Morland
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The problem with a team with a limited payroll like the Twins is that there is little depth and just one or two injuries to important players (Lopez and Keaschall) can derail your season. When you need perfect health to compete, you're not likely to achieve it.
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I have to point out that Kelly "only" had the Twins in the playoffs two years, not multiple playoff runs as you stated. Since they won the World Series both years Kelly is clearly the best manager. I also remember lots of fans wanting to fire Kelly in the late 90's when they had little talent and were losing a lot, just like fans want to fire Rocco now. I also remember that when Kelly left, he said the Twins were going to win. I guess he had a pretty good eye for talent.
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The claim is that the $400M is all Twins/ballpark related debt. I don't know whether that's true since the Pohlads have given us no reason to trust them. I fully expect that when the debt is paid down in a few years the team will be up for sale again.
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Where Could Minnesota Twins Spend $30 Million (or More) This Offseason?
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Why Minnesota Twins Should Go All In On Building Their Future Around Walker Jenkins
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Yes, the Pohlads should sign Jenkins to a long-term contract. Will they? No. The Pohlads were so cheap that they dumped Dobnak on the Tigers, taking a lesser prospect in return, so that they could save $3 million. They aren't going to commit $80-100 million to a prospect, no matter how much baseball sense it makes. The commentator who said they might keep him in the minors until 2028 is probably closer to the truth. Anything to save a buck.
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The Pohlads May Still Be Planning to Sell the Twins
Morland replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I fully expect that after the Pohlads have paid down their debt over the next few years that they will put the team up for sale again. With an agreement with the players and much less debt, the Pohlads will receive the ego boost of getting their asking price for the team. I think they were afraid that if they took less than their asking price that Grandpa Carl would roll over in his grave. -
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The Wallner-Gallo Problem: A Case Against the Lineup Value of Matt Wallner
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I agree. The Twins have first base open and Wallner's slowness wouldn't hurt as much there, and his size and long reach could help. He probably has another year or so for the Twins to hope he improves at the plate but I doubt he gets much more time than that.
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Joe Pohlad's Comments on Non-Sale of Twins Are an Affront to Fans' Intelligence
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Joe Pohlad's Comments on Non-Sale of Twins Are an Affront to Fans' Intelligence
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I think this is as much about the Pohlads ego as anything else. They couldn't get the price they wanted for the Twins so they're not going to sell. I expect that this winter they'll sell (ooops, trade) Ryan, Lopez, and anyone else who makes more than the minimum salary. With the new minor partners and several years worth of profits the debt should be greatly reduced. Then the Pohlads will put the Twins up for sale again. And they hope they will receive the ego boost of being able to say we got the price we wanted. Which means Twins fans are sc***** for years. Go ahead Pohlads, prove me wrong!
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Dear Twins, About That Season Ticket Letter...
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Dear Twins, About That Season Ticket Letter...
Morland replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Let's not forget the inclusion of Randy Dobnak in the trade along with Paddack. That didn't make baseball sense. It only made sense as a salary dump and it meant that the Twins were going to get a MUCH lesser prospect back from the Tigers. The rumor is that four teams were interested in Paddack. It's clear the reason the Twins traded with Detroit was because they were the only team willing to take Dobnak.- 31 replies
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- derek falvey
- jim pohlad
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USAFChief reacted to a post in a topic:
The Twins Finally Picked a Lane
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Misalignment is what happens when Pohlads don't live up to their promise to try and build a winning team around Correa. The chilling part of this article is the possibility that the Pohlads won't sell and will keep driving the Twins and their fans down the toilet.
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Probably more accurate than we'd like to think.
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Is the front office confident? More likely they're just doing the best that they can while under a mandate from the Pohlads to cut payroll. If the Pohlads still own the team this winter I'm sure the front office will be told to trade Ryan, Ober, and anyone else who might get a raise in the next year or two. They clearly would have traded Buxton as well if he hadn't made it clear to them that he was staying. Right now the Pohlads are doing their best to compete for the worst owner in MLB.
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The Twins got a low level prospect because they forced the Tigers to take Dobnak as part of the trade.
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Mike Sixel reacted to a post in a topic:
The Twins Finally Picked a Lane
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The Twins Finally Picked a Lane
Morland replied to Matthew Taylor's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
As reasonable as some of these trades might be from a baseball perspective, the very first trade announced what this is all about. Once the Twins forced the Tigers to take Dobnak, which meant that the Twins got a much lower prospect in return, you knew that this was going to be all about saving money. It had nothing to do with making the team better in 2026, 2027, etc. because the Pohlads could care less. They can't sell the team fast enough as far as I'm concerned. I'd like to think anyone would be better but that might be too optimistic.- 301 replies
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- 2025 trade deadline
- griffin jax
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These deals would be good for Jax. Remember, Jax has only had one great year. The rest of the time, including this year, he's been a good middle reliever. His peripherals suggest greatness, but he has not been consistent. Duran on the other hand, has been great every year but one. And that one "down" year, he was still pretty good. So, Duran should command a higher price than any of the suggested deals. As for trading Ryan, that would be stupid. If they did, four top one hundred prospects would be about right. Near ace level pitching is a rare commodity and should command an extraordinary price.
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To the player seasons you mentioned I have to add one more. Though we don't like to remember him due to his attitude, Knoblauch had one of the great seasons in Twins history in 1996, earning 8.7 WAR for the season. Voters ignored him too, as he finished 16th in MVP voting. Buxton should finish considerably higher in MVP voting if he maintains his current pace.
