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  1. T.O.
    Baldelli makes me think about the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result, like pinch hitting Margo 30 times because he puts faith in the match up but not the reality of what's happening on the field. He also is clueless how to develop promising new players that aren't quite there yet. If he's liked by the players is it because he's too laid back. too mechanical, too disconnected ? If I had to choose between making logical roster changes and keeping Baldelli or dumping Baldelli and keeping the same roster I'd go with the later.
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    Even with a compensation pick I think Sonny Gray was the bigger fish to get away.
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    Vasquez should be traded away for anything they can get or given away to reduce salary. There has to be some team that wants an experienced catcher that doesn't hit much. I am against getting rid of Lopez. The Twins need an experienced veteran pitcher to solidify the starting rotation. He didn't have a great 24 but even as he continually got himself in jams he then got himself out and continued farther into his games. Many pitchers start having trouble and then fall apart. The Twins need someone like Lopez. I can see his leadership being an assert. Many members here apply the same leadership qualities to Carlos Correa. I'm not quite seeing that. The trade or keep Carlos is perhaps the most divisive topic around here. A lot of passionate disagreement with letting him go. But if salary reduction is a must I'd rather have him go and than Lopez.
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    Will Clark Rant

    T.O. commented on Doctor Gast's blog entry in Doctor Gast's Blog

    " I said, WAR, huh (good God, y'all) What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, just say it again "
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    I assume a big factor in who players sign with is money. Correa already has money. I was talking about the future. Maybe I should have said "Maybe he wants to be in another World Series". Given the ownership and the manager 2025 doesn't look likely to be 1991.
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    You're not breaking anything to me. The Twins have talent. They also have a manager that doesn't know what to do with it and ownership that doesn't really care about building even a good team. Does anyone think the Twins will be in the World Series in 25? Correa has been in a WS. Maybe he wants to again.
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    Maybe he wants to play on a winning team?
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    I was at the dome for the beginning and end of the 9 consecutive hits. I didn't get to the dome much since I lived in Nebraska but I had clients that worked in Minneapolis. When I told them my wife and I were coming to for a short vacation they gave me their season tickets for Friday and Sunday. Sixth row between Home and Third, end of an aisle. Hatcher started the streak Friday and ended Sunday. It drew a lot of excitement in the crowd and they ended up being the two best games I ever saw anywhere. Twins won both. Friday was a home run fest I think 11-10 in extra innings. Sunday a pitchers duel 1-0 or something like that. I'll never forget that.
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    I don't think Baldelli knows how to manage players like these.
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    It was fun watching Santana playing great defense at first. It brightened many a game where otherwise the Twins stunk. His offense stats may not have been great but he got his share of clutch hits. Not sure I would downplay defense at first so much. He probably wouldn't have a year like last year but I will still miss him. I REALLY want to see Miranda play somewhere. Full time and healthy.
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    Castro

