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  1. weitz41
    I agree 100% if Padlo gets traded it's not going to be pretty. BUT WHAT IF??? The Pohlad's say Fav you got up to 140 mil in payroll to work with?? I know crazy talk.... Naylor 3/60 or trade for Alec Burleson Williams (closer) 1 for 12 Kelly (starter)1+1 for 15+ per 2 3-4 mil DP arms Ryan traded to Angels for Neto and Adell Clemens, Martin and Lee bench Just wanted to change to a more positive subject. I realize it's highly unlikely, but a fan can dream.
  2. weitz41
    Using the Pirates as a punching bag over payroll seems a bit extreme. A while back there was an article asking something like are the Twins the most irreverent team in MLB. I'm guessing the Cubs and Astros may have something to say about dumping your (not good enough) roster for future success. Magic 8 ball... is the Twins payroll going up? Magic 8 ball... is Padlo Lopez getting traded this offseason? Magic 8 ball... is Joe Ryan getting traded this offseason? Magic 8 ball... It keeps telling me to "Cannot predict now"
  3. weitz41
    Thanks Cody again for a well written article. But I'm going to disagree on the general tone of it. I don't buy into the "we're going to lose 100+ game next year" narrative. 1st of all the guys they traded: Only Bader and Johan have looked just as good or better than when they were Twins. The rest...Well seems like the FO came out ahead on them. Again, I get the WTF about it though. I hope, of course and I may be wrong, Lee, Lewis and Wallner had a down year. Buxton was WAY past due for the season he had. Buck regresses., ok sure, but what are we talking about though? 30 HR and 20 SB with 110 games played, or 50 games and always injured. Lee didn't get to AAA and tear the cover off the ball. Lewis played in 106 games this season. That's close to 1/2 his total games played in MLB. Wallner was still 10% (OPS of 110) better the league average and had a pretty bad year. I want to believe the next manager will think just a little here and a little there and we're a playoff hopeful. Play league average defense, use the base stealing advantages, keep Joe and Pablo and I think that's a real possibility. Despite all the negative Nancy's on this site.
  4. weitz41
    My response to the article title is were you around or paying attention from IDK. 2000 to 2015? It may not be a Cy young winning pipeline. BUT night and day from Radke and WHO? Also, I get it, we see or think about the last few years not the real change from say... 2000 to now.
  5. weitz41
    I'd say they're cutting payroll on a manager as well. But that won't kick in until after next season. Pohlads will get a new yacht next offseason.... Brandon Hyde strikes me as a good choice for a team full of young players that need a manager that seemed to make young players better.
  6. weitz41
    Maybe we can take a step back from our Twins love and say...IDK...In this era of MLB you may need multiple high price players to sustain a winning? Who's a star player or high dollar player on the Tigers (None right now) or Guardians (Jose Rameriez, actually he's on a cheap contract) Just doing a little fishing a here, but in the last few seasons only the Diamond backs and the Guardians have bucked that statement...Are the league average payroll teams getting edged out of the playoffs? Seems like the last few seasons they have. but that is IMO
  7. weitz41
    Rocco needs to move to 1st base coach for Tampa Bay Rays. But is that going to happen??? Couldn't help myself sorry...(not really)... All Kidding aside. Too few games in AAA for Jenkins for this to happen yet. E Rod seems to need a breather (injury) every 30 game or so...It may be a little early for this now. Should it happen heck yeah. Will it? Sometime in the 2026 season hopefully.
  8. weitz41
    Of course, a lot depends on where the FO goes with Laranch, Lopez and Ryan this off season. My best guess is. SWR is #4/5 starter with Bradley being the other # 4/5. Miranda 😞 seems like he's cooked. Clemens/Julien 1 will be back if Laranch is moved. I'd say Clemens. Outman is Kersey with more power so outside chance (40/60%) he's back till someone now in AAA gets him DFA'd I could also see all the no's getting minor league contract offers to stay in the org. I don't think there many to protect from the Rule 5 draft so more could stick (on the 40 man) around then we think.
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    Best of luck to you with that.
  10. weitz41
    Well might as well disagree with the rest of the common posters...I respect your point terry. But if that were true. Maybe less people would have watched the Vikings game last night? Not 28.5 million. Being a good or great team trumps (yikes) location
  11. weitz41
    Jeez.. It's a random post not a bleacher report article I spent a months on. I'm likely 100% wrong but for me it's a game not anything more. This whole mess of the 2025 season is just another summer to me. Is it to you?
  12. weitz41
    OK before I get 3 more WTF are you thinking posts. I'd like to thank Greg for posting this thread. Before I spend any more time on those responses. I want to take that physic 101 class and say... Well **** I didn't finish that course...Chasing the title. Revenant is a great way to get the positives (like me) and the negatives to chat. Great work there the title pulled me in.
