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  1. rv78
    Not really, they want everyone to be a super-utility player so they can suck at every position.
  2. rv78
    Yeah, just goes to show how inept Falvey is. Why hire a guy, who has no clue on how to make the players that are the most important to the team, better. Shelton will just be Rocco 2.0 and Falvey will continue to add fringe veterans that make no difference. The Owners won't commit to spending enough money to keep this team competitive, evidenced by their payroll cuts after the 2023 season and deadline sell-off in 2025. Now we are to believe they will spend enough to make a difference in 2026? There's no doubt that Falvey WANTS the team to be competitive in 2026 but it's all BS to try to get fans to buy tickets. Pay attention to what he does, not what he says.
  3. rv78
    Can Shelton help the next group of stars transition to MLB? To answer your question..... If Shelton admits he doesn't have the magic-fix, then the answer is no.
  4. rv78
    LOL! Abrams is coming off his best season of offensive production, wherein he hit .257/.315/.433 and launched 19 home runs. Twins shortstops, meanwhile, hit .251/.307/.380 and managed just 17 home runs. Abrams would be able to provide improved offensive production at a prime defensive position. The offensive numbers are so close that they should be considered identical. If that is an improvement it is laughable. And this was his best season? We can assume he will not improve much, if at all, based on his 2023 and 2024 numbers compared to 2025. He's a .250 hitter with an OBP of .300. Now throw in his questionable defense, which you point out in the article and this makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. I'd much rather see them give Lewis 1 more year as the EVERYDAY STARTING 3Bman with a Manager that instills confidence in him. Lewis has more upside offensively and at 3B than Abrams will ever give the Twins at SS.
  5. rv78
    Simplistically speaking, based on the amount of time they both played SS in the minors, (more than any other position by a wide margin) suggests they wanted them to be shortstops in the majors. By the time Lee was drafted I think they knew Lewis was not going to make it there. Thus selecting Lee and again crossing their fingers hoping he'd be good enough. Maybe the verdict on Lee at SS is still to be determined, but there are a lot of people doubting his ability there, not just me. Picking players based on overall athleticism instead of positional strength leads to a team that has a roster full of DH types that play poor defense. That's the Twins for the last 3-4 years now and Falvey's the one picking those players.
  6. rv78
    Overrated and overpaid. Turned into 2 Falvey mistakes. One when they signed him and one when they write him a check for NOT playing for them.
  7. rv78
    Where did I say the odds were 10%? Wasn't me. My Math is fine. Falvey = Zero.
  8. rv78
    I predict he will succeed in LA. It takes money to cover up mistakes and the Dodgers have enough to cover up Rocco's boo-boos.
  9. rv78
    What is the percentage for Falvey? So far it is zero. Lewis failed and Lee hasn't proven himself there yet with many people seriously questioning his ability to succeed there. I guess if you keep trying, your odds of someone actually making it there eventually improve. Like throwing darts or horseshoes. Close most of the time with a rare bullseye or ringer if you get to play long enough. Maybe in another 7 or 8 years he'll get lucky.
  10. rv78
    I predict Falvey will draft a shortstop that will not be capable of playing shortstop at the major league level. Why? Because that is what Falvey does. For me, it's next to impossible to get excited about anything in this organization because Falvey has proven himself to be incompetent at just about everything he does and the Owners still believe in him. That's not a winning combination. They are not trading away the big 3 (Ryan, Lopez, Buxton) and will be adding to contend in 2026. Anyone here who thinks that the players they add, will make this team successful to the point of contending, is a fool. Okay, Falvey and the Owners.......... make me eat my words. I don't think you have a clue of knowing what you need to do.
  11. rv78
    Expect nothing meaningful. They'll add around the edges. It has become the norm.
  12. rv78
    Falvey has said repeatedly that he is not looking to trade the Twins "big three", Ryan, Lopez and Buxton. Instead he wants to add to the roster to make it competitive for the ALCentral Division. He believes the Twins can compete for the Division by adding. Unfortunately this has always been his thought process and the players he adds don't make a difference. Goldschmidt looks to be exactly like the type of player that Falvey would go for if he can get past his love for Kody Clemens. Until the Pohlads untie the purse-strings or sell the team, fire Falvey and hire someone who knows what they are doing, 2026 and beyond will just be more seasons of pretending and NOT contending.
  13. rv78
    Really doesn't matter what the Twins can get from the Mets, or any other team for that matter. If Buck doesn't want to play for that team, he's not going there. If Falvey and Buck have been talking, Falvey already knows where Buck will go and where he won't. The Mets could offer their top 5 minor leaguers and it won't matter. Buck can say no. If the Braves are the only place he'll go and they offer 2 average fill-in type minor leaguers, that might be all Falvey will get in return. Falvey has NO leverage to make a good deal. It all falls on Buck.
  14. rv78
    Hate to say it but ... yeah, he's been so special in 2 of his 11 seasons, that we'd miss him, again, and again, and again.
  15. rv78
    With his injury history, if you want to win now, you'd better have a backup plan. The Twins have had a backup plan for him since MAT when they finally realized he can't be counted on. Their plan was to win now too. How'd that worked out? If I'm a GM wanting to win now, the ONLY way I take a chance on him is if he stays at the same salary level he's at now, and I can get him for an average prospect in return since I will need another player to fill his shoes if/when he goes down again. He's not bringing much in a trade, period.
