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  1. rv78
    I fully believe that Falvey would have traded Larnach by now had a decent offer been made. Like all the AAA players the Twins are adding and subtracting, Larnach is in another class of redundant players just 1 step above those AAA players. He's one dimensional, and there are a boat load of players just like him, which makes his value easy to obtain anywhere. Falvey thinks he's special only because he's better than the AAA players he usually acquires.
  2. rv78
    When they sell-off Ryan, Lopez, and Jeffers, and Buxton departs as well at the trade deadline, they will crash and burn worse than last year. It will take more than 4 games of improvement before July 31st to make 74 wins for the season. They will be in the 60-70 range.
  3. rv78
    "James Outman, a man whose profile lies at the unfortunate crossroads of uniqueness and redundancy." There is nothing unique about James Outman. Redundant yes, unique no.
  4. rv78
    You are the one swallowing their garbage by believing they are actually improving the club with the moves they are making. I bet they don't win is many games as last year. Are you willing to make that bet?
  5. rv78
    Yes these players are offensive.
  6. rv78
    "It's a small move, but this deepens Minnesota's roster as they try to hold onto a competitive foothold in the wide-open AL Central." This made me laugh and laugh and laugh.
  7. rv78
    Yes, I want a finished product. That's what contenders do. The Twins are pretenders. They are pretending when they bring in players like Bell and Caratini. They are pretending when they expect Sands, Topa, Funderburk, Orze, and a whole slew of AAA starters that can't make the rotation to be their answers in the bullpen. None of them have ever been top high leverage relievers on a consistant basis. We were told by Falvey, they are going for it in 2026. Joe Pohlad has said they won't be doing half measures. It's go big or go home. All we get from them is BS and the same off-season process that only delivers half measures at best. It's a joke. I agree, they are putting together a competant team. Is that what they promised? Or was it something else? In years past we were told the bullpen was possibly the best in baseball, yet it was the first thing Falvey disposed of at the deadline. You think it's middle of the road? I believe it will be one of the worst in baseball. Especially if they don't add anyone with at least a year or two of high leverage experience in the prime of their career. Knowing Falvey, he'll go for someone that is at the end of his career and has his best days behind him. Hoping to catch a star as it fades into darkness. A Taylor Rogers or Caleb Theilbar, maybe Liam Hendriks or some other washed up former Twin. This is the Falvey way.
  8. rv78
    Couldn't have said it better myself. Value is measurable, and the amount that has been added by Falvey's patience doesn't mean a **** thing if it doesn't lead to sustained success. It hasn't. So let's not pretend it's a good plan or even try to justify it by saying it adds value. Waiting for the scraps for value is not a winning formula and Falvey has proven that already. Is there value in signing a Josh Bell ($7M) and Victor Caratini ($7M)? Absolutely! But is it a winning strategy? Not yet. How many times do you have to try before you realize it isn't working. Maybe spending the total $14M spent on Bell and Caratini on 1 really good player, early in Free Agency, that could move the needle, would provide much more value. I know it would do 1 thing for sure....... It would raise the ceiling instead of raising the floor.
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  12. rv78
    If the bullpen was a wet paper bag then, it is a drowning gunny sack now. Relying on guys like Sands that have had a small sample size of success to be a high leverage guy is not smart. Throwing that crapload of starters at the bullpen to be the answer to the problem is also NOT a good recipe for being a serious contender. These are not even half measures, They are Hope and a Prayer measures.
  13. rv78
    The one answer to almost all of these questions is...... It doesn't matter. They have done nothing to improve the club since the sell-off last year. If anyone thinks adding Bell and Caratini is going to make a difference on a club that can't hit, can't play good defense, can't stay healthy, and doesn't have a bullpen, then you're kool-aid has too much sugar in it. Buxton, Ryan and Lopez are all just 1 injury away from this being a 50 win team instead of a 65 win team. IF, and that is a big IF, everyone stays healthy and everything falls into place the way the FO HOPES it will, this team could win 70-75 games. Playoff contender, they are not.
  14. rv78
    Only time will tell if the drafting and development have improved. The list of guys like Miranda, Julien, Lewis, Lee raked in the minors just like the new crop of youngsters you are talking about only to have them miss or just be disappointing so far. Let's not count our chickens before they hatch.
  15. rv78
    I find it interesting that Zoll wants him to start playing 2B and 3B. Is he telling us that they are starting to think Culpepper can't handle SS or just want him to be another one of their utility guys that play average defense anywhere instead of superb defense at one position? Comparing Brooks Lee when he was in the minors, he played a total of 17 games at 2B and 3B with the vast majority of time spent at SS. Looks like they are leading Culpepper down the same path. Lewis was moved from SS. Seems Lee also needs to move from SS and now Culpepper isn't a big league SS? Zoll also wants Keaschall to play some of the time in the outfield? Does the team really need every new young hitter to be able to play anywhere thus making them a jack of all trades instead of a master of one? Sounds like a solid recipe to continue to be average instead of really good.
