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  1. jaimedude
    If this is true, I hope they give Hawkins players to work with. Hawkins has a lot of playing experience and worked with a lot of good coaches, so I think Hawkins could help the Twins. If true, good choice by Shelton and Falvey.
  2. jaimedude
    Gasper has no value, not like he would be claimed on waivers. Every day Gasper pollutes the 40 man is terrible, Gasper is Dobnak like. Gasper is not a viable mlb player. Kiersey jr at least offers defense and speed. McCusker doesn't seem like a player either, think both McCusker, Gasper, and Kiersey jr. would all pass through waivers.
  3. jaimedude
    Agreed, media rights sharing at least a percentage of it, should be shared by all the teams. Doing that would restore some competitive balance. As part of sharing media rights, owners should have a floor on payroll, they should not be allowed to just picket this, like revenue sharing, their should be a floor on payroll budgets for minimum spending levels and it should be adjusted yearly.
  4. jaimedude
    Blue Jays have a lot of talented people that under performed going worst to first. The same cannot be said for the Twins, they fire sale, got rid of talented people in a panic, and are left with a roster of underperforming guys, journeyman and fringe major league players. Instead of investing in the team, all off-season rumors and rumbles are further cutting, and getting rid of established guys. The problem is when your unloading salary just to unload salary the vultures circle, and you don't get fair return on assets. This type of cutting turns in to a vicious cycle like they did in the 1990's. Then you fire a guy and replace him with almost a clone at manager. This 2026 season already starting off on a bad foot and already eroding the fanbase further. Blue Jays have good ownership, the Twins have the Pohlads.
  5. jaimedude
    Exactly it is going through the motions to say you did something. They are hiring the runner up guy to the guy they just fired in Rocco Baldelli. This couldn't be any more Rocco 2.0 without the success. This is repeating the same exact mistake the Pirates made, and expecting different results. This is foolhardy black hills pyrate type choice. Shelton has the same traits you just rejected in Baldelli after 2025. Poor choice of a failing business to keep using the same leadership and making the same flailing choices. Twins are as dysfunctional as the Glen Taylor Timberwolves used to be. Next thing you know they will hire a sports journalist as GM. Surprised the family let Joe make this choice.
  6. jaimedude
    The Twins Joe Pohlad and Derek Falvey, went to the toilet paper aisle at Target, held there hand up between the one roll Scott tissue, and the 4 pack of Angel Soft TP and they pondered. You know the only TP left on the shelf during the Pandemic, the two brands of TP nobody wanted. They together settled on the single roll of Scott tissue because even 1 roll cheap, it was the smaller investment to hire this manager choice.
  7. jaimedude
    You guys know the clearance bin of misfit junk and damaged product at dollar stores. We already know Twins will be cutting payroll this Winter like that damaged goods bin. Worst part about it, is now the organization will get gutted. They will get fleeced in any trade they make because all the other GM's know the Twins Pohlads are looking to unload any and all larger contracts. The Twins will be like discontinued junk rack at Cub foods.
  8. jaimedude
    I purchased a 20 game package last season. With this hiring of Shelton, I will not be buying 1 ticket to a Twins game this 2026 season. Cancelling Twins TV too. I'm not the only fan that will quit the Twins. Thank you Derek Falvey, you got us to this point where there is zero optimism left and nothing but doom and gloom and you up and doubled down on it.
  9. jaimedude
    Predictability, and boring, this team and organization needs fire and a kick in the pants. As much as I dislike LNP, even he would have been a better choice. This is epitome of the, dullness, and staleness of Twins organization. This Twins team is now worse in talent and effort then the White Sox. They have nothing to sell or market. The cupboard is bare. Watching the World Series makes you realize how very far the Twins MLB club has fallen.
  10. jaimedude
    Stuck in the mud with the Pohlads as owners, Twins fans the dwindling one's of us that are left, will be even fewer. Prepare to have the absolute smallest home attendance in team history. You couldn't sell 3 dollar tickets to this already jilted fanbase. This 2026 season will be worse than studio baseball days.
