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  1. Fire Dan Gladden
    What exactly do you propose gets written? Another 40 articles about potential trade deadline moves that everyone knew would never happen? How about an in-depth analysis of the potential off-season moves the Twins will make this season (Hint: None) I know... The Festa/Varland/Matthews trifecta of 6+ ERA from the youth. Buxton played 100 games this year. Ober showed promise. Correa (when healthy) earned his contract. Other than that, I got nothin...
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    I don't think MLB is here due to lack of intelligence or foresight. I think they are here because the richer teams currently have no incentive to change (currently, mind you) as they have the best of both worlds: regular success and large revenue streams. Also, owners have to approve all sales, so they determine who gets to join the club, denying any real change proponents (Mark Cuban...). As long as teams like Tampa, Miami, even Oakland continue to exist and be profitable or increase in value, things will never change on a league-wide scale. I fear the only real change will come when teams are truly losing money AND overall value with contraction a real issue (not a political one like our good friend Bud tried to push). By then it may be too late. The reason you will never see a salary cap has to do with trust, both amongst the owners and between the owners and players. It would require ALL teams to open their books to each other and (to an extent) the MLBPA to ensure that a negotiated cap is "fair". That will never, ever happen. Holy cow is this going to be a depressing offseason...
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    You have summed up most of the issues here... People forget how the NBA, NFL, and NHL all came about. The NBA and NHL were once basically dead, the NFL had a ton of infighting. It wasn't until each of them determined that pushing the league as a whole was more lucrative then regional marketing. How else would cities like Green Bay and San Antonio have teams that are so popular and financially strong. MLB owners have always looked at today and never looked at tomorrow. This is not new news. As long as NY and LA (along with a few others) refuse to play ball, there will be zero chances of this working out long term. As bad as it is now, the 70% of the teams that generate the smaller incomes will continue to dwindle. Going back to an 8 team would not surprise me in my lifetime.
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    To follow up on this, how many Ron Washington and Carl Willis types do you see in the coaching ranks? Look no further than the Twins history with Tom Kelly and Ron Gardenhire. These guys were not "naturals", they had to indoctrinate themselves into every facet of the game, busting their butt just to make it to the majors. They had to learn how squeeze what they could out of their limited talent. They had to learn how to deal with constant negativity, lack of success, and keeping the right mental approaches to keep their spot. It makes perfect sense that these types of guys become solid coaches. The relatability factor is real. Anybody with kids knows you can tell them something until you are blue in the face, but sometimes it takes a different voice, a different approach to finally get them to listen or understand what you are saying. Considering this might be the biggest acquisition of the offseason (players included), the Twins really need to get this one right.
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    Oh yes... Please hire an analytics driven hitting coach. The comments on this website might start the internet on fire.
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    Hamilton "The Great Hambino" Porter. Gets my vote! The other team has no answer for his vicious verbal barbs
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    I am not as down on Rocco as many seem to be. While I understand he is ultimately responsible for the on-field product, a lot went wrong that he wasn't able to directly effect: injuries, actual player performance, younger players vastly stinking, zero support from ownership. I would put him in the C-C+ range. People are screaming for him to be fired, but I am not so sure that whoever ownership brings in will be any better off. Now his coaches are another story. You forgot to give Tommy Watkins an F as well, possibly the most deserved F outside of ownership. Maki may get another year, but I have a hard time seeing how he keeps his job. There is zero growth coming from the staff, with some guys regressing. St. Peter's F was well earned this year too. Unfortunately there is no light at the end of this tunnel until the team negotiates a national vs. regional tv contract, and they hire someone with even the smallest modicum of marketing skills. I would give Pohlad a B, because I am sure the Twins made money this year and that is all he cares about. (hint: this is sarcasm)
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    Staumont, Bowman, Tonkin (along with Blewitt) actually pitched pretty well for the Twins. Just saying...
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    Minor league stats do not matter in this type of ranking. I also do not give a tremendous amount of weight to "expectations" for rookies. That being said: Alcala = B+ (Quietly the Twins 4th best reliever despite the team never trusting him) Festa = F Matthews = F Varland = F- The leash was WAAAAAAYYYYYY to long for these guys, but it was given due to lack of options Thielbar = F (Horrendous season for the once strong reliever) No issues with the other grades, other then maybe a small uptick for Ryan (B+?)
  11. Fire Dan Gladden
    You are making the argument to re-sign Santana for another year (which I would be totally fine with if they can get him on another 1-yr, $5-7m deal.