  16. rv78
    Seems we can't go a month without an article about the great Buxton. He has had 2 decent years now in his 11 year career and we should be worried the Twins will trade him? The Twins will never win a Championship with him on the team. He's 31 going on 40 with all of his past injuries soon to be catching up with him very quickly. He's signed through the 2028 season. At the end of his contract he'll be 34 years old and worth very little. If I was a GM looking to acquire him in trade I wouldn't break the bank for him knowing his history of injuries. He may have leverage but I doubt it would be a lot because of that history. He might accept a trade to Atlanta, or even the Dodgers to get that ring, but the return wouldn't be anything like most of you imagine or hope for.
  17. rv78
    It's comical that Keaschall is the proclaimed stud at 2B for 2026 and beyond based on his 207 PA's last year and yet Martin is a questionmark since he only hit well for 181 PA's. We have a plethora of outfielders with Martin hitting .282 last year. Tell me, which outfielder the Twins have in-line to fill those 3 spots hit at a higher average than that? Nope, not even the great Byron Buxton. Who had a higher OBP than the .374 put up by Martin? Nope, not Buxton. If I'm Shelton, Martin is my starting LFer on opening day and doesn't lose the job until someone else proves they are better.
  18. rv78
    You make Randball Stu proud.
  19. rv78
    So the Twins gamble with a kid that was good against other kids 3 years younger. Nothing has been said how good he is against other kids his same age. Wouldn't that be an interesting part to actually add to this article? I don't hold much hope that this will be a good signing when the Yankees, who had the upper hand from the beginning, are no longer the team with the high bid.
  20. rv78
    #1 will happen. Falvey has said he's keeping both. #2 won't happen. Falvey has said he loves Kody Clemens and will roll with him at 1st base. #3 won't matter. Yes the bullpen is in shambles but a 39 year old at the end of his career who is just 1 year removed from being a gopher ball server isn't going to help much, if at all. We need difference makers, not status quo players. #4 absolutely will happen. You may not have the names correct, but with a spend no money plan for 2026 that's exactly what they will do. #5 should happen but it won't. Falvey didn't add Outman and Roden to ride the bench. He's proven when he adds players, they play and it doesn't matter how inept they are. The perfect off-season would only require 1 move. Fire Falvey.
  21. rv78
    Want to know how to turn the Twins into a perrenial contender? Spend the money. In 1988 the Twins attendance was over 3 million fans. Last year it was 1.7 million. A difference of 1.3 million. Now I don't know if Target Field could accomodate 3 million fans over 81 home games, but 1,3 million more fans, who have shown in the past they will turn out to watch a winner, at just $80 per fan would equate into $104 million dollars of more revenue. Add that $104 million dollars to payroll, spent correctly, and this team could be a winner, especially in the ALCentral, each and every year. The formula is there. The fans would cover the increased payroll if the owners and FO would just do it. It wouldn't even take $104 million more to make the difference. Half or two-thirds of that, spent wisely, would pay huge dividends. A smart business owner would know this.
  22. rv78
    It's pretty clear to me....... The Pohlads don't want to spend money on the team. Win with less. There is nothing wrong with that. The problem is right in front of their nose. It is named Falvey. They have loosened the purse strings at times and he's spent on players that aren't difference makers. Poor choices. Falvey wants to add. I have no faith in him adding correctly. All he's done so far is the opposite. From over-pays like Donaldson, Gallo and Correa to total flops like Garlick, Margot, an endless number of 1 year wonders for the bullpen, too many situational players that don't change anything, and injury prone players that return nothing. It takes a lot of money to cover up mistakes. The Pohlads aren't going to give Falvey enough of it for him to succeed because he makes too many mistakes.
  23. rv78
    Yeah, we aren't upset that they are playing the young guys, we are upset they are going to play other teams castoffs. I'd rather see one or two of Jenkins, Rodriguez, or Gonzalez in the outfield over Roden or Outman. If Lee needs a break at SS I'd rather see Culpepper over Fitzgerald. I'd rather see one of OUR young players getting at bats over weak hitters like Gasper, Outman, and Alex Jackson. The only thing these type of players provide is payroll relief instead of washed up veterans that Falvey was bringing in that cost multi millions. These players have no value to the team in the present or for the future. So the Falvey plan now is to save money with the crap he brings in. They will still take playing time away from OUR own young players. I have no doubt the pitchers he traded for at the deadline will make up the majority of the bullpen. The direction they have decided on is easy to figure out. It's not to go all in and try to win now, or to go young and build incrementally or to even go full rebuild mode. The direction they have chosen is to go CHEAP.
  24. rv78
    Everyone here needs to get off the, move Wallner or Larnach or sign Lowe to play 1st base bandwagon. Falvey has said Clemens is their 1st baseman. The only way he'll pivot from that is if some other team is willing to part ways with a washed up veteran who is batting .150. That guy will fit right in with Gasper, Jackson, Outman, Fitzgerald and Roden. Anyone who gives $11M for a Gallo, who was a lifetime career below the mendoza line hitter, isn't going to hesitate bringing in more of those worthless players, especially for cheap, when given the chance.
  25. rv78
    It is because I care! My team is being run by an idiot who thinks he is the smartest man in the room. It is my place to vent and voice my opinion. It is called "free speech". I will always believe they have a future, but every year with Falvey in charge, that future is just another year down the road. I'm getting old, my time for another Championship is running out. It has been 34 years since 1991. 9 years ago Falvine said they were going to build a perrenial contender. It has been anything but that. He's proven it was a lie. If you don't like to read the negative then why bother to participate in this venue? I don't tell anyone to buzz off. You shouldn't either.
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