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  1. rv78
    When the 9 players I named are NOT on the major league roster and are spending their time in the minors then you have a point. Until then, the team sucks BECAUSE they are playing in the majors. Unfortunately the regulars like Lewis, Lee, Wallner, Larnach also sucked. You don't become better by bringing in MORE players that suck. The ones that you have that suck, are enough. In the grand scheme of things, Falvey seems to want to keep the players that suck and he likes to add a shitload more players that suck. He's got a hard-on for players that suck and since he is running the Twins show then yes, the Twins have a hard-on for players that suck.
  2. rv78
    Totally disagree. The team sucks BECAUSE this team has a hard-on for bad veterans. Without even naming the likes of the Gallos and Margots from seasons past we can just look at the current roster with the additions of Gasper, Kriedler, Clemens, Outman, Bride, Bell, Jackson, Wagaman, Arcia, and I haven't even gotten to the pitchers. How many bad veteran players do you need? I guess a ton if you've done a terrible job drafting prospects or developing them into big leaguers.
  3. rv78
    I think the correct way to phrase this is the Twins became MORE non-competitive. They weren't competitive before July 31 with Bader - Castro - FRANCE - Varland - Duran - Jax - Coulombe or they wouldn't have dumped them.
  4. rv78
    Outside of Buxton, Keaschall and maybe Martin, couldn't you list every other Twins hitter here? I mean, aren't all of them being expected to hit better in 2026? Shelton and the new coaches were hired to IMPROVE the club, right? Every move Falvey is making is being done to IMPROVE the roster, right? Otherwise, why is any change being done? They say you can't make a silk purse out of a pigs ear. Joe said they were going to "go big or go home". This off-season isn't any different than any other off-season with Falvey and Joe running the show. All I see is "this little piggy stayed home".
  5. rv78
    Falvey continues to buy into the plan of having veterans available to plug and play. For what? Injuries. It looks to me...... he doesn't want the ship to fall off the edge of the earth if the supposed regulars get hurt, thereby having a backup veteran to fill in if that happens. It's brilliant! Lee goes down, Arcia slots in at SS and they don't skip a beat. Keep the floor intact. 60 wins is a lock. His current off-season plan is to keep the team from getting worse. Unfortunately he doesn't understand he's already shredded this team into has-beens and incompetants. All he's does is maintain the status quo, he's done nothing to make the team better.
  6. rv78
    This is normal for Falvey. He knows he can't sign anyone that is actually good from BOTH sides of the plate so he continues to try to get lucky with one that isn't. It's a plan that hasn't worked for 5 years now, but when you are the smartest man in the room you don't change course, you doubledown on your effort.
  7. rv78
    Unless major moves are made before spring this team is just a mess. Sorry, there's just no other way to look at it. The biggest head-scratcher to me is the desire to move Keaschall to the outfield for some of his playing time. It's not like we have another solid defender guy that can hit consistantly to play 2B and with outfielders, Buxton, Martin, Wallner, Larnach, Outman, Roden, already positioned there and add in 3 legit prospects, Jenkins, Rodriguez, Gonzalez, that should get called up sometime in 2026 there should be ZERO need for Keaschall in the outfield. Now Falvey is creating a glut of incapable players for 1B that don't move the needle 1 degree. He is infatuated with players that had 1 or 2 months of stellar performance and completely ignores the fact that they totally blew chunks of puke the rest of their career. I also don't buy into the Pohlad wishes of saving money when you throw $7M at a player like Josh Bell who is a DH on his best days and shouldn't play any fielding position period. Moves like this prove that Joe has decided to go home in his "go big or go home" plan. This Falvey run Twins team has become so laughable that they are now like another A's or Pirates team. Compare 2019 to 2024, 2025, 2026, pick one of the latter 3 and see how Falvey has run this team into the ground.
  8. rv78
    Just think, with the right number of injuries and if Shelton manages like Rocco to give guys a scheduled day off.......... The lineup could consist of C-Jackson 1B-Gasper 2B-Julien 3B-Kreidler SS-Fitzgerald OF-Outman, Roden, Clemens DH-Bell Outside of Julien who looked like a decent prospect, let's give Falvey an A+ for adding these losers to the team.
  9. rv78
    There isn't a position on the Twins field outside of Buxton, when healthy, that isn't worthy of an upgrade. The biggest issue I see is that the Twins are not ready to give up on their core of young players yet. This includes Wallner, Larnach, Lee, Lewis, Martin, and Julien. Jeffers and Keaschall haven't proven that they AREN'T worthy of a roster spot. The others are hanging on by a thread. IF Lewis and/or Lee are trade bait for an established upgrade player that would improve either 3B or SS and you are serious about improving the team NOW, then why wait? Adding players like Bell has been tried for the last 3 years and are a waste of money and a roster spot. If they are serious about competing in 2026 it's time to pick a lane that more closely resembles a highway and not another dirt road.
  10. rv78
    Actions speak louder than words. If Tom really wanted to show everyone who's in charge and that things are going to be different under him, then his first press conference should have included the dismissal of Falvey. Since that didn't happen, and things are really going to change, then we should see some big trades happening soon. No more waiting until February, no more fringe FA signings like Josh Bell, no more picking from the leftovers. Okay Tom, let's see some meaningful action, soon. Otherwise you're just blowing more smoke up our butts.
  11. rv78
    You are taking this out of context to fit your narritive by deciding to use every player for comparison. I am only talking about regular starters. Maybe you need to re-read what I said....The 8 regulars, not the bench. Of your list who fits now? No one. Edman is the closest and if you are using a fair comparision he is actually considered a Utility player. Not a regular. Keaschall was not a bench player especially after he returned from his injury.
