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  1. Fatbat
    Its tough when a young man fails for the first time. His response and growth will lead him to true greatness. We should expect a monster season from Royce!
  2. Fatbat
    Serious question. Would any of these guys play for league minimum with an incentive laden contract?
  3. Fatbat
    I heard Kent Hrbek had a stellar church league ops with 97 Hr’s in ‘25. He is weighing a comeback to fast pitch ball. The FO should sign him fast before he ends up with the brew crew….
  4. Fatbat
    Well we all know the Pohlads are cheap and the 3rd generation of them is spending Carls investment equity like its lottery $$$. Someone attracted bail out investor $$$ so why not expect a full rebuild? They can tank or they can buy immediate mlb talent. You can have both. Lean into betting on the kids in AAA &AA or spend enough $$$ to be competitive right away. Isn’t that why the Angel investors wrote a check (s)?
  5. Fatbat
    Coby Mayo would be a very nice piece to trade for. Since the O’s want young pitchers, he might cost us Festa and Raya or some other combo. Analysts might view Mayo as worth more in a trade, the fact is, he has a small sample size of MLB production. There is downside risk to trading for him. The downside probably isnt Jose Miranda size but its still there. Mayo’s ceiling is very high…. Risk vs. reward is real. Since we are trending young, why not swing big on a 24 yo that profiles exactly what we are missing?
  6. Fatbat
    That 17 yo could be a phenom that is in AAA at 20 and pushing Culpepper, Winoker and 3 other “SS” prospects out of the way… he definitely is not a Cavaco.
  7. Fatbat
    2 yrs ago they sold their car dealerships for $900M. They must have been $899M in debt in that business 😂 its absolutely true how the 3rd generation can spend generational wealth and end up broke. depending on the teams budget constraints, they could buy some star power, mix it in with 3-4 impact rookies then watch all the winning going on. Thats what Falvey is selling right now.
  8. Fatbat
    Great takes for sure. I don’t know who has options but if the FO has the ability$$$ to buy FA’s, I would imagine they will bring in a few for the season and other spring training fliers to try and find some bullpen help. Rule 5 tomorrow will be interesting! I’d bet they have their eyes on at least a few guys and will pick one of them if available.
  9. Fatbat
    A top 3 pick is a great place to start the rebuild! Any one of the top 4 athletes that are currently shortstops would be a great pick. Not even sure that Roch Chowloski is a clear #1 pick. …. and its the Whiteys mistake to make. All the buzz leading up to the July draft is gonna be awesome!!!
  10. Fatbat
    If those adjustments work. Pencil him in! But why couldn’t the Dodgers figure it out for him? Its just weird! I heard that Falvey is looking to add a big bat in free agency as well as Rys Hoskins or something like that. How many adds to the 40 man have to happen to dfa outman or julien or gasper …. Or do they first option Kreidler and McCuster types? looking at the 40 man… It Is A Mess!!!
  11. Fatbat
    I agree with most of what you say. I think the Stewart trade for outman was hoping a change of scenery could bring back outmans rookie production but that didn't happen last season. It would be great if he came back and lit it up this spring and took his spot in the OF. Julien is definitely in the exact same career path spot. Many of us were huge fans of his rookie campaign. It just has gone really bad since then. I understand how and why the org will give them a chance to seize a daily opportunity but the odds are stacked against them. If the next wave of kids GG, ERod and WJ are lights out in spring training, how and why would you not just make the change for opening day. Find a team that needs a 4th or 5th OF/IF and trade both outman and julien for cash to buy some baseballs and go young. If the kids are ready, then play them in MLB. See what the future is.
  12. Fatbat
    I disagree. If there are rookies tearing it up like LK did last April and they are 5 games over .500 by 5/1, attendance will creep up with good weather. Winning and hope of watching young stars in the making always improves attendance. Some 29yo that fans don't even know that he is on the bench and hitting .184 occasionally because he needs to be hidden depresses attendance, hope and hype. La Tortuga and Arraez brought fans to the stadium. Outman, Gasper, Julien and other AAAA guys absolutely depress attendance.
  13. Fatbat
    With all the young prospect talent we have, why is he even here? Who would sell more tickets in April/May, WJ/Erod/Roden in MLB or Outman/Martin/Roden. ….assuming Buck and Wallner are still here.
  14. Fatbat
    There is also John Klein age 23 that is now on the 40 man and projects to be somewhere in the ‘26 Twins bullpen. He may never be a super star but he shouldn’t be overlooked either. We do have star potential all over the minor league system. The next 3 seasons all could have excellent rookie classes in both quality and quantity!
  15. Fatbat
    It will be interesting what happens after the draft lottery. If we get a top 3 pick and the draft goes well in July, (deep college age talent) the FO may get 2-4 guys that are only 2 years away from MLB. At that point, do you sell off the current core in total or maybe 1 or 2 of them? Lets just say Jeffers, Buck, Lopez, Ober and Ryan are all having a very nice solid season but we are scraping by at a .493 win %. My guess is they all get traded out and the team gets a whole reset. There will be plenty of clubs looking for a guy to add for their playoff runs. Now lets just say that the Twins are 10 games over .500 at the trade deadline and a nice rookie crop is contributing to what seems like a quick rebuild, will the FO buy some more immediate MLB talent or will they be content and wimper out by just missing the playoffs or lose in 5 games to the Blue Jays or Yankees? And then we cycle right back into the middle of the pack of almost contenders for another decade….
  16. Fatbat
    8 guys that have little track record of MLB success at the plate. Oh boy 👀
  17. Fatbat
    Placing hatred for the Pohlads aside, I hope we get a hall of famer with this years pick(s) … just so he will force the Pohlads to spend $$.
  18. Fatbat
    Thats a very young group of guys on the roster. Prepare for speed bumps!
  19. Fatbat
    Just filled out a survey/feedback on/for transamerica insurance website this morning. It absolutely sucks and I obliterated it in my feedback. Zero stars. I do not recommend.
  20. Fatbat
    They will be fine as OF #4, #5. The question is who will be the starting LF? Hopefully someone that produces a couple of WAR and is ops+ 120.
  21. Fatbat
    Definitely messy! Lots of changes in the next few years. Hopefully MLB comes out more competitive and appealing to more fans (kids).
  22. Fatbat
    They (7) can all go. Maybe a few more but the FO wont. I would venture to bet that we draft a rule 5 guy or 2 so we can evaluate more (younger fringe) talent in spring training. Maybe they will catch a diamond in the rough. There is probably a Willi Castro type thats out there on waivers right now that will be a headline signing soon. Oh the possibilities!!! 😂 None of these seven should be on the opening day roster if we want to be taken seriously.
  23. Fatbat
    Great ideas to integrate some key FA’s into a roster that is a mess with AAAA guys. Any FA signing has to obviously be a bargain price and outperform his contract. That is hard to come by. We also need huge contributions from a FEW rookies because the bench is so short. ‘26 is going to be a year of growth and growing pains. Many many things have to go right for the Twins to be competitive and get back to relevance in the AL central.
  24. Fatbat
    Finally gonna let the kids play…Its about time!!! This organization needs 2-4 rookies to get to the bigs every season. In 26/27, we will need 5-7 each year to build around what core is left. Its gonna be some growing pains but its also going to be some great games and good times!!!
  25. Fatbat
    Erod has small sample size stats every where. He should be sample sized in MLB on day one of ‘26. If the FO would ever get their a$$ in line with star power/ticket sales. Open the season with Erod, Jenkins & Buck in the OF on opening day with Wallner at DH.
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