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  1. Whitey333
    The Twins rotation is bordering on incompetence. Ober looks awful, Ryan looks great but has had 2 bad second halves tye past two years. Lopez is good but limited by injuries and his 21.5 million dollar salary. The rest are unproven inconsistent AAAA type players. I will admit there is potential. But top 5 in American League? No way. The manager they select will will be a Baldelli clone micromanage by Falvey.
  2. Whitey333
    Nice article. Buck has gone through a lot. Ive been a critic of him for years and still am. He had a great season in 2025 and plaid a somewhat full season. He still only played about 80% of the teams game. But he persevered. Git to give him credit. The "C" is largely symbolic. Let him have it. It may be the only positive move the Twins make this off season.
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    Reminded me of the old TV game show I think it was truth or consequences when the announcer would say Would the real Bailey Ober please stand up? Yes ww need the good Ober. But im concerned that he looks broken down. Velocity way down. Hope Ober gets back on track for next year
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    I love all the comments and opinions. They are all so accurate . Im of the opinion that both Ryan and Lopez will be traded. Lopez for sure as his 21.5 million salary for each of 2026 and 2027 doesn't fit within a team rebuilding and slashing payroll. Ryan should get good returns unless we keep getting more of those can't miss prospects. We have plenty of those. They do miss prospects.
  5. Whitey333
    The Carlos Correa salary dump is not complete. Keep in mind the Twins will be paying Houston Astros 10 million dollars per year for each of the next three years as part of the dump. Im sure that 10 million will be figured into their payroll the next 3 years.
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    It will be interesting to see who they hire as manager. Im suggesting it will be a Baldelli clone. Someone that takes orders from Falvey and doesn't rock the boat. Im prepared for a payroll next season in the 85-95 million range. We will navigate toward being thr Pittsburgh Pirates of the American League. Perennial doormat, low payroll, and always trading players for prospects. Always in that vicious cycle. I hope im wrong but we could be ok in for some bad baseball for a long time.
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    Great articles Jamie!! I really appreciate all the research that went into it. It's just so sad that here we are again as Twins fans: trying to find another can't miss prospects. With the Twins almost always miss. Given the fact the Twins are rebuilding yet again, they need to get a top college player that could even make the Twins in 2026. My confidence level in the Twins to properly draft AND develop top young talent is at an all time low.
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    What a waste of time debating the relevance and who won the Polanco trade. First does it even matter? Second what about the 3 stiffs we got in return? 4 when you add in another can't miss prospects that will in all likelihood miss. The Twins have a slew of those can't miss prospects. My biggest contention has been with Falvey. Yes the ownership sucks but IMO Falvey sucks worse. The Twins consistently have the highest or near highest payroll in a very weak central division. Last year they were 17th overall out of 30 teams in payroll before the trades. I think Falvey has done a terrible job of spending payroll dollars and player selection and development. There are teams in our division with significantly less payroll than the Twins. Falvey is a failure and im not sure why he gets a pass from all this. Yes ownership needs to go. Falvey should have been fired with Baldelli. He is the biggest problem after the Pohlads
  9. Whitey333
    Great satire article. One of the few that I've enjoyed. Well thought out!
  10. Whitey333
    I agree pretty much with your list. Obviously more could have been added. The comments on Kiersey Jr are spot on. It is reflective of this organizations failure to develop players at the major league level. How simply irresponsible it is to bring young players up only to not let them play regularly. That's why I'm so sick and tired of all the hype regarding prospects. The Twins are either drafting the wrong players, and/or they are poorly coached or both. Getting excited about a future Culpepper and Jenkins is senseless. Im more confident the Twins will screw that up too.
  11. Whitey333
    Hunter would be a fine choice. I really think the Twins need to stay away from the bland internal candidate. Even though they may be deserving, people like Toby Gardenhire are part of the "problem" not the solution. The teams lack of player development and basic fundamentals are in part of the issue. Sending players to the Twins through the farm system has shown the players are not prepared to contribute consistently at the major league level. A new voice is needed for the Twins and I think Torri Hunter would be a fine choice. Do I think the Twins will hire him? No. They will likely go with a much lower level cheaper alternative.
  12. Whitey333
    He deserves to be in top 10 to earn that bonus. I mean it took him 10 years to do it and regularly play. I don't think he will make it but I hope so.
