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  1. JD-TWINS
    Pagan makes $8M/yr, last 2 years, and just got his 30th Save yesterday. Marte stole a HR in RF to get Emilio his save! Cannot pay him $8-$10M and then fret every time he comes into the game! Jax at $3-$4 in ‘26 & Duran at maybe $8M…….didn’t want to pay them so the spending potential on PEN is bleak, IMO. Williams at $8.6M this year. His WHIP isn’t terrible - striking out 13.3 per 9 innings. His Walks are down in ‘25. Can’t imagine some Team doesn’t pay him at least that much going forward. ……. he’s taken more lumps since coming back from injury last year with a bunch of losses …. ERA is up 2.75 runs in ‘25 but. IMO, the ‘20-‘23 stats will carry his future paycheck……….he’s not the same guy after last year’s injury! Matthews - Prielipp - Raya - Adams - Funderburk - Sands - Topa - FA’s x 2 ….. can this work??
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    Cody can’t play everyday (75% of starts v. all righties) on a good MLB Club. IMO, he may get a shot at the 13th roster spot due to his position flexibility. He’ll be 30 and in his best season, by far, he’s carrying a .291 OBP. His OPS+ is 101 & that’s with 19 HR’s. Probably deserves a shot out of Spring Training but can’t be considered the primary guy at any position! Gonzalez & Jenkins both have a real shot with Big Club by June 1st…….. seems to be Fedko weighed against Martin in the Spring. Seems Martin has done enough over last few weeks to earn an OF spot (1 of 5) in ‘26, at least to start. ‘26 OF: Martin - Buxton - Larnach or Wallner - Gonzalez - Jenkins by June 1st.
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    Outman was #3 in N.L ROY voting in ‘23. …… I haven’t quit on him yet - Roden, personally, I have no interest in going forward.
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    Why trade a really good, committed guy that just had his best season ever and has played over 100 games in back to back years? As you point out, he’s very affordable and that’s not changing. I have him on the field as much as possible for the next 4-5 years. Atlanta wanted him and openly made it known (through channels) to the Twins at the All-Star Break, and Georgia is his home - he didn’t want Twins to entertain the trade. Martin - Larnach - Wallner on the periphery for ‘26………. Jenkins - Gonzalez - Rodriguez are coming ……. Churning veterans (continuously) that can play, for “prospects”, isn’t a plan to a winning Club…….it’s just musical chairs. I see the same comments about Lopez and Ryan - two more guys that can play at known costs for 2-3 years…………..why trade them to get a guy that “might be the next Ryan?”
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    In August-September of ‘24 the TD following had determined the Twins players needed a new voice and the hitting coach was a bum………..same this year with a new hitting coach. Odd? Toronto fired a guy and hired David Popkins. He has got 4 guys in Toronto that are at .300 or very close AND producing runs. 7 guys hitting .265 or higher……… so does Toronto have players that take responsibility for their own improvement while working with their new coach or is it just dumb luck that (after the Twin’s hitters collapsed in ‘24) Toronto has improved immensely in ‘25 with Popkins over their ‘24 campaign? Sighting different styles amongst hitters seems silly to me as every line-up I’ve ever seen has 5/6 different looks with their everyday hitters……Matt Wallner needs to get to work in the off-season, period. His list of holes and poor habits need to be fixed by him. You & I could each give him 3/4 things to change from our couch……HE needs to get it through his head he needs to make changes…….coaches don’t step into the batter’s box……..my point is he’s getting coached & has been coached & nobody suggested what he’s doing is the right way!!! Organizations let players that have had success continue to do what makes them feel comfortable and do what has brought them prior success……until it isn’t working, clearly. Players play and they are responsible for results!!
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    Am not a big rules guy but my assumption is they would burn a year of control for an 8-9 game look? Not very smart if that’s the case. I think the call-up would be more to appease curious fans than it would be if real value for Team/Rodriguez. ……. I too am curious!!
