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  1. NYCTK
    This was a lot of fun. Way more fun than watching the team play. Alright, let's rebuild it and target 2027. Buxton & Co. Let's Go!
  2. NYCTK
    Yeah, the only reason Correa was a Twin was because they were the only ones dumb enough to guarantee him $200M with a broken body. He seems like a politicker, a shady character.
  3. NYCTK
    His batting line tells a different story.
  4. NYCTK
    At least the organization pissed him off right before the trade deadline and still decided to hang on to him.
  5. NYCTK
    Proper reset. This is exciting. Correa was not it.
  6. NYCTK
    Bye Bye Brock! Good trade...can't wait to see what they got.
  7. NYCTK
    Very much looks like a Gonzalez type prospect. Will only be valuable if he actually hits. With 2 of the archetype, better chance one actually becomes a proper major league hitter. Fingers crossed!
  8. NYCTK
    21 year old bat in AA, hitting well - Good 16 year old pitcher - definition of a lottery ticket Good trade for the Twins. Bundle it up with the Duran trade so people are less annoyed by that trade's immediate return.
  9. NYCTK
    Bringing back a pitching and position prospect, Harrison Bader turned out to be an incredible free agent signing! Just like everyone here expected with no one at all disappointed by his addition.
  10. NYCTK
    I do wish they got one more prospect since they had all the power. But we're talking about one that might slot into the 10-15 organization range, and who really cares that badly.
  11. NYCTK
    A Correa who couldn't pass a physical with two separate teams. Bad signing from Day 1.
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  13. NYCTK
    And if this happened, at least Twins fans would look a little less ridiculous when booing Altuve.
  14. NYCTK
    Welcome to baseball trades. Abel very well might fail as a starter. But you know who else wasn't good enough to be a starter in the major leagues? Jhoan Duran.
  15. NYCTK
    I think you know what I mean. Every pitcher in the majors is unfortunately a big injury risk and he's spent 4 years now without any arm issues if I'm not mistaken? He had TJ in the minors, though right? I'm just saying, everyone carries risk and to focus on the incoming risk and just ignore the outgoing risk is disingenuous.
  16. NYCTK
    And no one here is mentioning the risk they are selling. RP often burn bright and quick and then fade away. Duran's K-rate is down, his velo is down (slightly) and he's been suspiciously healthy for 4 seasons now. There's nothing to say he's not a prime candidate to explode and become another footnote in the annals of "elite" closers.
  17. NYCTK
    That's not how arbitration works. Unless we're misunderstanding each other. He is due a raise next season ($7-8M est) and then another in 2027 ($12-15M est). A team in even a soft rebuild, which you don't like to admit but IS the reality, doesn't really care to spend those resources on a closer.
  18. NYCTK
    You have to do both. Not ALL the players obviously, but this roster just isn't good enough and pretending that a manager swap would fix all ails is just sticking your head in the ground. This team started the year with DaShawn Keirsey AND Mickey Gasper on it's opening day roster, and that was with pretty limited injuries out of Spring Training. Royce Lewis, was there anyone else on the IL out of Spring Training? Brooks Lee maybe? (who wasn't ready either and should have been getting seasoning in AAA)
  19. NYCTK
    This comes as a shock to my closet of Twins attire and rack of twins caps collected over 40 years. To the hundreds of games I attended in the metrodome and the dozens more in Target Field, including 40+ games in that debut season. Sorry that I determined one year ago after the Twins decision neither to buy or sell that the organization was terribly run and that I would no longer support it until ownership and senior leadership were changed or at least got their **** together. Sorry that I don't have blind loyalty to a billionaire and their investment asset.
  20. NYCTK
    Don't disagree. But you can't compare a prospect against what a different, lesser prospect ultimately became and complain because you didn't get the lesser prospect. That's all I'm saying.
  21. NYCTK
    News flash. This team stinks and will again next year. Duran would have been paid a proper closer salary of $12-15 million in 2027 so it's entirely reasonable to trade him now.
  22. NYCTK
    Ignorant is a very respectful insult. And almost always accurate. Ignoramus is one of my favorite names, second only to dingus. This year's numbers are somewhat inflated by an outlier HR/FB rate. That GB rate is back to incredible though. I think selling was the right idea. I think the return is good, but I do understand the disappointment. You'd have hoped the pivot from Painter (was never happening) could have brought in one more high potential prospect in their organizational 10-15 range, but the top of the trade looks pretty good. good. Solid B.
  23. NYCTK
    I'm not concerned what a bunch of rubes on the internet think.
  24. NYCTK
    Outside of last seasons there is some truth to that. Jax has great peripherals, the second best FIP of all pitchers with at least 65 IP the last 3 seasons, and he has come in and helped his team a lot, 2nd in Shut Downs (appearances in which a RP increases their team's win percentage 5%+). But he also has the second most Melt Downs (win percentage for team decreased 5%+). I would suggest Brock Stewart is completely unreliable though and should be traded today. No team should count on his long term health, but him being healthy now makes him enticing to contenders I would think.
  25. NYCTK
    With respect to player relations, I'm more concerned about Griffin Jax and every player's relationship with the skipper. Not only did they refuse to give him a tryout for the rotation, but then yesterday's bullpen management clearly had Jax very annoyed, to say the least. Jax almost has to be traded, a disgruntled employee isn't one you wanna keep around if you're already determined to make changes.
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