Yes, I do think that some of the players reacted negatively. There were several (Dozier, Hunter primarily) who made it clear they hoped for help at the deadline. And yes, they happen to be ones who wouldn't have lost their jobs but they are also the Team Leaders. It was utterly demoralizing to have very little happen -- and even then not until the last moment. TR basically said that this year is no different than any other -- I'm not willing to give up anything. I'm not even willing to experiment with bringing guys from the minors to the bigs. I'm basically going to sit on my hands. The Twins will be sitting with prospects rotting away and unable to keep them all on the 40 man. But that's okay, there's always next year, and the next, and the next. But someday never comes. All they care about is putting b*tts in the seats for as long as possible. No, I don't hope they lose. But at some point ownership needs to figure out the TR isn't the answer and if it takes a drop in attendance to make that happen, so be it.