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  1. 1985Fan
    First off, who cares what his ranking is! His prospect status means nothing when (apparently not if) he reaches MLB. All that matters is his skill development. I’m not as much doubtful of Jenkins as I am of the Twins player development process. Based on players that have come through the system the last few years, I’d say they’re doing Jenkins more harm than good. So far, watching Lewis, Martin, Wallner, Julien, and Miranda, gives me zero confidence Jenkins will be ready to play when he’s promoted. Im hopeful Jenkins has enough talent and baseball instincts to overcome the lack of fundamentals from the Twins system.
  2. 1985Fan
    Agree with your comments about Wallner, Pereda, and Outman. Even a fan like me can see that Wallner’s batting stance, leg kick, and long swing is problematic. I can’t believe the coaches haven’t worked with him to minimize the movement and shorten his swing. Even small improvements would benefit him. Right now, hes just flailing away and looking like Miguel Sano (not the good version). Your comment is spot on; he’s overmatched the majority of the time. I enjoy watching Pareda catch. Great to have a real catcher behind the plate that can block balls in the dirt. Bonus that he throws behind base runners to deter the running game, since Twins pitchers won’t hold runners. Outman truly is cooked. Falvey/Baldelli should explain what their plan is to get him back on track. Just give him MLB AB’s and hope he turns into an All Star?! Dodgers tried that and unloaded him on the Twins.
  3. 1985Fan
    I wonder when the geniuses running this disaster will try different players? This when they’re supposed to give fans hope for the future. Why not give Preilepp a shot in the BP? That wouldn’t prevent him from competing for a spot in the rotation next year. Be good for him to get an idea of what it’s like facing major league hitters. Lee is not an everyday SS. He makes us appreciate Correa’s defense. Isn’t there an option in AAA? Lack of depth at a critical position is telling. This FO sells fans their supposedly excellent prospect ranking and pitching pipeline. I don’t see it. The pitching couldn’t be any worse and there’s no one at AAA worth calling up?! It looks like FO strategy is to tank hoping to get the number one pick next year. Thats all they have. Pathetic….
  4. 1985Fan
    This confirms what we see when watching the games; Twins hitters mostly fail in the clutch. I suspect the reason Wallner can’t produce against high velocity in clutch situations is his batting stance/swing mechanics. The wide open stance to start that then moves into the plate leaves him vulnerable to fastballs middle-in. He’ll never be able to catch up to those pitches with that swing. If he tries to compensate by starting a little early, he’s way out front on off speed or breaking pitches away.
  5. 1985Fan
    My complaint with the Twins isn’t the sell off at the deadline. The 2024-2025 team was not good and a tear-down and rebuild was justified. You can argue about the execution of the tear-down; i.e. which players were traded and the return from each trade, but there isn’t much evidence that the team was going in the right direction or playing good baseball prior to the deadline. The rebuild is where I have complaints. Nick is exactly right; why should we trust Falvey to usher the organization through the rebuild phase?! He’s failed in his time as the head of baseball operations. The team plays a style of baseball that hasn’t been good enough and they basically continue to play the same way. The key to a rebuild is the player development system. That has been a failure under Falvey Look at his first round draft picks that have not played well to this point; Lewis, Larnach, Wallner, Lee, Sabato, etc. For a low payroll team, player development is the key to the future, especially first round picks. Once the young guys get to the big leagues, they need a manager and coaching staff that will continue their development into quality ball players. Baldelli is not that kind of manager. When Falvey and Baldelli are gone, I’ll have optimism for the future. For the young fans here, this is the situation the Twins were in the early eighties. They brought in a new manager and coaching staff that emphasized fundamentals and playing the right way. That changed the culture and the team eventually became competitive, which led to championships.
  6. 1985Fan
    C’mon Baldelli!? What is with the infield in with one out in the first inning! This is one of the many stupid moves this guy makes. Runners on 2nd and 3rd, I think. Give up the run, take the out and stay out of the big inning. Instead, they give up a run, don’t get an out, and end up giving up four runs. His tactic of pulling the infield in early in the game almost always backfires with a crooked number for the other team. When will he learn?! Seems incapable of learning. Like pinch hitting Margot last year when he was 0-for Infiniti. Watching Baldelli’s stupid moves compounds the misery of watching a bad team. And they want to sell season tickets and streaming for this? Only Falvey and Baldelli think this is smart baseball.
