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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. LastOnePicked
    Is Sabato still a possibility? I still have a little hope he might make an MLB debut this year.
  7. LastOnePicked
    In the running for Stu's post of the year. We'll see what the second half brings.
  8. LastOnePicked
    Yosemite National Park.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. LastOnePicked
    It looks like the organizational dial is still stuck on the "maximum fan pain" setting. Hope they get that fixed.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. LastOnePicked
    This whole post was just perfectly stated. It's sad to see the Twins continue to lag in development, coaching and execution, with no meaningful changes to their approach.
  18. LastOnePicked
    I mean, the win streak was real. Each win is as real as each loss. There are some plusses on this team, but they collapses are just confusing. Either they're pretty easily scouted and their weaknesses can be exploited, or they just can't sustain any real momentum. When the pressure's off, they seem to be fine. When the spotlight gets put back on them, they fold.
  19. LastOnePicked
    Easy. It's garage sale season. Lots of people are out looking for local bargains.
  20. LastOnePicked
    Might want to get that checked. That's a symptom of Twins fever. I might be coming down with it, too.
  21. LastOnePicked
    I'm right there with you.
  22. LastOnePicked
    I'm not quite following the argument. Orioles have won 275 games over the last three years. The Twins have won 247 and played in a much weaker division over that span (but it is heating up now, yes). Both teams have won three playoff games in that same span. We're only a quarter of the way into 2025 - we'll have to see where things end up this year and perhaps the next few years. The story of this comparison might be that a total rebuild (like the Os) - if done correctly - helps you rebound more quickly after a bad year. Or it might be that it's far better just to steer towards .500 each year (like the Twins) and see where you can get from there. Or, if the Orioles rebound in 2025, the real lesson might be that it's wise to fire an underperforming manager as soon as you sense stalled momentum. But I wouldn't draw too much of a conclusion from any of this yet.
  23. LastOnePicked
    When I was a kid in St. Paul, if you ordered a dozen cookies at a local bakery, you'd get a few extra in the bag. Too much to hope that this also happens in Milwaukee?
  24. LastOnePicked
    I am almost ready to touch grass about Baldelli. Almost. Maybe.
  25. LastOnePicked
    Articles like this always make me chuckle. They pull me in with the promise that the Twins just found gold in their pan, and by the last paragraph it's always, "Don't get us wrong, this guy still pretty much stinks and will only play a few games here and there. But he might be okay."
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