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  1. Whitey333
    I sure don't see how the Twins are better after this trade. Trading another first round pick for just a so so part time outfielder seems strange. But they obviously know what they are doing, right? I mean the have never made a bad trade lol
  2. Whitey333
    No reason to sign Hernandez. We already have a few players that can do what he does. As for Joe Pohlads comments; I see nothing there at all to complain about. As bad a job of public relations Pohlad and the Twins eschew, the players association looks terrible here. Where is the same outcry about Hernandez and his agent leaking news about twins being in contention to get his services by leaking his name with three others?
  3. Whitey333
    I'm trying hard to be optimistic and not pessimistic about the upcoming season. Like always the Twins propaganda machine pumps out hype and hope. I am not excited about our starting and have questions about the bullpen. I guess one big frustration is the continued philosophy of profits over fans. Hence most of us cant even watch the games. This is the 4th or 5th year of that. The Twins were under no obligation to resign with Bally. They could have opted for mor local tv and more viewers. They chose money instead. They signed for 85% of previous contract. Instead of reinvesting in the on field product they decided to pocket the money. They lie a lot
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    Twins need to improve in the pr department. Dave st. Peter is a joke! He has been lying to twins fans for years especially about the TV situation. I've said all along ( I know that doesn't mean I'm totally right) that signing Correa to that huge contract was a huge mistake. Why pay him 35 million or so per year i you have no plans or desire to keep good players around him. And the Buxton money has been a huge joke and waste of money. If your desire is to cut payroll and pay cheap it sure was poor planning to have 2 guys taking up 40% of team payroll. And that's with one of those only playing one full season out of 8. At least Correa has some good full years of productivity to show for it. But simply too expensive for an overly frugal franchise. We shouldn't be surprised by Joe Pohlads comments. It's the same philosophy they've had since they purchased the team. I am grateful for the decades of stable ownership. It's taken me decades to try and realize that nothing changes with this franchise. I need to temper my frustrations much like the Pohlads temper their payroll and apparent disdain for the fans.
  5. Whitey333
    Very good article. Well researched. It certainly brought out a lot of discussion. To that end it definitely served its purpose. I would think one possibility to help the Twins bottom line that wasn't been discussed much is an increase in ticket prices. That should add at least s few million to the bottom line. After all the Timberwolves announced a 20% increase in ticket prices for next season.
  6. Whitey333
    Typical Twins bs. Yes the Mauer signing was great. Correa not so much. Buxton? A big waste of money. To me the problem in part is where to allocate those dollars available for payroll. Paying Correa and Buxton 50 million per season on a reduced payroll to it'd current 124 million is ridiculous. Buxton has been an over hyped failure for 8 years. Correa has been good not great. Certainly not at 33 million per year level. Way too many questions on the starting staff and the young players that are supposed to be so great. They don't get enough playing time to produce. Joe Pohlad probably is the best Pohlad to represent ownership. But the fiasco with the TV deal continues to show they still consider money and bottom line profits way above the fans. So little has changed.
  7. Whitey333
    People still counting on Buxton? Get real. He's only played 1 full season out of 8. The only thing you can count on with Buxton is he will spend a fair amount of time on the injured list.
  8. Whitey333
    All I knowbis my opinion. My opinion is I think the Twins on paper are worse than last year. Too many question marks kn the starters after Lopez. Seems that a lot of people on here are counting on the players to have career years. That just simply isn't realistic. If you were honest you would also then realize there will be regressions and disappointments. I'm glad we have so many experts on here that on one hand ask others how do you know this then at the same time tell us how it really is. I'm no expert. Just a long time Twins fan with opinions on the team. The TV situation was handled so poorly. Shows very poor planning. Shows very little care for the fans. They didn't have to resign with Bally. Their contract was up. They could have opted to get the team available to more fans. They again chose money over fans.
  9. Whitey333
    Way too early and premature to talk about an extension for Lewis. OMG he hasn't even played 100 games yet. While he has shown flashes of brilliance we don't need another Buxton. Yes he whi milked the Twins out of 100 million dollars to be riding the injury bug for 8 seasons. Lewis is no Witt. Let's see what he can do. Twins don't need to sign him to an extension for a few more years yet. If he plays and produces then maybe. But let's let it play out.