  11. jaimedude
    Mediocre hire. The payroll resources are the same as constrained as the rotten Pirates ownership, except they have much better pitching, so why would his record, Shelton, be any different here in Minnesota as it was in Pittsburgh. I mean you picked Rocco Baldelli over Derek Shelton in 2018, Baldelli the manager you just fired. Make it make sense, you just hired the guy you passed over last go round. This is typical Twins ownership, Instead of rolling dice you pick a guy as your next manager that you said no to, and failed miserably in Pittsburgh. . This is the easy choice and a real thud. Twins are a slow, stale, boring and uninspired organization. Leave it to the Pohlads to go boring and cheap. I wanted to believe they would take a risk and give someone new a chance, instead they chose the stale loaf of bread. Twins do the same thing every draft to, take the easiest signability guy because it is simple to do. Say hello to dead last place record in American league baseball, it is already set in stone we will be worse than the White Sox. This team has 95 losses written all over it. Falvey is a lousy leader, you want people that are better than you and draw the best outcome from people, that is not Derek Falvey and Joe Pohlad.
  12. jaimedude
    Agreed I want Rowson as the next Twins manager. This and I think Rowson will put together a really good coaching staff. A lot of positives in hiring Rowson.
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    I'm hoping for Rowson, I think Buxton and Lewis and Brooks Lee would be inspired to new levels with James Rowson as manager. That and now that Rowson worked for the Yankees he has good contacts in baseball to hire a really good coaching staff. I want to see some positive energy going in to next season.
  14. jaimedude
    If LNP is hired, I will not be buying any Twins tickets as a fan. Last thing we need is a roster full of LNP type players that cannot hit polluting the roster. Bad enough we had to endure Gasper batting clean up in 2025. No thank you.
  15. jaimedude
    Outside of Shelton, have any candidates been mentioned that have past managerial experience? Heck if your gonna interview Nick Punto you might as well interview Mike Redmond and Brian Dinkleman too, they are former Twins too.
  16. jaimedude
    Why is the media feeding this false narrative that Punto was an extremely popular Twins player. He was not, he was a symptim of Twins playoff failure. Punto would not be a popular choice.
  17. jaimedude
    I understand the trepidation and hesitancy, but Rownson has coached for three other franchises with success developing younger hitters. Who is still on the Twins that Rowson coached? Buxton that is it. I think Buxton would flourish under Rowson as manager. He, Rowson has been with the Marlins, Tigers, Yankees and has done a good job with younger hitters on those teams. Our best season in hitting in recent memory is the Bomba squad of 2019. I think Rowson had a really good impact on the Twins from 2017 to 2019. I want a manager that has some familiarity with Twins organization, but will also push the team and hold the hitters accountable. The Guardians had success hiring a fist time manager that doesn't fit the mold of somebody already tried in MLB. We need a manager that will get the best effort out of guy's like Wallner, Brooks Lee and Royce Lewis and Byron Buxton. I believe James Rowson can be that manager that pushes the right buttons from line-up's, pinch hitting, to bullpen usage.
  18. jaimedude
    I saud it was a reach. I also think with the CBA he would sign a one year deal with an option that would be player declined because of the end of CBA being up.
  19. jaimedude
    Would not mind seeing the Twins take a run at Cody Bellinger from the Yankees for first base. I know it is a reach but he would be a good fit in the line-up and defensively at a glaring weakness for the Twins. Would being veteran and post season experience to the roster. Prefer to see Clemmons move to more of a utility Willie Castro like role.
  20. jaimedude
    James Rowson, could he be a candidate for Twins manager? Yankees hitting coach. Twins had one of their better hitting approach as a team in 2019 when Rowson was here. Still relatively young. I would not mind seeing the Twins interview him gor the managers role. I think he would build a string MLB staff. Think he would make a good choice as manager for the Twins.
  21. jaimedude
    I liked David Bell as Reds manager, good baseball guy and manager. Would not mind seeing the Twins hire Bell.
  22. jaimedude
    Giants interviewed Kurt Suzuki for their managerial position. Was always impressed with Kurt as Twins catcher. Wonder if the Twins will interview him. He seems like he would be well prepared to be a manager. Cleveland had success hiring Voght.
  23. jaimedude
    When do they announce the actual roster cuts, off the 40 man roster and the non-tendered players?
  24. jaimedude
    Hale was Francona's bench coach not Maddon. I think Hale did a good job with Cleveland last year, had them playing well.
  25. jaimedude
    Steal from the Guardiand lineage and Blue Jays. Demarlo Hale because he learned from one of the best in Terry Francona. Hale would unlock the secret to beating Cleveland, probably already has good knowledge of Twins being he was the Guardians acting manager. It's outside the organization and not an obvious selection.
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