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  1. LastOnePicked
    I just don't get the scapegoat talk. You look at the record, the underperformance, the collapses - Mr. Rogers could have bought this team and HE still would have fired Rocco. He certainly appears to be a truly decent guy, and I appreciate that he never dishonored the club with crude statements or behavior. But being a good guy is just not enough at this level. I mean, have we ever considered that Rocco actually was THE problem? That this team, at a crucial stage in their cohesion, needed something a bit more disciplined than a loose, friendly clubhouse? Something a bit more task-oriented that a "feel-good" guy that players liked? Somebody who, instead of getting praise from the FO for following orders, actually pushed back on commands that were making the team predictable and easy for opponents to game-plan against? I'm not saying definitively that Rocco was THE problem, but it's not out of the question. I mean, they often had a top AL Central payroll and a highly-ranked farm system. This team absolutely became sluggish, sloppy and listless, and often feel apart when faced with a challenge. That suggests a real problem with leadership in the dugout. Sometimes nice guys are not great managers.
  2. LastOnePicked
    This just needs reposting. Again and again and again. Rocco was not good at his job. Period.
  3. LastOnePicked
    There is nothing even remotely BS about this. Not a single thing. You fail repeatedly - and so spectacularly - at this level, you fall. It's the gravity of the job. He was repeatedly given the AL Central's highest payroll and a top farm system. He repeatedly got next-to-nothing out of this club. If his firing is BS, it's BS that it took this long to happen.
  4. LastOnePicked
    By all accounts, a very decent guy. I wish him a very happy life. But thank goodness he's not the Twins manager anymore.
  5. LastOnePicked
    Correct. The minority investors have no increased ownership stake in the future It sounds like they are merely east coast chums of the Pohlads, just chipping in to help them clear their debts. Perhaps they're also hoping that boosts in revenue sharing will provide a few additional dollars down the line. They will have zero impact on this team being competitive.
  6. LastOnePicked
    For Buxton's sake, I hope Provus is right. He deserves better. We all do, but changing jerseys is easier than changing fandoms. Get the good, established guys out of here, stat. Clean house and start over. They'll be nothing happening here until the 2030s at least.
  7. LastOnePicked
    2025 broke me. The most disgusting season in all my time as a fan. I was blessed with two title runs in my youth, and I'm so sad that today's young people get these Twins instead. Just a nothing organization, run by fools and headed absolutely nowhere. No guts, no heart, no grit, no brains ... nothing. The Pohlads, Falvey and Rocco have brought shame to this fanbase and this state.
  8. LastOnePicked
    Beautifully written, but there is no "core" here. There is literally nothing to build a championship on. It may happen in the distant future, but none of the players on this year's roster will be involved. There is no championship foundation here at this point. It will take a decade of disastrous records and can't miss draft positions to put this team in position to win. And even then, they'll need an all-new coaching staff at all levels. This team is probably the farthest in all of MLB from a contention window.
  9. LastOnePicked
    Again, this has become an insular, coddled organization filled with yes men and third-tier talent. Without a doubt, this team will lose 95+ games in 2026. Just be honest, Derek. This is a total teardown. Tell fans to come out to the park because it won't be crowded and they'll get to see a lot of young players try to establish themselves as big leaguers. But the nonsense has got to stop.
  10. LastOnePicked
    It's a clever write-up, but if it hadn't been that game, it would have been another. This team just didn't have what it took. It hasn't had what it takes to win in years - basically, an ownership group with a championship vision, a blueprint and the business intelligence to bring it all to fruition.
  11. LastOnePicked
    I think the hopelessness comes from the fact that this is a team without a winning culture. There's no commitment to excellence here, no pressure to win, no expectations. Until the culture changes, you can bring in the top free agent in the market and nothing would change. Oh wait, they did that. They were losers before, during and after Correa. The prospect pipeline won't mean a thing until the culture changes. Hopelessness about this team is a sign that you're paying attention. It's okay to see things as they are - if only the FO and ownership could, too.
  12. LastOnePicked
    The contrast between the Twins and the Guardians is simple: the Guardians are a real organization. They've committed themselves to excellence within their means. They don't make excuses. They go out and perform. They have the tools, the talent and the discipline. The Twins are not a real organization. They are a joke. No one is steering the ship. They flail, falter and faint. They lead the league in excuse-making. They are a nothing club with no vision and no understanding of accountability.
  13. LastOnePicked
    "Still, if a new manager were to get similar results ..." No. You don't make this comparison in 2026. You make this comparison only when the new manager has been gifted everything Rocco was gifted - a top AL Central payroll, a few elite free-agent signings and a weak AL Central to compete in for much of his career. Rocco had it pretty good and still couldn't deliver. I'm only going to judge a new manager by the style of play and the character of the club that I see developing.