  10. Whitey333
    The Twins made big mistakes last year dumping Hoffman and Columbe. I'm quite sure we can expect the same this year. Although they do have a long list of has been, injured, untested, and recycled pitchers to choose from.
  11. Whitey333
    Kind of meh at this point regarding tge Twins 2024 season. As usual too many what is, or if this guy does this and this guy does that. People still counting on Buxton is scary. It's been 8 years now only 1 "full" season and that was in 2017. The starting pitching looks very shaky especially compared to last year. Too many either unproven or under achievers. They should win the division but you never know. Go Twins!
  12. Whitey333
    Too bad they haven't upgraded their starters more. Way too many question marks. Relying on hope and hype. I hope I'm wrong but this could be their big problem area. Go Twins!
  13. Whitey333
    Love your video and take on the television mess. Me like many others have been unable to watch the Twins at all for about 4 years. This isn't a new mess. They've known about Diamond financial problems the past few years. It's not like it was dumped on them all of a sudden. The Twins don't seem to care about their fans. They promised 4 years ago they were going to fix the TV mess.and still have done nothing. If anything they made it worse. I read someplace on the internet so I know it has to be true, haha, that the Twins are getting around 85% of their 2023 TV money or about 46.4 million.
  14. Whitey333
    Nice move I guess. I'm sure it puts us over the top and guarantees a world series.
  15. Whitey333
    The ridiculous money they gave Correa and Buxton will continue to hamper their ability and willingness to acquire and pay market value to quality players. At least Correa has some quality years behind him. We have had to endure Buxton for 8 years. About 50 million per year between the two of them. That's a lot of dough on a payroll now àt 124 million
  16. Whitey333
    Nice article. Out of all those prospects if only one or two pan out the Twins should feel fortunate. Prospects are suspects until and unless they prove otherwise. Good luck to them all.
  17. Whitey333
    Very good article. Seems like a common thread for our younger pitchers. IF they pitch well they will be good. Imagine that. What a great philosophy and strategy.
  18. Whitey333
    It just goes to show that most of the hype we read about concerning " prospects" is just that: hype. And I find it strange, almost amusing, that people criticize other people for their assessment that JB was somehow immature. People criticize the comment with well have you ever met him? I'm sure not. Just the same as the person's that criticize that person who critiqued his maturity level. Had they ever met JB either? Likely not. Anyway good luck JB. Who knows he may clear waivers and wind up in st paul.
  19. Whitey333
    It is interesting. I hope the Royals do well this year. The Twins could use good competition.
  20. Whitey333
    Interesting transactions recently to the bullpen. Most low cost and low risk. Also most that are coming off injury, are untested have limited experience and that have been dumped by other teams. Time will tell how it all works out.
  21. Whitey333
    I think it's a decent stop gap move for one year. After all he had 23 Homer's and 86 rbi last year. At the same time it would be nice to let our young players prove whether or not they belong in the big leagues.
  22. Whitey333
    As this off season goes: yawn yawn yawn yawn yawn. That includes the salary dumping trade of Polanco
  23. Whitey333
    Santana doesn't move the needle much for me. We may as well go with one of our internal options. This team does have a lot of holes. Not gaping one really but holes none the less. The starting pitching while great last year is now iffy. Too.many unproven starters and players you hope do well. Same with the young talent. Very good potential but very unproven. Best thing would be for the young guys to step up and show their potential.
  24. Whitey333
    I'm glad everyone is so excited about our prospects. Most never pan out. I don't mind trading Polanco just thought maybe they could have gotten at least one good player in return. The pitchers we got just seem to add to the long list of questionable pitchers. The starter us a one year person and our new reliever had mire tommy john surgeries vs goof seasons. 2 tommy John to 1 good season. I'm hoping they both work out. Yes, like the Twins FO, hoping!
  25. Whitey333
    Not much of a great trade for Twins at this point. Desclafani is probably a one year fill in as he is a free agent at the end of 2024 season. Plus he's making around 12 million so I doubt they will extend him. Also the reliever we got is ok but realistically he's only had one decent year. He is injury prone. Sounds like a typical Twin. The 6-8 million in cash may be the best IF Twins use it to acquire some more talent and not just to improve the bottom line. Yes it was time to move Polanco. At this time has it made the 2024 team better. No way.
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