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  1. Woof Bronzer
    Didn't they already DFA him a month ago and he cleared waivers?
  2. Woof Bronzer
    Careful, you'll poke the "the CEO has no responsibility for anything the organization does" bear... It will be extremely interesting to see how Tommy views this season. He said in the offseason that he wants to be judged on wins and losses....that we will be playing competitive games in September...that he's not a half measures guy. Well, the season was a bunch of half measures that resulted in what will likely be a couple game improvement on last year's busted season and not a single meaningful September game. What he REALLY wanted this year was attendance, so the Pohlads can pay back their limited partners sooner and clear the way for a bigger sale. Don't think that plan really worked out either. So yeah. How does Tommy hold himself accountable? How does he hold his staff accountable? What will his message to fans be this offseason? It will be very interesting to see.
  3. Woof Bronzer
    Ladies and gentlemen, we've found it. The best, most concise way to sum up the state of the Minnesota Twins in the year of our lord 2026: Some fans truly believe that better players will not help this team. Congratulations, Pohlads. You win.
  4. Woof Bronzer
    I would really, really like to know what the thinking was with Jackson. Because from the outside it's Keystone Kops level incompetence.
  5. Woof Bronzer
    Here's my plan for next year. Trade Lewis and Larnach for Aaron Judge and Pete Crow-Armstrong, outspend the Dodgers and sign Skubal to a 7 year, $500m contract, and trade Ober and Matthews for the Miz. Whaddaya think?
  6. Woof Bronzer
    Jeez, a bit of a downer are we? Good for Sabato, kid gets to make his lifelong dream come true. Who knows what the future holds but I hope he plays this last week and I hope he rakes.
  7. Woof Bronzer
    Interesting premise. Obviously it depends on what your goals were when the decision was made. If we're talking about Tom Pohlad's season goal of playing competitive ball in September, keeping Larnach didn't get you there. Not totally his fault of course, but who knows, if Jenkins had been given more of a shot with the big club early on and worked out the rookie hiccups, he could have been a difference maker down the stretch. If your goal for 2026 was let the young guys develop and really go after a title in 27/28, keeping Larnach was definitely the wrong decision as he blocked the future and likely won't be a part of those teams. If your goal for 2026 is just to enjoy watching the Twins or heading out to TF, Larnach was competent and seems like a nice enough fellow. If you are concerned about payroll he provided decent value. Larnach is the same as about half of their roster. Average to slightly-above-average 2-3 WAR guys in a vacuum, but collectively they add up to about a 75-win ceiling. They just aren't good enough.
  8. Woof Bronzer
    Teams like the Twins can only be successful by drafting and developing talent. They will never be able to compete with teams like the Dodgers and Yankees for top tier free agents. The Dodgers are paying Kyle Tucker $60m for 1.1 WAR. That kind of value proposition would wreck the Twins for the entirety of the contract. The Dodgers won't even notice it. Middle revenue teams like the Twins have to find competitive advantages to succeed. As always, look at the Brewers, Rays, Guardians. They are successful without fishing in the top-tier FA pond. The only options for the Twins to get elite talent are: draft and develop, or make smart trades. Instead of going after a massive FA starter, the team should have traded Ryan a year ago for not one but TWO elite talents. Can't be stressed enough. There is absolutely no path to success for this organization without better drafting and development. Zip, zero, zilch.
  9. Woof Bronzer
    Boof Bonser Commemorative T-shirt Day
  10. Woof Bronzer
    Perfect example of Minnesota sports fan syndrome. "We can't possibly win anything, so we must instead find joy in things like celebrating a mediocre relief pitcher by handing him undeserved high leverage spots ahead of younger, better players who may actually be a part of the future."
  11. Woof Bronzer
    Citation needed. Tom Pohlad, the team CEO, definitely didn't know this. Isn't "poor bullpen building" another way of saying "lack of on-field talent"? The Twins were about average in terms of injuries compared to rest of the league. Absolutely not an excuse. Cursory research indicates the last time a team without a 3 WAR player won a World Series was...never. This team desperately lacks high end talent. This roster is good for 70-80 wins a year, as they've shown us the past 3 years. In order for the Twins to actually compete for something meaningful they need better players.
  12. Woof Bronzer
    Which strawman is arguing that the Twins should lose on purpose to move up 3 spots in the draft? I'm saying the Twins should think to the future, because there's nothing left to play for in 2026. Most teams do this in September each and every year. The league even encourages this by expanding rosters on Sept 1. Maybe you weren't aware of this concept?
  13. Woof Bronzer
    I take it you believe attendance has tanked this past month since they called up Culpepper and Jenkins?
  14. Woof Bronzer
    Nothing says "winning organization" like holding back prospects so mediocre vets can pad their stats.
