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I don't agree that's it's in the Twins best interest or that it's inevitable for them to trade Joe Ryan. As a matter of fact I believe that they should give it their best shot to extend him. He's fairly electric and he has adnirably held down the fort during Pablo's extended absence. Ryan actually deserves pay parity with Pablo. Perhaps the Twins should consider trading Pablo before the next trade deadline. After all, he'll be umproven post-surgery while Ryan has remained relatively healthy and has been underpaid for his overall efforts. Let's remember how Buck has been a no show year after yearwhich always seems to dash the hopes of the Twins fans. But if Ryan, Pablo & Buck & company can get on a roll during the same year then maybe just maybe the Twins fans will have something to look forward to. Joe is not your average pitcher and he shouldn't be paid as if he's an average pitcher. If the Twins have other holes then they'll just need to pay up in order to plug them. But don't expect Joe to be able to plug the holes in the dike all alone. He needs a healthy team behind him in order to work some of his magic. But I do think that he has enough voltage to beat any team at anytime. When it's do or die then he's my go to guy. Go tell Zoll to consider trading Pablo, extending Ryan & paying him what he's worth. to keep him in TC for3 additional years. He's not Berrios and shouldn't be treated like Berrios. Joe will be the test to see if the problem is with the Twins or if it's the fault of the players that they aren't being extended. Or is Twins history going to repeat itself again with another "the Twins are too cheap to extend a deserving FA salary dump." If Ryan is good enough to trade to "help fill holes" then he must be good enough to extend. Why not just pay the man? Who are the Twins waiting for & willing to extend, the 2nd coming of Sandy Koufax or Don Drysdale?

What do folks expect from Ryan who makes a measely $6.2 mil. He's pitching 1000 times better than Pablo who makes $18 mil and can't even manage to don his uniform. Yada, yada yada

It's not impossible to prove that Jenkins could have made a difference. The season isn't over and if the Twins do make the playoffs then it will have been proven. It's not too late to keep hope alive until the fat lady sings. Just quit the whinning and watch to see if the Twins can win enough games.

His 2026 salary is $12 mil. & the TC fans would have welcomed him with open arms & hearts!

Luis Arraez was the best hiiter that the Twins had since at least Joe Mauer. It's a few seasons too late to complain about how the Twins aren't hitting now. The Twins should have simply paid "the man" which could have saved us fans many seasons of this same drama nightmare! That trade sucked eggs big time...barf! We can't rely on Buck being the only hitter on the team. But that's about all that we've been left with. Damn fools bllew it all up just like in the Planet of the Apes.

I think that letting him hit higher up in the batting order gives him a better mindset and more confidence. The more that he enjoys himself the better he'll hit. For him the game is mostly in between his ears.

I like the strategy and have advocated it in the past when the rotation was weak and the number of potential starters was high in number. Just because some arms can't handle the workload doesn't mean that the strategy is flawed. It only means that the arms to accomplish it aren't readily available or easy to find or train. The Twins desperately need to win games in order to stay in the hunt for a wildcard. Any strategy that can give them an edge needs to be tried. Every team and season is an experiment to find a formula for success. As the old adage goes, try again harder & harder. I applaud the Twins for any innovation that they can muster within whatever is attainable. It shouldn't be too hard to understand that having a competant and able long reliever or two on the roster can be bonuses & assets. Just like some pitchers are more capable of pitching complete games than others, some pitchers are more well suited to being long relievers than others. Fans shouldn't complain that the Twins are doing whatever they can to innovate & win games. If they fail then they need to try & try again. Some ideas require faith and persistance. That's how new ideas, strategies, inventions and formulas take time to prove. The strategy can be fine tuned & by employing the best men for the job. Who really wants to complain about having a bullpen with some long relievers? It's not a new idea. It's only another specialized position that requires specialists in order to be successful. A long reliever can be just as valuable as a closer which both are specialists. Fans should get used to the necessity & benefits of the roles. It can give the BP a rest and back up a starting pitcher that's having a weak start.

I don't care about all of the extraneous details about Royce's head and position struggles, I just want to see results at the plate. He can always be a DH if he can hit. He needs to try new adjustments while at AAA. I recall when catcher Suzuki switched to using the new ax handle bat at the time and began hitting like a champ (which he did become a champ soon enough after.) And he was no spring chicken either. I don't care if Lewis can swing & hit outside the zone, Puckett did it all of the time too. I just want to see Royce find a formula for success & succeed with the Twins. If he can't learn to hit above average then dump him, simple as that. Problem solved. Sometimes the Twins need a guy with some ego if that's what drives them to perform above average. but l'll accept his ego only with results.

You know that if we trade him he's going to pitch a no hitter and win a CY Young Award.

It's too risky for him to be a starter. The most that he can be is a long reliever. With the state of the Twins rotation, they're going to need a long reliever anyway. Wishing for him to b a starter won't turn him into a starter.If he can florish out of the pen, then there's always the future potential.

The corner OF positions can be more dangerous than CF due to the walls being closer. I'm not happy to hear that he may need to move to LF for the Classic. I hope that he doesn't break a leg or worse. He's familiar with CF and has learned to protect himself, thus moving him would be riskier than letting him stay there for as long as possible.. To be fair let's ask Buck where he wants to play. Since half the game is mental then let's keep him mentally happy.

I imagine that some players could get cut after ST by both the Twins & other teams that could lead to some transactions. Everything is in flux and adjusttments can be made between opening day and the trade deadline. Being competitive is boilerplate and only means that the team will be competing as best they can with who they've got in the organization. Why do folks insist on making arguments based on semantics? When you own the Twins you can say whatever you want & do whatever you want with your team. They're not going to spend money with declining attendence and with little chance to not lose money in the long run by spending more short term money.. The other brother wanted to spend money to make money. But this brother, wants to generate some cash & confidence before he'll spend more money. And who can blame him? It's time for austerity. Read the tea leaves & between the lines. Go ahead and boycott the team.They've got a business to run. They didn't trade Correa & the rest so they could beat the Dodgers (you know what I mean.)

The new owner wants to take control of his organization, so what? He has a vision, he has consultants that consist of his family and the elite club of other MLB owners to rely on for advice. He's not a dummy. Just look at Minneapolis on the national news, it's in the dumpster and filled with corruption and mayhem.. He wants to protect his investment. Maybe the new investors were promised a shake up from the top of the organization to the bottom when they bought into it. Whatever the reason, there's no scapegoat. Just a new boss who wants to be a boss and control his organization and who he trusts to run it. If I suddenly owned the Twins I would want to be in control to be be able to implement my own vision too. Everyone in the Twins organization should be fighting to keep their jobs by figuring how to win games and sell tickets. It starts with new coaches and then move up the ladder. If I had the billions I wouldn't care what anyone thinks either. It would be my way or hit the highway. Quit trying to fight progress. He's the one with the reins so be patient and let him steer the organization...Giddyap!

He's 6' 4" and weighs 210 lbs, Basically only a rookie,& hitting .250 isn't bad. Hope he has some room for growth.

If he can become an Uber driver then he should get a shot at it.