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I think they panicked after not being able to trade for Maye and it's possible that Penix might have been their backup plan. No one thought he would gone before #10 or #11.

He's backing up Drake Maye in New England. Surprised by the Wolford signing as well. Figured they'd resign Desmond Ridder, Either option is bleak really.

I would imagine that they resign Desmond Ridder to be the backup/3rd stringer,

Wentz is having surgery on his non-throwing shoulder and going on season-ending IR,

Just finished all 7 episodes of Task on HBO Max this weekend. It's really good!

"Major League Baseball must approve the transaction and the new partners, a process that is already in the works, said Pohlad, who replaced his uncle, Jim Pohlad, as Executive Chair of the team in November 2022. The family’s new partners will be revealed within a few weeks as that process goes on, he added."

Joe Pohlad interview: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-twins-sale-pohlad-family/601454378 - "It’s my job and this new ownership group’s new job to do everything we can to set this organization up for success, hopefully in the short- and long-term both. - Pohlad declined to reveal the identity of his new partners — in both cases, they are groups of investors, not a single buyer — beyond saying that one is made up of Minnesotans, the other a family based on the East Coast. - The trades had little to do with saving money, he said, and were not ordered by ownership. “Those were truly primarily baseball decisions,” Pohlad said. “It certainly set us up for more [financial] flexibility, but they were primarily baseball decisions.”

Perhaps the influx of cash from the new investors will allow Carl's 3 sons, who for years have proven to have little to no interest in the team, to get out of the baseball business entirely. To his credit, at least it seems like Joe Pohlad has an interest in the team and in being involved. Maybe Carl's 3 sons have been tying Joe's hands? I know, not likely...Just looking for any sign of positivity in this bad news.

Knoblauch was to be inducted in 2014, but the ceremony was canceled due to his arrest for assault of a family member. "In light of recent news reports surrounding Chuck Knoblauch, as well as direct communication with the former Twins second baseman, the Minnesota Twins have decided to cancel the team's 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony scheduled for August 23 at Target Field. In January of this year, Knoblauch was elected by a 62-member committee consisting of local and national media, club officials, fans and past elected members, using rules similar to those necessary for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Founded in 2000, the Twins Hall of Fame has 26 current inductees including players, managers, broadcasters, owners and members of the ballclub's front office."

I can't find the entire press release, but here are some excerpts from the statement and comments from Joe Pohlad: "“Over the past several months, we explored a wide range of potential investment and ownership opportunities. Our focus throughout has been on what’s best for the long-term future of the Twins. We have been fully open to all possibilities, After a detailed and robust process, our family will remain the principal owner of the Minnesota Twins. To strengthen the club in a rapidly evolving sports landscape – one that demands strong partnerships, fresh ideas, and long-term vision – we are in the process of adding two significant limited partnership groups, each of whom will bring a wealth of experience and share our family values.” “I don’t think we could have imagined a better outcome than where we landed,” Pohlad said. “We found two great partners and have already developed some pretty solid relationships with them. There is alignment on how we see the Twins moving forward, and also in our belief in the future of baseball in Minnesota. So I feel happy that this [sale process] has come to an end, and thrilled with the partners we have brought on.”

Image courtesy of © Matt Krohn-Imagn Images In a move sure to bring huge, largely negative reaction from Twins Territory, the Pohlad family will remain principal owners of the team, they announced via the team's official channels Wednesday morning. There will be new limited partners (presumably, sources of new capital who will receive equity in return for shares of the team, paying down the debt the family has attached to the club in recent years), but the Pohlads will remain in charge. This is an awkward and unsatisfying end to a nine-month process wherein the family announced an intention to sell the team, marketed it to multiple suitors, and eventually determined that they couldn't get the price they wanted. In the late winter, Midwestern-based billionaire Justin Ishbia seemed on the cusp of buying the team, but backed out to increase his stake in the Chicago White Sox instead. Since then, the Pohlads have balked at lower-valued offers and flirted with others, but rather than sell the franchise, they've now decided to allow minority partners to soak up some of the financial burden they faced while holding onto what is still a highly profitable company. For Twins fans, the key questions will be who comprises the new partnership groups and how much their presence alters the maddening tendency toward payroll constriction the Pohlads have shown over the last two years. Many had hoped for a fresh start with a new billionaire (or billionaire family), but while there are major downsides that must be remembered and discussed, the Pohlads looked like one of the better ownership groups in the game just a few years ago. Their financial setbacks in other family businesses became a problem for the Twins, because they began focusing on the bottom line and lost sight of the ways in which a little more spending would have generated a lot more revenue. If their new partners have enough money (and, in effect, if they help retire enough of the family's non-baseball debt by buying into the club) to loosen the purse strings again, the negative effects of the last two years of poor stewardship can be unwound fairly quickly. However, sticking around means that the Pohlads will have to find ways (beyond incrementally more spending) to repair their relationship with the fan base, after the team betrayed that fan base and broke whatever existing trust there was beginning in the fall of 2023. Whether Joe Pohlad (or anyone else in the family tree) is up for that difficult job is not at all clear. The likelihood, therefore, is that there will be a new "face" of ownership brought into the picture, as part of this transaction. Joe Pohlad might remain the control person for the team, but some member of one of the new partnership groups might be moved out front to give the community a spokesperson from whom they might be more willing to hear a message of reconciliation and renewal. For now, this change in the direction of the would-be sale raises more questions than it answers, but within a few weeks, we're likely to find out much more. View full article

