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  1. Whitey333
    We could and should expect several changes for next season. Got to find out if some of these young players can actually play at the major league level. Miranda has a lot to prove but seems to be the most logical internal choice for first base. Lee, Julien, and others need to play full time. Too much platooning. Twins seem to love developing full time prospects and then turning them into part time players when they reach the majors. It's time to either play those players regularly or trade them. It's also amusing how people use the new analytics to explain away bad performance. Like "bad luck" for Miranda? Let's get serious!
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    Man̈y of the current prospects and young players have a lot to prove. So far they are suspects rather than prospects. With how the Twins choked the last several weeks anything should be open if a good deal can.be made. I would hesitate moving Ober, Duran, or Jax unless you get a deal you can't pass up. If you are looking to get younger and better I would look at dumping Lewis, Buxton, and Correa. Yes no trade clauses can be negotiated to facilitate a trade. Go Twins!
  3. Whitey333
    Interesting? Not really. The 12-27 record is much more interesting. We'll researched though!
  4. Whitey333
    Time to move on from Kiriloff. He probably needs a change of scenery. Besides we are already paying someone $15 million per year to only play part time and have been doing it for about 10 years now?
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    Just another list of recognizable can't miss Twins prospects or shall we say suspects. That's all they are until they can prove themselves at the big league level. It's the same old thing every off season: drooling over prospects. We have a few of them on the current 26 man roster that have not proved much of anything. Best of luck to these guys. I'm sure we will here about their can't miss exploits for the next few years.
  6. Whitey333
    I doubt Vasquez will be moved due to his contract. 10 mill is way too high for a part time player. Wait. I forgot we've been paying Buxton millions each year and he's part time. At this point the Twins finished 4th in the division. They look like a 4th place team next year as well.
  7. Whitey333
    Yes indeed. Twins under Falvey have not done well overall with the bullpen. But when you continually shop for relief pitchers at the dollar store you should expect poor overall bullpen performance.
  8. Whitey333
    Well that was about the biggest bag of nothing I've read in a long time on Twins Daily.
  9. Whitey333
    Great article Nick. I've been wondering about this for quite sometime. Correa was on the 2023 team but it doesnt mean he helped them
  10. Whitey333
    I agree with many of the posters regarding the team. The Twins are very boring and don't play anything resembling sound baseball. They don't have an identity. Their identity is that they don't have an identity. They are undisciplined, unsound fundamentally, and play with very little passion. I've followed the Twins for 60 years and the past several years have been so boring. Even some of the worst Twins teams in past years showed some passion and at times made it look like they knew how to play baseball. This group of players the past few years shows no life very much like their manager.
  11. Whitey333
    Considering the Twins aren't that good all options should be open. The Twins have missed the playoffs 3 of the past 4 years and twice by total collapses. Duran is slipping but is still good overall. But 9 losses for a closer isn't good. I think they should dump Correa and Buxton. And do so this offseason.
  12. Whitey333
    OMG another Buxton story. He is not nor has ever been a superstar. Superstar status is for players who play full time as in 150 games or more. Admit the fact he's been a 10 year bust.
  13. Whitey333
    The Twins have missed the playoffs 3 of the past 4 years. I am expecting more of the same next year. No more of Mr. Gullible here falling for all the false hype of playoff grandeur. That being said IMO it's time to see if the great prospects on the 26 and 40 can actually play or if they will remain as prospects. In that vein they must play full-time. How can you expect to develop or evaluate these players when they wind up playing only part time due to the teams platooning and strict adherence to analytics? The time is now. 2025 looks bleak so at least see if the players you have invested in for the future success of the team can actually play.
  14. Whitey333
    They should have never spent all that money and long term commitment to a part time player in Buxton and an injury prone star shortstop that two other teams wouldn't sign due to physical concerns. Before I dump Lopez I would try hard.to get Correa and Buxton to agree to trade them. We need Lopez. I honestly believe we can do without Correa and Buxton and reallocate some of their salaries to fill other positions.
  15. Whitey333
    Great questions and good answers all. I would think that since the Twins have missed the playoffs 3 of the past 4 years and 2 of them in team collapses that all moves need to be considered. Plus many of the so called can't miss prospects on the 26 man roster have thus far been a big disappointment.
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    Always interesting these prospects. Great article! But the reality is almost all of those "can't miss" prospe ts won't make it. It's the nature of the beast so to speak. Most prospects are way over rated and over hyped. Several of the prospects that played for the Twins this year only proved they are not ready for the majors. It's always interesting to read about future prospects but it's all over blown. But a great article and well researched. Thank you.
  17. Whitey333
    One thing I liked about the Pohlad ownership is the stability. Yes we know they once offered the team up for contraction but they quickly pulled that back. I agree that fans shouldn't expect a sudden influx of payroll dollars with new owners. But perhaps an owner with some enthusiasm and baseball knowledge could hire better people to run the team. And develop a new philosophy about players and player development. A complete audit of all the organization should weed out areas where too many employees like the analytics department. Anyway who knows what may or may not happen.
  18. Whitey333
    I doubt they will trade Correa. But I agree with the premise of the article. With Correa, Buxton, and Lopez you will have 3 players taking up almost 60% of the allotted 130 million payroll. Seems unworkable.
  19. Whitey333
    I'm glad the Twins are making a decision with their TV package early this off season. I hope it all works out well and that it's affordable. So if the same things happen to the T wolves and Wild I suppose we would have to pay an extra $20 or so per month for each of those teams. This could get very speedy to watch local sports teams.
  20. Whitey333
    Very happy they attacked this issue so quickly. The details and pricing will determine how good it is. But on the surface it looks great. Good jib Twins.
  21. Whitey333
    Lo ve them staying on WCCO radio. Does anyone know how much $$$ the deal is for for the Twins?
  22. Whitey333
    Not sure about the title of the article. Maybe it should have been called Rip Reusse. I do agree that a total rebuild would not work. At least not now. Not with the Twins current "relationship: with their fans. But we need to find out if these prospects they have been playing can actually play in the majors. They need to play regularly. None of this playing half a game due to the platoo ING. Let's see what they can do.
  23. Whitey333
    He's not worth keeping. Dump him. I'd rather see our young prospects get big league time than these often injured veterans.
  24. Whitey333
    I am not a Rocco fan at all. But it's hard to blame EVERYTHING on him. This team has missed the playoffs 3 of the last 4 years. They are not the perennial contender they keep touting themselves as. Now with the second big late season collapse in 3 years changes need to be made and may be forthcoming. Plus we need to find out if these young prospects on the team can play major league ball or not. A large group of them played very poorly. If anyone else should go I would say Falvey and St. Pete. I'm afraid though we will roll out much the same type of team next year. I would like Rocco and Falvey integrate more real life baseball managing with the analytics. Strictly sticking to analytics has hurt the team. Unfortunately, at least for me, baseball has turned into a big video game played on computers. It's sad to see baseball dumping it's traditions for the younger fans exclusively. Can't we have some of both? Just asking.
  25. Whitey333
    It's time to move on from Kiriloff. Castro is getting too expensive for this organization. But don't put too much stock on Fangraphs. No way he's been worth even close to 44 mill the past two years. Fangraphs always seems to over hype everything past reality. The Twins are a mess right now. Falvey and Rocco are locked at the hip. I suspect the Twins are looking at another 4th place finish in 2025. Perhaps it's time to see if all these can't miss prospects can play. They need to play full time. Calling up prospects to only play half a game due to the strict platoon system kills their development.
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