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  1. Fire Dan Gladden
    None of these questions matter until you answer the only one that means anything: Is this ownership group willing to bring on any additional salary? Since we know the answer is no, this article (along with all of the other team-trade matchup articles) is an exercise in futility.
  2. Fire Dan Gladden
    Any chance he could be a two-way player like Ohtani and start pitching?
  3. Fire Dan Gladden
    I don't know if I would call this click-bait, but if TD continues to pump out these types of articles, they need to open a new article section titled "wishful thinking". The Twins will not make any moves that will increase payroll. Discussions of acquiring ANY player from ANY team needs to stop. They will not trade a cheaper prospect for a more expensive veteran. Ownership is counting by nickels, not millions. There is no "help" to be had from outside the organization. We just get to sit and watch half the team underperform and the SP try their best to reach a cumulative 5.00 ERA.
  4. Fire Dan Gladden
    "New York is paying Alonso over $20 million this season, so he will still be due close to $7 million for the season’s final two months." That is the end of the article. Nothing else needs to be said. As this ownership group has continuously shown this year, nickels are more important than wins. Nothing will happen that adds payroll, no matter how much a move might make sense.
  5. Fire Dan Gladden
    Gladden carries Atteberry? This has to be a joke, right?
  6. Fire Dan Gladden
    Age has absolutely nothing to leadership skills and you know that. I am surprised you used that as an argument. To your argument about how many "leaders" are needed, effective leadership models have multiple levels of management with low player/coach or management/staff ratios. This is one of the reasons that the school system is failing is because you have 30/1 student/teacher ratios. On sports teams you have positional coaches because each position has different needs, wants, and responsibilities. This is why EVERY SPORTS TEAM has a huge coaching staff. Please check out NBA and NFL coach/player ratios for proof of that. Leadership comes in many forms and roles. Vocal, lead-by-example, situational... Peers have a completely different impact than coaches. You need to have multiple "clubhouse" guys to serve in those roles. Since Vasquez was acquired, Jeffers defense has consistently improved. Can you say with any certainty that Vasquez had no impact on that, considering all of the coaches could not improve him prior? I don't know how the Twins view Vasquez. Considering the general overall quality of our catchers, there are probably things that are working that we as the general public do not know about.
  7. Fire Dan Gladden
    I stand corrected. Thanks for clarifying.
  8. Fire Dan Gladden
    Lot's of talk about Vazquez bat, but I wonder how much of his value is tied into helping Jeffers improve defensively and in general, helping the pitching staff, helping to game plan on a nightly basis. His leadership may be playing a huge role in Jeffers and staff development...
  9. Fire Dan Gladden
    This is not as big an elephant as is let on. The Twins will sell this offseason as "we have no contract so we can't spend" knowing full well there will be television revenue coming in at some point. I fully expect them to pocket that revenue as they did last year
  10. Fire Dan Gladden
    My stance is that replacing Kepler with a cheaper player, especially in this instance, will more than likely lead to less wins. There is no definitive replacement in the wings. Wallner had a decent run last year, but everybody needs to be wary of one-year players. Kepler has a proven, if somewhat uneven, track record. Depending on where you get your information, the going rate for 1.0 of WAR is $5-8M. My suggestion was to offer Kepler a market level contract (not a QO) of 2y/$30M with incentives that could raise it to $35M and an option year. That being said, I am confident this won't happen as ownership is prioritizing not just income, but increasing income by decreasing salary. They pocketed the TV revenue we all knew they were going to get this year. They will make the same argument this offseason as well. The FO will take the heat for this, even though their hands will tied to the point of castration.
  11. Fire Dan Gladden
    I think that was the argument last year regarding those two as well... Just like signing Correa was not their MO either... I agree that the FO will not be re-signing Kepler. Not because they have faith in their prospects, not because Kepler isn't worth the salary, but because the FO will be hamstrung on how much they can spend. That being said, they SHOULD sign him to a market-level contract because he provides enough value.
  12. Fire Dan Gladden
    What cheaper options are you referring to? Wallner? Martin? They do not provide anything close to the value Kepler brings...
  13. Fire Dan Gladden
    I think if the Twins offer a market level offer, Kepler would listen. That really depends on what Kepler's wants/needs are (of which I have heard nothing). I do agree with you that this about what the FO will do. However, I continue to be amazed at the amount of "trade him or let him go" comments... The grass is not always greener, especially when you have a quality player.
  14. Fire Dan Gladden
    Nowhere to go but up? How about nowhere to go period. Outside of Lewis there is nothing that is going to improve this entire offensive lineup. No payroll increases means no moves. There is no help left in the minors. What you see is what you get.
