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  1. rv78
    Did the Carlos Correa deal determine your opinion of tying too much money up into 1 player? It seriously depends on the player. Correa wasn't it. He was a good defender but pretty much an average hitter. His contract with the Twins was a huge OVER-pay. Joe Ryan is much better than average and worthy of big dollars much more than Correa was.
  2. rv78
    And the reason why "we aren't there" yet is because the last 10 years when the Twins were buyers Falvey did a poor job bringing in difference makers, and when the Twins were sellers, like last year, the return is so far away that we just extended the push strategy another year or two down the road. No one will remember if the Brewers drew 3 million fans and the Twins drew 1 million. (Except for the Pohlads and they don't seem to care). They will remember if/when the Brewers win a Championship. See the difference?
  3. rv78
    Never said it was. It isn't a given that it is the right time to sell either.
  4. rv78
    Jeffers is getting $6.7M. Caratini is getting $7M. Jackson is getting $1.3M. You've currently got $15M tied up in the catcher position. Explain to me how paying Jeffers $12-13M, trading Caratini and keeping Jackson as the primary backup is not economically possible. Other backup catchers will be available at a cheaper price than Caratini, and Tait isn't too far away. Where would the Twins be if Buxton didn't have a no trade clause and he wasn't playing for them this year because they traded him away for more prospects? At some point you have to quit trading away your best players.
  5. rv78
    And the Brewers have zero Championships using this strategy. Trading away your best players pushes the window down the road. It doesn't open the window. The Twins won their only 2 Championships by being buyers, not sellers. They adding to the talent they had. Using the same strategy the Brewers are using will only work if you change it at the right time and ADD the talent you need to push you over the top. Otherwise all you do is push, push, push and your opportunity is into the next decade. I'm running out of decades. 1987 and 1991 have been a long time ago.
  6. rv78
    The formula to look at if you want to know what fills the seats is, WIN. The Herbie/Kirby era saw 3 million in attendance. It's not rocket science or brain surgery. Pretending you have built a winner and selling the hype to the fans doesn't work, and the more often you try that losing formula, the more fans you alienate. If you have to give seats away, sell cheap beer, or have concerts AFTER the game, to get fans to come and see your product, then there is something wrong with the product.
  7. rv78
    And when the hope is, to win one game out of three, against a playoff caliber team, not to mention the World Champs, then you know the true state of your team.
  8. rv78
    There are multiple ways to hold a player accountable that DOESN'T include trading them away. The fastest and easiest is to put them on the bench for a game or two and tell them why they aren't playing. Then tell them if it happens again it will be 3 or 4 games or more the next time. It isn't rocket science. And if they don't like it, you consider trading them away, why? Because they aren't playing the way you expect them to play, what they are getting paid for, etc. etc.... This is the Managers job. To MANAGE the players. Letting them get away with loafing, or not hustling, whichever you want to call it, and now the Manager is NOT doing his job. Then another player sees it and figures, so and so got away with it, I can too. It turns into a cancer that affects the whole team which turns the team into something LESS than what it could be. What is that you might ask? Losers.
  9. rv78
    Loafing 1 time, is 1 time too many. Even little leaguers are taught to run hard every time. In the majors you shouldn't have to be told and if you don't do it, you should be held accountable. Carlos Correa was guilty of it on mulitple occasions, which isn't what you want from your leaders, and from what I saw, Rocco never held him accountable. Rocco's teams usually underperformed too. Coincidence? I think not.
  10. rv78
    Hit the nail on the head. Buck wants to be a Twin for life. But is that good for the Twins? Puckett never loafed. Tom Kelly wouldn't have put up with it and all of the players knew it. Today's players and Managers don't know what's important. They think if they just go through the motions that they are "good enough". All they are proving is the opposite.
  11. rv78
    Yeah, trade Larnach. He's finally hitting the ball like expected when he was drafted. Can't have guys like that on this team. Get rid of him and grab another Outman type off the DFA pile or trade for one. If you want this team to ever be good again, you have to STOP trading away the players that are helping you win ball games and start paying them to stay. Isn't that why he was drafted in the first place? If you want to trade someone, make it a player like Wallner, who isn't helping you win. Seriously, it's the only way this team is ever going to get better. Gathering prospects, watching them develop, and then trading them away when they finally become successful only maintains the status quo of mediocrity for your team. You're only being a farm system for other teams who are willing and/or capable of spending money on the good players. My hope is that, when the CBA takes place in 2027, it will fix the uneven structure of the haves and the have-nots. A salary floor and cap needs to be implemented if they want MLB to be appealing to all fans again. Sorry, I'm tired of the same teams being able to buy their Championships on a yearly basis, while other teams get the opportunity from building within once every 20 years.
  12. rv78
    I thought of Jorge Lopez immediately when I read this article. The Twins will have a hard time finding another Derek Falvey type out there who is willing to trade for a small sample size, successful bullpen pitcher . It takes a special kind of incompetant GM (like a Falvey) willing to make a move like that. There just aren't many of them. Yes, they may be asking about him, but they won't offer much.
  13. rv78
    In 3 Games against the Rangers, the resurgence for Lewis has ended. 1 for 13 with 7 strikeouts. Welcome back Royce!
