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  1. Fire Dan Gladden
    What does it say about how the Twins view of their AAA pitchers that they felt they needed to bring in DeSclafani to begin with? Yes, home fans tend to overvalue their prospects. Not just in Minnesota. Fans need to be open to the possibility that there is not a lot faith (current faith) that the AAA pitching prospects are MLB ready. There are a few FA SP out there that would improve this team. Even lower end guys like Odorizzi is a step up. Short of a MiLB prove-it contract, nothing will happen here. I would rather they make another trade.
  2. Fire Dan Gladden
    Bring on the "he's blocking prospect <insert name here>" comments,,, He is basically MAT with a lesser glove and a better plate approach (lower K totals).
  3. Fire Dan Gladden
    You are right... Rich Hill is probably the one flier that worked. How about this: Dylan Bundy Aaron Sanchez JA Happ Matt Shoemaker Andrew Albers Throw in Lance Lynn as well (though he sucked more because he didn't care or try). Teams that try to win do not throw innings at these types of guys.
  4. Fire Dan Gladden
    This is not a starting pitcher that should be in the rotation of a world series contending team. Are we back to the days of Rich Hill?
  5. Fire Dan Gladden
    Fun exercise. IMO, the only debate I see in your choices is Varland over Stewart. Puts into perspective who is fairly replaceable.
  6. Fire Dan Gladden
    I am not trying to get too far away from the Brooks Lee discussion, but he falls under the AAA unknown. To your point, You are not doing this with teams that should be competing for the title. This team was close last year and upper brass has made the purposeful decision to make this team weaker this year than stronger. What "depth" are you referring to? The Twins have either moved or let go all of the proven depth. The "depth" this year is unproven minor leaguers. If that doesn't scare you right now, I don't know what will. Be optimistic, but be honest in your assessment. You can argue the bullpen is strong, but considering the year-to-year volatility of relievers, I am a more bearish than most.
  7. Fire Dan Gladden
    Half the flipping team is an x-factor this year: Correa, Buxton, Vasquez - will they bounce back? Julien, Lewis, Wallner - will they hit sophomore slumps or continue to improve? Kiriloff - can he stay healthy enough to secure a permanent role? Santana - can he fight off father time another year? Kepler - which version are we going to get this year? Paddack - Is he back to form following surgery? <insert AAA player here> - can they contribute at the major league level? The main problem is that the Twins need 90% of these things to go right to be successful this year...
  8. Fire Dan Gladden
    For quite a few years I have been extremely optimistic heading into Spring Training and the season. Understanding the constraints the FO has worked under, it always felt like the Twins were either working to improve or actually improving. Signings and trades made in an effort to improve the team. This is the first time in a long time I am absolutely disgusted by the way the offseason was handled. Coming off a team that had World Series hopes in 2023 and potential WS expectations heading into 2024, the Admin used the TV contract situation to cut payroll knowing full well they would be getting most, if not all of that back before the season started. Then pocketing that money when it came in, despite promising to use a percentage of income for player payroll. This team is easily 5-7 games worse this year in a division that is the worst in baseball. We all know the Pohlads are directing the FO on the finances, so the FO gets somewhat of a pass on this, but this whole situation smells of 2000-era contraction garbage. This is one fan the team will have to work harder to appease this year.
  9. Fire Dan Gladden
    I am just going on what every publication I have read says. In reality, both the SP4 and SP5 are essentially up for grabs.
  10. Fire Dan Gladden
    Dan Gladden needs to be fired. I do feel the Twins will struggle to be .500 this year. Varland is not penciled into the rotation, Descalfini is. Although, neither of them have shown anything to earn a spot in an MLB rotation. I would take last year's rotation again this year every day of the week and twice on Sundays. Gray will probably see a small regression but will still be strong, Maeda is just solid.
  11. Fire Dan Gladden
    So basically your gains are Buxton (hope he is healthy), Paddack (hope he performs), Santana (hope age doesn't catch him), Topa (hope he repeats last year as he has never done that), Julien (hope he doesn't see a sophomore slump), Kepler (hope for a second half repeat)... Thank you for confirming what I said.
  12. Fire Dan Gladden
    As things stand today, the fWAR projection drop of only 2 seems incredibly optimistic. The Twins SP have 1 high end starter, two middle-of-the road starters, and a whole lot of unproven pitchers and wishful thinking. Losing Gray and Maeda was bad enough, but replacing them with nothing (Paddack is nothing until he proves it) should scare everyone. Let's get this straight: Twins losses: Gray Maeda Pagan Polanco Taylor Gains: Santana A few bullpen guys (DeSclafini is not a gain) Everything else is the same from last year. How can anyone expect this team to be anywhere near as good as last year?