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    Opponent’s starting pitching & MLB best bullpen for last month had nothing to do with the lack of run production? It was all the Manager not being able to motivate the guys - for sure!
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    Hurt fielding a ground ball - not a typical path to Tommy John.
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    And you think the Cubs organization was/is concerned with $1M (maximum) scouting department personnel spend?
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    My understanding was Pohlad’s wanted $1.7B AND a big chunk of their $400M debt covered. Seems I saw that numerous times. (estimated $2B total) They gave up 20% for $430M. $1.5B sale less the $430M (plus some probable additional “return”) leaves them with just north of $1B. Doesn’t seem like a very effective plan for them.
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    That’s my point……. they want ROI. Investment isn’t a loan……seems to me they are on the hook with full exposure to varying asset value going forward. Can’t have greatly reduced revenues from your customer base over any length of time and sustain profitability. I get cost reduction for a season but the value of the asset diminishes if they have a greatly reduced fan interest. The savings on salary get off-set by 300,000 less people in the stands per season and thousands of fewer TV paid viewerships and reduced memorabilia/clothing sales …… over time, while the asset’s value is diminished. The investors don’t want 20% of an additional $35M - $50M in bottom line for a year or two (which I don’t see being attainable) before it dwindles against $430M of $$ sunk. They want to make money on a pending sale! If the asset doesn’t appreciate on a fairly steep rate they don’t see a good return, maybe for a decade or more……. that’s not their timing model. If Organization squeezes a $60M bottom line for a year or two by reducing payroll more and not spending anything, that’s $12M/yr for the $430M invested……. not attractive ……..The asset has to appreciate for them to be whole! Maybe the strategy from investors is to stagnate the asset value for a bit so they can get the other 80% on the cheap in upcoming years? Not saying the investors are rah rah fans but if a product isn’t attractive the bottom line shrinks pretty quickly…..even with revenue sharing.
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    Maybe they want some fresh faces in the Scouting Dept? …….. the $1m savings doesn’t add up in anyone’s book……..technology is being used with much lower paid IT guys being used across the game. I don’t see this move having any bearing on how they would spend on roster. If nobody comes to the park - nobody buys TV subscriptions, there’s no profits to help get investors whole. If they fire the Coaching Staff on October 5th nobody is going to think there will be zero coaches next year due to a $$ savings move. Nobody spends $400M on a sinking ship approach - has to be an expectation to be competitive via modest spending!
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    ‘26 PEN Scenario: Prielipp - Sands - Raya - Funderburk - Topa - Adams - Matthews - Hensley (or like) & the spend is $8M more than today. ’26 ROTATION Scenario: Lopez - Ryan - SWR - Ober - Bradley/Abel/Festa ………. one of which may end up in PEN. Hensley may not be the guy? Somebody will be out there as a FA…….,to me, Matthews is another Varland with a bigger pitch mix. In short bursts from PEN he’d have elite velocity and brings backend upside!! Adams is best suited for an inning at a time. To me, this staff works!!
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    The details I don’t understand with all the negativity on spending for ‘26 (from pundits and fans alike)……….$400M of investment and an ownership stake doesn’t happen from anyone without EXPECTATIONS! If Team doesn’t spend nobody will buy TV packages/tickets/swag/etc. ………. there has to be some expectation (caveat) for “competitiveness” in ‘26 with the investors - has to be. Nobody gives Pohlad’s $400M as a charitable act - right? They are at $95M total now for ‘26………. there may be a defensive FA Catcher available for $4M - a 1B option at 15M - FA relievers at average of $5M x 2………..that’s $29M. I think they could easily go to $135M……that’s $40M over current total salary………also, it’s $20M less than they spent in 2023…..3 seasons later. I know nearly everyone here (rightfully so) passionately dislikes the current majority owners and their lack of spending & mediocre management ………cannot create interest for a future Sale nor “make a profit”, with a non-competitive Club!!