  14. rv78
    The bigger question about Lewis is...... Why does it take a trip to St.Paul to get an adjustment? Going forward, when he is out of options and needs an adjustment I guess they just fake an injury so he can do a rehab stint in St.Paul. Seriously questioning the hitting coaches at the major league level if it takes a demotion to get results.
  15. rv78
    Disagree. Was one of the more enjoyable articles on this site I've ever read. Evidently you like boring instead of having your mind enlightened and envisioned with imaginary details. Great job Matt!
  16. rv78
    Royce Lewis hasn't proven anything but inconsistancy or failure. Martin is struggling since given a full-time role. It's not short-sighted to see what you have in other options. Do you really think this team is going anywhere if you stay with Lewis and Martin? They have helped the team to a sub .500 record. Yeah, don't want to derail that success. LOL!
  17. rv78
    His 8 weeks of good is all it would have taken to get Falvey excited, while ignoring the rest of his unimpressive career. At 30 years old, he's in his prime. He's not an integral part of the Twins future. If Joe Ryan and Ryan Jeffers aren't part of the Twins future at the same age, then Kody shouldn't be either. Was wondering, did Falvey take over another ball club? Cause then they'd definitely have an interested trading partner.
  18. rv78
    If the Twins ever want to actually compete for another World Series they are going to have to start paying their best players to stay on the team. Otherwise, all we are ever going to see is the same rinse and repeat BS that has been going on the last 7+ years. If they are serious about contending, they have to start paying players like Ryan and Jeffers to STAY on the team. Ryan is 30 years old. Jeffers 29. They are in their prime. Buxton is 32 and committed, but his time is running out. At some point you have to quit kicking the can down the road and go for it. Losing Ryan and Jeffers just makes the road longer. They need to be on the team in 2028 for a serious run if they are serious about going for it. If they are gone before then, the only thing this organization is selling, is hype and hope and we've had enough of that already, to last a lifetime.
  19. rv78
    Another game showing the ineptness of the way this team was put together, managed and played. The has-beens on this team are on Falvey. Outman is gone... big deal. he shouldn't have been here in the first place. The list is long. Just one of many that don't belong on a major league roster. Expecting most everyone to be able to play anywhere is poor managing. Put the player where he plays best and leave him there. Period. It's not rocket science or brain surgery, which is what you need if you think all players are interchangeable. Lewis is athletic but his playing time at 2nd base is basically zero. Is the majors really a good place to learn a position? More stupidity. Everyone knows the centerfielder is in charge. As a corner outfielder (Larnach) you yield to the CFer. It's basic fundamental baseball. It's as basic as throwing to the correct base which Orze failed at. You can't hide poor defensive play, especially when it is mental mistakes. Poor play isn't just the players fault, it also falls on the Manager and is a direct reflection on how he expects his players to play. So far, I haven't seen any difference between Shelton and Rocco.
  20. rv78
    I didn't realize he was in the major leagues long enough to have established himself as any certain kind of starter that the league could, figure out. Seems to me like you are jumping to conclusions on a very small sample size. Why not give him a year (or two) to see what he actually is. Woods-Richardson looked good at times too.
  21. rv78
    Yes the Twins need offense. Lewis WASN'T providing it when he was sent down to AAA. There is no guarantee he will provide it once he returns. The first question is.... has his approach at the plate changed or is that approach just working against AAA pitching where it has proven NOT to work at the major league level? Second question is.... what do you do with him if you bring him back up and he immediately struggles like he did before you sent him down in the first place?
  22. rv78
    If a players defensive shortcomings haven't been "fixed" by the time they reach the majors, it is highly likely that it can't be done.
  23. rv78
    Some of the faces and names have changed but the journey is the same...... year after year.
  24. rv78
    I don't understand the concept that other teams will be interested in the Twins poor defensive players. If the defense is bad for the Twins it will be bad for another team as well, making the return so minimal that trading them isn't advantageous. Trading poor players for more poor players gets you no where. Of all the things Falvey proved anything over his tenure, that is one of them.
  25. rv78
    Long-Term Solution: Brooks Lee The simplest answer may also be the correct one. If Lee proves capable of handling third base defensively while becoming the hitter the Twins believe he can be, there is little reason to move him again. The constant shifting around the diamond has likely done little to help his overall development, and stability could unlock another level offensively. Funny this is even mentioned. It is exactly what the Twins try to do with almost every young player they bring up. Wanting to make every player a utility player has been detrimental for a long time now. Yet 2 years from now, you think they should move Lee to 2nd base and put Culpepper at 3B and Houston at SS. Sounds like ANOTHER move to me. Let's see, they tried Lewis at SS, CF and 3B. Martin has played every OF position and some 2B, mainly in the minors. Keaschall they want him to play some OF. The fill-ins, Kreidler, Arcia and Gray play pretty much everywhere. Clemens has played 1B, 2B, and OF. Is this organization that bad at evaluating defensive ability in the minors to get them playing at their best position and leave them there or are they just too ignorant to realize that it isn't that beneficial for most players to be utility players? I'm guessing it's a combination of the two.
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