  13. Fire Dan Gladden
    At the moment, there is really only one non-pitching spot available on the roster (looking at you Larnach). SP is very scary at the moment, with 2 spots basically wide open. Ober will be given many opportunities, but he is not a 100% lock by any means. The pen is pretty much set, with Staumont the only question mark. This team is markedly worse than last year. 2023 Twins drastically underperformed due to many position players underperforming. Even if Correa, Buxton, and Vasquez rebound, the rotation has 3 spots built on inexperience and/or hope. As bad as the division is, .500 is optimistic.
  14. Fire Dan Gladden
    Respectfully you are arguing two points here: As a 5th pick, that is sunk cost. You have expectations for that type of pick. Whether they are met or not is up to the player. As a 5th pick in the draft, he did very little to live up to expectations: below average defender, not good enough offensively to hold a position. His draft spot had no impact on whether he succeeded or not as a player. As a player, he had 400 decent at-bats and then failed miserably. You can look at Kennys Vargas and Jose Miranda as similar comps for the moment. Is there yet time for him to make a decent career for himself? Sure, but he is on his last legs, possibly his last opportunity. If the Twins felt he would be productive, they would have kept him over Castro. As a Twin, his chances for making the team this year were extremely low, a very strong DFA candidate. To get anything of value for this type of player can only be identified as a win.
  15. Fire Dan Gladden
    Gordon was a bust before this trade was made. Happened before, will happen again. At this point it was a "get what you can" situation.
  16. Fire Dan Gladden
    Gordon was a DFA candidate. The fact they got anything of value for him makes this a Twins win.
  17. Fire Dan Gladden
    I suppose rioting has a bad connotation here in Minnesota considering the last few years... How about "loud and vocal negative uproar from the Twins fandom"?
  18. Fire Dan Gladden
    This. A thousand times this. To say the Pohlads were caught unprepared is not accurate. This had been coming in the wind for months. I too do not understand why the fan base isn't rioting right now...
  19. Fire Dan Gladden
    Regardless of the Royals actions, the Twins and Twins Fandom should all be embarrassed by this offseason. The fact that the Royals, who were/are basically in the same limbo as the Twins and it did not stop them from making moves basically makes Ownership look selfish and short-sighted. Very, very sad...
  20. Fire Dan Gladden
    Would not surprise me in the least to see an extension or a re-sign at the end of the year. I would have no problem with a 2/25-30 deal. That is the going rate for starting OF. Complain about his performance all you want, but that its what he is. If the Twins had confidence that there was somebody in the wings to replace him in RF, Kepler would already be traded.
  21. Fire Dan Gladden
    So the Twins are strengthening up their bullpen because they know they SP4 and SP5 are going to be train wrecks with no intention to improve. Welcome to your 2024 Minnesota Twins.
  22. Fire Dan Gladden
    Kepler has higher value to the Twins at the moment as there is no true successor in the wings. Kepler will be your starting RF on opening day. Depending on how the season goes, he may be a deadline trade candidate. Of course this goes all out the window if the Twins continue to not care about winning this season...
  23. Fire Dan Gladden
    I am ok with the limbo aspect of this process. We are not privy to all of the restrictions and rules placed on the Twins during the bankruptcy process, there could be many reasons why things went the way the went. I am not ok with the Twins screaming "no tv contract means no spend" when there was zero doubt by anyone there would be some contract in place for this season and the money that goes along with it. I have been yelling this for months, it is an extremely bad look for the Twins and a horrible approach for this fan base that had been expecting the Twins to be WS contenders this year, only to have the carpet pulled out from under them. This is so reminiscent of the late 90's/contraction nonsense...
  24. Fire Dan Gladden
    This. The Twins approach this offseason should anger every Twins fan. To take a WS contending team and let it fall apart due solely to save money that they annually promise to spend on payroll is extremely disappointing. I have generally been a supporter of this administration over the last few years. They aren't perfect, but you always felt they were trying to win. This is the first year that it feels like they do not care about the product and only care about money. I am having a very hard time getting excited for this season.
  25. Fire Dan Gladden
    So the Twins cried No TV contract and cut payroll when EVERYONE knew they were going to recoup most, if not all, of that money at some point during this offseason. Now I expect them to say "there are no remaining FA the Twins want to sign" and pocket the money. Welcome back to 1997. Very, very sad.
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