  7. 1985Fan
    I think next year is going to be ugly. If you consider how Baldelli uses the starters, the BP gets a lot of innings every game (almost half). No matter how good the starters are, I don’t see that changing. A built-on-the-fly BP, like what they have now, is going to lose a lot of games. On the position side of the roster, there is Buxton, Lee, and Keaschall. That’s it. No one on the roster, including both Lee and Keaschall, has proven they can consistently produce. It may be that neither Lee or Keaschall can consistently produce either, but from what I see so far, they’re the only hitters I am optimistic about. Buxton has proven he can hit when healthy. Larnach is at best average. Wallner, Lewis, Julien, and the rest can’t be counted on. I think they are who they are right now, and I don’t see any of them improving. I also fail to see prospects in St.Paul knocking the door down to get to MLB. I know TD fans hope for Rodriguez, but he hasn’t proven anything IMO. No way should Jenkins be rushed to MLB, especially with the history of this regime in promoting prospects. Miranda, Julien, Martin, and Lewis have all been rushed through the minors only to fail in the big leagues. What’s worse is that they are advanced without fundamentals skills, so they never had a chance to begin with. I would be optimistic if they clean house and get new GM and manager. That won’t win games next season, but it should change the culture and style of play. Even if they’re losers, I could get behind a team playing ball the right way.
  8. 1985Fan
    So many automatic outs in the lineup. Gasper, Martin, Lewis, and Clemons are not going to hit. Not much reason to think they can score more than 2 runs, let alone more than six.
  9. 1985Fan
    One question: Why is St.Paul a “more controlled environment” than Wichita? That was given as one of the reasons for his promotion to St. Paul. Just wondering if they don’t have confidence in the coaching staff at Wichita or something.
  10. 1985Fan
    I agree that Pablo and Ober might be gone in the offseason. The winning culture starts with Baldelli and Falvey. Baldelli has control of what type of play and effort he tolerates. I see no repercussions for stupid mistakes, poor play, lack of hustle, and poor effort. This rebuild will be for naught unless and until both Falvey and Baldelli are flushed. Otherwise, it will be more of the same play with different players.
  11. 1985Fan
    This exactly! Culture is about establishing the rules or how they play the game. That’s how a winning culture happens. There was the “Twins way” of playing baseball established under TK that emphasized fundamentals, defense, pitching, situational hitting, and effort. If players didn’t play the Twins way, TK made sure they either learned to, or they didn’t play. Fast forward to Baldelli and the fundamentals are completely lacking, the effort and hustle is gone, and it is hard to watch. That is one hundred percent on Baldelli. Contrast Baldelli’s clubhouse culture with the Brewers. It’s noticeable and is why the two organizations are where they are at. Ken Rosenthal wrote an article in the Athletic about the “Brewers way” of playing fundamentally sound ball. He said: “The Brewers are not perfect. ... But they at least try to play the game properly at a time when most teams place too little emphasis on fundamentals and too much on the next big analytical thing.” That describes the Twins and Baldelli perfectly; no fundamentals, focused on launch angle and hard hit rate, and playing the game from a spreadsheet!
  12. 1985Fan
    I think it has to do with Twins counting on Correa as a main piece versus Astros need only complimentary production from him. He couldn’t handle the pressure of being the main guy in Minnesota. That’s it, nothing more. I’m sure moving to 3rd helps his legs, but I think it’s all about his self esteem. He views himself as an elite player and losing range at SS hurts his ego. Not being able to carry the offensive load and declining defense was too much to handle. Now he doesn’t have the burden to carry and he is mentally free and his play follows.
  13. 1985Fan
    I think it’s good for Keaschall’s development that he remain in St.Paul. He has not had many AAA AB’s . Less than one hundred AB’s at AAA so far. That is not enough to warrant promotion. With the young talent they’ve accumulated now, the player development process needs to be fixed. Stop rushing prospects through to try to save the MLB team and sell tickets. We’ve seen this fail when guys show up with serious flaws that are difficult to fix on the fly at the MLB level. Make Keaschall play his way up to the big leagues while also learning the fundamentals. When they flush the FO and manager, they need to look closely at the minor leagues coaching as part of the player development problem in this organization. Also, Keaschall needs to heal from his fractured arm and elbow injury. Why push it during a lost Twins season? I don’t think he’s played LF yet because of his elbow. May as well wait until he is 100% healthy before considering a promotion.
  14. 1985Fan
    Falvey sounds like a politician trying to get elected by saying nothing, just talking in circles. As far as criticizing him on the team failing to win the World Series (like a Yankees fan); I don’t think that is the overall problem with his record. If the Twins were consistently competitive, in the playoffs even, most Twins fans would be happy. Instead, we watch the complete collapse last season and an utterly incompetent team this year. Add in his track record of first round picks, the poor player development record, and that is enough to say his record is enough to get him fired.
  15. 1985Fan
    I want to read more about the clubhouse tension referred to. Haven’t heard about it until now. Were there tensions all season we didn’t know about or just at the end when the ship was sinking?
