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  1. NYCTK
    I mostly agree. I think Rocco is a bad manager and think Falvey is a bad baseball ops guy. But there's very little chance a new owner isn't in place by 2027 with an entirely new leadership in place. Or at least I'm optimistic of that.
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    Buxton and Royce. The starting pitching improved yesterday (though undoubtedly will be traded from in future trade windows). And then the Twins do have a lot of good position player talent in the high majors. Lee, Keaschall, Jenkins, Rodriguez, Culpepper, Gonzalez, Mendez, Roden, Eeles, et al. These players are all under 26 and will all be given a chance to prove themselves. There's a lot to like in that group. And there will be complete busts as well. But with 26 a chance to develop them, and early 27 a chance to really set the future up, this team can compete in 2027. Anyone concerned about holes in the bullpen, bullpen arms are made every day. Even top end bullpen arms are available quite frequently, as we saw the last couple days from multiple teams. Not just the Twins. If 2027 comes around and there's some holes in the bullpen there can be moves made.
  3. NYCTK
    I am surprised Larnach or Topa wouldn't have any interest on the trade market. But maybe they just ran out of time on the phones. 9 total trades is a lot of communication back and forth with the league and the teams involved.
  4. NYCTK
    They should absolutely entertain trading Lopez or Ryan, and try to extend Jeffers but if he's a Boras client like I think someone said he's not going to take it. So he should probably be traded too. Full commitment to 2026 as transition year.
  5. NYCTK
    This was the right decision. I was a bit underwhelmed by some individual moves - thought they should have gotten a bit more for Coulombe and Duran - but in the aggregate it is about what I expected. Outman is curious but he can be attached to Buxton and no longer worry about the Taylor, Margot, Bader 4th OF role, I guess. Correa, was exactly the deal I expected, having to pay a third of the salary and getting nothing in return, but is the right decision for this organization. As for missing his leadership...this club was a mess so I ask what leadership. And the other four bullpen arms, especially Varland? They are all bullpen arms for a reason. Bullpens aren't fungible but they're unpredictable and finicky. There was a lot of talent in the bullpen these last couple seasons and they still were bottom half of the league in actual results. They were 3rd in FIP but 22nd in ERA, 27th in LOB%, 25th in WPA. Unlike Cleveland's talented bullpen, the Twins bullpen didn't actually help them win games. They undeniably have talent, but for whatever reason they didn't actually make a good bullpen. Is it luck? Maybe. But that's exactly why a bad team, wanting to shake things up shouldn't really invest heavily in the bullpen and those arms were going to become expensive. I think the decision making is sound. Even if you think the execution was lacking. Minnesota Twins, 2027 AL Central Champions
  6. NYCTK
    Fair. I'm being presumptive yet optimistic. Just the fact that they're doing something. I really hated this roster and didn't see them competing in '26 and I'm glad they seemingly came to the same conclusion. I just refuse to be disappointed by losing relief pitchers in two years from now. I'm underwhelmed by the Duran return and think there's plenty of argument that he played that hand poorly but otherwise I'm really quite satisfied with the returns. Maybe he should have just held onto Duran and tried again in the offseason. Maybe something else would have budged with a different team. But they clearly got impatient and had a lot of irons in the fire so wanted to keep the calls moving.
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    I think your explanation of the reasoning is spot on and I can get on board with it. Best case scenario, Varland is a really quality reliever, but also decent chance he's just a mediocre reliever in two years time. Might as well double or nothing on it. This organization was in really rough shape. They spent two years doing nothing and now there's finally some sort of vision. Was it perfect? Nah. But they lost five players, four of them failed starters, and one of them an aging vet with a terrible contract and $30M and were able to get 8 significant players/prospects that they can start to play around with and build a competitor around the still existent good rotation, one of the best CF, and Royce Lewis, the enigma. And as we saw today, the price of adding individual bullpen arms for short stints is never too high. So they can add back to the bullpen if they find a shortcoming in future seasons when they think they're ready to compete again. Who of Luke Keaschall (23 MLB), Brooks Lee (24 MLB), Walker Jenkins (20 AA), Emmanuel Rodriguez (22 AAA), Culpepper (22 AA) will step up and become a quality major leaguer? Who from Lopez , Ryan, Ober, Abel, Festa, Woods Richardson, Matthews, Preilipp will comprise the rotation in two seasons and who might they later trade off for help to fill other holes? This is an exciting time, and I actually look forward to watching the team the rest of the season.
  8. NYCTK
    Rocco is a bad manager, treated his players weirdly yesterday and Jax was visibly upset when he was removed for a position player.
  9. NYCTK
    How quickly Paddack is forgotten.
  10. NYCTK
    Happy for Jax. If he still wants the Rays will give him another chance to start. And he was clearly done with Rocco (like us all).
  11. NYCTK
    Not even I had the Twins trading Varland and I was gungho for the fire sale. Interesting workings.
  12. 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!
  13. 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.
  14. NYCTK
    His batting line tells a different story.
  15. NYCTK
    At least the organization pissed him off right before the trade deadline and still decided to hang on to him.
  16. NYCTK
    Proper reset. This is exciting. Correa was not it.
  17. NYCTK
    Bye Bye Brock! Good trade...can't wait to see what they got.
  18. 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!
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. NYCTK
    A Correa who couldn't pass a physical with two separate teams. Bad signing from Day 1.
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  24. NYCTK
    And if this happened, at least Twins fans would look a little less ridiculous when booing Altuve.
  25. 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.
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