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    Kelly - Presley - Ozuna are all on very backside of their careers…….Presley might be available for $2.5M & then may be of interest on a 1 year deal. My assumption is Naylor is more expensive than other guys & probably too much risk v reward due to needed length of his deal? To me, Arraez sucks as a less-off hitter because he has zero speed and doesn’t bring any energy to the Top of the line-up. He’s adequate at 1B & could obviously DH as desired. I would pay him as much as $14-$16M/yr for 3 years if he’d go for it ……. and I’d bat him 5th in line-up every day for about 150 games. He’s 175-200 hits/year and he’d be a minimum of 90 RBI guy batting in middle of line-up……..previous RBI totals don’t matter because he’s been hitting in the wrong spot for his skill set, IMO. Buxton - Keaschall - Larnach - Lewis - Arraez - Jeffers - Wallner - Lee - Martin ……. this line-up could use some additional juice either at 1B or DH…….but, I think with 2 FA PEN guys and a healthy rotation, this line-up is very competitive………. Gonzalez - Rodriguez - Jenkins can possibly supplement OF from June forward? Again, to me, Arraez (or anyone) that can provide 175-190 hits from the #5 spot in the line-up will produce a bunch of runs!! Don’t need HR’s with RISP - need balls in play and the ability to keep innings going - not a gut that strikes out 25-35% of the time but hits 30HR in a “162 game fantasy season”. As little as I like him, there’s no doubt that Lee has 20 HR power. He’s SLOWLY getting better at the plate and I think that his progress will slowly continue - no need for Gleybar Torres . Keaschall to 1B or DH and occasional Corner OF ……. freeing 2B for Lee, regularly. I’d prefer one of the recent #1 Picks at SS early in ‘26.
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    Arraez has 168 hits and is hitting .287 - he’s got 3 batting titles prior. ……. not sure what constitutes a good season???
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    My comment was, if they haven’t shared a plan forward or made real moves by December, “let them have it”………Am not “carrying water” for an ownership family I can’t stand. Am being realistic. The Timberwolves don’t share their player strategy - nor do the other 2 franchises in the Twin Cities, so why would the baseball Team?… P&G doesn’t share their strategic moves with thousands of employees…….. The Board knows and some leaders of divisions……..the rank & file aren’t apprised of strategic moves until they are ready to be marketed. With a piss poor ownership group that reduces spending from ‘23, TWICE in the following 2 seasons, particularly after committing $35M/yr to one guy………it makes it pretty difficult for ANYONE sitting in the GM/President seat……so blaming Falvey can be justified in some specific cases but the REAL blame lies with the ownership. None of the blame placing means that anyone “owes the fans, nor Byron Buxton, or any player” a map of what they think they are planning to do going forward. Correa had a no trade so “to dump his salary amidst the process of giving up in ‘25” they had to have a discussion with him - not because they think he’s some super wise soul nor because they owed him anything. They wanted him to do them a favor.
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    To me, Julien’s defense isn’t even part of the conversation……….ha has nearly zero power after hitting 17 HR’s in part of a first full season……..he can’t hit .200!!! He has no business on the roster. Miranda is obviously gone. Clemons may get tested next week as he hit 3HR’s & a double last night. He’s a fallback, 13th guy on roster do to his defensive flexibility in ‘26 - doubtful. …….. SWR has to stick, somewhere/somehow.
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    If Topa’s stuff and Adam’s stuff are considered “reasonable” for the bullpen going forward, how can they not think SWR isn’t able to throw to 3-7 batters per outing? He’s only going to be 24 & he has 4 years of control left ………. how is he potentially a decent 5th starter but not good enough to throw out of the PEN? I don’t know he isn’t the 5th guy in rotation that then rolls into the PEN if someone else becomes a better option.
