Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Twins GFP

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,158

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    3

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Twins GFP

  1. Twins GFP
    It is less of a college issue nowadays and more of a HS issue. Southern kids pitch almost year round (as the weather allows) where northern kids are more limited. Camps and showcases can be killers
  2. Twins GFP
    Another "we are running out of quality things to write about" article... Was there anyone, anywhere (outside of Paddack's mother) that raised the possibility the Twins should send down SWR over Festa?
  3. Twins GFP
    Assuming he gets healthy and he wants to continue pitching, he will get an opportunity somewhere. Too much talent for every team to ignore.
  4. Twins GFP
    Though you don't seem to grasp the meaning of the article or my comment, I will nonetheless try to give you some context: This article only covers 2000-2022, but you get the jist: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3340279/2022/05/31/twins-top-prospects-injuries/ Other names we can add to this list include: Jim Eisenrich John Castino Danny Thompson That was without doing too much research. The Twins have a history of touted players getting injured or otherwise. Add it to the other Minnesota sports lore issues and you can argue "curse".
  5. Twins GFP
    Somebody please tell me where the satire is in this article.
  6. Twins GFP
    This is Minnesota. Did we really expect anything different?
  7. Twins GFP
    I to feel like this is a list of solutions looking for a problem. That being said, how many players does this really effect over the course of a season. I mean REALLY effect? I am talking the DFA, claim, DFA, claim in a short period of time? Maybe 5-7 over the course of the year? Do you really think the MLBPA is going to force changes on something this minor that effects so few?
  8. Twins GFP
    I have long thought that Duran would be a great trade candidate. For all the noise around his speed, he brings a lot of Eddie Guardado to the closer role. Lots of tightrope walking, little dominance. The hope is that Varland can continue to be successful. The trade opportunities that would arise out of that happening could help this team immensely.
  9. Twins GFP
    Whoa there cowboy... let's not put the cart before the horse. Varland is off to a good start, but he has a long way to go before anyone can consider him truly reliable. The phrase should be "cautiously optimistic". Let's revisit this in July.
  10. Twins GFP
    I am going to bet that there is little to no data on scoring from 2b on a single, or other non-obvious advances around 3b. IMO, 3b coaching has been the biggest baserunning liability for YEARS!
  11. Twins GFP
    Too soon?
  12. Twins GFP
    In a bubble, your argument has merit. But I don't think cherry picking portions of the season like this is a very accurate picture of a team. So many things go into each game: what happened the day before, what is happening tomorrow, injuries, player availability. A team could have a bad record versus a specific team because their pitchers were on the IL during that time... Any number of things go into each game. I understand the point you are trying to make, I just think it is a much smaller piece of the overall puzzle than it sometimes is made out to be.
  13. Twins GFP
    Any potential light will only show up once ownership sells the team. The lack of sale is basically holding up any potential change, be it coach, FO, player signing or major trade. All other screaming at the wind aside, nothing of consequence will happen until that deal is done. The Pohlad's do not care about the team in any way unless it affects their checkbook. Wins are a byproduct to them.
  14. Twins GFP
    Considering this team does not have the capability to go out and spend $150m on a SP2, this is what you get. Like it, don't like it, teams that are hamstrung financially need to find lightning in a bottle where they can. Paddack wasn't brought in to be an SP1, he was expected to be an SP4. Same with Mahle. If either of them performed at or above expectations, the narrative would be different. They didn't. The team keeps looking. It is hard to say with any confidence the Twins did not get a below-value contract with Correa. The amount of team options alone on this deal for a player of his caliber is staggering. Taylor - Good Margot - Bad Bader - Good (so far, though Buxton has been healthy too) As much as every team tries, there is only one Tampa Bay organization. Personally I would rather see them take runs at guys like Mahle and Paddack, then sign Rich Hill.
  15. Twins GFP
    Until they truly give reasons for the big 6 to forego money today for money tomorrow, this will never be fixed. A major problem here is that while teams like the Dodgers are netting hundreds of millions of dollars per year, teams like the Twins are content to make $25-100m per year. The lower teams are still making money (either through cash or valuation growth) so they are content. You can blame us sheep for continuing to accept the status quo and shell out money.
  16. Twins GFP
    This issue is bigger than Minnesota. MLB as a whole is losing this generation. Game speed changes have helped, but they need to find a way to nationalize the youth game more. It is harder and harder for large, densely populated cities to support strong youth baseball programs. Lose the youth, lose everything. Tack on high prices for everything (do not compare this to football: 8 home games vs 81), a messed up national vs. regional viewing process, priority media coverage of the coasts and Chicago vs the league as a whole.... nothing new here, but still scary for the MLB future.
  17. Twins GFP
    I am not sure the issue is due diligence. Looking at the totality of the tenure, it feels more like calculated risk. Look at Correa and Buxton. They got below market deals on these guys knowing there were health issues. They have made efforts to have capable backups (to varying levels of success). At the same time, when on the field, Correa and Buxton have generally been very good. Because of the financial limitations imposed on this team, I understand the need to take these sorts of risks. But when they don't work out 100%, and the wheels fall off in other areas, the optics look really bad.
  18. Twins GFP
    Even if the Twins were successful, the Pohlad-as-owners would still be hated. Pretty much sums up everything.
  19. Twins GFP
    eh... A strong upside pitcher does well (albeit in an extremely small sample size) after spending a few injury plagued years with the Twins. Mahle being successful shouldn't really surprise anyone, it just would have been nice to see the healthy version of him in Minnesota.
  20. Twins GFP
    Thirty years from now there will still be complaining on how the Twins messed up with Rooker. This is an extremely flawed argument that I am shocked people still try to claim. It really needs to be let go. These 20/20 hindsight articles don't really provide any new information, just more complaining and rehashing about how the Twins "messed up" by not being able to predict the future 5 years from now.
  21. Twins GFP
    I think this pretty much sums things up. It isn't a statement on whether Rocco is "good" or "bad", rather a statement on if he has the team. The downwards trend at the end of last year coupled with the slow start this year makes me question how much they are buying into what he is selling. Even the best managers/coaches need to move on from time to time. A few pieces not being discussed much in this process: 1) I believe Rocco's contract expires at the end of this year. How much of the sale process is impacting a potential managerial change and the money that goes with it? 2) Will a strong veteran coach want to take this team knowing that new ownership is on the horizon and there may be huge fundamental changes coming?
  22. Twins GFP
    Don't you know the rules around here? If you can't say something negative, don't say anything at all.
  23. Twins GFP
    I am going to guess that Rocco is somehow to blame here...🤨
  24. Twins GFP
    My point had nothing to do with Keaschall's performance, rather the propensity to hijack discussions by changing the narrative from Keaschall to attacking Rocco... which is what this is. I am not defending or attacking Rocco, but the constant Rocco bashing (with no real proof that Rocco is the primary reason for the team losing) on every article, including those where it really isn't warranted, is just sad. (No, this isn't a personal attack on you specifically, but a general observation of the comments)
  25. Twins GFP
    As usual, the point of my comment is missed. This article is about Keaschall and what he may be able to bring to the table. As seems to be the TD masses singular argument at the moment, there is an immediate attack on Rocco. To your point, if you are going to blame Rocco for the entirety of a players development... well, nothing I say is going to change that tunnel view approach.
×
×
  • Create New...