  13. weitz41
    Well maybe you are unaware of this but as of 2022 all teams are required to keep all balls in a humidor. 70 degrees 57% humidity. Google it....Coors field has less oxygen then all the other fields. Hence the ball travelers farther. Yup, known that since they got a team. Coors field to dead center is? 415 feet.,,State Farm (Brewers)field is 400 feet...Great America field (reds)is 404. from out lovely AI... https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=f0c0b80fcbedce320e8bf0c7385798c81c1b62ef16ebc111bde506ff37d586c0JmltdHM9MTc1NzM3NjAwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=2ff8bee5-14a6-6acb-19e8-a8e115c96b41&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9zcG9ydHNsYXdibG9nZ2VyLmNvbS9pbi1kZW52ZXItaG93LWZhci1kb2VzLWEtYmFzZWJhbGwtdHJhdmVsLmh0bWw&ntb=1 I chose dead center just to keep it simple. If you want to run it down the LF or RF line more power to you. It's not that much of a deal breaker. I get your convinced I'm wrong, but the devil is in the details. YES further. enough to compensate for the altitude. Not so much. YES, I know the history. Relevant. today. Yes, you are correct. I'm not kicking my girlfriend out of my house today because she's not idk...doing what i want atm... Just utter nonsense to begin with to talk about relevance of a team because of a bad 162 games. Sign....Point of view is the whole point. It your frustrated by outside things combined with on teh field performance. well, there no right answer for you and many, many others right now.
  14. weitz41
    So was Wander Franco.
  15. weitz41
    Well, we can keep at this for a while, but I will concede the Trout point. Because Trout will be in the HoF, Cutch probably not. I still don't buy the stadium argument. that makes the Brewers stadium or say the Reds stadium ...make those teams or players relevant. It's the guys swinging the bat or throwing the pitches that due that. Relevance is a state of mind or say a feeling at particular point in time. I return to what I said about the negativity at the current point in time for the Twins. Exhale, hope for a brighter future. All 30 teams are relevant. The twins are not # 30 out of 30
  16. weitz41
    If the stadium makes a team's relevant. The Pirates have one of the nicest stadiums in MLB. But when have they been relevant recently? Target field is a great stadium for that matter. I get the Mike Trout spot, as an MVP candidate sure they're relevant. Now? Pittsburg has Andew Mccutchen. That could be Trout in a year or two. I don't think cheapness should be a qualifier for being relevant. We're on the downside of a winning window. I get the negativity. Being relevant as a team with a budget that they HAVE to stick to means 2-3 year of bad to really bad (maybe more) and 2-3 years of excitement. The waves come in and the waves go out...When we win it's something special. When the Dodgers (Pick a high $ team) it's a wow big surprise their...season...
  17. weitz41
    The Rockies called and said they AREN'T giving up their bragging right that easily. Seems a bit far to me. We're not even two seasons removed from a playoff series win. You could probably replace the Rockies with Nationals, Angels, White Sox and Marlins. Plus a few others. Besides there's no Dodgers, Padres or Giant in our division. So being even mildly relevant is was easier for the Twins.
  18. weitz41
    Just guessing here... but I'd say the shoulder injury took away some bat speed that has not returned. Possibly effecting his hit tool as well. The difference between success and failure is so small in baseball that may be all it takes to tank a promising young player.
  19. weitz41
    I'd like to see more power but at 20 in AAA, he's in that upper echelon of prospects that look like no doubters for at least all-star by age 23-24. The power will show up in the next year or two. So, I'd say yeah, he's done enough.
  20. weitz41
    Sign him (Jenkins) to a Chourio type deal? 60/40 or better it works out in the Twins favor. If he was hitting a decent amount of home runs. I'd say way way higher. I'd personally want to wait till I've seen a fair amount of AAA play before I go there. Probably just as if not more importantly is who of the current roster can help with that window? I think, and I may be wrong, the Brewers had a team heading the right direction at the time of Chourio extension. The Twins are more of a yet to be decided type of place..
  21. weitz41
    This team has made the playoffs once with Ryan, Lopez, Correa and company. At some point doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results has to end. The offence has been the issue the last two seasons. I don't expect it to all the sudden be a top 10 offence. So, I expect one or both of them to be traded. This offseason is probably the best time to maximize the return. If that does happen, reinvesting that money into extensions may be the best way to bridge the team to the 2027 or 2028 season when this wave of young pitchers should be hitting their stride. Plus, guys like Culpepper, Jenkins, Gabby and a few others should be getting comfy in the Bigs. Not thrilled with this outcome but seems the most likely under current FO and owners...
  22. weitz41
    Perfect! From random guy who finally got service at 5 lakes resort! But took two steps to the left and....
  23. weitz41
    I expect more trades this offseason. Yes, I expect payroll to drop in that 30-mil range. If your forward thinking and planning on a 2027 lockout you part with your guys that won't be here in 2028. You should be able to rebuild the BP and starting rotation by then with mostly homegrown players. Most of the guys they traded for are AA or higher so 1-2 seasons away. This offseason you try to extend Ryan or Ober. Trade Lopez, one of Ryan/Ober, Larnach, probably Wallner and maybe even Lewis. Set to simmer and hope 50% of the guys drafted and traded for work out. 2028 the window cracks open. Something I've been wondering about. Recent drafts seem to have the team focusing on hit tool and fielding in the 1st 3-4 rounds. Falvey was focused on power in his 1st few drafts. MAYBE this is more of a philosophy change. MAYBE this is more of a switch from plodding sluggers to athletes. Going from Bomba squad to idk..big red machine?
  24. weitz41
    I like your optimism...But...I don't think the goal is to compete in 2026. 2027 ok I'm onboard with that. BUT again...Will there be a lock out? Will the Pohlad actually reinvest in the payroll? I expect at least one of Lopez/Ryan to be traded along with 1 or both of Wallner/Larnach. By the end of 2027 most of them will be free agents.
  25. weitz41
    Well....all that's left for the Pohlad's to do is swing by my place and run over my dog...(It's called satire) Then their mission for 2025 will be complete...
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