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  1. Borealis
    Anyone happen to know if there are any analytics out there that measure one’s effectiveness on treating players as human beings?
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    Yup. And some employees put value on how an organization treats it’s people. Players are humans too - not merely a commodity.
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    My belief is that Mauer will retire. From a baseball standpoint (aside from family), here’s why: - No chance to compete next year - ZERO belief in the current FO
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    On the positive side of the ledger, I’d also add that we might have gotten a glimpse at next year’s closer today if the Twins chose to address this role in-house. Trevor May was dominant in the 8th and 9th today against a real hot team in a tough environment. I get that he’s been uneven on his road back, but if today was an indication of where he will be next year, save the FA money and spend it elsewhere!! Certainly don’t want to gloss over Gibson’s gem today - he’s been our most consistent starter this year - but May’s emergence is something newsworthy I think.
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    Well at least we’re getting creative with our walk-offs!
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    Yeah for sure. Molly has trust issues when it comes to bullpen usage.
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    Yes - the Drake! Our bullpen is generally bad as a whole, but I actually like the Drake.
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    This is scary..
  9. Borealis
    Well a little of Vasquez smh
  10. Borealis
    Or the Bills or really bad lol. Actually the Vikes are pretty good. But likely just good enough to crush us fans in January as HBD eluded to above. SMH
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    Vegas has the Vikes at -16.5. Could be the kiss of death lol
  12. Borealis
    They just listed all the injury casualties to the A’s rotation this year - amazing. And yet they keep winning...hmmm.
  13. Borealis
    See Cubs for 100 plus years. Ask those fans your question lol
  14. Borealis
    I agree it’s hard to be optimistic. I’ve been highly critical of this FO, but I do buy into their intent to build a sustainable org that can produce a team talented enough to be in the playoff conversation most years. As a mid-market team, we are going to have to nail it on the home-grown talent front if the perennial dream is to be realized. Because of this, exciting trade avenues seem limited. I’d be shocked if we traded away the quality prospects that we do have in the low and mid minors. Hopefully we can make some shrewd acquisitions in FA. That’s about the best I can hope for this offseason. Otherwise, the dreaded patience word will be well documented next year and maybe even 2020.
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    I would hope they are at least considering fast tracking Rooker. Dude tore up the SEC. How much time in the minors does he really need?
  16. Borealis
    Real fans don’t bail, but they have every right to be critical.
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    I suppose I didn’t explain clearly. If the guy is shut down and put on the DL until his foot was healthy, everything plays out differently. He would have had a boatload of more time to work his way back into the lineup (whether starting on rehab assignment, triple A etc). btw..my argument has never really been about the money lost (that’s secondary). This is about relationships, team building, culture for me. At the end of the day the FO has taken a gamble. Levine has even come out and said from here on out they need to repair this fractured relationship (or something to that effect). There are posts out here that say the FO is looking at the big picture. And I say the big big picture could end up being that this mess hurts their ability to sign him to a long term contract down the road. Honestly, if i was him I’d remember this and would be inclined to look at playing for an organization that believed in me and had my back. Funny how all of our opinions on this subject could be mute/in vein if Buxton doesn’t start living up to at least half his potential. He could be a complete bust, but I still have some hope for him. At least a little more hope than I do for Sano at this point.
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    I think everyone agrees that some of this falls on Buxton. The flip side is that if management shuts him down when his foot was fractured like they should have, it’s quite reasonable to speculate we all wouldn’t even be having this whole Sept service time argument whatsoever. By best guess is that Buxton is most frustrated by how he was used while we were still in the hunt. He tried to be a gamer and play with the fractured foot for the good of the team and this is how he is rewarded. Somewhat relatedly, it’s hard enough to hit with two feet (or two wrists). Now I get there’s a slew of data where he was healthy and didn’t perform, but how they managed his injuries is the crux of my displeasure and likely his.
  19. Borealis
    He says he wants to build a long term, sustainable organization that will have a chance to compete every year. How can that possibly be done without fostering a culture built on honest and open relationships? The Dozier saga, the Sano saga, the Escobar trade, and now with the handling of Buxton all are communication breakdowns and/or relationship casualties. Now if someone were to argue that lack of communication isn’t phony, I’d give them that. I would disagree, but I would concede to another’s viewpoint. But to me, operating in secret (see T-Wolves lol) is disengenuous and phony. Seth, I get that you were trying to rein me in a bit - I actually appreciate it. When I wrote this, I was ticked and frustrated. The year of service time thingy was sort of the straw that broke the camels back for me and this frustrating season. At the end of the day I hope I’m wrong about this FO. I’d be happy to eat crow and see these guys prove me wrong.
  20. Borealis
    Dunno. Maybe cuz they’ve been actual baseball players longer than Falveys been... well anything. We all drank the cool aid cuz he wasn’t TR 2.0. So far Falveys getting his ass kicked by 1.0
  21. Borealis
    Other teams have had other front offices embrace the “team” idea. This is part of what I’m getting at. We all give the FO high marks in deciveness. Hell, I even bought into their “long term” perspective. But building the team idea, I have serios doubts. Perhaps we could engage mientkiewicz or dozier on their thoughts?
  22. Borealis
    This is horrible optics for the FO, no other way to put it. If I’m a free agent, I want no part of coming here. More importantly, if I’m a prospect, I’m walking on eggshells. I respect the Twins Daily’s writers quite a bit, but all but one or two of you actually supported your grading with reasoning. Even the incompletes seemed to be copping out a bit. Is anyone else concerned that Falvey is a flat out phony that most likely doesn’t know a damn thing about baseball? Scary times for this Twins fan.
  23. Borealis
    He’s kinda like Joe Mauer but not as good.
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    These are some pretty excellent recommendations IMHO. The one thing I would consider doing though, is swapping out May and Mejia. It seems May profiles better then Mejia for getting deeper into games because of his better repertoire of secondary pitches. I’ve been a pretty big supporter of Mejia so far, but at some point doesn’t the question need to be asked if Mejia can ever consistently get past the 5th inning? The storyline a couple years ago was that May’s troublesome back may have been exasperated by the daily rigors of being a relief pitcher. If this is still a concern (often back issues can be chronic), then this absolutely needs to be part of the discussion on what role May should be in going forward.
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