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  1. Mahoning
    I like re-signing Vazquez for $3; he's good behind the plate. Just don't expect any offense. He's like Austin Hedges. I wouldn't waste fifteen dollars on Michael Tonkin. Yikes. Signing Carlos Santana for first base is like admitting "we have no idea how to develop talent." But he would be a better defender than anyone they have now. Your assembly is not a winning team. Is this Falvey's "next big push?"
  2. Mahoning
    Of course we have no idea if either of those guys can field a ground ball, much less backhand an errant throw.
  3. Mahoning
    You are, in effect, asking for honesty from Twins ownership. Good luck with that.
  4. Mahoning
    You could call it a two-year collapse, starting in September of 2024. They finished the season 12-27, then followed up with 70-92. That's 82-119, or a winning percentage of .400 over 201 games. That's just remarkably bad. That's a total organization failure (or surrender.) When Joe Pohlad says he wants to win, what does that mean?
  5. Mahoning
    Drafts are always chancy. But there is reason to wonder about the Twins' player development. What stars have they produced on the last decade or so? Johann Duran. And, roughly a thousand years ago, Byron Buxton. One star per decade is not going to get the job done. I don't think money has much to do with it.
  6. Mahoning
    I'm amazed at how many people seem to favor keeping James Outman. He seems like a good guy and all, but he hit about .130 and struck out in half his at-bats. In what situation do you want to see him come to the plate? The only answer can be NEVER! As for Larnach, third on the team in RBI and second in hits (126) only three behind Buxton. Does anyone really believe that, say, Roden is better than that? I'd sure rather have Larnach coming up in a tough situation than Wallner (whiff), Julien (K looking), Jeffers (whiff), and on and on. They should re-sign Vazquez for, say $2 million because he is a far better reciever than Pereda. And we sure never want to see the unfortunate Genesis Cabrera -- one homer per inning -- again. The roster does not look promising. What free agent who wasn't desperate for work would want to come here?
  7. Mahoning
    Even your positives are debatable. The farm system has "a reputation for developing arms?" Currently Bailey Ober is the only Twins' draftee in the starting rotation -- not exactly a Gavin Williams. Kody Funderburk seems to be pretty good. Matthews and Festa have proven nothing. Pierson Ohl and Travis Adams? Compare this crew to what Cleveland produces. Other teams -- Boston, for example, which always drafts lower than the Twins -- produce young hitting stars. The Twins? Maybe Keaschall. On the other hand, it's not quite right to demand a World Series champion because it devalues the regular season. If you have a team that wins more than it loses, it provides six months of baseball entertainment.
  8. Mahoning
    All of the starting pitchers (Lopez excluded because he didn't pitch) got worse as the year wore on, except for Simeon. Some teams (like Cleveland) bring up pitchers from AAA and they shine. Zebby, Festa, Bradley, and Abel have mostly been bad. If the Twins continue their cost-cutting over the winter (so long, Pablo, maybe Ryan too), then despite these little bright spots, they could be even worse next year. Rocco today before the telecast signalled as much -- he said improvements will be "slow." He also managed to emit the amazing statement that he liked what the lads have shown in the second half. Whew!
  9. Mahoning
    It figures. The starter gives up one run and doesn't get out of the fourth inning. The Twins TRAIN their young pitchers to go short. Look at their young pitchers, Festa and Matthews -- both disasters this season. Meanwhile, Cleveland's rookies (like Logan Allen today) go long (8 innings today, no runs.) No young pitcher with ambition should sign with the Twins.
  10. Mahoning
    I grew up a Cleveland Indians fan in the 1960s, and I can remember a TV announcer once saying, "If only Max Alvis has the season he is capable of . . . ." The problem was that that's exactly what he did, every year. He wasn't capable of being a star, and so he wasn't a star. And that's the problem with this article. You can't win without stars, and who on that list is capable of being a star? Maybe Keaschall. Above average is helpful, and darn good, but that's where it gets you as a team -- above average. At best, a quickly-dispatched wild car team.
  11. Mahoning
    You can where all this is headed. For the -- ahem -- cost-conscious Twins management, Clemens will be planned as the regular 1B next year. Martin the regular LF. Could be worse! Clemens's power numbers this year look consistent with some of his minor league seasons. Playing regularly he might be a 25 homerun player. And, most important, cheap.
  12. Mahoning
    Jonah Bride played 2B for the Saints last night! (They lost again.)
  13. Mahoning
    When the Twins fired Billy Gardner and replaced him with Orioles pitching coach Ray Miller, the idea was, "Bring in the pitching genius and our pitching will get better." It didn't work. When they brought in Falvey from Cleveland it was the same impulse. Didn't work; Cleveland has continued to produce good pitchers and the Twins not. Hiring successful people from other organizations seems completely rational, but it often fails.
  14. Mahoning
    Baseball is a cruel game. It must be very hard on the ego to shine and then fail. Miranda needs a change of scenery.
  15. Mahoning
    When you have had two ignominious collapses in a row, doesn't somebody have to get fired? OK, last year it was Popkins. This year I think we pin it all on Ramon Borrego. But the message from Ownership is: Trust us. And the Yankees are coming to town.
  16. Mahoning
    So many commenters seem to have forgotten that Derek Falvey promised that the selloff was the beginning of "the next big push." I can't remember the last big push, but maybe that's just me.
  17. Mahoning
    We know that the Twins management has no idea -- or, evidently, interest in -- in cultivating the fan base. Butiif it should decide to try to do that, some candor about its plans would be a good start. So, if they trade Pablo Lopez, is it a rebuild or just a salary dump? Just tell us the truth. The truth coming from a Twins executive would be a lightning bolt. Credibility comes only with honesty.
  18. Mahoning
    The farm system produced Buxton a decade ago. One star per decade is not an enviable record. You can't win that way. A generation ago Calvin Griffith's farm system produced Gary Gaetti (better than anyone on today's roster), Kent Hrbek, Kirby Puckett, Greg Gagne, Tom Brunansky, and Frank Viola. Now THAT's a farm system.
  19. Mahoning
    Why do writers keep saying the Twins have a good farm system? You can’t win without stars. When did the system last produce a genuine star? Maybe Duran. A hitting star?
  20. Mahoning
    You have to have stars to win. Right now the Twins have a star-and-a-half, Joe Ryan and Byron Buxton. Whoever in the minor leagues who has star potential must be fostered. But, this management group has now presided over two straight collapses. Why would anyone believe them capable of fostering young stars?
  21. Mahoning
    Do the Twins show any evidence of having a plan?
  22. Mahoning
    One thing we know we WON’T get from the Twins is candor.
  23. Mahoning
    Teams that win win with stars. When did the Twins' system last produce a star? Especially a hitting star? Torii Hunter? David Ortiz?
  24. Mahoning
    Would you rather buy a team that has alienated its fans, and is losing, or one that is winning and has fans filling the ballpark? And which one would you rather try to sell? It seems to me that what the Pohlads are doing is driving down the value of the team while not budging on the price. With the $1.5 billion price plus the $400 million in debt, the actual asking price is nearly $2 billion. Maybe that's why all we hear is rumors of a potential buyer, but no actual buyer appears. We may be stuck with the Pohlads for a w hile yet, and go the Pittsburgh way: Low payroll, collect the TV money, and do as little as possible.
  25. Mahoning
    The meassage from Leadership was, "Our last plan was a failure. Trust us with a new plan!" The additions of Taj Bradley and Mick Abel suggest that both Ryan and Lopez will be traded over the winter. Both should hope for exactly that. And Byron should be reconsidering his loyalty, unless he is content never to play in the post-season again.
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