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  1. LastOnePicked
    I don't think there's any way to supplement the roster to make a winner. As many have noted, the time for that approach was two offseasons ago. Now, the focus just has to be on building the scouting and coaching infrastructure for a winning club. Focus, attitude, fundamentals. Other teams are going to beat the Twins a lot over the next four years. I just don't want to keep seeing the Twins beat themselves.
  2. LastOnePicked
    That clip feels like it came from a lifetime ago. I can't imagine how any owner could see a raucous, electric postseason Target Field and not put more chips on the table. But that's the ownership we have. A nothing franchise, with no heart, no guts and no vision. Yes, baseball is often unpredictable, but trust me, the Jays and the Twins will not be switching places anytime soon.
  3. LastOnePicked
    "The club possesses one of the AL's strongest starting rotations alongside a top-five farm system in baseball." You're not serious, are you? This is just a big no. I'm not even sure if they're in the top ten in the AL. I mean, I appreciate the optimism, but come on. And working in unison with the FO is not at all something I'm looking for in a Twins manager. Not until that FO changes hands.
  4. LastOnePicked
    Yes to Hunter. Big yes. It gives him the opportunity to advance his career, and he brings an approach to the game that is sorely needed here. And he won't just let the FO or ownership puppeteer him.
  5. LastOnePicked
    Yes. The guy cannot communicate a single direct idea. Here are quick re-writes of his three corporate-speak quotes included in the article: "Not all of this is on Rocco, but we have to bring in a new voice." "There are a lot of skills we're looking for - I can't get into all of them right now." "We'll put an emphasis on player development skills for the whole roster." Falvey communicates like a man who's afraid to say the wrong thing ... so he ends up saying nothing. We've had too much of this style for far too long.
  6. LastOnePicked
    "And there are more ways to inspire people outside of yelling." I'm going to set aside this old strawman argument (for the record, almost no one was asking Rocco to flip chairs and tables - let's put this nonsense to rest) and just point out that you seem to have nailed Rocco's problem without realizing it: his teams played profoundly uninspired baseball. Again, highest payrolls in the AL Central. Top-ranked farm systems. Routinely picked in preseason and midseason predictions to be an AL Central Championship team or a playoff team. Flop, flop, flop. Over and over again. People love to say that his 2023 team broke the record playoff losing streak while conveniently forgetting that his tenure here actually set that record. Rocco absolutely was a part of the problem here ... and he may actually have been THE problem.
  7. LastOnePicked
    No, but Dr. Jeckyll might.
  8. LastOnePicked
    It's not a no-win situation. It's more like a 60-win situation. Hey, there are only 30 of these positions available. If you're a potential candidate trying to break into - or break back into - MLB coaching, you have to start somewhere. If any manager can just increase the quality of approach and play, that should be considered a huge win. Re-establish a winning culture through a few tough seasons and the bigger Ws won't be too far behind.
  9. 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.
  10. LastOnePicked
    This just needs reposting. Again and again and again. Rocco was not good at his job. Period.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. LastOnePicked
    Because many young players on this club are in desperate need of better coaching.
  23. 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.
  24. LastOnePicked
    None of these, thank you. Put that $30M into hiring the best coaching staff you can find for all levels of the organization.
  25. 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.
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