    T.O. replied to JBK's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk

    They are paying Vasquez $10,000,000 to be a part time catcher that can't hit much. If they trade Castro it's clear they are trying to strip payroll to make it easier to sell the team and could care less about winning. Maybe my memory isn't good but other than Lopez I can't think of any recent trades that have gone well for the Twins.
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    Since he has not been worth his salary for two years I would think he'd see he owes it to the fans to waive that clause.
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    In 22 Correa played well enough to get into the All Star game then went into a long slump, only becoming productive in Septemeber after the Twins were out of contention and he was looking to sign a big deal with another team. In 23 he played good defense with his PF but the hitting was awful to sometimes mediocre. His specialty was hitting into double plays. In 24 he sometimes had clutch hits and sometimes breathtaking defense but nothing $33,000,000 worth. The talk of the "leadership" he provides I question. "He is critical to any legitimate hopes of World Series contention in 2025" That's not going to happen with the players they have now. If owners are going to continue to be stingy they will need some money to get some players. LET HIM GO. He is not a "Value Added" player.
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    What is the story with no Twins broadcast tonight?
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    They won't. They have to try to justify their expense. I gave up on Buxton last year. I would be thrilled to see him have a season like 22 shortened as it was. But I'm not looking for it. I look at Buxton mostly with dread because if he can't play CF you know they will keep him at DH. They can't admit their mistake. It's nice to think about the guy that hit the game winning HR in the All Star game. But I just can't go there. If I'm wrong then that's great.
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    I'm not buying that Plantar Fasciitis was the big reason Correa hit so poorly in 23. PF wasn't mentioned until well into the season. I've had PF and it can be brutal but if he could play excellent shortstop all year he could have hit better than he did. In 22 he really didn't hit that great until the Twins were out of competition, then he poured it on. The only thing he accomplished was getting a huge salary that very few could ever deserve. My theory is that many players that get huge salaries try too hard to live up to the salary. The harder they try the worse they do. You can throw a lot of stats around but what I place more stock in is this... When a batter comes to the plate in a clutch situation and you always groan that says more about the player than anything to me. Correa will hopefully contribute more in 24 but he will never be worth 33,000,000 x 6.
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    Always or almost always swinging for a home run will produce a lot of strike outs. That may win games against sub par teams and against the best teams, like Houston, when they falter during the season but against the best teams in post season, like Houston, who seem to pull it together when they need to, the Twins will be the loser. The Twins are not in the same league (no pun) as the best teams and never well be as long as the FO approves this approach. Maybe a little Cleveland and and little (or lot) Minnesota would do it. But I don't think we are headed there.
  18. T.O.
    The Twins may be in a position to be a weak first place contender into the future but until they can score runs without relying on home runs they will be a perpetual post season loser.
  19. T.O.
    I've enjoyed having Buxton out of the lineup and when Gallo was out even better. I'd love to see Buxton field and hit like he did last year but there is no reason to think he is at even 20% of the level he played last year. You have to go with who got you here. Buxton wasn't a part of that. Although, maybe having him in the dugout might bring good energy to his teammates but there is no way he can field and I don't want to see him bat. What role does he play? Pinch runner?
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    The plantar fascia actually isn't a ligament, it's an aponeurosis which is a think band of tissue that takes the place and functionality of tendons which are thin and would tear easially on the bottom of the feet. Plantar Fasciitis is inflammatory in nature and really hard to recover from if you are pounding your feet every day. Hopefully a winter of rest will help. And hopefully they have him using the right arch support which distributes the weight across the entire bottom of the foot instead of most of it on the heel where most of the pain is. He may be running a little slower but is fielding well so he apparently can play with pain. I wouldn't think it would effect hitting as much but wouldn't know.
  21. T.O.
    If he can get just a few more he'll have one DP for each $1,000,000 of salary. Yes I'm one of those fans that doesn't think he's worth $300,000,000. No one is except maybe Ohtani when he's not injured. I was sorry to see him go last year but thought it was best given his asking price. He was good last year but not consistently good. He didn't really turn it on until September when the Twins were completely out of the race. Didn't help the Twins but did get him a bigger salary later. I think his main problem this year is putting pressure on himself to show he is worth the price. It can't be done. Other than his consistent, excellent fielding he's not that good. He was hitting poorly long before Plantar Fasciitis became a factor. The contract is already signed. I just wish he would focus on hitting and fielding and not being a "team leader".
  22. T.O.
    Twins are more likely to win 2 of 4 with Texas and lose 4 of 5 with Detroit and Cleveland.
  23. T.O.
    Better Ed than dead.
  24. T.O.
    I was sorry to see Correa go after last year but was against the Twins paying his demanded price. No one is worth $33,000,000. When they did re-sign him I was hopeful but skeptical. It takes a very special person to not let mental pressure get in the way of the expectations that EVERYONE has on a player in that situation. The higher the salary and longer the contract the more the pressure. Maybe Correa is not that special (and rare) person.
  25. T.O.
    A lot of comments that Buxton's medical status is not the fans business. If there was something of a personal nature effecting is work that would be one thing but since they're trying to play him every day that doesn't seem likely. Teams usually give specific reports on medical status. The fact that the organization has given so much confusing info doesn't make sense. I would think it would be in their best interest to be up front with what's actually going on. A player with a $15,000,000 contract is going to get a lot more fan scrutiny than someone making a lot less. Maybe they afraid to admit they made a big mistake in extending him?
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