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  1. Whitey333
    Byron Buxton had a great year in 2025!! It took him 10 years to get there and he still missed around 40 games. But he excelled in 2025. He deserves the award. He should be given an award for perseverance. He should be given a lifetime achievement award should he truly decide to stay with the Twins. But this obsession with him is over the top. It's not proper to compare him to the greats when he has missed so much time. Bottom line is hes a good player when he can stay on the field. 2025 was awesome but it doesn't make his career great.
  2. Whitey333
    I doubt they will sign anyone for over 5-6 million per year. Im guessing Shelton was brought in to help shape the Twins into becoming the Pirates of the American League. I'd like to see them play the younger players too. However they have done such a terrible job of development. How can they be trusted? This franchise is a wreck.
  3. Whitey333
    Like Baldelli was used as a scapegoat for the teams performance so too Miranda being used as a scapegoat for the Twins failures in developing young talent. Yes Miranda blew it but IMO had some assistance along the wat from managers and coaches.
  4. Whitey333
    Yawn, yawn, yawn. Who cares? Probably the biggest move the Twins make this off season.
  5. Whitey333
    I doubt the Twins will sign anyone of any significance this off season. I also kind of like the idea of trying Wallner at 1B.
  6. Whitey333
    A B-? Really a B- . Way too high. I'd give him a solid D. He may be a fine person and a very good baseball man but he doesn't move the needle at all. I believe the point of the article was grading the Twins hiring of Shelton. In that regard it was a bad choice. The Twins needed someone with a winning resume not a sleepwalking to maintain the status quo. IMO this just signals more of the same Twins bs. Maybe this is the only person that really wanted the job. I mean after all who else would hire a manager with a winning percentage of 400? His presser was classic Falvey style: speak corporate junk and don't say anything of substance. It points to a other long stretch of minor league baseball disguised as Major League Baseball. It also points to another year of record poor attendance. Does anyone care anymore? After 6 decades of following the Twins in am very close to giving up
  7. Whitey333
    Such a bland press conference by Shelton. This team has gone downhill since Falvey took over. Yes he had one good year. But in his 10 years here he just provides very boring minor league baseball disguised as Major League. This whole organization has turned into a joke and is an embarrassment.
  8. Whitey333
    It's ok if they bring him back on the cheap if he even wants to come back. He was a financial bust with this past contract, no doubt. Rumors continue to swirl that all 3 of Lopz, Ryan, and Jeffers will likely be traded this off season. An interesting but totally uninspiring off season coming.
  9. Whitey333
    I fully expect Lopez and his 21.5 million salary due in 2026 to be traded for mid level prospects. After all why do a rebuild and keep that much money on the books. I expect Ryan to be gone as Twins look for better players there. Again it makes sense whether I agree with it or not. Keep in mind each of the past two seasons Ryan has had poor second half season. Ryan is a possibility as well. Twins are in a tear down mode and don't seem to care whether they have replacements or not.
  10. Whitey333
    I agree with your article for the most part. Bottom line to me is firing Baldelli but keeping Falvey. The front office should have been replaced as well. Nothing really against Shelton but the hire is just a continuation of the failed policies of the current front office. They have succeeded in one thing though: totally turning off the fan base and perhaps a whole generation of fans.
  11. Whitey333
    Maybe, just maybe, the Twins are stripping it down to make the franchise more attractive to a potential buyer. Wishful thinking? Yes probably.
  12. Whitey333
    Great article. My sentiments exactly. Its obvious that ownership doesn't care as long as they make a buck or two. And it quite possible the payroll has been higher than it should have been. Before the trade sell-off the Twins were 17 out of 30 in payroll. Usually they led the Central division in spending. I think Falvey did a terrible job of.budgeting payroll. That in itself makes me question ownership wisdom in retaining Falvey. Hiring Shelton clearly sends the message that the status quo is entrenched and getting worse. I am quite sure the payroll purge will continue this off season. This team is going to be one of the most boring and bad team in Twins history. Im not getting used to it. After 6 decades of following the Twins I have given up on them even trying to compete.
  13. Whitey333
    Just another in a long line of questionable moves by Falvey. Very underwhelming and very predictable. More poor and boring baseball the next several years
  14. Whitey333
    Who? Who? OMG another exciting can't miss prospect. How many times have we heard that before?