  16. rv78
    Unfortunately even with the addition of Bell and Caratini, the Twins are NOT competitive. They weren't competitive with Correa and their supposed loaded bullpen. Adding a DH type 1Bman and a backup catcher won't improve them enough to even smell the playoffs much less make it. Sorry, but even if you didn't watch them play much in 2025, you'd know that. And IF Culpepper, Gonzalez, Jenkins, and any other youngster you want to mention DOESN'T come in and form some sort of foundation this organization might as well fold up shop and retract because the current foundation of Buxton, Ryan, Lopez and Jeffers won't be around anymore.
  17. rv78
    You can call it a "soft compete". Some of us call it another "half measure", which is something Joe Pohlad said they weren't going to do. yet that is ALL they do. Someone needs to tell Joe, fool me once shame on me, fool me twice, thrice, four, five, six, one hundred, shame on you.
  18. rv78
    Another Astros catcher signed for multiple seasons. Let's take a quick look at the last 3 seasons using Caratini's Batting Average, of which 1 was in Milwaukee. .259 .269 .259. Now taking a quick look at Christian Vazquez's Batting Average the 3 seasons BEFORE he came to Minnesota we have .258 .250 .283. Vasquez came to Minnesota when he turned 32 years old. Caratini comes to Minnesota when he turns 32 years old. Vasquez's 3 years in Minnesota he hit .223 .221 .189. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself. Otherwise we can blame Falvey for not learning his lesson the first time. What is the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?
  19. rv78
    They were paying Vazquez $10M per year so $7M is a savings of $3M. If Jeffers is traded and Caratini becomes the primary catcher, Falvey should be fired on the spot. With Bell making $7M and now Caratini making $7M, Falvey has spent $14M on a DH type 1stbaseman and a backup catcher. Wouldn't it make more sense to spend that $14M on 1 really good player that could actually help the lineup on a daily basis than 2 half measures? That is what Joe was referring too, NOT?
  20. rv78
    To date, the only pitcher that Falvey has drafted that has successfully made it to a starting pitcher role is Bailey Ober. Why should Prielipp be any different than the landslide of majority?
  21. rv78
    "Twins decision-makers would love for the organization’s next star closer to develop internally." 1. Because they won't spend to keep one or acquire one. 2. Because Falvey isn't able to identify star closer talent available for trade. 3. Because Falvey has this organization stuffed to the gills with AAAA pitchers that will probably never be good enough to be major league starters.
  22. rv78
    For those of you who are willing to give Falvey a pass, you have short memories. $11M for Gallo and a huge contract for Correa that proved to be so bad that they had to dump him for a player they have already DFA'd and eat part of his salary for the next 3 years only proves he is inept at his job. Even when he was given the money to improve the club, he whiffed. Now, with salary constraints the best he can do is a 1st baseman (Bell) trending towards the end of his career that is better suited for the DH role. The only way this team will make the playoffs in 2026 or beyond with Falvey in charge is IF SOME of the young players like Lewis, Lee, Wallner, Larnach, Martin, Julien, and so on, become really good players, so much so, that they play 50-100% better than what we have previously seen. The chances of that happening are "slim to none". The optimist better known as Falvey is betting on "slim". Most of the rest of us are betting on "none".
  23. rv78
    Falvey continues to improve the roster incrementally. I'm impressed. So far the Saints are looking much better.............. at the cost of the Twins. Now if they can get Gasper through waivers and put him back in St Paul they'll have another AAA bat that plays well there. By the way, is there someone around anywhere, Bueller maybe? that could tell Falvey to try to improve the major league roster too?
  24. rv78
    If Josh Bell is the answer to the woes of a player like Royce Lewis, then this organization has failed miserably in the coaching department. I thought the coaches were the experts, thus the reason for hiring them. If the players have the answers then let's just fire the coaches and let the players run the show. The ONLY way any other player will listen to Josh Bell is if Josh Bell performs like a veteran all-star. That has happened since the year of the juiced ball in 2019. I also highly doubt that he will see much playing time at 1st base. How's Mr Lewis going to feel when Mr Bell can't field a routine grounder or dig out a low throw from him? Bell = DH.
  25. rv78
    Anyone who doesn't think these 4 or 5 players are going to play a role on the major league roster is a fool. All you have to do is look at the likes of Gasper and see how the FO values worthless players. There was no reason for him to be on the roster in 2025 yet he remains for 2026 and they bring in 4 more players just as bad as him or worse. Falvey talked about Clemens and said he fully expects him to get significant playing time at 1B. Detroit and Philly barely found 100 AB's per season for him yet the Twins were able to give him almost 350. When a player barely hits over .200 and you consider him to be a major part of your team, you are beyond delusional. It is so incredibly obvious that Falvey doesn't know what a good hitter is or the value of one. With each of these signings he is establishing a floor that was lower than it was before the signings. My only hope is that the Twins have the worst record in baseball by the end of 2026 and Falvey is shown the door. He is truely the most incompetant person ever to run this team. I thought Terry Ryan was bad but Falvey has him beat by a mile.
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