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  1. Fire Dan Gladden
    Stop bringing facts to an emotional argument.
  2. Fire Dan Gladden
    Other than the constant complaining on this website, is there any reason to believe Falvey's job is truly in jeopardy? Has there been one public comment or innuendo that has said Falvey is on notice? Has any Twins "insider" provided a source that says Falvey is on a hotseat of any type?
  3. Fire Dan Gladden
    There should be no more discussion here about "ignorance" of the owners. Tom basically came out and said everything that TD fanbase has been screaming about for years. We know they know we know. Tom spoke a lot of powerful words about the past failures of ownership and how he wants to change that. We all know words are just words. But, I am CAUTIOUSLY optimistic for two reasons: 1) The public announcement they were not trading Ryan/Lopez. This is a win move, not a cost-saving move. There seems to be enough truth here that pundits have pulled Ryan and Lopez off of their "top trade target" boards. 2) The signing of Josh Bell. Argue about the quality of the signing all you want, but this is also a win move, not a cost saving move. The Twins were never going to sign Pete Alonso, but Bell is probably the best 1B FA they were able to sign without breaking the bank. Tom's biggest hurdle is rebuilding trust. You can be honest a thousand times, and one lie can ruin that trust. No matter how many good or strong or positive moves he makes, we-as-fans will always be waiting for the other shoe to drop. If he is legit, it is going to take an immense amount of time to repair the damages of the past. The only way to speed that time up is to win.
  4. Fire Dan Gladden
    Festa for Casas seems very reasonable IMO, especially if the Red Sox get Alonso.
  5. Fire Dan Gladden
    I am in the camp you can't have too much pitching. As it stands today, SP1-SP4 are locked. Let the fight happen for pecking order of SP5-SP7. Once things shake out, trades can be considered. Wait at least through Spring Training and see where other teams needs are. If the organization is truly going to keep the big 4 trade options, then their best chance to be competitive this year will come from the rotation.
  6. Fire Dan Gladden
    With the Twins currently considering trading two quality players (Ryan and Jeffers) due to the financial considerations that they make $5-7M this season, discussions about signing players like this (as logical as they sound) are pretty much moot.
  7. Fire Dan Gladden
    In a bubble, I agree with your first sentence. Strong SP (which the Twins currently have) goes a long way in a weak division. But with ownership content to be just competitive enough to keep the fans interested, they will not make the necessary financial investment to improve this team. That being said, I am more convinced than ever that there is a big blow up coming. I do not expect to see Lopez, Ryan, Buxton, or Jeffers on the roster come Spring Training.
  8. Fire Dan Gladden
    Keeping Lopez/Ryan at this point only makes sense if the Twins are going to make at least some sort of effort to compete. Their trade value will only go down as time goes on. Trading them this offseason will at least give them compensation for these two. Everyone and their Grandma knows that the team has no intention of investing payroll dollars for 2026. Fan perception, along with local and national media opinions, really can't get any lower for this team. They might as well blow it up, flounder through 2026, see what the new Labor Agreement looks like, and go from there. I would not be shocked to see this team hold back all of their top prospects this year for service time management reasons.
  9. Fire Dan Gladden
    This is not an either/or situation. You can play the youth and have quality veterans at the same time. 1B, C, IF all have holes that would not be "blocking" a younger player. Be real about where the anger is directed.
  10. Fire Dan Gladden
    This has less to do with talent and more to do with money. The penny-pinching Twins won't spend the $100k to risk on a player that most likely they will not keep.
  11. Fire Dan Gladden
    @Maybe Next Year Listen to him on the radio and you will understand. Nothing personal, but arguably the worst radio personality in all of MLB
  12. Fire Dan Gladden
    Only if you are a fan of your manager: - praising low exit velocity off the bat - repeating exactly what the bench coach just said - being 100% anti-analytics - monologuing about non-related baseball items while occasionally paying attention to the game
  13. Fire Dan Gladden
    Good lord, are we really panicking about the upcoming youth based off of an extremely small sample size? I am as ticked off about the current situation with the Twins as anyone, I do not need to retread the last 18 months here, especially how the trade deadline was handled. But this is not the mid-90's. The cupboard is not bare. You can sit here on the comment board and continue to wail and moan about the current status of the Twins. You can complain about Falvey, Rocco, anyone else you want to blame for the current situation. Feel free to live in a world of negativity (beware that studies show that negative people have shorter life spans). I have barely touched the articles and comments over the last three weeks here because it is a broken record. The same stories spouting the same tone. The same people post the same old comments regardless of whatever the story content is. The Pohlads do not care about the fans. They do not care about the product. They treat the team as a business, not a social responsibility. You need to accept this and move on. You need to accept the fact that winning is nowhere near the top priority for the organization right now. Winning will not even be on the radar until after the new CBA. All of the b**ching and complaining will not change that. The past is the past. I advise you to enjoy the game for what it is right now. Be excited for Keaschall and Lee showing some life. Be excited to see Buxton be healthy and finally play like everyone expects him to. Be excited to know that there is a young crop of potential SP that could lead this team back to contention fairly quickly. Be excited to know there are still 3-4 players coming up in the next 12 months that could re-vitalize this team. (The sad part is that the same people will read this comment, thumbs-down it, and say the Twins have need to fire Rocco and Falvey before anything good can happen with the younger players and the team, entirely missing the point of this comment.)