  15. Fire Dan Gladden
    And the Kepler hate continues... 1) We have nothing ready to go to replace him. Wallner and Martin are obviously not ready to provide his level of output. 2) While he has been inconsistent, he is an average to above average offensive OF, an above average to elite defensive OF that the clubhouse and fans both love. Besides the fact that ownership won't spend money, the only real negative about resigning him would be his 10/5 rights making a potential trade more difficult. Offer him 2/$30 with attainable bench marks that could push it to $35. Put a 3rd year vesting option also with attainable benchmarks. The hate really needs to stop. These are the types of players you want in your organization.
  16. Fire Dan Gladden
    Nobody talking about Kiriloff playing outfield... This regime covets positional flexibility, Miranda has earned the right to stay up for now. My guess is there will be another injury between now and then that will help this decision when the time comes. If not, anything is probably on the table.
  17. Fire Dan Gladden
    Not much question here... This team is just not very good. Take out that two week stretch where they beat up on some atrocious teams, the Twins are a bottom 40% team. I imagine that this will alienate some people, but there really is no reason to think they will dramatically improve at this point. Outside of Lewis, there is no help on the horizon. This team will not make any moves that increase payroll. SP and RP will continue to be rollercoasters. The offense is pretty anemic. This team will be lucky to win 80 games. Thanks Pohlads for your commitment to Minnesota baseball!
  18. Fire Dan Gladden
    Lets see... Wallner Kiriloff Martin Varland Paddack Farmer Not sure how that "better options in-house" narrative is working out...
  19. Fire Dan Gladden
    The Twins reducing payroll has hurt this team in countless ways, both on the field and off. They went from being a WS contender to a playoff hopeful in a matter of weeks. Everyone knows it, yet the Minnesota nice/bi-polar fans have done nothing to let management know about it. I don't want to hear about their current record. If it wasn't for a two-week stretch against some of the worst teams in the league, this team would only be a few games ahead of the White Sox. As a long time Twins fan, this year has been one of the hardest to stomach. Especially as management has no desire or inclination to repair fan relations (TV games anyone?).
  20. Fire Dan Gladden
    So much history in the relationships between players/coaches and umpires. Things are changing so fast right now, umpires, especially the older ones, are having a hard time adjusting. If you have never seen rugby officials interact with the players, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43AdWFSXhgs Rugby is extremely violent and aggressive, yet watch how both sides interact with each other. You will never look at baseball officiating the same.
  21. Fire Dan Gladden
    Yeah... I know that Maeda's numbers are bad this year, but you can't say with any certainty that he would have been bad in Minnesota. Plus, signing Maeda would have shown that the Twins were trying to win this year. Their lack of effort this offseason is probably where my anger is mostly aimed...
  22. Fire Dan Gladden
    All of this debate about "pipeline" : the word, what it means, institutional depth, etc... There are some questions I am curious about: 1) Across the league, what is the % of home-grown pitching talent currently on each teams roster? Probably broken down by: drafted, acquired as a MiLB, acquired as a MLB, signed as a FA. 2) Is the depth argument about MLB ready pitchers in the minors, or AAAA replacement pitchers ready to step in due to injury? I would wager few to no MLB teams have anything of quality waiting in the minors except for untested prospects (hyped or not) or prospect projects (like Varland). 3) What are the expectations for an "acceptable pipeline"? Volume (i.e. constantly pumping out SP3), quality (getting and SP1/SP2 every year), a combination of both? Drafting or acquiring? A zillion other factors? (Yes this a hugely ambiguous question) Personally, I don't really care. I was mad they didn't sign Gray or Maeda. I did not want 3/5 of the rotation to be question marks, with no real options behind them. The returns thus far are mixed and I will wait to see how it plays out... Every year is different, I just want the team to be in the mix every year.
  23. Fire Dan Gladden
    Part of developing pitching depth (and any positional depth really) is identifying players that are underperforming in other organizations, getting them by trade or signing, and getting more out of them I believe the way they handled Sonny Grey got just about everything they could out of him. Ryan's growth, Duran pivoting to a reliever... Many pitchers have improved or seen better days with the Twins than other organizations. There has to be credit given there.
  24. Fire Dan Gladden
    This was my first thought... In every major professional sport, from the Pro's down to HS, everybody knows that the game continues through a player injury until the whistle blows. This is done to prevent teams from faking injuries to stop a run, a basket, etc. Kepler races back. He makes the catch near the wall! Wait! he is holding on to his hamstring. It looks like he pulled a hamstring and is limping. Polanco, showing respect to Kepler, stays at third and refuses to tag up. There are now 2 outs in the top of the ninth inning, with the Twins still up 6-5... Every player knows and accepts this. To try to tie this into the human condition is a stretch to say the least.
  25. Fire Dan Gladden
    I am not a huge Taylor fan. He is not a great basketball mind and has made tons of mistakes. BUT, spending money is not one of them. Garnett was the highest paid player in the NBA for a time. He doled large contracts out to role players. He was willing to spend money.
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