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  1. jkcarew
    Definitely ‘cut it loose’ in his spring training opener!
  2. jkcarew
    Might it matter that Raya had a complete and epic little-league style meltdown in his first showing? Probably not. Right?
  3. jkcarew
    Disappointing. Usually the “best bullpen in baseball” narrative makes it to April.
  4. jkcarew
    “…his offense fell back off a cliff; he posted just a 60 wRC+” Doesn’t this PERFECTLY qualified him to be Vasquez’s heir apparent? What are we waiting for??
  5. jkcarew
    And don’t forget the 7 plate appearances across 10 Twins postseason games since he’s joined the club.😉 I’ll go with “disappointment”. Availability is an ability.
  6. jkcarew
    “And now, entering 2025, the Twins hope he can build off his first healthy offseason in over half a decade.” Honestly…this narrative is floated at least every-other offseason with Buxton…and it needs to die. Buxton’s health headed into a season has almost NEVER mattered in terms of the reason he can’t complete the following season. He has very consistently come up with new ailments to cancel seasons regardless of whether he was ‘finally’ healthy from the previous injury.
  7. jkcarew
    Know when you’ve become a true Twins fan?? When you’ve fully developed and perfected this irrational sense of value from mediocrity…and the ‘stability’ that invariably sustains it.
  8. jkcarew
    This is EXACTLY where he’s going with this…and against the advice of his agency, who told him to stay quiet until the investigation is completed. And so, the agency promptly dropped him.
  9. jkcarew
    Agreed that integrity of the game is not number one here. It’s integrity of the player. Character of the player. If It’s a “mistake”…it’s a mistake you only get to make one time. The ultimate act of selfishness and betrayal in a team sport, and in a professional setting where results are highly correlated to future income. Professional players will never accept and trust this guy. He committed premeditated, first-degree murder on his professional career.
  10. jkcarew
    Is it too early to extend France and Bader? No clue what the future holds for Canterino, but despite the shaky inning, that had to feel great just getting out there.
  11. jkcarew
    Buxton may have reached an age where he is a leader by default…nice guy who’s been around longer than everyone else. Great leaders lead in the clubhouse AND on the field…and need to be on the field (or in the batter’s box) way more than Buxton has been.
  12. jkcarew
    This is the same org that kept telling us Brusdar Graterol was a starter during his rise through the system…despite no evidence that he was anywhere near being able to handle the workload. Yes, there’s a BIT more suggestion of a starter in Raya’s history. Nothing too convincing, though…yet.
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  14. jkcarew
    Which makes Raya’s treatment all the more curious. It’s been a Raya thing, not a Twins thing. The Twins themselves see Raya as different from the other recent starting prospects. I’ll believe he’s a real starting prospect when I see the Twins treating him like one.
  15. jkcarew
    ..."and the Polads may take the club off the market..." You mean everyone in the media (well, maybe 'only' 90%) that reported this winter that a sale by opening day was possible, even likely...were wrong??? Why am I not surprised? The market and the club are not as attractive as the hometown media would have you believe.
  16. jkcarew
    How much does it cost to break the lease? Depending…it either restricts or expands the pool of potential buyers. Some investors want to invest near their home territory. Some will think other markets are more attractive/viable…if moving isn’t cost prohibitive. Raleigh-Duram Twins? Twin Cities is one of, if not the, smallest (number of wallets and purses, not geographically) market to have all 4 major sports franchises…(not to mention MLS and WNBA). I always thought that the NBA was the odd duckling in this market. But, that’s not the way it’s trending.
  17. jkcarew
    Yep. How many people that were paying for a cable package that included Bally were paying because they wanted Wild games…or Timberwolves games…or the NFL network, etc. The answer is 100’s of thousands to be sure. That money is gone. Now the die-hard fan might be better off (especially if they live out of market)…but that will pale in comparison to the numbers of people that will be glad to have their cable bill reduced.
  18. jkcarew
    This.
  19. jkcarew
    What lowers the cost for fans, lowers revenue for teams. The RSN model broke because nobody would distribute anymore at their cost…it was a money losing proposition for the distributors. It will now cost less for whoever distributes…middlemen (the RSN’s that were overpaying clubs and charging more than distributors were willing to pay) are gone. This is a win for consumers and a loss for the franchise. 100%. But also 100% inevitable.
  20. jkcarew
    But it wasn’t that the money was “upfront” that attracted franchises to the RSN’s…it was the AMOUNT. It was more (ultimately, more than the market would bear). And now it will be less.
  21. jkcarew
    A small fraction. This is a fan friendly move (finally)…assuming you’re a die-hard fan. But, it’s also admitting defeat by the Twins. Streaming services aren’t going to absorb what the cable companies finally rejected. The entities that ponied up the huge rights money are gone, and with them goes the huge TV revenue…and it ain’t coming back anytime soon.
  22. jkcarew
    Someone from outside the organization please. Someone with no loyalty to Rocco…or anyone else.
  23. jkcarew
    Maybe NEXT YEAR Raya will finally have the training wheels taken off? There seemed to be some willingness to let him go a bit longer toward the very end of the season (in terms of pitch count at least)
  24. jkcarew
    And…there it is. The current organization is nothing, if not predictable. If there’s an unserious, half-hearted, empty, action that can be identified…whether it be with the staff, the roster, or the fans…these guys will take it.
  25. jkcarew
    Nice of the organization to throw the loyal few a bone by having Correa or Buxton take a couple of at bats this weekend. Maybe replacing each other at DH? Burn a guy or two as pinch runners if they get on? I know the excuses, and they hold no water with me.
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