  14. Fire Dan Gladden
    Without the emotional "fire everyone because they stink" comments, I have a question: What are they systemic issues that make the Twins struggle in their ability to turn prospects into MLB hitters? Please be specific. Is it approach? Are they not focusing on the correct areas that other teams do a better job with? Everyone hear screams for change, but there is very little discussion on specifically what that change should be. Don't say "they focus on analytics too much" as every team has a huge analytics department. Another question that is probably tougher to answer: How do the Twins compare with their player development compare to other teams? Better, worse, or middle of the pack? Do we-as-fans have an unfair expectation when it comes to our own prospects?
  15. Fire Dan Gladden
    I don't know if I would call it a joke right now, just very young and inexperienced. There are still a few impact names relatively close in the minors. The bigger issue is the inability of Twins ownership to allow the the team to spend money on the right guys through this growth process. Like I said before, the next 24 months will be very painful.
  16. Fire Dan Gladden
    The market for Ryan was fairly small at the deadline. The offseason will allow for more suitors. The effort to move Ryan was there, somebody will meet their asking price this offseason. If the Twins feel the need to sign a veteran SP, it will be somebody just hanging on at the tail end of their career that can be had for a song. There is no reason to believe this is anything other than a complete teardown. If 2026 was a focus, they would be making aggressive offensive moves (acquiring help-now players) instead of passive moves (dumping salary). This team will probably be the 2nd worst team in MLB next year. The only potential positive spin is the number of high-profile rookie to 2-year players that could turn things quicker than expected. I, like a few others, believe the Twins will only be concerned about going as cheap as possible until the new CBA takes effect and the long-term MLB financial situation (read: salary cap) is worked out. At that point, they will probably revisit selling the team. It is going to be a very long, very painful, upcoming 24 months for Twins fans.
  17. Fire Dan Gladden
    Sorry, gotta disagree here. I am convinced that (barring injury) Lopez and Ryan will be moved this offseason. As the FO is not allowed to spend any money on anyone, the lineups you see today will essentially be the lineups you see next year (if not in name, in quality). We may see more prospects in 2026, but not enough turn the tide. 100 losses next year is possible if not likely. The only potential saving grace here is the glut of SP prospects. Success from that group might mean the difference between 105 losses and 90 losses.
  18. Fire Dan Gladden
    Not sure now is the time to panic on the new prospects, especially the the SP. I mean we are talking about an incredibly small sample size. They are coming into a new team, with new coaches and different expectations. Approach changes, pitch mixes, you name it. If they were 100% MLB-ready, lights-out SP, they would not have been traded.
  19. Fire Dan Gladden
    You forgot the Basic+ Supreme package: Dan Gladden's mic is turned off (The dead air changes nothing, but you don't have to listen to him repeat whatever the play-by-play just said).
  20. Fire Dan Gladden
    Hmmm... Do all the naysayers out there still believe that Lopez and/or Ryan will be a part of the rotation next year? Do all the naysayers still believe the Twins will carry a payroll north of $100m? Everybody that is suggesting that the Twins will spend this offseason has not been paying attention. You have to truly look at Ober and Larnach as move candidates as well. The only move that would really surprise me would be Jeffers because of positional scarcity.
  21. Fire Dan Gladden
    You need to look at the context of the discussion. The question was whether the return was aimed at 2026 or 2028. My response was that it was dependent on the trading partner. It had nothing to do with what was coming back in return.
  22. Fire Dan Gladden
    Your entire premise is based on the idea that ownership is more concerned about winning than finances. Please name one thing that has happened in the last 18-24 months that supports this. Lopez is 100% gone either this offseason or early next season, depending on when he shows he is healthy. Ryan is 98% gone because he is a relatively inexpensive SP1 on a 70-win team that is not actively trying to compete. He will be moved for prospects with an eye towards the future. The only reason the 2026 payroll will be over $100m next year is if they count Correa's dead money. Spending on relievers, spending on 1B... Does anyone think they will spend on anything this offseason?
  23. Fire Dan Gladden
    They are being traded for salary reasons, so expect prospects. How close they are depends on the trade partner.
  24. Fire Dan Gladden
    I do not agree. I have already seen multiple outlets scuttlebutt saying they fully expect the Twins to have the lowest payroll in baseball next year. If the Chicago White Sox can languish at $80m in payroll, why would the Twins be given a higher bar?
  25. Fire Dan Gladden
    Lopez and Ryan will be moved in the offseason, that is as close to 100% as you can get right now. "If" all 20 of the Twins prospects, 1st, and 2nd year players excel, then the Twins will be poised for success in 2026.
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