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  1. LastOnePicked
    There isn't a viable fanbase left. It's time for a complete overhaul and a championship run later on. Ryan's stock will never be higher, and he can do nothing to help 2026 that he hasn't already done this year.
  2. LastOnePicked
    You have to take that chance. This team isn't capable of taking things to the next level. It's time to build a roster that can.
  3. LastOnePicked
    I'm old enough to remember Munoz, and as a kid it seemed like he picked a bat that was way too big for him.
  4. LastOnePicked
    That hurts, man.
  5. LastOnePicked
    I think you got it right in the title: the season is already killed, not being killed. The Rockies losses sort of sealed the fate of this club for 2025. It's hard not to wonder what this roster would look like under a different manager. But it's also possible that this is just a team clearly past its contention window, with too many players who just aren't reliable contributors.
  6. LastOnePicked
    I'm confused by all of the "don't touch Joe Ryan" talk. What exactly is Joe Ryan going to do for a rebuilding team? His stock is probably never going to be higher. The Twins are going nowhere in 2026. Aren't you supposed to sell high and buy low if you're a mid-market team? Let the poor guy pitch for a contender. Judging from his comments last week, it sounds like he wouldn't mind being traded one bit. And I don't blame him.
  7. LastOnePicked
    I hope Buxton can offer him a little guidance. It's going to be a transition year. Royce will either have a resurgence at some point in the coming years, or he could leave the game early and then be a great manager with a renewed love of the game from the dugout. I feel for him. Good guy. Incredible talent. Rotten luck.
  8. LastOnePicked
    Agreed. 3/5 of the rotation (Paddack, Ober and the rotating #5 starter) are massive question marks, and that's not even including Lopez, who won't be back for weeks. The offense just isn't good enough to win many games on its own. Sell.
  9. LastOnePicked
    After a few drinks that ERA is going to look a lot more attractive.
  10. LastOnePicked
    You're not wrong, but it's fun to think that's he's putting it all together at the right time. Better to have a prospect peak just before a call-up than never at all. I like an old-school slugger, and I have a little bit of fool's hope for Sabato.
  11. LastOnePicked
    Neat. I also saw then have the worst start in franchise history, coupled with a truly dreadful June. This team is missing a few key ingredients. They don't have it on the farm, they won't trade for it and they won't pay for it in the offseason. They're a sub-.500 team, even with that lovely 13 game win streak. It's probably time to look ahead to a better future. I'd much rather see them win now, but I've seen enough recent autumn collapses to sober me up.
  12. LastOnePicked
    I'm confused. Was cutting (not adding, mind you) payroll after 2023 a defendable position, right after the first taste of playoff success in a generation? No, it wasn't. And it clearly had an impact on that following season. It's fine to defend ownership, and no one here on TD expects the Twins to spend Mets money. But there's no question in my mind that some additional support in 2024 would have made a difference, and some additional payroll flexibility with regard to trades this year could also make a difference. But this organization has no killer instinct, and ownership would much rather bail out and take the money than hoist a trophy. I don't see how that's remotely debatable at this point.
  13. LastOnePicked
    That's not negative. Pessimistic maybe, but that's an understandable response to MN sports in general. The fact is that they're still not a .500 team. They have zero chance to win the division and an awful lot of competition ahead of them for a WC spot. All things considered, selling is the reasonable choice. It's sad, though, because with even a decent ownership group, a modest payroll push last year likely would have led to a playoff berth, and a willingness to add some salary through trades could maybe lead to one this year. But as Bonnes and Gleeman noted recently, penny wise and pound foolish is the Twins' organizational slogan.
  14. LastOnePicked
    I'm not a big fan of the front office, but I concede that they have a very difficult choice ahead. I really, really would like an organizational rebuild. I want to see this organization change and become more aggressive, athletic and fundamentally sound. BUT ... I want this team to WIN and to electrify the state in September and October. I'm 90% sure that's not possible this year with this squad, but that 10% chance almost seems worth it. Almost.
  15. LastOnePicked
    Is Sabato still a possibility? I still have a little hope he might make an MLB debut this year.
  16. LastOnePicked
    In the running for Stu's post of the year. We'll see what the second half brings.
  17. LastOnePicked
    Yosemite National Park.
  18. LastOnePicked
    Agreed. This is a 90-loss team that has occasional flashes of being something better. Those flashes fade as soon as any pressure is applied. It's a sloppy team, an injury-prone team and a team without leadership or spark. Clean house and start the long climb back to relevance.
  19. LastOnePicked
    I hear you, but I think we need a championship run more than we need one nice thing. There isn't enough of a team here to surround him with. Plus, if he drops a bit in velocity it'll be the Ober situation all over again. It's time for the Twins to actually sell high on some players.
  20. LastOnePicked
    Sell, sell, sell. There's not nearly enough here. Let's get this long overdue rebuild going. I wish ownership even cared enough to simply push the overhaul button.
  21. LastOnePicked
    If they're spending more money than their competition and they're failing to win divisions and playoff games, then the answer becomes fairly clear. Results are a the best yardstick.
  22. LastOnePicked
    I don't think the Twins organization is even vaguely aware of the idea of "fans" at this point. We simply don't factor into the equation. No organization who cared about their fans would subject them to low quality output with no recourse or accountability.
  23. LastOnePicked
    It looks like the organizational dial is still stuck on the "maximum fan pain" setting. Hope they get that fixed.
  24. LastOnePicked
    Trade who you can. Fire Rocco. Send the signal that a full cleaning of the slate is underway. This isn't major league quality baseball at this point.
  25. LastOnePicked
    Hard to know what to say at this point. Whatever momentum they had built is long gone. If the clubhouse sinks that deeply from the loss of their ace, then they probably didn't have much to propel them in September or October. I want them to win, sure. But I'll take a total rebuild of the organization as a consolation.
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