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  1. LastOnePicked
    I've been on rollercoasters that have had fewer downs and ups than this ballclub. Good gosh. The only consistent so far is that the harder I am in my critiques of them and the more sure I am of their utter demise in the standings, the more they starting punching their way back into the hunt. So, I will say this again: THIS TEAM STINKS AND WILL WIN NOTHING! NOTHING, I TELL YOU!!!
  2. LastOnePicked
    A rebuild year could have answered many - if not all - of these questions. They're gonna enter the offseason with even more question marks then they left the 2025 season with. What a waste.
  3. LastOnePicked
    In a word: no. There is no fan base for this team as it is. They put all of their chips in, all for announced crowds of 21K and actual crowds of about 12K. 25th ranked attendance in MLB, and yet they play in a top 5 ballpark. The only thing that will increase the fanbase is winning a championship. The only thing that wins a championship is fielding an elite team. The only way for a midmarket team to field an elite team is through elite prospects. The only way to get elite prospects is to build a vision for short-term pains and long-term gains. Overhaul scouting and development. Take lumps. Trade when at an advantage. Strengthen and grow. None of this is rocket science. I don't know why so many fans reject it. Is it foolproof? Nope. Pirates have managed to screw up this process several times. But there is absolutely no path to a championship for a middling .500 club that continues to nibble at the fringes of the roster year after year after year. None.
  4. LastOnePicked
    My fault. I was also referring to the costs of not having traded Jeffers, Lopez, Ryan and Buxton last offseason.
  5. LastOnePicked
    They've played .500 ball for, what, four games this year? Lots of carts being put in front a lot of horses. It's not going to happen.
  6. LastOnePicked
    That's a beautiful dream, friend. i won't burst that bubble for you. Sadly, the team will do that for you soon enough.
  7. LastOnePicked
    This. Exactly this. We'll never know exactly what the lost opportunities were this season, but I'm certain that the prospect value alone lost by "going for it" this year will haunt this team through at least 2030.
  8. LastOnePicked
    Spoiler alert: the season-defining stretch already happened. It was the last nine games.
  9. LastOnePicked
    It's over. A bit of poetry from the baseball gods that it was our former closer who slammed the door. I like that they tried proving us skeptics wrong for awhile there. That was fun.
  10. LastOnePicked
    I think the bigger concern for a Pohlad is that the season is cut short by 30+ games but the MLBPA successfully negotiates for full salary payouts for the season.
  11. LastOnePicked
    Hey, Joe Benson has 17 MLB hits under his belt. Walker Jenkins has zero. Jenkins stinks.
  12. LastOnePicked
    I'm totally confused. Does this team see itself in a WC race? Then why would you ever choose to not put your best talent on the field? We're not talking about a hasty AA promotion here. This is a top-tier prospect at the last rung of the minor leagues. And how is Jenkins being denied MLB service time possibly better for him? I no longer see this team in a WC race, so I guess any number of explanations for keeping him down to manipulate service time or hope for some weird ROY draft pick to materialize could make sense. That's the patented Twins Way. Nibble your way to occasional fringe success. But we've been told by ownership that there's a new spirit of "winning now" in the air. This team is struggling to score more than a run or two. Why would you ever leave a weapon on the shelf in the heat of a fight? And why would/should the fans support this?
  13. LastOnePicked
    There is no way that this organization will extend a QO to Jeffers. I think Gleeman even reported that he's hearing internally that that's probably a no-go. They simply will not risk spending that kind of money, especially with the prospect of a shortened or lost season. Jeffers will walk for nothing.
  14. LastOnePicked
    This seems plausible. And yet I can see this provision being scrapped in 2027 after a long work stoppage. And the Twins will have held down Jenkins for nothing.
  15. LastOnePicked
    Tell that to the White Sox. Their future is now.
  16. LastOnePicked
    You realize a rebuild takes more than a half season to bear fruit, right? Come 2028, it might have worked out perfectly if they had finished the job they started. The problem was - and is - their unwillingness to commit to a rebuild.
  17. LastOnePicked
    I think we're pretty close to the end now. The losses aren't even close at this point. 100+ games has a way of separating the contenders from the pretenders.
  18. LastOnePicked
    Last offseason? Absolutely - they should have sold high on Jeffers, Lopez, Ryan and Buxton. This deadline, with a scrappy team desperate for support from ownership and the FO? No. They had to at least try a little buying. But it hasn't made the difference because it's still not a very good ballclub, all things considered.
  19. LastOnePicked
    Cool. What happened next? I don't want to be a jerk, but that's kinda the crux of it. They really haven't won anything significant in a very long time. And they don't seem to be able to capitalize on an open window. They're a mid-tier organization at best. Donaldson is only saying what many of us already believe.
  20. LastOnePicked
    He's not nice. But he's not wrong. The only thing he missed is that Minnesotans are smart. We can tell when a franchise has nothing going for it. The Twins have had a loser mentality for a very, very long time. The 0-18 playoff stretch was not a fluke. Neither is the recent cluster of missed playoff years. Most people are waiting to be woken up from their MLB slumber when the organization demonstrates a killer instinct in the FO and a never-say-die attitude on the field. Elite talent and relentless guts. The Twins still aren't close to either one. I like this year's team, but they're clearly headed for "also-ran" status.
  21. LastOnePicked
    They kinda already did this in Iowa. Last night's game really sucked.
  22. LastOnePicked
    Well, shucks. This is the kind of loss that can really stalk a contending team. I hope Shelton gives them an earful. Get 'em back on the field and cobble together a few wins.
  23. LastOnePicked
    Wait ... what? Baldelli works as some sort of special assistant for the Dodgers, and Falvey has not accepted another position. When both of these guys have equivalent jobs to what they had in MN and are having success, then maybe roll out that last line. Until then, the fans may have been right.
  24. LastOnePicked
    Sadly, this was pretty predictable. Trading Ryan at the height of his hype was absolutely necessary. It didn't happen. He must be feeling the pressure. He shouldn't. He's a #3 starter that has to role-play as an ace for a middling team in a Wild Card hunt. Here's hoping he comes back strong. The Twins have pushed most of their chips on this playoff push. If he can't figure it out, chances of playing meaningful baseball in September are slim.
  25. LastOnePicked
    That's why I fault the Twins for very limited vision. Half measures only lead halfway to a title.
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