  12. rv78
    Dodgers only moved 1 regular player and that was Betts. The Twins have zero players like Betts. Talent wise Buck is the only one who comes close to Betts and I would cringe at watching Buxton play SS. Trying to make the infielders into utility players because **** happens still comes at a cost. Yes, Dozier started at SS and moved to 2B, Same with Polanco. I'm not saying Lee, Lewis, Keaschall or any other player CAN'T do the same thing, but Falvey specifically stated he wanted to get Keaschall some time in the outfield. Why? Is the outfield depth that much worse than 2B? Not hardly. Which only means 1 thing. they want Keaschall to be more of a utility player. Okay. Fine. But then try him where you need him, like 1B, not where you have a surplus.
  13. rv78
    This is the part that is just rediculous. If Lee isn't good enough to be playing SS then why is he there? Why did he play SS throughout his minor league career? The same can be said about Lewis. If you NEED a SS and the players you have there aren't capable then trade one of them for what you need. You don't just settle for subpar performance if you truely want to be a winner. That's a failed strategy proven over decades. If a player is good enough to be a Starter at any position, they don't need to play anywhere else. That's what you have a bench for. How many games did Hrbek, Knoblauch, Gagne, Gaetti, Puckett, Gladden, Brunansky play at a 2nd position? ZERO. That's why you have bench guys like Gene Larkin and Randy Bush. The ONLY utility guys you need should be bench players, not regulars. Good managers use their regulars only at their best position. Poor managers do the opposite.
  14. rv78
    Player flexibility is only an asset if: 1.The player is capable, 2.You don't have anyone else who plays that position better. If you still use that flexibility beyond the need then it is just poor managing. The Twins have a stable full of outfielders with 3 very good prospects in the wings. Keaschall has played the majority of games in his professional career at 2B. Why is there a need to play him in the outfield other than to try to make him a utility player? If Martin, Buxton, Wallner, Larnach, Outman, Roden, Jenkins, Rodriguez, Gonzalez, 9 players, are not capable of filling 3 outfield spots, then it is poor roster building by the FO and/or poor managing.
  15. rv78
    Who decided to move Miguel Sano to RF?
  16. rv78
    Making players utility players ISN'T always the answer. Playing the same position long enough to get good at it requires repetition and consistancy. Ever since the Twins had Marwin Gonzalez and used him everywhere it seems they have this notion that they can make every player a Marwin. It's time to move on and let each player play where they are best at and be done with it.
  17. rv78
    This is only true if you believe the Twins are rebuilding. Since Falvey did the salary dump at the 2025 deadline, one would expect he'd bypass paying $7M for a veteran. He just dumped a bunch of players that cost a whole lot less than that. Then through his brilliant use of payroll he throws $7M at a DH type HR hitter. It just pure stupidity.
  18. rv78
    So you are saying that acquiring them was never actually about winning and only to flip them for prospects? If the same intent is with Bell, then we can also assume that Ryan, Buxton, Lopez and Jeffers will be traded yet this off-season or at the 2026 deadline too. That would be perfect execution of them as well. What I believe is that Falvey is doing his usual add around the fringes with players that will make little to no difference. Then sell the hype to gullible fans to sell tickets for the Pohlads proclaiming from the roof tops that the team added just enough to push them into play-off contention. Signing Bell, another poor defender, low batting average, HR swinging DH type, does nothing to improve this team. I suppose since Correa is gone they felt the need to fill his capacity for hitting into groundball doubleplays. Mission accomplished.
  19. rv78
    Adding a "player or two" from this list is the reason why the Twins will not contend in 2026.
  20. rv78
    Indication from Falvey, if you read into what he is saying, is that the Twins will only get back someone of equal value in trade. makes sense, but what it also says is that Falvey is admitting he cannot get the better of a deal. That he can only pull off a trade if he gives up what the other team wants to get what he wants. Trading from a position of strength, or in the Twins case, means depth. The only strength they have is Buxton, Ryan and Lopez and they are supposedly off the table. The only position of strength/depth they have is in the outfield. Outside of Buck, and probably Jenkins, their outfield strength is mediocre. So that tells you what they will get in return. More mediocrity.
  21. rv78
    Falvey has $11M just waiting for him.
  22. rv78
    You haven't been listening to Falvey. Kody Clemens has 1st base covered, hook, line, and stinker.
  23. rv78
    Every direction you look, this points to another Falvey mistake. Or possibly many Falvey mistakes. Obviously Popkins wasn't a bad Coach or he wouldn't have won this award. Firing a good Coach is a mistake. If he wasn't able to get the players to perform up to a certain standard, the players that Falvey gives him to work with, then maybe it is the players. Who decides which players to keep, or draft, or trade for, or sign as Free Agents? Falvey. If this is the best the players are ..., it's a Falvey mistake. If the "Plan" on how to develop these players is failing, it points to a Falvey mistake. If it's the way they play and that is also the "Plan" then it is another Falvey mistake. When Falvey came to the Twins he claimed he was the smartest man in the room. Then why are the Twins having to fire the Coaches he hired, or trade away the players he brought in, or dump Correa's salary, or change to a more aggressive style of play that we witnessed at the end of the 2025 season. Everything he'd done before must have been mistakes. The biggest mistake he continues to make, is to think he can run a major league team and throw everyone else under the bus, when he himself, is the mistake.
  24. rv78
    In August the Twins changed the way they played based on a suggestion from Tingler. Rocco nor Falvey were smart enough to come up with it and the ONLY reason why they tried it was because they knew they had nothing to lose. My guess is, both Rocco and Tingler already knew at that point their jobs were gone.
  25. rv78
    Who are the handsome players the DBacks or A's would be enticed with?
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