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  1. Markdumont25
    Despite the winning streak, I'm not seeing much to convince me this is going to be a good team over the course of the whole season. To me, it's all about seeing how the trade assets we got last year and our youngest players develop this year. So far, Bradley and (maybe??) Abel are giving some optimism for the next few years. Unfortunately I think it'll be really hard to retain Joe Ryan after his contract ends but theoretically we could have a really, really nice rotation developing. Now if Royce reverts to his form from a couple years ago and some of the inevitable young call-ups show promise I think there could be a lot to be excited about for 2027 and beyond.
  2. Markdumont25
    Exactly. Straight talk would be saying that we blew up our entire bullpen and our roster isn't currently good enough (pending whatever impact the young prospects coming up might make) without a massive spending spree, which isn't going to happen this year. I feel like I say the same thing every time I comment here but I'm an optimist and I usually opt for hope... but thinking this roster, which is basically the same one that was one of the worst teams in the league at the end of last year, will be competitive this year is delusional thinking. Just tell us we're in a soft rebuild...it sucks but we can handle it. And it will make watching this year easier knowing that we're just seeing how our young guys develop this year without any real expectations.
  3. Markdumont25
    The short answer is yes, he can win trust back. The more complicated question is will he/they. Color me skeptical. All he's done so far is prove he's better at saying the right thing. I guess it's not nothing but it doesn't move the needle much without literally putting their money where their mouth is. I'd still like to just try our chances with new ownership but I guess any change on the leadership level is better than none.
  4. Markdumont25
    I think there's a very good chance that the bottom does fall out... Is this team going to be significantly different from the team that we finished with last year? I don't see it...and that version of the Twins was one of the worst teams in the league. Baseball is unpredictable, but I think it's entirely possible that we have a disaster of a season. What then? It will be interesting.
  5. Markdumont25
    I've been on here a couple times the last 6 months saying, while usually an optimist, I just don't see the twins competing for a couple years at least. The cynic in me is just seeing this pivot as something to keep attendance from dropping too far. There's no way they're going to make meaningful enough moves to make this team a real playoff threat. It sucks but I think the best move is just Go full rebuild and sell and hope to compete in 3 years.
  6. Markdumont25
    It's an uninspiring hire. I don't think any reasonable person could have expected Shelton to win in Pittsburgh but he's still coming from a losing culture. Why couldn't we have found someone that came from a winning culture... Someone who came in with the mindset that they weren't going to accept mediocrity? Shelton, although by all reports a great baseball man, literally had the job of accepting mediocrity with the Pirates, and I'm sure that was part of Falvey's reasoning... Doesn't want a coach that's going to push back or rock the boat too hard when things don't go well (and it seems inevitable that they won't). The only silver lining is I don't really care because I'm now conditioned to expect so little from Twins leadership.
  7. Markdumont25
    I looked it up before I posted just to make sure I wasn't going to make a fool of myself... He had a 15 WAR career, so a bit over 1 a year on average. Seems about right. I think he probably got the most out of his ability level, which is something to be admired. But something about his semi cult status and the way he was trusted by his manager (hitting higher than he should and overall playing more than he should, imo) that just kind of encapsulated some of the frustration I had with the shortcomings of that era. At the end of the day he really wasn't that good, he had one season with an OPS+ above average (and he wasn't even in a Twins uniform that year). A decent role player with a couple really nice years but whose overall skill level didn't match his outsized role. Even in the teams sorry state I'm skeptical he would be one of the better hitters, but if that is true, we're in big trouble!
  8. Markdumont25
    Not Nick Punto please. Nothing against the man, but if he was a "fan favorite", it certainly wasn't with me. Even in my middle school days I couldn't figure out why Gardy had such a big boy crush on him. There's very few things about middle school I'd want to relive, and Nick Punto is not one of them And, knowing next to nothing but wanting to have an opinion anyway, I'd go with Vasquez if I was picking from this group. Cora is a good manager and I think picking a relative outsider is our best bet.
  9. Markdumont25
    I'm not someone who believes Rocco was THE problem, but I also don't understand this narrative that he's a scapegoat either. Falvey should probably be gone too but Rocco's teams underperformed more than they played to expectations/overachieved based on league-wide pre-season assessments of the talent he had to work with. He consistently failed to get the most out his players. Time will tell how much was his management vs unrealistic expectations but I don't get the argument that this was somehow unfair to him. It's a tough league and it's results oriented. He didn't get good enough results. He's far from the only one to blame but, in my opinion, it's the correct move to give someone else a chance.
  10. Markdumont25
    It's probably the case that those who really dislike Rocco are over exaggerating his shortcomings and general lack of competence. That being said, his teams have underachieved more often than they've met expectations or overachieved and, wherever he ranks on the list, it's time to move on. It's not all on him, but you shouldn't be able to preside over such a dramatic 2 year collapse while (as others have noted) consistently failing to get to best out of your players and keep your job. Given the state of the current team, I'd be shocked if he is still around the next time this team gets a chance to add playoff wins to anyone's resume.
  11. Markdumont25
    I saw on the graphic after buxton's home run, he's hit almost a fifth of his career home runs this season. We all know he's been hurt a lot but still pretty wild.
  12. Markdumont25
    The most important part is the players need to be better. I don't know if that lands on coaching or on them but with the way the current players are playing now there isn't any amount of realistic additions that are going to make this team a contender
  13. Markdumont25
    I met him in the wild earlier this year, right after his demotion and hand injury. He was super gracious and appreciative of the well wishes... Seems like a nice guy and although a comeback seems unlikely I'll be cheering for it.
