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  1. NYCTK
    I'd still be surprised to see him in the first couple months of 2026, but I would be shocked if he doesn't get a real chance next year. I want to be as forgiving to all of Jenkins, Rodriguez, and Culpepper as they continue their development so I have very low expectations for them next season. But I really can see this being a much more dynamic, exciting team and a real challenger in 2027. Much like we saw in their transition in 2000 and 2001.
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    Stop worshipping billionaires.
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    He could be called up to AAA at any time if they wanted to be aggressive with him, but I wouldn't expect to see him as a September callup. He's not on the 40 man yet and there's no real value in doing so for the rest of the season.
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    I could see a handful of one year deals in what I absolutely believe to be a transition year in 2026. Thinks could work out and go well, or they could see them selling off a bunch of players in exactly one year's time and then getting to the next era of Twins baseball with Jenkins, Culpepper, et al. Win-win.
  5. NYCTK
    Carlos Correa has been paid about $140 Million to produce 10.4 WAR and win one playoff series. He's been an absolute bust of an investment. The remaining 3 yrs and $96 Million on his contract would be so much better spent elsewhere and with this team having to do a reset, big or small, of their roster, getting rid of Correa is the PERFECT solution. Plus, I've never liked him as a player.
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    This team is really bad. I'm not saying it has be destroyed and built from the ground up, but this team needs a LOT of work to be a contender.
  7. NYCTK
    If you're covering half of the remaining $108 million, maybe. But you're not getting Spencer Jones for Correa straight up. You're getting a nominal prospect for Correa, not a team's best.
  8. NYCTK
    If they're able to trade away Correa, that is the "rebuild" that I'm excited about.
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    It is also really curious how he seems to be stuck in the late 90s-early 00s thinking of dismissing defensive value. I guess, it could be a decent strategy if defense were being overvalued but, then again he's also the guy that hired Andrelton Simmons for over $10 million, so I really don't know. It's just so frustrating - and I'd say it's telling - how seemingly every Twins player thats come up in his regime has been inadequate defensively.
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    I think Falvey has a real problem with internal talent evaluation. I think he really believes his players are significantly better than they are. I believe him when he says he thinks this team has the talent to be a contender. It explains why he hasn't done anything for two and a half years to supplement the existing roster and explains why they haven't traded much with other organizations.
  11. NYCTK
    Restricting your ask to MLB ready players really reduces your outlook. Chicago isn't adding right now. But you can try to make that trade in the offseason if you want.
  12. NYCTK
    True. Never underestimate the greed of a billionaire.
  13. NYCTK
    Overpay is 2 top 100 prospects and 2 other bubbling under prospects/young players. That's more than Padres paid last year for Tanner Scott but not leaps and bounds more. I would frankly LOVE selling all of Duran, Jax, Stewart, Coulombe, and Topa for a large collection of prospects that turn the Twins 10th best prospect (CJ Culpepper) into their 18th best prospect. But I am a big anti-bullpen investment guy on mediocre teams. A competent farm system should be turning out Varlands every year.
  14. NYCTK
    This is true, but also pushes back the next window. So the return would arguably the same, but a year later. Meaning that AA player you get in return will be able to help in 2028 instead of 2027. As much grief as I give this organization, the farm isn't terrible and if Buxton is sticking around and you want to build around him, I think targeting 2027 as the year of competition does make sense. Buxton at 33 and Correa at 32 is about the end of their expected usefulness. But the wave of top prospects at 22-24 meaning a few (or more!) will be able to step up. Next season is too much pressure on those prospects to contribute, and 2028 is risking both Buxton and Correa being too old to offer any value at all. Of course, we would hope the front office is able to augment the roster but I'm looking to 2027 as the year. Minnesota Twins, 2027 World Series Champions.
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    I really think not selling one of them would be a huge failure. I just think the return is going to be too good to pass up. Both would risk cannibalizing your own market, but could see both move if things got out of control on the bidding. I'm excited!
