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  1. Mahoning
    There is no evidence so far that the Twins are even trying to compete. Signing Willi fits perfectly.
  2. Mahoning
    One of them might become a major league average hitter. Such are the Twins’ aspirations.
  3. Mahoning
    And don't forget Jonah Bride!
  4. Mahoning
    I wish Josh Bell well. May he prosper here. As for the front office lads, it seems to have the same plan every season: Hope everyone on the team has his best-possible year. May lightning strike!
  5. Mahoning
    If you mostly want professional RH at-bats you can get Tommy Pham, whose stats were very similar to Walker's last year, for much less, and no confusion at 1B.
  6. Mahoning
    It looks like the Twins continue with their "plan" of the last few years: Hope everyone has a surprisingly good season.
  7. Mahoning
    I like how he said they made a responsible financial decision without considering the long term or the short term. That’s leadership!
  8. Mahoning
    It would be interesting to read an informed analysis of what's in it for the minority investors. If it's true that they get a 20% stake, and it's true (as Forbes has it) that the Twins are worth about $1.6 billion, 20% is $320 million. If the minority partners are going to devote that much -- and thus forego other investments -- they are going to want a substantial return. Where is it going to come from? It can come only from profits or increase in value plus sale in the not-too-distant future. Forbes has the Twins losing money in 2025, whereas CNBC has them one of the most profitable of MLB teams. Anyway, how do the minority partners make a profit on this deal?
  9. Mahoning
    You have to wonder what the mysterious limited partners are looking for. The Pohlads have been busy driving down the value of the team. If the new investors are, as rumored, bringing in cash just to bring down the debt, they must be looking forward to a big payoff through a big increase in the team's value. That isn't going to come through signing Josh Bell. Can there be a genuine plan hidden somewhere?
  10. Mahoning
    For this team to be any good the stars have to align perfectly (which seems to be the front office's "plan" every year.) Buxton has to repeat; Royce Lewis has to become a genuine star; Lopez and Ryan have to win 15 each; Alan Roden has to be the .300 hitter he was in the minor leagues; Keaschall has to avoid a sophomore slump; Wallner has to hit 30 homers; at least two more stout relievers have to be found; they have to steal bases like crazy.. It COULD happen . . .
  11. Mahoning
    "If they want to compete in 2026." That's a big IF, and where is the evidence that they want to do that, or know how to do that? They obviously lack the talent to do that. The Twins' "plan" seems to be, "Maybe everyone will have his career-best season and we win 85 games!"
  12. Mahoning
    He seemed to have fun at the State Fair. He's got personality.
  13. Mahoning
    Trading Jeffers would be to wave the white flag for 2026. Not that he is great, but they have no one to replace him. Trading Jeffers and keeping Ryan and Lopez and Buxton does not make sense.
  14. Mahoning
    The Twins' vaunted "productive" farm system hasn't produced a remotely plausible first baseman since . . . when? Justin Morneau?
  15. Mahoning
    The Twins should ask Byron what he wants, and then do that. If he wants to stay, then get him some help.
  16. Mahoning
    How about the Twins sign Luis Arraez, Tommy Pham, and Rob Refsnyder? They aren't going to take you to the World Seriesm but they WOULD (unlike, say, Outman and Julien) give your professional at-bats every time, and they wouldn't cost too much. They get you through the season without the embarassment Twins fans now face. Fans would love to see Arraez return and he gets on base!
  17. Mahoning
    If, as so many predict, 2027 will be a lockout year, then the calculating is to move stars now for guys who will be stars in 2028 and beyond. Well, no one on earth can predict the future, so the tear-down model is just as likely to fail as to succeed. Given the Twins' leadership's ability, so far, to develop stars, failure seems more likely than success. Yes, it's a tough time to be a Twins fan. I'd rather see youngsters given a chance this season than watch James Outman and Eddie Julien strike out.
  18. Mahoning
    This, evidently, constitutes Derek Falvey's "next big push?" It's an argument for trading EVERYONE who has some trade value.
  19. Mahoning
    Years ago the Twins had a regular, every-day LF named Eddie Rosario. When the Twins released him (too expensive) all the stat-heads wrote that he'd be easy to replace. They've never replaced him. That's one of the problems with WAR: It assumes that there is a (cheap) replacement available. But, what if there isn't? In all the years since Rosario the Twins' farm system has failed to produce a regular left fielder. Now that MLB seems to be shifting to giving value to contact and speed, I'd like to see Martin get the chance.
  20. Mahoning
    This looks more like an argument for trading both Ryan and Lopez, plus Buxton if he would consent, because the "improvements" suggested are so tepid. On the hitting side it is a lineup with ONE star, Buxton, maybe two if Keaschall turns out to be real. What opposing team would fear that lineup? This would be the Pirates of the American League -- putrid but profitable.
  21. Mahoning
    This is why I roll my eyes every time I read that the Twins have a productive farm system. Their best AAA players last year were Gasper and McCusker.
  22. Mahoning
    The Twins almost always draft ahead of the big market teams but what good has it done them? Where are the young stars? The article is persuasive.
  23. Mahoning
    If James Outman is part of, to use Falvey’s language, the next big push, then Lord help us.
  24. Mahoning
    If Twins leadership dumps Larnach to make room for Outman they are beyond hope. Larnach drove in over 60 last year. Not one of his imagined replacements can be assured of matching that number.
  25. Mahoning
    The problem with keeping both of them is that for the Twins to think of winning the Central next year they need SO MUCH -- a bullpen, someone who can hit -- that there's no realistic prospect of doing so even with both Lopez and Ryan. Unless you trade at least one of them, and get immediate value, you just keep them and lose. What's the point of that? The Twins don't have the position players to compete.
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