  16. 1985Fan
    I became a fan when I was young and the Twins were awful. I enjoyed the early Dome years when at least they had a manager with a sense of humor, they had some young guys that showed a glimmer of hope, and it looked like the team was playing hard. They were the absolute laughing stock of the league. Gaetti and others later told stories of opposing players calling them the “Twinkie’s’ and telling them they were a AAA team. They were hopeless, but since I root for the underdogs, I pulled harder for my Twinkies. You can imagine how crushing the end of the 85 season was with the Ron Davis blown saves. So much pain the fans endured. Then came the miracle of 87. The long suffering fans erupted in pure, unadulterated joy. See video of the celebration at the Dome after beating the Tigers to see what fan appreciation and joy is. It’s impossible to describe the feeling of suffering with a team that finally triumphs. Read Jim Klobuchar’s column after Twins won in 87. He comes as close as possible in describing what that title meant to Twins fans and Minnesota. As Tug McGraw said, “you gotta believe!” Fast forward to present. I am hopeful a new owner will flush the FO and manager to get this thing turned around. I hope it doesn’t get as bad as the early eighties! Sometimes you have to take the pain and suffering to truly appreciate the joy. Buckle up Twins fans, I think we’re in for a rough ride!
  17. 1985Fan
    Wondering who is going to come out of the BP in tomorrow’s game? There are six pitchers currently on the roster as BP arms. Sands, Topa, Funderburk, Tonkin, and Davis. Adams can be called up from St. Paul. Not an inspiring group….
  18. 1985Fan
    You forget that TK managed in the Twins minor league system before making it to Ray Millers Twins staff. He basically advanced up the system with the core group of players that won the 87 WS; Hrbek, Gaetti, Brunansky, Viola, Bush, etc. He continued to work with players in the big leagues, Ask Morneau about how TK worked with him to learn first base, Plouffe talks about the drills TK ran to teach players different skills. So yes, TK strength was teaching and developing players, even at the big league level. Very different than hands-off Baldelli.
  19. 1985Fan
    Looking forward to seeing some young guys get a chance after they unload expiring contracts. Also looking forward to new management when new owners take control.
  20. 1985Fan
    I wonder if Prielipp can handle bullpen work this year. I’m guessing there is an innings limit on him and he’s at 52 now. Could he handle the change in warmup routine, pitching from the stretch, and the stress of BP duty. He could be used as a starter in a BP game or they could limit him to only begin innings instead of coming in during an inning. Would be great to give him a taste of the big leagues if/when they trade Columbe.
  21. 1985Fan
    The only trades Falvey should be allowed to make are minor trades; i.e. selling expiring veteran contracts. Falvey and Baldelli are on borrowed time and can’t be allowed to make major decisions. Sell the veterans and call up the young guys to let them play. That will allow for evaluation and off-season plans. If the new owners are going to go rebuild, Lopez, not Ryan should be on the trading block.
  22. 1985Fan
    There is no reason for Falvey to trade controllable assets. He has repeatedly stated that he believes that this roster is at least playoff level. He’s backed that up by standing pat at the last two trade deadlines. If he were to go into full rebuild mode now, that would be a 180-degree turn on his opinion. I don’t see Falvey making a 180 turn like that. If Correa and Lewis get hot, or even warm, at the plate and get this offense going, this team still has a chance. Both players are showing signs of life, although it may be too late. They can still make a run with Lopez coming back, if the current pitching can hold on until then. I believe in what was stated in this OP; new owners should install new FO and manager. Don’t want Falvey making major roster changes that he shouldn’t be around to answer for.
  23. 1985Fan
    No way should this FO trade either Jax or Duran, period. I don’t want Falvey to be a factor in the future of the franchise. He shouldn’t be here after new owners take over.
  24. 1985Fan
    It’s Falvey and Rocco. They both adhere to the same baseball philosophy that isn’t a winning philosophy. The team isn’t fundamentally sound on defense, base running, hitting philosophy, etc. The players are not great enough offensively to make up for the fundamental flaws. These fundamental flaws, along with Rocco’s in-game management decisions, result in consistently losing close games and getting beat by good teams. When you’re giving the other team advantage before you step on the field, you’re not playing winning baseball. The other team should have to beat you instead of you beating yourself. Sitting back and hoping for home runs to win while the pitching holds the other team to zero or one run, doesn’t work long-term.
  25. 1985Fan
    It was wrong to rush Lewis back to MLB after his last injury. He should have stayed in St.Paul and hit his way back. He needs to get his confidence back and/or prove he’s not injured. If he’s injured then put him on the IL. This is a case of Falvey and Baldelli being desperate to get to the playoffs and save their tails, that the well being of the player is sacrificed as well as the long term success of the organization. I fear they’ll do the same thing with Keaschall. He should be DH’ing in St.Paul for the rest of the season, getting much needed AAA AB’s. Wallner is another guy that should be at AAA until he proves to the organization and himself that he can consistently hit. Their argument is that this is how they stay competitive by working guys into the lineup from the MiLB system, As has been pointed out, that isn’t working, which points to a flawed player development system. When everything is analytics, good old baseball skills seem to be ignored. Now they’re paying the price.
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