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  1.    Morneau for Gov reacted to a post in a topic: Do Minnesotans Love the Twins?
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  11. Morneau for Gov
    I find myself incredibly negative about the Twins this offseason. They just had a brilliant season led by hopeful, star, young talent and have taken this foundation and cra??ed all over it allowing some of its best players to leave while cutting payroll and signing waiver wire fodder. Their broadcasts remain on an incredibly overpriced, dying medium. So, I’m not spending wasteful dollars propping up a bloated, failed cable industry to watch a gutted product…that should have been on the verge of a new wave led by young stars AND aging stars. It looks like very poor short term management to me. Or, they just don’t really value the fan experience.
  12.    SotaSports in NM reacted to a post in a topic: Thinking Ahead: How the Twins' Books Shape Up Going Forward
  13. Morneau for Gov
    The Twins had a brilliant 2019. 101 wins and the all-time home run record. Thinking they had a good young core they went out and signed Nelson Cruz (41 hr), CJ Cron (25 hr), Jonathan Schoop (23 hr), Marwin Gonzalez (15 hr), Michael Pineda (4.01 era 11 wins), and traded for Odorizzi (3.51 era 15 wins). They followed up 2019's success by signing the biggest free agent contract in team history Josh Donaldson. I'll be shocked given that 2023's success was driven so heavily by rookies if the Twins don't try hard to add to their roster, build around their core, going into 2024.
  14. Morneau for Gov
    Wonderful article! Well done! A broken, scarred fanbase needs sarcasm like this.
  15. Morneau for Gov
    I think a 13-year contract for nearly $30 million per season sounds insane. Would you give that out if it was your money? The #1 issue for the Twins the last couple seasons is injuries. They have a fair amount of talent ready for the big leagues but have had almost everyone injured. It won't matter who they sign if everyone they need gets hurt for half the year! Unfortunately, that puts them in rebuilding mode. You can't build for a season if you don't know what you have. Stand pat, hope for health early and if there are more injuries trade away your assets and hit the reset button. 2019 was beautiful, but the young generation coming up and the pitchers have shown to be brittle. Time to look at what you have objectively and move forward accordingly. This team is not one ace away. They need a whole deck they can count on to show up. I have no idea what the front office was doing last season trading away double-digit prospects during an injury plagued season. Befuddling.
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  19. Morneau for Gov
    This all depends on development. If those 4 peak as you say. You can often dream on what the team may look like based on top prospects, but development into star major leaguers is a big leap. For example, Buxton and Sano. "Buxton, Sano named No. 1 and No. 3 prospects | FOX" (headline clicked from a search for history's sake).
  20. Morneau for Gov
    But there is a difference swinging the bat and bunting. Your chances of getting a hit on a fly ball or hitting to the right side of the infield are much higher than laying down a bunt. While all these things move runners over the odds of the bunt resulting in an out are significantly higher than the others.
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  24. Morneau for Gov
    For a team that has largely been ruined by bullpen blowups for two seasons now the emergence of Duran and Jax are incredibly hopeful developments. It looks as though baseball is trending away from starters meaning bullpens will be increasingly important. Let's hope Duran and Jax have continued success for many seasons ahead in Minnesota.
  25.    lukeduke1980 reacted to a post in a topic: A Month Later: The Twins Front Office Got it Right
  26. Morneau for Gov
    This article declares "Got it Right" only looking at the additions, no word of the cost. Is trading nine prospects a correct decision to reinforce a .500 team? I like the players acquired. I don't believe the Twins are winning the world series in '22 or '23. I wish they would have made these types of moves in '19 when they were legitimate contenders instead of now.
  27.    Dman reacted to a comment on a blog entry: Matt's Top Prospect List (July) + Writeups
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  29. Morneau for Gov
    Wow! That list doesn't show well for 2022 help from the minors. 1 Royce Lewis - out for 2022 2 Brooks Lee - draftee 3 Noah Miller - project, needs to develop offense 4 E Rodriguez - out for 2022 5 Prielipp - draftee 6 A Martin - huge regression 7 SW Richardson - maybe can help this season? 8 Balazovich - huge regression 9 Marco Raya - looks great, in low minors 10 Edouard Julien - hopeful, but not at a position of need (currently) And these are the top ten on the list. Trading away the splendid 2021 draft class looks potentially devastating to this list. I sure hope the 2022 Brooks Lee, Connor Prielipp class is as good as advertised!
  30. Morneau for Gov
    My primary beef with these trades is the timing. Why not "expend" this prospect capital during a 100+ win season like 2019 when their only helpful add was Romo to a team that legitimately had WS aspirations? What are the Twins' aspirations this season? Are they beating the Yankees, Astros, Dodgers, or Padres and winning a WS this year? Or are they hoping to win a single playoff game and break that disgusting 18 game losing streak? I really like Steer, Encarnacion-Strand, and Povich. I think they're worth giving up...if it's your year to go for it, not just desperate for a pyric victory.
  31. Morneau for Gov
    I believe the Twins have a lot of starters. Few of them are front of the rotation types and way too many of the starters including prospects who could have helped this season are hurt. So, I'm concerned about Mahle coming off the IL recently with a shoulder (?) issue. I wish the FO was this active during a 100+ win season like 2019 instead of trading away 8-9 prospects buffing up a .500ish squad this year. Do these trades make the Twins WS contenders this season? Will they beat the Yankees, Astros, Dodgers, or Padres this year? Should "we" be trading away prospects with the short-sighted goal of winning a single playoff game finally?
  32. Morneau for Gov
    I like three of the trades based on value, but I probably would have said no to giving up Steer, Encarnacion-Strand, and Hajjar for 8 months of Mahle whom it says just came off the IL. The Twins aren’t short of starters. They’re short of elite starters and healthy starters. Not certain Mahle will be either of those.
  33. Morneau for Gov
    My take is that the Lockout was a complete unknown and the Twins took the position that they didn't want to sign contracts going into an unknowable situation. They signed Bundy to a modest contract then when the lockout ended, they unleashed a flurry of moves, but it was probably too late to assemble the roster they really wanted. I don't believe they "Planned to Fail". I believe they committed themselves to not get financially burned by a lockout that might potentially ruin the 2022 season.
  34. Morneau for Gov
    No offense meant. The Orioles have a fantastic history. But their recent run, losing 100 games the last four seasons only interrupted by the shortened covid 2020 season, is a far different level than their Earl Weaver, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, Boog Powell years.
  35. Morneau for Gov
    If I'm an Orioles fan...I'm disappointed. But then again if I'm an Orioles fan I've been disappointed for many years now.
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