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    I gave Buxton an A-. I thought he played very well. IMO, rookies have no real expectations, you have to go more off of performance. Outside of SWR, the Twins rookie crop this year was very underwhelming
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    No issues with raising the bar, but that is a Pohlad issue, not a Santana issue. Factoring in salary, the Santana FA signing was probably top 2-3 in baseball this past offseason.
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    Then your expectations for a 38 yr-old, $6 million veteran were slightly higher than mine.
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    Fair question. Using hitting only: - He greatly exceeded pre-season expectations - Second on the team in Games and PA (not injury related, but an important factor in his numbers) - Led the team in HR and RBI I think the expectation piece is a huge part of this. We expected Lewis to provide more, but his second half destroyed his numbers. Lewis first half = A, second half = D. the C grade feels fair. If you don't think expectations are part of this discussion, then feel free to lower Santana's grade.
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    Disappointing in that the writing was on the wall. The Twins have a strong core in place, both pitching and defensively, but ownership forced the FO to role the dice with youth and retreads everywhere, basically getting nothing out of anyone and doing nothing to help correct the situation. Make no mistake that injuries played a huge part in how this year went. But 20% of pitched innings went to Paddack, Varland, Matthews, Festa, and Thielbar. Not acceptable for a team supposedly in playoff contention.
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    I agree that injuries should not be part of the equation. That being said: Correa = A Buxton = A- Santana = B+ (factoring in his defense, he basically anchored the team this year) Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't our catching unit rank in the top third on offense in baseball this year? Interesting that you gave out C/D grades for that... What also scares me is that Julien (F), Miranda, (D+), Martin (D+) and probably Lee (D) are all currently penciled in to start or be heavy rotation players next year...
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    Ahhhhhh.... Thanks Stu. My question is when ownership comes down to join the celebration, do the douse them with the beer or just start chucking cans at them?
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    This is a very similar discussion we had with Miranda at this time last year... He is young and cheap. Unless they include him in some sort of trade, expect Julien to be in the organization for the next few years.
  20. Fire Dan Gladden
    The saying goes, you have to spend money to make money. What is really sad about the Stadium experience, is that Target Field is a great place to watch baseball, probably top 3 (non-nostalgia category) in baseball. It is the minutia that ruins it.
  21. Fire Dan Gladden
    Attendance is down. Team support is down. Gee, I wonder why? Somebody tell me why I, as a fan, am supposed to care more about the Twins product then the individuals that actually own the product?
  22. Fire Dan Gladden
    Thank you for the article. Really well written and a different narrative then we have seen lately about the Twins being in a pennant race. Many people are quick to blame the FO (they spend the moneslightly exceedy!) over Ownership for the current problems. I need to remind people of a few things: - Injuries plagued this team consistently all year. - Castro, Wallner, Miranda, Larnach, even Santana and the Jeffers/Vazquez combination exceeded all expectations this year. - Buxton and Correa were back to elite form when on the field (regardless of your usage opinions. Outside of his recent slump, the same can be said of Lewis. - Ober and Ryan met or exceeded expectations this year. SWR definitely exceeded expectations this year. Sands and Alcala came back from the dead. Jax turned the corner from good to one of the better relievers in baseball. I say this not to cherry pick the success stories. Lopez took a step back. Margot, Kepler. Farmer, and Thielbar did not perform to expectations. But player-by-player, this team exceeded expectations. Where they failed was the lack of spending on depth. When vets went down or stunk (Paddack, Okert Jackson) and the injuries started to pile up on the core players, the Twins had no option but to go with the youth. When the younger players (Varland, Festa, Matthews, Martin, Lee, Julien, Kiriloff) failed, the Twins had no choice but to keep running them out there because ownership gave the FO no money to work with. Enjoy the high stakes games now, because when the season is over and the Twins do not make the playoffs, the blame squarely on ownership.
  23. Fire Dan Gladden
    Ummm... considering the window is small, and the concern about load management has to do with playing in "meaningful" games and innings, yeah 4 games should about cover it. How many more games do you want them to play before you change your mind? Considering there is only 6 games left, not much room left to change your opinion
  24. Fire Dan Gladden
    A week ago I would have agreed. As they have both played the last four games, the narrative appears to have changed.
  25. Fire Dan Gladden
    @Brock Beauchamp FYI - I do not know what timeline they have given you, but the ad is still attacking with a vengeance. I "X" out of it and it pops up again 20 seconds later...
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