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  1. bean5302
    The Rockies attendance is excellent at a 30 year old stadium with more brutal weather for a month of the season than even here. They lose 100 games a year. They haven't been considered anything more than playoff afterthoughts since 2008, rarely making it and are currently arguably the worst team in baseball. The ticket prices are higher than Target Field. Maybe they just have better fans? But, if it's your prerogative to "punish" the Twins' ownership for not meeting an endless series of criteria (excuses) so that you or other people would be willing to grace Target Field with your presence, you can do that. Your call. I'll continue to consider you a Fairweather Johnson fan. "I like the Braves in '95!" Certainly the ownership bares responsibility for the product, but Dave St. Peter is the executive who is utterly failing to meet expectations. Ownership's responsibility is to can him and find somebody who can do the job better.
  2. bean5302
    That's interesting news. I wish the article Gleeman linked as a source actually had mentioned the Twins. Statista has been updated with Twins revenue for 2023 and it's identical to 2022, but it's showing a dramatically higher number for 2024 (not sure how it got there.) https://www.forbes.com/teams/minnesota-twins/?sh=46b664683bae Athlon sports added some information. https://athlonsports.com/mlb/minnesota-twins/inside-twins/news/how-profitable-the-twins-were-in-2023-compared-to-other-teams#:~:text=Perhaps the more notable figure,the Twins did last year. I'm not sure if the revenue sharing or playoff revenue pushed the Twins over the top. If true, the Pohlad's really do share a larger portion of the blame. Certainly won't help optics at all with a rightly enraged fanbase.
  3. bean5302
    Ownership did not sign those guys. The Twins have been losing money and investing in higher and higher payrolls. Margot $4MM Desclafani $4MM Santana $5.25MM Farmer $6MM $19.25MM in redundant players. The front office had plenty of free cash to work with. If they needed to dig deeper, Kepler and Vazquez could have been moved and that would have saved another $20MM.
  4. bean5302
    Does anybody not believe fans are so tired of trying to figure out how to watch the game or whether it will be blacked out that they've stopped trying?
  5. bean5302
    Sands pitches move, Balazovic's do not. Sands has a five pitch mix so naturally Baldelli uses him as a SIRP. Funderburk has 3 pitches, so Baldelli naturally uses him as a MIRP. Sands still owns a 3.81 FIP and 3.30 xFIP. He's had a rough few games, but he's had good ones mixed in. Even over this terrible patch it's basically two bad starts. 7.0 innings, 9 ER, 11.57 K/9, 2.57 BB/9, .400 BABIP, 11.57 ERA, 6.40 FIP, 4.69 xFIP (Cole Sands 4/28-5/16) vs. 9.0 innings, 7 ER, 14.00 K/9, 3.00 BB/9, .294 BABIP, 7.00 ERA, 5.34 FIP, 2.72 xFIP (Pablo Lopez 4/23-4/28) vs. 6.1 innings, 9 ER, 11.37 K/9, 4.26 BB/9, .474 BABIP, 12.79 ERA, 8.17 FIP, 4.66 xFIP (Bailey Ober 3/31-4/8)
  6. bean5302
    Reminds me a little of early Android. Fragmentation issues might have killed Android if there was a little more competition... and there's plenty of competition for baseball out there. Soccer is absolutely eating it's lunch right now.
  7. bean5302
    The Twins ownership has invested in the product. People around here are quick to forget about the late offseason (and stunning to the entire MLB) signings of Correa multiple times. Buxton's extension. Josh Donaldson. A big money extension of Pablo Lopez. The kind of contracts the ownership has been green lighting would have been totally unbelievable 10 years ago. The Twins, again, have been running payrolls ranking higher than the lousy fan attendance for years as well. Ownership invested, but the fans didn't show up. Even this year, the Twins are running a payroll ranked well higher than attendance, and at $130MM, which is good for 19th in MLB. Right in that middle 3rd, but fans on this site act like the Pohlad's cut payroll down to $60MM. Fans aren't showing up again this year. Average attendance is 20,125 right now. After this many home games last year, it was 20,469. The opener this year wasn't a sell out. The weather has been quite a bit better this year as well. Going head to head, 2023 had more attendance in 15 of their first 22 home games. The Yankees day game Thursday (yesterday) was the second highest attendance game of the year. You can bet it was 75% Yankees fans in the seats. It's on Dave St. Peter, IMHO. Ownership invested, now it's time to take a look at the results of their investment, and the leadership in charge of marketing and developing the product. I'd fire St. Peter now. I wouldn't wait until the end of the season. There's nothing he can do to make up for his colossal failures by the end of the season.
  8. bean5302
    Lot's of highlight reel plays by college quarterbacks, too. That doesn't mean they're going to be the next Peyton Manning or Tom Brady. RF/9 is from the 1980s. It just calculates how often a positional player is involved in an out. When Keirsey has been playing in CF, fewer outs per inning are made by the center fielder than when Austin Martin has played there. It's not a ringing endorsement or Keirsey. Fielding percentage goes back over a century, I trust that doesn't need an explanation. Austin Martin's sensational diving catch at Baltimore would have been a pedestrian running catch for Byron Buxton or any good center fielder because Martin does not have the speed to cover center field well so he had to race and dive for all he was worth to try and make the catch. Yet, Martin steals tons of bases because he's a great base runner. Range matters. That's why fielding percentage is no longer relied upon as the de-facto judgement for a fielder's prowess. Looking into 2023's numbers for Keirsey in CF at AA (where he had the largest sample size) and comparing him to the players in that league who logged the most innings (not their best CF's, just the most played) for their respective teams... CCH(Hou) - Kenedy Corona 2.87 SPR(Stl) - Mike Antico 2.82 MID(Oak) - Denzel Clark 2.72 ARK(Sea) - Jonatan Clase 2.60 FRI(Tex) - Evan Carter 2.57 AMA(Ari) - A.J. Vukovich 2.55 WCH(Min) - Deshawn Keirsey 2.41 SAN(SDP) - Daniel Johnson 2.31 NWA(KCR) - Diego Hernandez 2.23 TUL(LAD) - Jose Ramos 2.16 He's unlikely to be a good center fielder considering how much lower he ranks than so many other players at the position, and his age and experience level. I'd expect him to be quite similar to Austin Martin. Which is to say... hard pressed to cover the position on a regular basis at the MLB level.
