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  1. HerbieFan
    Very interesting. If I had to bet, I'd put it on somewhere around June 1.
  2. HerbieFan
    I'd much rather watch all 3 go through the growing pains of adjusting to the big leagues than watching the dregs we've seen fill roster spots in the past. Ryan Kreidler is a pro, just not a very good one. Guys like Tristan Gray are exactly who they are. With all due respect I don't want to see any of those types occupying roster spots. It's time for the kids.
  3. HerbieFan
    Have agreed for a long time on trades being the way to go.
  4. HerbieFan
    Well...players still have to want to come here...
  5. HerbieFan
    Let's hope it's Jeffers
  6. HerbieFan
    Couldn't we really just say this about any above average reliever that is set to be a FA?
  7. HerbieFan
    I find it interesting that under Terry Ryan the Twins were scout-heavy since that was his background. Falvey came in and we were led to believe the organization was so far behind modern baseball...analytics. The pendulum has swung completely the opposite direction where under Falvey they were almost completely reliant on analytics and they kept downsizing the scouting department. Now the Rays and Brewers have fully laid bare the flaw in Falvey's thinking....imagine that, you actually can benefit from scouting players and not just reading computer printouts. Who knew? Maybe now they'll finally find a middle ground that works.
  8. HerbieFan
    Might be as good an option as "take what you can get" in a trade
  9. HerbieFan
    This all assumes he's part of the long-term plan. I think the "new approach" should be to trade him after he has another great first half and makes the all-star team again.
  10. HerbieFan
    Radke getting 30 decision in 1997 must make analytics nerds cringe. I love Tori but have always been a tiny bit confused why Twins fans adore a guy who left for more money (Hunter) and vilify a guy who left only because he was traded away (AJ).
  11. HerbieFan
    Joe Nathan = S.T.U.D.
  12. HerbieFan
    The Brewers call it "Win Our Way". Twins fans used to call it the "Twins Way". Under TK and Gardy the Twins had an identity. By the time Falvey and Baldelli arrived it was considered outdated. Turns out the style of play was not outdated....just the inability to infuse analytics into all of it. The Twins have some good young pieces but I still don't see an identity. I feel like Shelton has a way he wants his team to play but Falvey assembled a roster that he thought could play in the 3-true-outcomes world. It could not. Watching the Brewers and Rays you see how intentional they are in every single aspect of roster construction that makes me feel the Twins are further away than we even realize.
  13. HerbieFan
    Clearly....
  14. HerbieFan
    It is impossible to know whether Twins top baseball executive Jeremy Zoll will operate similarly this offseason. If he does, however, his new pitching coach will be equipped to maximize those additions' strengths, having played an integral role in Tampa’s pitching development the past half-season. - I would argue Zoll has already shown a tendency to cycle through and acquire arms in 2026. Maybe Reith can get the most out of them.
  15. HerbieFan
    Tom Pohlad wants to "meaningfully invest" in the team. Without Jeffers THE biggest hole will be at catcher. They're going to have to bring in a catcher one way or another. So....ummmm.....YES!!
  16. HerbieFan
    This might be oversimplifying things but I thought his struggles in the second half really came down to two things.....1) command, and 2) he looked like he ran out of gas.
  17. HerbieFan
    He is 23 years old. And has already made his major league debut. And flashed ability. What more do we want from him besides stay healthier and continue to improve command? Worst case I think he's a multi-inning bullpen arm.
  18. HerbieFan
    Or they would have developed enough mlb ready arms to replace them. Beating a dead horse....another remnant of the failed Falvey tenure is the failure to develop pitching.
  19. HerbieFan
    No argument from me
  20. HerbieFan
    Hard to nit pick heisting someone from the Rays.
  21. HerbieFan
    One very big difference btw Santana and Koufax....one pitched his for the Dodgers and one pitched most of his prime in Minnesota.
  22. HerbieFan
    If he can consistently harness the command he could be truly terrifying (for hitters of course)!
  23. HerbieFan
    Great question Nick. My dad and I talk Twins a LOT. This is one of the things that has always bothered me. You certainly hit on some of the best (worst?) examples in Megill, Hoffman and Headrick. To me, Headrick is the most frustrating one of the three. Megill was here, I believe, for one season. Hoffman for a spring training. Headrick, however, was in the organization 5-6 years. He was right under their noses and couldn't see it? Falvey was supposed to be a pitching guy....he was not.
  24. HerbieFan
    What's next? Let's hope the 2028 rotation.
  25. HerbieFan
    This kid is going to be an elite defensive shortstop. Any plus value he can provide with the bat would be a bonus. If he can provide a .750 OPS I don't care how he gets there b/c he'll also steal 30 bases. Let's stop talking about developing more power.
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