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  1. NYCTK
    Yeah. The degree to which Royce was coddled here is why he's my least favorite. Far from the worst Twin. But speaking about him honestly in 2024 through early 2026 earned massive, confusing pushback. Now that he's being viewed honestly, I'm of the opinion that the Twins shouldn't rely on him, but may very well carry him an additional year just because they have nowhere better to turn.
  2. NYCTK
    2023 was an incredible year for him, but ever since he told the media he doesn't do that whole slump thing he's been one of my least favorite Twins ever. Sorry man, you don't get to run your mouth constantly as if you're a star and proceed to put up a 650 OPS over the next 2.5 years. Bye Royce, don't let the door hit you on your way out. Good luck in the KBO.
  3. NYCTK
    A utility guy that is made of glass and plays mediocre defense, what's not to like?
  4. NYCTK
    I'll go further... Given the payroll we saw in 2022 and 2023 we can safely assume the Pohlads can easily sustain a payroll not of $150, but of $190 Million. This is basically in line with what the Angels and Royals spent this season, at the 17th and 18th largest payrolls. So, can the Twins afford a $15-$20 million reliever on a $190m payroll? Yes, yes they can. And quite easily in fact.
  5. NYCTK
    A quarter of this year's "playoff" teams that didn't play a single inning in October. Turns out you have to actually put together a good team and not just limp into the playoffs and cross your fingers. Weird.
  6. NYCTK
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
  7. NYCTK
    This is why I fully endorse adopting an NL team. That way you can reject unearned optimism of one club to look fondly on the future of the other. Doesn't work too well if both teams suck, but at least I'm able to be objective about the Twins. Mets are gonna be 2027 World Series Champs though, obviously.
  8. NYCTK
    But what about increasing payroll 6% at the trade deadline! Everyone keeps going on about how increasing payroll 6% signaled a commitment to win! The fact this isn't a the subject of permanent chants inside Target Field is a travesty. 26 years ago Pohlads tried to kill the Twins and have done nothing sense to earn trust or respect, and many fans are like Susan Collins telling the DC press that the criminal has learned his lesson.
  9. NYCTK
    Why Twins fans think Joe Pohlad is the man to blame for the Twins right sizing and not the Pohlad Ownership Group, the same ownership we have today, is beyond me. Is it just something fans will convince themselves of for the false hope of better times ahead? Remember when the Pohlads tried to kill the franchise for a quick buck? Remember when the Pohlads told everyone they were selling the team only to reverse course? Why anyone wants to believe this Pohlad is separate in philosophy or goals from the other Pohlads is just baffling. Tom is, first and foremost, a Pohlad. **** the Pohlads. Sell the team.
  10. NYCTK
    Yeah, but Christian Yelich has been a pretty vital player in the Brewers recent sustained success.
  11. NYCTK
    Why are you guys under the impression that ownership has changed philosophy just because the figurehead of the ownership group has changed? Joe Pohlad is much maligned here, and rightfully so, but people need to realize HE didn't cut the Twins payroll after 2023...the Pohlads did. Do we really think Tom has power over his uncles? What do you mean? He already failed spectacularly in year 1! No Half Measures Tom took half measures and the team stunk all the same.
  12. NYCTK
    Man wasn't that great in his playing days, so not sure how helpful he'd be at the age of 62.
  13. NYCTK
    The Steinbrenner sons have won the ALCS with their daddy's team. But not the World Series.
  14. NYCTK
    Billionaires are notoriously very thin-skinned, so I wouldn't be surprised if they did have someone reporting back comments on posts like this. Need to monitor the plebes to make sure they're not threatening their capital after all. James Dolan famously has his team monitoring social media to rate how big a "threat" his patrons are. Bob Kraft similarly runs a social media monitoring office in Gillette Stadium, thought that seems mostly fighting "antisemitism" like we saw with Macklemore.
  15. NYCTK
    You be careful Pohlads, the fans are running out of patience. Remember that famous baseball adage, 25th strike and you're out!
  16. NYCTK
    They don't even like baseball. I'm convinced the only baseball movie Tom Pohlad has seen is Major League and he's since been motivated by the evil owner that was rewarded with a winning team. Maybe Moneyball too. He just doesn't understand why it's gone so wrong all these years!
  17. NYCTK
    Correct. The only ambition of the nepo baby billionaire failson is to increase the value/return of his family's financial asset with minimal capital investment. There's not been any other ambition of the Pohalds since at least 1994.
  18. NYCTK
    The words that come out of his mouth are worth less than the dirt underneath my shoes. The only words he can say that would make me happy is that the Pohalds are selling their entire ownership stake in the organization. Anything else is marketing and bloviating.
  19. NYCTK
    Question #9 is Issue #1. Until the Pohlads sell the team, this organization is doomed to failure. While other franchises are selling for ~30% over their estimated values, the Twins are such a toxic asset the Pohalds couldn't find a buyer at their asking price. Tom Pohlad actively hurt this organization with his efforts to sell more tickets. And he did such a bang-up job that attendance hit it's non-covid low since 2000. Good work Tom!
  20. NYCTK
    The 2025 Twins sucked and were right to trade away their assets in the bullpen to try to rebuild a competent team. The 2026 Twins still sucked and should have traded away more assets before the season to get their house in order for 2027. Looking back on solid decision making and questioning it because you ONLY finished 7 games back is just a fool's errand. Fun fact: The 2026 Twins bullpen was the 19th best in the bigs in Win Percentage Added. Not great! But also not a disaster. In 2025, before trading away their assets, they were 25th. The bullpen has been more successful this season than last season, with all those studs.
  21. NYCTK
    Last season the Twins had the 26th best run differential with an expected win loss of 71-91. This season the Twins currently have the 24th best run differential with an expected win loss of 73-86. Optimism is for the spring, so this fall let's be honest about how bad this team actually was.
  22. NYCTK
    Biggest need is for the Pohlads to collectively jump off a cliff...metaphorically of course.
  23. NYCTK
    There's a difference in playing prospects when they've proved themselves at various levels and counting on a prospect being ready on a projected timeline. Houston has been pretty decent at AA. But if the Twins were serious about contending a good team wouldn't go into Spring Training with a vacancy at the major league level hoping he's ready for the majors quickly. Players plateau, struggle, or get hurt all the time. Fans here were getting mad that Harrison Bader was added to the roster last spring because they thought Emmanuel Rodriguez deserved to start the year in the majors. That would have been incredibly foolish, even if it ultimately didn't matter since that team sucked regardless.
  24. NYCTK
    Too many fans count on prospects to develop linearly, both here and IRL, and not exclusive to the Twins of course. There's a decent chance neither Houston nor Lackey become reliable every day starters in the major leagues! I like them, but planning AROUND prospects is a good way to make sure your team continues to suck.
  25. NYCTK
    You can stay mad, whatever, but those prices aren't falling, and they're high not because of the "greed" of the players but the greed of the uber wealthy billionaires that ruin everything in this world. Would you rather that money go to the players that we pay to watch, or the billionaire owners that do literally nothing?
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