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  1. Fire Dan Gladden
    I saw this headline and thought it was a Randball Stu article...
  2. Fire Dan Gladden
    Yeah... Not sure why you are lumping Kepler in with Sano (clickbait?). Sano's issues are well documented: unwilling to to put the work in, weight issues, injuries compounded by both of those things. Management not reading the tea leaves and bouncing him around on the field did not help. For some reason many people on this site have a lot of hate for Kepler. Not sure why. Fantastic defense, good-enough offense, 10 years with the team. Every team needs players like this.
  3. Fire Dan Gladden
    I actually laughed when I read this... Stop bringing logic to an emotional argument.🙂
  4. Fire Dan Gladden
    So basically 3rd in infielders in a weak division. OF will probably not be much better. Ditto with RP. SP should be better... How does anyone consider this team (as is) even a borderline playoff team?
  5. Fire Dan Gladden
    100% spin
  6. Fire Dan Gladden
    Again... stop bringing logic to an emotional argument.
  7. Fire Dan Gladden
    Stop bringing facts and logic to an emotional argument
  8. Fire Dan Gladden
    This is not a dollar-by-dollar comparison. Yearly income/loss, secondary income from MLB, owner revenue sharing, there are a lot of dollars unaccounted for here. It is also very easy in hindsight to go back and cherry pick investments to bolster this argument. For the majority of baseball owners, the issue is status as much as money. Regardless of anything you hear, owners make money (both short term and long term) on these teams. The perception status of owning a team, bringing a championship and being loved by millions of people is real.
  9. Fire Dan Gladden
    I realize that there are some throwaway lines in articles like this, but to say that the Twins have a crowded outfield at the MLB level that may impede Walker Jenkins is a ludicrous statement. No current OF4, Larnach and Wallner still needing to prove they can stick and Buxton's health issues... As excited as we all are for Jenkins, if his MLB debut is before August, the MLB team is having serious problems. The clock is ticking on Julien and Martin. Slow starts from Festa, Matthews, Lee, Wallner, Miranda, possibly even Lewis, could open up a floodgate of new faces by late June.
  10. Fire Dan Gladden
    If this is true, and a sale of the team is relatively close, I will be willing to give the team a small mulligan for this offseason and possibly this entire season. This transition is the main reason why this team is stuck in the mud, unwilling to raise payroll or seek a complete rebuild. Fan friendly or not, a sale means the Twins can actually move forward.
  11. Fire Dan Gladden
    Sorry, but any other year and this move is barely a blip on the radar. The Twins needed another system catcher and they got one for nothing. At least this move gives us something to talk about.
  12. Fire Dan Gladden
    If Wessel replaces Gladden on the radio, I am 100% all in.
  13. Fire Dan Gladden
    I stopped reading when you suggested trading a young, reliable starting catcher for a reliever. Amazing some of the thought processes out there.
  14. Fire Dan Gladden
    @Nick Nelson An explanation is probably needed as to why Buxton and Castro were omitted entirely from your list. Maybe a follow up article on the who missed and why. Personally for me: Correa is too low and the relievers are too high. Thanks for the rundown.
  15. Fire Dan Gladden
    Crow today, wait 10 years to see results... Not complaining, just reality.
  16. Fire Dan Gladden
    Matthews and Larnach both do not belong in this quadrant, they belong lower. The Twins really don't yet know what they have with Matthews, considering how quickly they were forced to rush him to the majors. His prospect value is not extremely high... Larnach has been underwhelming until this past season. His value is not high yet... Neither of these two should be above Correa, SWR, or Jeffers.
  17. Fire Dan Gladden
    I 100% agree with you at this point. However, I do not recall seeing anything public about the Twins 2025 intentions with him this offseason.
  18. Fire Dan Gladden
    How many other teams are currently in the publicly announced payroll jail the Twins are in?
  19. Fire Dan Gladden
    In a perfect world, having 4A depth at SP is ideal. Currently (no trades), they are arguably sitting with 2 ready guys in AAA, possibly three depending on where they see Varland. They won't spend money on a SP guy like this to lounge around. If they trade Paddack, an argument can be made to sign him as a SP. However, I don't believe he will move the needle with the team having cheaper equivalent options in MiLB. But it still comes back to cost. The argument is somewhat moot if they can sign him for $2-3m, but he will probably go for more.
  20. Fire Dan Gladden
    I will take the drawings over some of the stuff being churned out right now. This article would have been perfect if you had posted artistic examples.
  21. Fire Dan Gladden
    As with any signing like this, it depends on the what the contract looks like. If he wants to continue to start, he won't come to MN. He isn't a real upgrade over what they currently have. As a reliever, he could be a good fit here.
  22. Fire Dan Gladden
    Has there been anything reported about the Twins being an option for Roki? A whiff, a puff of smoke, an off-hand comment from Falvey's second cousin, twice removed... anything? If not, why put him in the same article as the rest of these questions. Everything else is a true question this team faces, Roki is a beyond a lottery ticket. I am watching to see if they dismantle this team. A healthy SP trio of Lopez/Ryan/Ober will give them at least a puncher's chance at the offseason. Trading one of these 3 says a lot about the future, regardless of what they get in return.
  23. Fire Dan Gladden
    This team regularly prioritizes positional flexibility over offensive capabilities. They go after cheaper players that are "flawed". A big reason why they are cheaper tends to be the splits. They are not true every day players. Many of the youngers coming up show the same flaws. I believe there are times Rocco over-manages the platooning. He places greater emphasis on AB in innings 4-6 knowing it will kick him in innings 7-9. I don't always like it, but for the most part I do understand why he does what he does. Platoons need to be constantly re-evaluated. Players adjust. Matchups and pitch-types vary from day to day. Sometimes opportunities need to be given.
  24. Fire Dan Gladden
    I believe Rocco's contract status is more dependent on the current ownership situation more than anything else. It will be interesting to see how this get's addressed as the season goes on. Signing an extension or being let go (especially if the team underperforms), either option would not really surprise me.
  25. Fire Dan Gladden
    If there was ever an argument for quality over quantity on this site...
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