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    Let's say it is 7% That's frankly pathetic, especially considering the rich have made out like ****ing bandits in the Trump Era. Sorry your favorite failsons aren't very good at business. But that is why they're being forced to sell the Twins, so its a blessing! Elon is the richest person in the world but has like 20 kids that almost all ****ing hate him. He spreads white genocide lies and other baseless conspiracy theories because he's a ****ing idiot. He tweaked his AI model to mirror his political beliefs after which it became a literal nazi and declared itself Mechahitler. Do you think that's a successful life? I just don't understand why people go online to defend people that would literally kill them for a basis point. These people are immoral pieces of **** and they're not going to give you some of their money.
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    2019 and 2020 were big successes for Falvey. But man, like many, maybe the pandemic just threw him into a depression or some nihilistic spiral. Because the direction of the organization since then has been terrible. The major league results have been underwhelming, and the farm system is fine but not great. It's been about 30 months since the Twins have made a substantial move, which should thankfully change here any hour now. And he's supposed to have built a great pitching pipeline, but someone apparently forgot to turn on the facet.
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    Totally fair, I'm being a bit hyperbolic by saying that because they aren't in the worst half of teams in terms of health they're therefore one of the healthiest. This season more so than last, with only one significant injury if we're being honest. Keaschall is a rookie and so while unfortunate I have a hard time declaring that injury as significant.
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    And will have too many lineups and asking for too much player versatility. And their bullpen management! Ugh, I hate the next guy so much! Fire [next Twins GM/Manager]!
  20. NYCTK
    That HR brought Kiersey over the Kiersey line (0.100 average).
  21. NYCTK
    Why wasn't he working on 2B this last offseason? In fact, I guarantee you he already was. So, he's been working on his defense, presumably, for a while and his results have been meh. He can be a -5 run 2B. That's fine. I'm more ok with that than I am Wallner and Larnach lumbering around in the OF.
  22. NYCTK
    This is something I see often here, and it should be the opposite. Players don't age into becoming a better fielder. They're typically the best they will be when they come up. The rare exception is a player that is quite literally learning a completely new position, but that's not really the case with a SS playing 2B. This was most when it was an excuse used by Austin Martin supporters in the OF, a position that was in no way new to him. Good defensive baseball players don't have any real issues when moving from SS to 2B. It happens literally all the time with very little learning curve. 4 games? Sure, give some leniency. He's at 40 games now? And he still isn't very good? I'm over the excuses, he's just not great. He's better than him, but it's not really any less eye rolling than when people were optimistic that Julien was improving his glovework at 2B last season. I'm not giving up on Lee, but I am giving up on him as a defensively gifted player. These excuses are just so exhausting man.
  23. NYCTK
    In the league's worst division and an astounding 70-79 against teams that weren't the worst team in major league history. 39-59 against teams above .500! I know you play the games you're given but the Twins "success" in 2024 was always a mirage. They've similarly been 24-34 against teams that are above .500 this season. It's a team built to compete in the AL Central exclusively. This is the cause of the disconnect. No, a mediocre team sitting outside of the extended playoff format is NOT a contender. If you think they are, that's having remarkably low expectations.
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    They played badly before that too. For example, 2024. And the first half of 2025. Too many people think that a few lucky breaks, a 53-52 record and this team would miraculously be a contender. It hasn't been a contender since Gray left. And that's been obvious to those that are willing to see it. (we told you so) This might explain why the front office has proven to be quite inept. I agree, fans should try to remain optimistic and hope for the 90th percentile outcomes for all their players. But that's absolutely not what a front office should be doing.
  25. NYCTK
    He's one of 7 Saints that's faced at least 90 batters with a WHIP under 1.500. Festa, Matthews, and Funderburk will all remain on the 26 man roster after some sell-off leaving Andrew Misiewicz, Pierson Ohl, Michael Tonkin, and Travis Adams. Point being, there's not a ton of options.
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