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  1. Twins GFP
    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.
  2. Twins GFP
    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.
  3. Twins GFP
    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.
  4. Twins GFP
    @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
  5. Twins GFP
    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
  6. Twins GFP
    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.)
  7. Twins GFP
    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?
  8. Twins GFP
    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.
  9. Twins GFP
    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.
  10. Twins GFP
    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.
  11. Twins GFP
    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.
  12. Twins GFP
    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).
  13. Twins GFP
    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.
  14. Twins GFP
    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.
  15. Twins GFP
    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?
  16. Twins GFP
    They are being traded for salary reasons, so expect prospects. How close they are depends on the trade partner.
  17. Twins GFP
    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?
  18. Twins GFP
    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.
  19. Twins GFP
    Larnach is still auditioning for a spot. He is young, cheap, and the bigger names behind him are not ready yet. Clemens is auditioning for a spot. Him having success this year puts him in line for a 1B/utility role next year. Gasper (believe it or not) is auditioning for the backup catcher role next year. The Twins need to see what he brings defensively behind the plate before jettisoning him (they know what Pereda and Cardenas bring to the table). McCusker, Keirsey, a handful of other guys are the ones that could be DFA'd, as they have no real future Minnesota. They are the textbook definition of organizational depth. My guess is that because the Twins will probably have the lowest payroll in MLB next year (after trading Ryan and Lopez), Fedko will be given every opportunity in Spring Training to find a spot.
  20. Twins GFP
    Wallner has played himself out of a lock, but he is still cheap with potential. 1B would be a waste of his arm, but might be his best long-term opportunity. As of now, the only real OF lock is Buxton, everyone else can play their way into or out of a position. I could easily see the Twins giving Fedko a shot. I am not worried about age, history is littered with many players that did not blossom until their late 20's. He is not really hard-blocked by anyone (though there are flashier names ahead of him). His secondary numbers may give pause, but if he continues to find a way to provide average-ish offensive production to go with his average defense, he will find a spot somewhere.
  21. Twins GFP
    As everybody seems to forget, professional athletes are human beings, not robots, and that professional baseball is a job in entertainment, not a true athletic competition. In a game where extremely small things determine success or failure, extremely small things can impact how people play. When you are in a bad mood or a negative environment, are you always producing 100% at your job? Culture, to some degree, is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Winning perpetuates a positive culture, while losing perpetuates a negative one. You can have the best "culture" people in the world, but that does not always translate to success. The reverse of that statement is also true. As a decades-long sports coach, I can tell you that leader impact on culture is important, but not as important as the individuals within that culture. Rocco could be the best (or worst) at building a culture, but how the players navigate that culture is all that matters. You can have a laid-back atmosphere that wins, especially if the players stay positive and work to succeed. I am more curious as to how the organization works to get the best out of their players? I am not talking coaching, but more of the little things. The Vikings consistently rate as one of the top organizations for incoming players because of how the players are treated, creature comforts, facility, etc. When Chris Paddack got traded he publicly destroyed the Twins in this area. To me, that says a heck of a lot more about the organizational view towards money and players then any fan perception.
  22. Twins GFP
    If Tait continues to hit, you have to wonder if they will keep him behind the plate or work him into 1B/OF. Strong hitting, durable catchers are pretty rare. It will be interesting to see how they handle him as he moves up the system.
  23. Twins GFP
    My comments have never been personal. I have never met him. Professionally, I challenge anyone to find someone worse on radio or television for an MLB team. I have absolutely no idea why anyone likes him in a color role, much less give him 3+ innings a night on play-by-play.
  24. Twins GFP
    He never had it to begin with. I challenge anyone to find a worse color/play-by-play guy on the radio.
  25. Twins GFP
    Of all the negative issues currently swirling around the Twins, this has to be at least 47th on the list of concerns. Maybe lower, but only because it is a very long list.
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