  14. LastOnePicked
    Because many young players on this club are in desperate need of better coaching.
  15. LastOnePicked
    Nick, you missed the most obvious, and most reliable, path to reversing the Twins' fortunes: Swap jerseys with the Cleveland Guardians while they're in town.
  16. LastOnePicked
    None of these, thank you. Put that $30M into hiring the best coaching staff you can find for all levels of the organization.
  17. LastOnePicked
    It's not your fault - the draft lottery is stupid. Besides the confusion, it doesn't seem to have any impact on teams "tanking" and it has the added impact of punishing the fans who follow terrible teams and endure terrible seasons. MLB draft prospects are already a lottery ticket. Now you've got a lottery on top of a lottery.
  18. LastOnePicked
    These are your new-look Twins, so file it under "Mediocre" Pitching.
  19. LastOnePicked
    I'm gonna pretend this is a Wild Card postseason series and the Twins just won Game 1 decisively. DO NOT interrupt my delusion with your REALITY.
  20. LastOnePicked
    The question isn't why Rocco should go. The question at this point is why should he be allowed to stay. What suggests that he's the voice you want in the dugout as you're welcoming a new wave of prospects getting ready to play winning baseball at the big-league level? New manager needed. Immediately.
  21. LastOnePicked
    Gleeman and Bonnes were reviewing the fan survey from The Athletic the other day, and nearly half of the respondents gave Baldelli a "C." And "B" was the runner-up grade. This is a year after an historic late-season collapse, followed by a season of abject misery from this club, on the field and in their interview comments. This team was predicted by multiple sources to win the AL Central. They have underperformed in nearly every single facet of the game. They look like the most listless, rudderless and punchless bunch you will ever see play Major League Baseball. A "C." I just cannot understand it. At least the TD poll seems to offer a slightly more realistic picture.
  22. LastOnePicked
    I really respect you, and you're one of my favorite TD posters to read ... but I just cannot for the life of me understand how Baldelli continues to get such a pass from the fans here. He's been given the top payroll in the AL Central, a farm system that's often been in the top ten, he's been gifted rosters that have routinely been picked by preseason pundits and WAR-calculators to win the AL Central. And what does he have to show for it? Two postseason wins against a very weak Blue Jays team. Otherwise, a legacy of let downs and epic collapses. The Twins under Baldelli continually falter, flounder and fold under pressure. Team culture under his "leadership" is probably the worst I've ever seen. I just do not and cannot understand why people aren't screaming for his immediate removal as manager. Is it that he's a nice guy? Is it that management and ownership are so dreadful that he almost looks competent by comparison? I just don't get it. He is not a good MLB manager. We have more than enough evidence to make this judgement by now.
  23. LastOnePicked
    Doc, that's just not enough, is it? That wouldn't get anybody I know to buy Twins season tickets. One of the worst rotations in baseball, an oft-injured CF, and a handful of magic bean prospects? No thank you. There's nothing to market because this is a nothing team. I don't fault ownership for realizing that - I fault ownership for not understanding how they created this nothing team. They stuck with a weak manager, their player development is far below average and they don't draft or trade particularly well. This is a total system failure unlike the two previous total system failures. This one is going to take 3-5 years to dig out from, at least.
  24. LastOnePicked
    With these comments, Buxton is on a collision course with himself. He's recently boasted about his no-trade clause and being a Twin for life. Now he's talking about prioritizing winning and that he won't tolerate a lost season. Was he not paying attention since the "right-sizing" movement began two years ago? Buck, this isn't a winning organization. If you want out, you better tell Falvey right now. Because this is a 100 loss team in 2026, with or without you.
  25. LastOnePicked
    I'm not sure if they're the least relevant, but I can say this: they are a nothing organization right now. There's absolutely nothing to them. They have no identity. They don't excel at anything. Fan energy is anemic. I've loved baseball all my life, but even friends and family members who used to love the Twins never - and I mean never - talk about them when we get together these days, That's what happens when you don't win. When winning is not a priority, and when excellence - or even competence - isn't expected from ownership, then team culture rots. Instead of setting your unwavering sights on a World Series, you end up with meaningless corporate-speak mission statements and comments about "right-sizing" the business. This is a nothing organization. It's why too many prospects falter. It's why coaches stay too long while superstars try to shorten their stay. The Twins problem is that they lose, yes, but the bigger problem is that they're losers. They have no killer instinct, no fight and no feel for the game. Until the culture changes, nothing will change for this team in terms of relevance.
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