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    DITTO on all points. Sonny Gray left for locale to his home & guaranteed $$$$. The B.S. about Baldelli and how he handles the Rotation is nuts. In’23 the Rotation had most innings pitched through August because they had a competent rotation - unlike the Chris Archer days prior and David Festa/SWR rotation since then. Ober/Ryan/Looez ALL pitch into the 6th & 7th routinely if “they are healthy” and if they are not in the midst of an “unusually high pitch count”. Players play and that’s how games are won……Earl Weaver - Sparky Anderson - Joe Torre among numerous others, all state to a man, “good players make good managers!”
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    Didn’t look hard at comments because my assumption is it’s hate or a whole bunch of hate? F.O. ……… plenty of decent trades and solid FA signings under this regime ……. certainly approaching double digit failures as well, to me, that’s baseball. Cannot go from $154M in ‘23 to $135M in ‘24 to $125M in ‘25 (now under $100M for last 2 months of ‘25) …….and expect better Win/Loss …….not realistic! Can site failures all day but this reduction in salary spend year over year cannot be overcome……particularly when ownership bought into the $35M/yr to Correa. Cannot sign him to those $$ levels and then slash overall spending. Cripples F.O.’s capabilities to better the Club. Lopez hurt - Ober hurt - Festa hurt - Matthews hurt ……….. Paddack was OK but had maybe a 50/50 effectiveness over his starts. Lewis hurt & ineffective - Wallner hurt & ineffective - Keaschall hurt - Correa inneffective …………. to me, these are not F.O. driven problems. Baldelli manages the guys he’s had - PEN was lights out early and better than average up to the deadline………really the only positives with the Roster other than Buxton & a very limited Keaschall. He sends Kiersey, a fringe - speed guy, up to bunt 3 different times over a 3/4 week period and he Butchers it every time. Fans sympathize with Kiersey routinely for not getting consistent AB’s & not enough “bunting practice, due to coaching” and bitch about Baldelli. To me, it’s ridiculous. ………… It’s cited in the article here that his popularity dropped in August (after organization shipped out 10 guys from Roster in 4/5 days) and it leveled in September when the roster was taken into consideration. Same roster in both months, essentially. OWNERSHIP sets the tone with commitment & the hires they make………..this ownership isn’t committed and distances themselves from any accountability!!!!! The ownership is squarely behind the poor results in a broad sense. The Guardians are 75-71 and on the edge of a playoff spot………. this year’s Twins team, with historically average performances by the players, would be right there and assumed to be ahead of this win pace. The team construction, to me, wasn’t the problem (key injuries and lack of performance by PLAYERS) with the lack of success in ‘25.
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    Bet you didn’t know Guardado & Hunter were coaches in LA until today if you don’t know any Twin’s coaches - right? My assumption is they prefer living in LA vs Chanhassen or like.
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    Completely agree - he’s like the 2nd or 3rd fastest guy on the bases but too slow to play CF? - makes no sense, regardless of his initial reaction time. Assuming Rodriguez can stay healthy enough to play for 2-3 months straight, at any position, is just “hopeful” at this point. Jenkins, I’m assuming, isn’t considered for Big Club until at least later May/June of ‘26. Team needs to concern themselves with 1B (not Clemens daily) & Catcher ……..couple proven PEN guys…… Buxton being moved is just something to write about. OF & Rotation has enough pieces in Sum to find the right answers based on performance in early ‘26………..some may get their foot in the door over next 15 games?
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    EVERYONE wants to win! Don’t understand why anyone would debate this bottom line premise? ……… loyalty (possibly to a fault), family wishes, and fear of the unknown can cripple anyone’s desire to make a move in any career. He’s human and not just an athlete. Organization has backed the guy heavily & he’s being applauded for surpassing 100 games in back to back seasons. There’s been give and take in the relationship.
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    Seems they need to be approved prior to transaction - right? Maybe they were part of a group to acquire all control and then split off? Maybe they do not need to be approved if they are not “controlling” interest?
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