  9. bean5302
    Jackson comes across as a guy playing both sides, even today. How the judicial system works today is dramatically different than how it worked 100 years ago. He knew about the situation, he went along with it, and he admitted guilt to the White Sox's lawyers, and at the grand jury, where the official transcript mysteriously went missing... It doesn't matter whether or not Jackson tried to throw it. He knew players were going to try and throw it or at least they had agreed to do so, and the White Sox lost with some unusual circumstances. There's plenty of evidence that implicates him, and while he stated he was promised legal immunity at trial, it wouldn't have protected him from baseball's decisions (like Pete Rose). Jackson, like other defendants, refused to testify, and it's widely accepted the evidence was sufficient to convict him and the rest of the White Sox players involved, but a rare instance of Jury Nullification took place instead. (That's where a jury decides whether or not to apply a law at all). Jackson's situation is somewhat mirrored by the charges and accusations levied against Roger Clemens, only Clemens didn't admit guilt multiple times, and Clemens testified. Jackson's conduct, and the conduct of the other Black Sox scandal players serves as a warning to MLB players forever more. Do not get involved with conspiracies to throw games, and do not gamble on baseball.
  10. bean5302
    Keirsey's glove isn't any better than Martin's in center field based on the metrics which are available. Career RF/9, FP% CF Keirsey = 2.47, .992 vs. Martin 2.50, .993 Keirsey's bat is also pretty questionable. He's hitting well this year, but the track record on the 27 year old's hitting profile isn't good, including a below average run last year at AAA. It's possible he could get added to the 40 man and get some time this year, but I think it's highly likely Keirsey is just another Andrew Stephenson type.
  11. bean5302
    Twins offense looks totally desperate like they did against the Astros in the playoffs last year. Can't win games that way.
  12. bean5302
    Twins booting balls like they were playing soccer and swinging out of their shoes on a regular basis.
  13. bean5302
    If you're going to be disappointed with Thielbar, you should be disappointed with Ryan. I'm annoyed with both. Being mad at players is the right of any true fan, you know this. :p Also yeah, that was brutal. Just like the playoffs last year. I suppose Kirilloff will make excuses about how the sun was in his eyes or something in the post game. But, he's the son of a coach so he's great with fundamentals!
  14. bean5302
    I saw Kirilloff being terrible. Doubles don't score runs except in extra innings. Has to be other people getting hits or walks before or after to make it happen. It's a double-standard.
  15. bean5302
    So Caleb Thielbar is expected to pitch out of a jam, but McDreamy Joe Ryan isn't?
  16. bean5302
    Maybe Ryan should have pitched better to start with, then he wouldn't be getting yanked after giving up a double and 93 pitches in 5.1 innings.
  17. bean5302
    Lee's general rehab on his disc isn't scheduled to be done before the end of this month. There's nothing to report. Jenkins is still dealing with recovering from the hamstring strain. 6-8 weeks is standard for that kind of injury so it's still pretty early. No changes there.
  18. bean5302
    I'm still more bullish on Lewis. I think he could see a rehab assignment next week since the Twins are planning to push his running the basepaths on back to back days at this point. If he responds well, there's not much in the way of a rehab assignment which I'd be shocked if that lasted more than 2 weeks.
  19. bean5302
    Rehab for the disc is scheduled to go through end of this month. He's weeks away at least.
  20. bean5302
    Blue Jays are 5-4 vs. Mariners, Yankees (3-3, despite not being in the same zip code) Mariners are 9-10 vs. Red Sox, Rangers, Braves, Blue Jays, Guardians, and Brewers. Reasonable baseball fans understand winning records against the best teams doesn't happen frequently. The best teams steal wins from each other and have decisive advantages on the season over weaker teams. Best team in baseball will go 6-4 in a 10 game period. Worst team in baseball will go 4-6 in a 10 game period.
  21. bean5302
    Yeah, I can't fault your take at fans being angry with the announcement since I was certainly pissed after renewing season tickets. Still, Falvey had more than enough payroll at $130MM to handle the needs of the roster. I'd prefer ownership terminating Dave St. Peter at this point. The TV debacle has been astoundingly awful.
  22. bean5302
    and they're 7-3 vs. the Mariners, Blue Jays, and Red Sox. All good teams.
  23. bean5302
    Ownership is fine. They didn't force Falvey to blow $20MM of payroll capacity on guys like Margot, Santana, Farmer, and Desclafani. Falvey had the necessary resources, he just wasted them. Also, it wouldn't be a terrible thing if fans showed up sometime. The Twins have ranked higher in payroll than attendance for years now.
  24. bean5302
    Ownership doesn't sign players. They might approve a specific signing over budget, but Derek Falvey brought in who he brought in.
  25. bean5302
    Insert warm body. The bottom of the bullpen is to eat up innings in games that are probable lost causes or blowouts. It's just not a concern, really.
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