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  1. NYCTK
    That's just anthropology. Humans go to watch an entertainment product that is entertaining, and if the product has a long history of sucking, they won't be entertained, and thus won't go. I don't know why you're acting as if this is unique to the Twins. As if there's some great challenge to the Twin Cities and the Pohlads are just unfortunate souls that can't convince those greedy minnesotan proletariat to come to the ballpark the public paid for.
  2. NYCTK
    A well managed business will try to grow their business, seeing success and then capitalizing on it. Imagine if they added another 350K to their attendance after '23 instead of what they did? Suddenly we're looking at a $30+ million annual disparity. And imagine if they did that for multiple seasons in an effort to grow an actual fan base? Like Tom said, that basically has compounding effects. Why should the people of Minneapolis be loyal to the Twins? The Pohalds stole $350 million from the people of Minneapolis to help build their stadium. And in return the Pohlads haven't given the city jack ****. They had a decent season in '23 and decided to immediately kill it. Instead of blaming common folk, maybe you should blame the organization, and the Pohlads. Let's just be honest. This organization has been an embarrassment since their short stretch of success from 2002-2006. 20 years, only 4 appearances in the Division Series, and only one win in those appearances. Yet it's the fans fault for being front runners and cheap? Sure.
  3. NYCTK
    They increased attendance by 350K that season, and that is the highest attendance since the new stadium honeymoon ended in 2013. So, respectfully, what the hell do you mean? The Twins were actually quite screwed by the pandemic. The front office decided to keep pushing for the 2020 season, and we probably would have seen quite the atmosphere in Target Field that season.
  4. NYCTK
    I look forward to this team having 1.5 Million in attendance and the idiots in charge being baffled as to why.
  5. NYCTK
    And "safe" he was. He made the majors, but his obvious lack of athleticism always had a ceiling on him, so while he's one of only 4 of the top 10 picks that year that have made the big leagues, that's about his limit. Maybe he can surprise and have a nice 4-5 seasons as a decent utility player, but he's never going to be a 3 WAR player. That much is clear.
  6. NYCTK
    Lol, I was just about to say this, but sarcastically. The fact his dad is a coach means absolutely nothing. I don't know why anyone ever mentions it. Fans generally get way too hyped for prospects. Brooks Lee was never going to be a star. He had a high floor, a great chance of quickly making the big leagues, which was his only real selling point when he was drafted in the first round. There were always concerns about him from day one, and we now are seeing why. This is why you should get information from sources other than Twins fan sites and the Twins themselves. It's OK to get information from people hyped about prospects, but it's helpful to pour cold water on that enthusiasm from time to time as well. (this advice extends past just baseball, for obvious reasons) The next prospect that I'm afraid is going to really disappoint fans on this site is probably going to be Gonzalez. Not that he doesn't have real skills, but he's not a top prospect for multiple good reasons. He's a good prospect that might be able to eventually hit .280 in the majors with some pop and bad defense. A good 2.5 WAR player is nothing to be disappointed in, but it's inevitable when you're expecting an All-Star.
  7. NYCTK
    Why should fans be blindly positive towards a team that doesn't warrant it? An inability to criticize something is not fandom or loyalty. That's sycophancy. I see someone hasn't ever had to deal with a busted sewage pipe.
  8. NYCTK
    The Pipeline article pipeline has already been established. The Pipeline pipeline will remain until morale improves.
  9. NYCTK
    Obviously impossible to predict Stearns thoughts. But Mets fans are kind of done with Vientos. It's a pretty crowded roster right now and he can't really play anywhere. He needs to be just fully committed to 1B and prove passable there. But because he's slow as hell and bad on defense, his value is so much lower than you would expect for someone capable of a 30 HR season. But he should be on a team with fewer expectations so he can get full time play and try to recapture his swagger from 2024. I think Mets fans would be with a return of someone like Morris, and like someone else suggested, some low level prospect with no hype around them but a bit of hope. Mets pitching scouting has been exceptional these last couple years so could see them identifying some arm they like. Baty is a different story. Mets fans like him and his defense is adequate to good at both 2nd and 3rd, and many think they will get him reps in LF to insure against a Carson Benge rookie flop. His versatility is a big boon and fans have grown to like him quite a lot. I think the front office feels the same about both players.
  10. NYCTK
    I'd be hesitant to agree with you, but Brooks is just so bad on both sides of the game that I think this is the worst idea. I think I'd still probably start him in the minors but as long has an ops of 600 (or peripherals suggesting it) I'd keep aggressively promoting him. This front office just really ****ing blows man.
  11. NYCTK
    Bring back Dice-Ks Gyroball!
  12. NYCTK
    Bichette has an opt out after one season. But otherwise agree and Mets fans agree. Vientos seems like he has no role on the squad but if he somewhere like Minnesota he could get a lot of playing time and hit 30 HR. It'd be with terrible defense and frustrating at bats though. Would have been a good move instead of signing Josh Bell. But with Bell can't see the Twins wanting him now.