  13. Whitey333
    Im sure Falvey will pick a new manager thus cheap. Also he will be someone thaimt is prepared to be molded in Falveys image. Fans will be disappointed as nothing will change, just get worse under Falvey.
  14. Whitey333
    The article makes a valid point. Im anticipating more payroll cuts this off season. Especially Lopez. It could be a long stretch of very bad baseball in minnesota.
  15. Whitey333
    It seems likely to me the teardown will continue this off season. .why not? Team is pretty well demolished now. I can't see them hanging on to a high priced Lopez when it's unlikely the team will be competitive. It makes no sense but neither does the Twins organization.
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    Ryan was an obvious choice. Im hoping he can be a little more consistent. The last two seasons he hasn't pitched well the last couple of months. He looked tired. After pitching only 177 innings, that's a little concerning. I realize in this day and age approaching 200 innings seems to be the ultimate. Not like years ago when aces pitched well into 225-250 innings. Many times aces through over 300 innings. Today's pitchers IMO are babied and pampered. My goodness they make more money now than ever and only expected to pitch 5 to 7 innings at most per game. Yet pitchers in this newer modern age are getting injured more and more. I hope the newer pitchers like Skubal stay healthy.
  17. Whitey333
    Suzuki would be a fine choice. He's likable, knowledgeable, and good experience as a player. Plus someone with no managing experience would be cheap. Also a new manager with very little experience would be easy for Falvey to micro manage and manipulate.
  18. Whitey333
    My expectation is payroll will be under 100 million. Maybe significantly under 100 million. As in the past fans will be blamed for the decrease payroll because of poor attendance. For a team to trade so many players to cut payroll, it makes no sense to drive the payroll back up. I fully expect Lopez will be traded to save another 21 million. He's a luxury on a bottom feeding team like the Twins. Pete Alonso? I sure don't see that as an option. Cost would be way too much. The team need much more than an aging, albeit good, firstbaseman to be a contender. My instinct tells me payroll will be significantly cut this off season. We are likely headed for a few years of low payroll and very poor baseball. I sincerely hope im wrong. It could get very ugly.
  19. Whitey333
    IMO Rocco should have been fired a while ago. Ive never been a Rocco fan but I certainly don't agree with making him a scapegoat. It should have been a double firing Rocco And Falvey.
  20. Whitey333
    Does it really matter where the Twins pick? They will probably screw that up too. It will probably be one of many can't miss picks the Twins have had that miss. So tired of the hope and hype that is the Twins philosophy
  21. Whitey333
    Yes the Pohlads have ruined this franchise. 60 years of closely following this team finally have convinced me they need to sell. I actually think the payroll dollars handed down by ownership have been fine. I think the payroll budget has been totally messed up by Falvey. It's astonishing to me that ownership keeps him when he has totally messed up thus team. Leaving him in charge of hiring the next manager is proof that the Pohlads have no clue.
  22. Whitey333
    The first one to go should be Falvey. He made this mess. But we know hes not going anywhere. I'd probably deal Larnach but I would keep him over Wallner. There's much hate out there on Larnach for whatever reason. But IMO hes better than Wallner. Ive heard hints that payroll will be around 95 million. They surely aren't going to increase payroll after dumping it. Who other than a baldelli clone would Falvey hire? Who wants this job but a rookie manager?
  23. Whitey333
    Great article. I totally agree with it. I would also say that Falvey needs to go. Falvey using Baldelli as a scapegoat fir his own miscues shows where this organization is at. Leaving Falvey in charge of hiring the next manager is a huge mistake. Besides we will only get the leftovers or a rookie again for a manager. It's hard to believe any experienced manager would want this job. It's a mess. A mess that Falvey created.
  24. Whitey333
    If , as many people say, that the manager makes little difference in wins and losses then why hire one? Let the great Falvey do it from his suite. IMO an internal candidate like Toby Gardenhire would be a terrible choice.
  25. Whitey333
    Lombard is as good of a choice as anyone. Doesn't matter quite as much since the Twins decided to retain Falvey. Falvey is left to hire the next manager what a disgrace. IMO we will probably get Rocco 2.0. Rocco was not a good manager but he was very loyal. To make him the scapegoat for Falveys incompetence is criminal but typical
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