  14. Markdumont25
    I've said this a few weeks in a row but here we go again... I would consider myself on the optimistic side of the spectrum, but I think it's really important to be clear about how bleak the situation currently is, if for no reason other than to make the best decisions moving forward. There's been talk of a retool and how we could be competitive next year. The team we're seeing now is going to be, by and large, what we're going to get next year and there's absolutely nothing about how they're playing right now that suggests we'll be anything beyond a cellar dweller. Obviously, as fans, our opinions are mostly irrelevant but being realistic about where we are as an organization is important right now. The main talk of the off-season is what we're doing with Pablo and Ryan. I think it'd be very foolish to keep either one of them when we show no signs of life and the next couple years are likely to be brutal no matter what. Just get what you can and try to be ready in 2028. Sucks, but I think it's the only responsible move right now.
  15. Markdumont25
    I think harping on Gray specifically is a hindsight 20/20 type of argument. I think it made sense to let him go (also made sense to keep him, I think either path weas defensible), but I absolutely believe in the cascading effects of tightening the payroll and not at least trying to replace him. Besides the obvious effect on the overall talent we were able to put on the field, it sent a message to both the fans and the team that we weren't serious about winning and I absolutely believe all of that cascaded into the situation we're in now.
  16. Markdumont25
    At this point I'm perversely enjoying the Sox ownage of the Twins. It's like a (maybe not so fun) game of musical limbo... How low can you go??
  17. Markdumont25
    I mostly agree. To be clear, I would have done a lot differently in the last 2 years leading up to this moment, but now that we're here I just think you just strip it down to the bone and try to stockpile as much young talent for after the 2027 work stoppage. I'd love to hang on to Ryan specifically, but I don't see us being competitive for a couple years so it's kind of a waste to have him and after watching what's happened to this team, I think he's out of here as soon as he has any control over the situation. I don't think we had to be here. But since we are here I think you just fully commit to the tear down/ rebuild.
  18. Markdumont25
    Yea fair enough. And I hope I'm wrong!
  19. Markdumont25
    I don't think Keachall's success means much yet. See Royce Lewis and Matt Wallner as an example of why. Yes, Lee has been trending well recently but his overall body of work so far is not very inspiring. To be clear, I'm not ready to give up on any of these guys but I still think it's fair to say that as a group they've played below expectations. Our starting pitching potential is deep but right now most are unproven. There's a chance a few of them are big hits, but there's also a chance they aren't. We don't know. And it seems very possible that Ryan and even Lopez are on their way out which makes the entire rotation a big question mark. Obviously future prospects that have yet to taste Big League play or even enter the organization yet (via a Ryan trade) are question marks as well. They could be a better generation but the struggles of our former top prospects could be a sign of organizational struggles with development. Again, we don't know. My point is that going from looking like a team on the rise (2023) to have our entire future be comprised of "hopefullys" and "maybes" is depressing. As I said, no one can predict how things will go and to a certain degree this is the nature of the beast. There's always going to be ebbs and flows with any organization. But it certainly feels like a lot of the current misfortunes were unforced errors and the best I can say about the immediate future is it's uncertain... But this organization has lost the benefit of the doubt so I'm not seeing much reason for optimism until proven otherwise.
  20. Markdumont25
    I've seen a few articles recently trying to find some silver linings or reason for optimism in the near future and (with no offense to the authors or to those in agreement with them) they just irritate me. I generally err on the side of hope and optimism but now is the time to grieve what has been a catastrophic and demoralizing 2 year plunge from the organizations 21st century peak. I don't think even the most pessimistic among would have predicted being in the sorry state we are now less than 2 years removed from our first playoff series win in two decades. And I realistically don't see things improving any time soon. The returns on our fire sale were at best average and more likely underwhelming. Just about every one of our top prospects from the last few years has struggled to live up to expectations. I don't see much reason to believe in our front office or coaching staff, especially with their ability to develop offensive talent, after underachieving more years than not under their tenure. With the same owners who put "right-sizing" into every die-hards vocab, I don't see the financial commitment improving. There doesn't seem to be any coherent plan in place beyond not spending too much money. Obviously no one knows for certain what the future holds, but I certainly think it's fair to say that the next 3 to 5 years seems pretty bleak for Minnesota baseball and I, for one, want to have some time to be sad about it without hearing that it's actually not that bad.
  21. Markdumont25
    Awful, awful news. Another rug pull by the epitome of the "who needs enemies when you have friends like these" family. Just another ridiculously selfish and tone deaf move by the trust fund children. And for those in the past who have claimed that they're not the worst owners...I view it like a relationship. Sometimes you just get into a situation where it's completely untenable and toxic... Doesn't necessarily mean either person is evil, there's just too much broken trust, pain and bad vibes to continue. The Pohlads might not be the worst (although absolutely no one would argue they're near the best) but the relationship is just too far gone. The fan base hates them and just as recently as a couple weeks ago they've proven why the vitriol is not unwarranted. Them selling the team was pretty much the only thing I was looking forward to in the near future regarding the twins. Theoretically, even *if* they won a world series now in a few years no it would be tainted because some completely undeserving Pohlad is going to go up there and accept the trophy. Just gross. They bought the team for like 44 million and it's worth about a billion and a half now. We helped pay for their stadium. We owe them nothing and they've shown that they don't feel they owe us anything. They've squeezed all the juice out of this franchise, just **** off and let us cheer for our team in peace.
  22. Markdumont25
    It's simultaneously heartwarming and very sad to see Buxton finally healthy and thriving after all these years but having it squandered on what is increasingly looking like another disappointment of a season
  23. Markdumont25
    I feel like he's guaranteed to give up a big inning after this 🥲
  24. Markdumont25
    To me the issue isn't how long this specific injury keeps him out...the issue is that this is yet another injury in a young career that's already been full of them. It certainly feels reasonable at this point to be concerned he'll never be able to make it through a full season.
  25. Markdumont25
    Denny Hocking is a twins legend?
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