  13. NYCTK
    Not one of the major ones, but some dude online puts out a list, and it's wildly different than the big outlets. Puts some more names on radar. He likes the Twins pitching prospects right now, with all of Hill, Soto, and Prielipp on there. https://tjstats.ca/2026/01/27/2026-top-100-prospects/
  14. NYCTK
    Mets aren't really a fit at all. They have plenty of major league pitching depth and an actual pitching pipeline that has a lot of good arms in the high minors. They were a fit when Joe Ryan was being discussed, being someone in the front of the rotation instead of the back. That being said, the Mets might trade Vientos for very little in return. A good RP-bound arm with many options, like Festa or even Morris. I just don't think the Twins would pay enough for Baty, which I think Stearns would require a real prospect, like Houston AND Festa.
  15. NYCTK
    Lawlar BBTV is pretty much useless because it often says something ridiculous like this. Compare him to Alan Roden. I kind of like Roden, but he's in a somewhat similar situation to Lawlar. He's a post hype "prospect" that murdered AAA and struggled in very limited MLB opportunities. But whereas Roden is down to his last chance to impress, now 26 years old, Lawlar doens't turn 24 until the second half of this season. How is Alan Roden's "value" 3x that of Jordan Lawlar? BBTV should only be used as one small tool, not a basis for trade proposals.
  16. NYCTK
    Yes. But Tigers have always been the team most willing to spend when they think they're ready to field a contender, and they not only have a better TEAM right now, with good young core players, but they also have a better farm system with near MLB ready top prospects. If their front office thinks Riley Greene, Max Clark, McGonigle, Colt Keith, and Kerry Carpenter are their core to build around, we could see consistent big spending to field good teams around them.
  17. NYCTK
    The San Diego Padres showing the path. As recently as 2018 the Minnesota Twins and the San Diego Padres were very comparable, similar market size, similar franchise value. Since then, the Padres have spent around $500 million more in their payroll, seeing about $350 million returned back to the team in elevated attendance and other revenue sources. As a reward, the Padres are nearing a sale of their franchise, and their asking price is $800 million higher than the Twins were seeking. And it looks like they're going to get it, at least most of the way there. The Pohalds are terrible business people.
  18. NYCTK
    The two trade deadlines prior he was nearly inactive. He was passive.
  19. NYCTK
    The Twins franchise value was an estimated $1.025 B when Falvey started. With his departure, the franchise value is about $1.75 B. That's an annual return of 4.5%. The Pohalds view him as a failure. In baseball, his teams won a single 3 game playoff series, (partially) in an era of expanded playoffs. The fans view him as a failure. He wasn't a complete disaster, but there's very little good that came of this era. He gets a D.
  20. NYCTK
    When there's that small of a sample size (153 PA), it's often more helpful to look at high minors numbers. Compare him to Larnach's and Martin's high minors numbers at the same age. PA AVG OBP SLG OPS ISO BB% K% Larnach 293 0.255 0.355 0.406 0.761 0.151 11.3% 29.0% Martin 1206 0.262 0.401 0.363 0.765 0.101 14.2% 19.0% Roden 881 0.303 0.403 0.475 0.877 0.172 12.0% 13.6% It's not ridiculous to look at these three players and think that Roden has a significantly better skillset, and therefore ceiling. Larnach's and Martin's major league skills have translated basically exactly as expected and Roden's have not thusfar. But rather than concluding he's a bust after a quarter season, it's far more reasonable for a team like the Twins to give Roden more play because the struggles he's shown likely are a mirage. Neither his K rate or BB rate seem in line with what he showed in the high minors. Royce Lewis had 153 PAs by his 42nd game with a 580 OPS last season. It would be as foolish to completely give up on Royce as it would be to give up on Roden. None of this is to say I'm even a fan of Roden. I think he's more appropriate as a 4th OF, but I want to see him play nearly every day for a 74 win team to see what he can actually do.
  21. NYCTK
    Eh, how closely will the check that? I know Citi Field had a similar program and often times the SRO ticket I was buying on the secondary markets were from these plans.
  22. NYCTK
    Yes, in a quarter season worth of play split between two different organizations. Anyone making conclusions on that run is a fool. It adds a question mark, but like I said, I'd probably trade Larnach for him, one for one.
  23. NYCTK
    Gotta somehow avoid dropping to 1.5 million attendance. Each one of these Twins Pass sales counts as 80 in attendance whether or not people actually use them!
  24. NYCTK
    Then he wouldn't get as many meatballs and he'd suffer. Wallner Career PA AVG OBP SLG OPS wOBA Low Leverage 507 0.267 0.367 0.591 0.958 0.403 Med/High Leverage 465 0.191 0.318 0.369 0.687 0.308
  25. NYCTK
    What's with the ****ing on Roden? Alan Roden has a ZiPS projected RC+ of 104 Trevor Larnach has a ZiPS projected RC+ of 103 In addition, Roden is significantly better with the glove and significantly more agile. Larnach is NOT at a different level than Roden. They are both on the same level, and tbh I'd trade Larnach straight up for a player like Alan Roden.
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