  15. Woof Bronzer
    You're saying folks who are big enough fans of the Twins to go to a meaningless September game for a team 8 games under .500 and out of contention, would be so offended by playing prospects during this game that they'd decide not to go instead?
  16. Woof Bronzer
    Agreed, there's nothing left to play for. Seems like a great opportunity to give some young players a shot.
  17. Woof Bronzer
    EIGHT whole million? My goodness, what an investment! That's almost as much as they're paying Correa not to play here! Gosh, 5 more of these non-half-measure investments and Sir Thomas the Benevolent will be approaching Kansas City-esque payrolls! Sir Thomas promised meaningful September ball and we are locked in a fight to the death with Detroit for 4th place in the division. He hath delivered!
  18. Woof Bronzer
    The Twins were 10-17 in August and are off to a similar pace in September. You can't "tank" much worse than they already are.
  19. Woof Bronzer
    It's less complaining about Kody, more that if you have guys like him batting 3rd in your lineup you are not a serious team. This is the problem with the Twins roster. There are a lot of 2 WAR guys in the starting lineup, and no 4-5 WAR guys . If the Twins really want to improve they have to replace some of the 2 WAR guys with 4-5 WAR guys. But a lot of fans like some of the 2 WAR guys, and some of them (like Clemens) are very likable with good stories. So again it's not complaining, it's more about why you follow the team. Do you like feel-good stories, connecting with the players, etc? Or do you want to win a World Series? If it's the former, Clemens has been fun this year and you can't help but feel happy for him. If it's latter Kody Clemens can't be an every day starter batting 3rd.
  20. Woof Bronzer
    This year's Twins had a better August than last year's "tankers". If they were tanking last year what do we call this year's approach?
  21. Woof Bronzer
    Something tells me Royce wouldn't take too kindly to moving to a utility role...
  22. Woof Bronzer
    I think he means "Tom's da man" though he also has made it clear he believes the CEO has absolutely no responsibility for anything the organization does so I'm lost too. Honestly though as much as I want to rip the "I like what he's done" when what the sum total of what he's done is run a $100m payroll (about $40m less than the Kansas City Royals) with the team projected to come in under their preseason projection of 78 wins in a historically bad AL - I can't do it. This year in particular has shown me that there are just a lot of fans who like going out to TF on a nice summer day. That's who the Twins are for them, a nice way to spend an evening. Minnesota men's sports fans have been emotionally punished so much that we have quietly and collectively come to the realization that we cannot and will never ever win anything meaningful, so it's not worth getting all worked up about winning. Just enjoy the game, the crack of the bat, the smell of the grass, the ballpark experience. And I can't argue with it, even if I'm a different kind of fan. It's actually probably a healthy reaction, even if the Pohlads take advantage of it and as a result we are stuck in an endless loop of mediocrity.
  23. Woof Bronzer
    The moves they made actually decreased their playoff odds coming out of the deadline, and they've been worse post-deadline this year than they were last year off the sell off. So if the goal was making the playoffs, they were the wrong moves. If the goal was increasing the organizational talent pool, they were the wrong moves. Basically if the goal was anything except a 75 win season the moves were exactly the wrong moves. They hurt the team in 2026 and they didn't get better for 2027. The Twins "acquired" more talent in the 2022 deadline. A whole 4 deadlines ago. Is that "recent memory"? I swear fans around here have the memory of an elephant. I guess I get it, I'd just as soon forget that deadline as well...
  24. Woof Bronzer
    I for one think the team should be commended for how well they've tied their shoes this year. I can't think of a single example of a guy tripping over his own shoelaces! These aren't the most talented players but that doesn't stop them from tying their shoes day in, day out. Heroes, really!
  25. Woof Bronzer
    What's the definition of "giving their all"? Is there data to support this? Which MLB teams are not giving their all and how do the Twins compare? I'm getting no signals of apathy this year. They've been worse post-deadline this year than last year. Were they giving more of their all last year? Also, how does a $110m payroll signal anything except apathy? Has it paid off? Not really, the Twins are 23rd in relief pitching ERA since the deadline. But the effort matters. This frankly is a loser attitude. Performance doesn't matter, we just have to try. Isn't "effort" and "giving their all" the baseline expectation for every single professional athlete? It started, of course, with the trade deadline, which was one of Minnesota's most aggressive in memory. I'm convinced the TD staff witnessed a different deadline than the rest of us. This deadline wasn't as aggressive as last years. Go back all to 2022 for a more aggressive deadline. I just do not understand a world in which 2 middling relievers and a #6 starter is "aggressive". Why are TD writers so invested in lathering praise on this latest exercise in non-committed nibbling?
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