Not a lot of concrete evidence in this report. My guess is that the "source familiar with the matter" is in reference to LaVelle's appearance on the Dan Barreiro show a week or so ago (might have been the appearance on 7/25?), where he said something similar and that he anticipates a sale by the end of the year.

Per Nightengale: - Twins didn't eat $50 Mill, but still a significant amount - Other Major League players involved in this mega deal.

Still appears there is steam here with this. The package rumored to be: - Gobert - DiVincenzo - Dillingham or Shannon Jr. - The #17 pick It just seems like too much to me for a soon-to-be 37 year old KD.

I was 16 years old when this movie came out and I never saw it back then for some reason. First time I watched it was over 20 years later, watching it with my 7 year old son. We both loved it! Reminded me of my youth, playing ball with the neighborhood kids. Great movie!

Running through all of the Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes from the beginning. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.....

Among the remaining FA QB's: Aaron Rodgers Russell Wilson Mac Jones Gardner Minshew Jameis Winston Joe Flacco Marcus Mariota Jacoby Brissett Trey Lance Carson Wentz

Daniel Jones to the Colts, 1 year for $14 million. Who's going to back up JJ?

Nick Mullens and Johnny Mundt to Jacksonville. Cam Bynum signs with Indianapolis.

Former Eagles CB Isaiah Rodgers reached agreement on a 2-year $15 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal includes $8 million fully guaranteed. --- @AdamSchefter Rodgers played 421 snaps for the Eagles in 2024, and his 76.0 grade from PFF was 20th in the NFL.

I don't think I'd be opposed to a Baker Mayfield-like contract for Darnold. As this article lays out, the Mayfield/Darnold situations are similar and the Bucs signed him to pretty friendly deal (somehow his 2024 cap hit was only $6.9M) if they chose to move on from him. https://www.theringer.com/2025/01/14/nfl/minnesota-vikings-sam-darnold-long-term-contract-jj-mccarthy-wild-card-playoffs If Darnold would rather go get long-term, mostly guaranteed money from a NYG or TEN or a team like that, you let him go.

Thought this was interesting: https://www.fansfirstsports.com/2025-nfl-mock-draft-10-blockbuster-trade-shakes-up-1st-round-shedeur-sanders-cam-ward-jj-mccarthy-travis-hunter-news-rankings-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2025-nfl-mock-draft-1-0-blockbuster-trade-in-top-5-shakes-up-1st-round ***PROJECTED TRADE*** Giants receive QB J.J. McCarthy Vikings receive Giants 1st round pick 4. *Vikings- Will Johnson | CB | Michigan

Good deal. Saves the Wolves $12-ish million for next year and helps potentially resign Naz, NAW, and/or Randle.

https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/minnesota-twins-rumors/report-there-s-an-underrated-potential-suitor-interested-in-buying-the-twins-01jaxea7p9yr It's Shooter, so take it with a grain of salt, but he mentions: - Glen Taylor - Marty Davis (CEO of Cambria) - Jim Hays (President and CEO of Minneapolis-based insurance brokerage firm Hays Companies) - Also says "it wouldn’t be surprising if retired Twins Hall of Famer Joe Mauer is sought as a limited partner in a Twins sale deal"

Riiiiight, leaked by the Glen Taylor camp ( who by the way, just "cut payroll" by trading KAT). The salary cap and payroll for the NBA is far more nuanced than MLB is. There are restrictions and penalties for having your payroll above the 2nd apron. Any owner or executive would be silly to not have numerous prospective scenarios detailing what would the roster and cap look like if we do this or do that. But of course Taylor released the 1 scenario or "ARod/Lore plan" of how to get back under the 2nd apron.