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  1.    Kummel reacted to a post in a topic: A Lowe-Cost Solution to the Twins' First Base Situation
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  4. Whitey333
    Nothing against Lowe but this doesnt move tge needle at all. We already have players that platoon at first. Stop the platooning. We need regular first baseman to play everyday. Its also not Lewis. He needs to go.
  5.    MapleGroveTwinsFan reacted to a post in a topic: A Look at the Twins 40-Man Roster Heading into a Key Offseason
  6. Whitey333
    For a team that has done very little the past many years the 40 man roster construction has let's of opportunities. We have a lot of dead weight that can easily br removed. Not that many tough decisions really. Unless the team decides two roll out the same thing next season.
  7.    Cris E reacted to a post in a topic: Grading Jeremy Zoll After One Season as Twins General Manager
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  11. Whitey333
    Not sold on Zoll yet but waiting to see how he handles this off season. I was perplexed by roster management decisions. Mainly why he carried 3 catchers on the major league roster (Jackson) and then he never played. Why earlier in the year he called up players that played full time in minors then they rode the bench or played second fiddle to a convoluted platoon system. Also the adding players at the deadline was ok but he missed the boat on not trading players like Jeffers that could leave for nothing. The jury is still out.
  12.    Maybe Next Year reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins Keep Finding Pitching Talent. Why Can't They Unlock It?
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  14. Whitey333
    Twins have had issues with roster management in all areas for years now. We dont seem to have the right people in place to make the right decisions.
  15. Whitey333
    My problem with the Twins payroll hasnt been with the amount, its been with how it is allocated. Spending so much of payroll on one "superstar" like Correa and Donaldson, et al is ridiculous. Im not a Pohlad pocket protector or a " cheap pohlad" lantern. I just think they have had the wrong people in place to manage the payroll. Hire a real GM to start with. Move on from the high payroll of questionable "stars". Someone needs to makes the difficult decisions about roster construction and payroll management. The Pohlads themselves have always said they are not baseball people. They need to hire a seasoned person that is.
  16. Whitey333
    I agree they should moves on from Larnach and Lewis. I like Larnach much more than Lewis. But non- tendering and /or releasing them and getting nothing in return sure seems wasteful. It also shows very poor roster management. It looks like we will already lose Jeffers for nothing. Oh that's right we may get an extra draft pick. Big deal. Not much of a return for an all star catcher. They should have traded a couple of these guys the past few years to get something. Trading a part time player like a relatively healthy Larnach and yet keeping Buxton who is also part time due to his long list of stays on IL is foolish. The roster management on this team is very poor.
  17. Whitey333
    Interesting article. I dont see any of those in a Twins uniform. Dump Lewis and a couple other fringe players in a trade and get a realistic first baseman.
  18. Whitey333
    I agree with your list. I think when you have players that have been with you a while non tendering though understandablr, indicates to me some poor management. To let them go and get nothing is a failure. Yes players like Larnach may not get much on a trade but they could be bundled together to get something.
  19. Whitey333
    Byron Buxton? Whos that lol?
  20. Whitey333
    Ryan should have been traded two years ago. In over 50 second half starts for the Twins, Ryan has posted an ERA over 5. Hes great the first half but not someone you can count on as an ace during a pennant drive. Buxton apparently after this MLB season only has a 5 team no trade clause for the final 2 years of his contract. Not a total no trade clause. Get rid of him too. He causes way too many roster problems. Im not confident in Zoll.
  21. Whitey333
    So far all the Pohlads are selling is hype and hope. Its been their marketing program for decades. I woild love to see more day games especially during the weekend. Also they need to complain about the idiotic scheduling they keep getting. Playing 20% of your home games in April is a disaster. And its happening again next year. Ridiculous in this climate. And yes add to payroll. But dont just throw money at it. Meaningfully disperse tge payroll. Signing players like Correa to huge contracts is terrible when you dont have the will or means to build around it. Falvey was terrible at distributing the payroll dollars given him. I hope Zoll doesnt become Falvey 2.0
  22. Whitey333
    And im sure now that we have fired Pete Maki as Pitching coach over these mostly castoffs and rejects from other clubs we wall make it to World Series in 2027. How convenient to have a scapegoat to blame it on.
  23. Whitey333
    Joe Ryan has been bad the second half of the season for quite a while now. In over 50 second half starts in his Twins career his ERA is over5.00. Not a true number 1 you want trying two pitch you to the playoffs. Twins totally messed up the catching situation with Ryan Jeffers. He should have been traded to get something. The draft pick they nay get is peanuts to what tgey coukd have gotten. Buxton cannot be considered a part of the core team. Hes always injured. Doesnt playing knly 2 of 12 seasons as a "full time" player tell you hes totally unreliable? To put him anywhere in the outfield would only hurt the development of players like Jenkins. Yes its also time to move on from Lewis. I certainly dont believe the Pohlads are all of a sudden going to dump millions into payroll. That just adds to the debt.
  24. Whitey333
    Well thought out article. I online head a couple i didnt agree with. Bell was graded too low. Especially when you game Buxton a B for only playing half a season again. I would have gives Bell a B+ and Buxton a c. But that's just my opinion. The others i pretty much agree with. Future could be decent. But who knows? They still finished below .500 in a very weak division and american league.
  25. Whitey333
    Just another meaningless and gutless move by management. Lets blame tge Pitching coach.instead of the geniuses that put this staff together. What a joke this organization continues to be.
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