proclaimed, "hope for the best and expect the worst ... " and we all hoped for the best. Though I have a bad feeling that once the season is over, Joe Ryan, Pablo Lopez, and Ryan Jeffers will be gone, leaving Buxton and whomever. Also, if there is no ownership change, why would we have any hopes for the future. Maybe I should be happy that I was able to watch and join in celebration of the 1987 and 1991 championships ... ones that seem so far away. I never post anything so in-depth, but it just burns me that we, the fans, were treated with such disrespect. Then again, we're profit centers and not much more, so why should I expect to be treated any better? Oh well, it's NFL season. On to better days as the Twins play out the remainder of the schedule. Maybe, just maybe, the team will be sold to an ownership group with deep pockets that really wants to win. Maybe the team will get a better TV deal. As the say, hope springs eternal, especially in spring training. Let's hope for better days! Always and forever, an aging Minnesota Twins fan.

In all that movement, did the Twins acquire even one top-50 MLB prospect?

Did we get an athletic player at all?

All this young "talent" with Rocco and company to mold them into good MLB'ers? No chance.

Let's not forget, the same family wanted to contact the team. I suppose we shouldn't be surprised.

This is ridiculous! I hope they don't draw a thousand fans to any of the remaining games!

Getting a mid-level speedster, like Kendall George, would be okay.