  15. Whitey333
    Boring hire. But I hope he somehow does well. To me this signals more payroll dumping this off season and a continuation of the who cares about the fans attitude from ownership. Falvey has been a joke since he got here and should have been fired when Rocco was let go. And people saying managers have very little impact on wins and losses: then why have them? I'm not an analytics fan but I do understand their usefulness. I object to using that nearly 100% of the time without using any common sense managing the team. Using baseball instincts and experience as part of the decision making. Twins are probably in for some very bad baseball for their fans. They have the right people in place to promote boring baseball in Falvey and Shelton.
  16. Whitey333
    Very interesting analytical article. Great for this era of baseball. I would imagine that umpiring behind the plate in today's baseball is tougher than ever. Pitchers throwing faster, harder, and spins making much tougher to call pitchers. Not like in the older days when veteran pitchers like Maddox could consistently get called strikes 2-3 inches off the plate while the catcher just gives a good target and doesn't move his glove. Pitcher hits his spot and a strike us called even though they were usually off the plate. What I hate the last several years is catchers pulling in balls to the strike zone to fool the umpires. Gid it is so little leagues to do it but it works. I would guess the umps don't like that either as it makes them look bad. Catching as a position has gone so down hill the last few years anyway. I welcome the ABS system. Its long overdue. The umpires miss a lot if calls in crucial times.
  17. Whitey333
    It's interesting all the dump on Larnach talk. I guess it's understandable and warranted. IMO hes another prime example of Twins young players becoming stagnant, and/or outright regressing. Something is wrong here with the lineup of young players in Larnachs spot. Are the Twins terrible at scouting? Drafting? Developing? Managing? All of the above? That in part is why it is hard to get too excited about the new wave of can't miss prospects like Jenkins and others.
  18. Whitey333
    IMO the near future looks quite bleak. I hope it all works out but I doubt it.. I think the Twins under Falvey have done a poor job of developing their cant miss prospects. Almost all of them have missed. People just assuming.prospects like Jenkins, Gonzales are going to step in and be immediate superstars are just like management.. wishful thinking and over hype.
  19. Whitey333
    Im always amazed at the amount of money given to unproven high school and college players in signing bonuses. I realize it is what it is in MLB but the millions given out to these players before they ever play even 1 professional game is astounding. Im not just talking Twins of course. It's like that for every MLB team. Seems like a very poor system. Kind of a crap shoot. No I do not have any solutions. It just seems like such a waste of money and resources.
  20. Whitey333
    Im not and haven't been a Baldelli fan . However IMO they would have been better off to keep him than to just hire a Baldelli 2.0. If i had to make a choice of those 4 it be Rowson. I find it interesting that Toby Gardenhire isn't mentioned more. But he definitely is not my choice and doesn't belong in the conversation. But as their AAA manager not being considered us kind of slap in the face thing. Just goes to show that the organization doesn't think a whole lot of him either.
  21. Whitey333
    Correa best Twins SS ever? OMG this must be one of those satire articles. Nevermind!
  22. Whitey333
    Just another can't miss prospects that will likely miss. He. Like Buxton, shows flashes of excellence and bigger flashes of ineptitude. Buxton had a great "full" season even though he missed 36 games. But it took Buxton 10 years to get there. We can't wait that long for Lewis. And now we will likely be getting a new hitting coach to further mess him up. In addition he whines a lot publicly about his time with the Twins. I say it's time to cut bait from Lewis.
  23. Whitey333
    I am not a Pohlad fan. They have pretty much torpedoed any enthusiasm and development of this organization. One of my biggest criticisms is their continued employment of Falvey as head of the Twins. He has failed miserably. People complain about payroll and understandably so. My contention has been Falveys handling of payroll budget. Last year before the trading purge the Twins were 17th out of 30 teams in team payroll. Not good but not so dire. They consistently have been at the top of AL Central in payroll more times than not. I think Falvey has done a terrible job of distributing the payroll given him. The record $164 million payroll was.and is unsustainable in this market. I thi k the Pohlads may be "cheap" but that is overdone. What i think is payroll next year will be around 100 million or less. No meaningful signings. Why spend big on payroll when you just tore it down? Why spend payroll on a bottom feeding team? I think we are in for a long stretch of poor baseball.
  24. Whitey333
    Yes indeed. The Twins usually shop at the dollar store not an official free agent list. Plus any pitcher the Twins do sign must have arm troubles and due for surgery.
  25. Whitey333
    Very nice well thought out article. It sure points out a lot of problems with the organization. Poor player development even down to the minors. Players regressing is a huge concern. Maybe they were over hyped like normal and just aren't that good. Maybe it just reinforces what a failure Falvey and the front office has been. It appears we may be in for a long haul of poor baseball.
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