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  1. NYCTK
    I can imagine Jax has been unhappy with the Twins since he was plainly told he would not be given a chance to compete for the starting rotation again. Imagine you in your job applied for an internal promotion and were flatly told you would never receive an interview. Good luck to him, and if he still wants to, I hope he gets that chance next spring with the Rays.
  2. NYCTK
    No offense my guy, but this makes no sense. Everyone wanted to see this team build off 2023 (I'm guessing you included) but you're now retroactively advocating for Rocco to have let the team be worse intentionally.
  3. NYCTK
    With the exception of Austin Martin, all these players WERE given a lot of chances in the bigs. That's why I don't get this specific complaint.
  4. NYCTK
    You're mistaken. When the Mets sold two future hall of fame pitchers under control in the 2023 season, Mets fans, myself included, looked at the returns and, while they weren't great, began thinking of the team objectively and how those pieces fit into the new roster. Acuna isn't that good, but he's a role player and improves the team. Would I be happy with the Mets, trying to win a world series had Roden penciled in as their starting LF? No. But I was happy with Drew Gilbert in return for Verlander, and Drew Gilbert is about the same player as Alan Roden. Not quite good enough a hitter to be a great corner nor good enough defense to be a CF. But good enough to be valuable. And also, a piece that was ultimately Gilbert was traded for a bullpen arm when the team was ready to push for it. Roden in my mind is a new Verdugo type. And the Yankees just went to the WS last year with Verdugo as their LF. So, I refuse to **** on the Twins returns and instead will look at them objectively. Now, if you ask me if I would have made that specific trade? Probably not, but not because I value Varland. Moreso because I think it'd be easier to throw him in as the closer retain his value then flip him next year, and that takes away stress from a FULL bullpen reset.
  5. NYCTK
    I'm not gonna suggest he's a high ceiling future all star. Toronto has a group of these decent out fielders and his loss, especially considering his struggles in the final jump to the majors, won't be felt in their playoff push. But the other fact is...he's already a better bet than Larnach in LF and 3 years younger. He feels like a 1.5-2.0 WAR player with the possible upside of a 2.5 win player. Larnachs defense is so bad his upside is only 1.5 wins. Now, is Roden exciting? No. And he may not be around in' 27 if both Jenkins and Rodriguez continue their development and become strong contributors. But he is a good insurance plan if one of them, or Gonzalez or whomever falters.
  6. NYCTK
    OK. And my response is who cares? Are they not getting enough playing time to prove themselves? Should managers be managing to win games or stroke the fragile egos of players? Are we really here complaining that Trevor Larnach wasn't allowed to strikeout against more lefties in close games? Or that he was pinch run for and substituted? Is the argument that Trevor Larnach would be better if he were just allowed to suck more often? I'm really struggling to understand the argument man. Ps: you didn't mention a single player. Relying on nebulous theory instead. So I'm mentioning Larnach as an example
  7. NYCTK
    The argument is that its much easier to build a good bullpen at a drop of a hat. And good GMs have proven that to be true. Go and look at any good teams bullpen and look at the method they were brought in. I just glanced at SD Padres and only two of their arms was developed internally. One of those was a NDFA. Two were trades. One was waiver. Others were free agents. I read that 45 relief pitchers were traded this last week. That's crazy!
  8. NYCTK
    Forget the front office. And ignore the coaching for a minute too. What about the actual players? Is it demoralizing to see the team traded? Sure. But the team was really, really bad for 10 months of play.
  9. NYCTK
    Roden and Mendez both stand a decent chance. This is one of those things repeated here constantly. Who have they failed to let fail? Who exactly are you referring to when you say this?
  10. NYCTK
    Roden is the inverse of Martin. Whereas Martin looks like he should be a good defensive player, he's not. And while Roden doesn't look like much of an athlete he's been pretty competent out in LF and has a good enough arm if a team wanted to play him in RF.
  11. NYCTK
    I think this is a decent argument. I think it would have been more beneficial to let him get closing experience, even on a bad team, and then sell him. Think that would have increased his value, but you can argue it doesn't matter cause the return for him wasn't much different than that for Jax, value wise.
  12. NYCTK
    Right. But since he didn't exactly prove himself the first time, isn't really proving himself now, and had a very short sample size in the bigs, why are we in a rush to get him back to the bigs? Because he was fun for a week? Let him prove himself. There's literally no reason to bring him up right now. He'll get back there eventually.
  13. NYCTK
    As ****** the reason, I love stories like Ryan Fitzgerald. Nearly 3000 plate appearances in the minors chasing this dream and it's finally come true.
  14. NYCTK
    It should. This isn't a veteran of the game that spent a season in AA and AAA and really proved himself worthy of the big leagues. This is a lie that we all like, with talent, that was scorching hot and forced his way onto the big league roster. He's only had a half season at AA and now 100 PAs at AAA. They really should let him prove himself again fully since there's no rush the rest of the season. He's 22 and there is the psychological risk of letting him flail on a noncompetetive team.
  15. NYCTK
    Varland was the centerpiece. Not a throw in. France probably isn't even discussed without the conversation starting around Varland.
  16. NYCTK
    Good corrections. Thanks man. So, pretty unlikely and no idea if that's at all part of the calculus.
  17. NYCTK
    That's a good question, but completely besides the point. The point is the fans don't care about those 'what could have beens' if the organization keeps doing everything they can to win when they have the chance. Those three turned into Soto who turned into Michael King (while hurt has been really strong). If the Padres won the world series this year do you think the fans would look back and regret the GMs hyper active mentality? Worrying about what propsects MIGHT become is how you become a timid front office that languishes in mediocrity.
  18. NYCTK
    If your deadline is years in the future, what's the harm in getting more of your team to view a project?
  19. NYCTK
    This was the opposite of my read on him last year. Despite his speed he seemed to be a low baseball IQ guy with deceptively bad defense. Could have just been a bad run, and I concur he should be playing every game essentially for the next two months, perhaps even 8.
  20. NYCTK
    And if they are I just wish they'd let me know! I can make some money off this. But seriously, I don't think anyone's TRYING to lose. There are legitimate organizational reasons to keep some players in the minors, whether it's go get more coaches looks at the new players like Bradley, or the manipulation of service time for compensatory picks with Keaschall.
  21. NYCTK
    Fair! I'll let them be on their own island lol
  22. NYCTK
    Very reminiscent of the Sprewell quote! I will never criticize a player for grabbing the bag. But the tone deafness to say $300 Million is necessary to feed your family, as if $200 million doesn't cover that.
  23. NYCTK
    I'm gonna miss the cringe I felt when hearing twins fans boo Jose Altuve.
  24. NYCTK
    I understand the frustration, but were you disappointed in the Cheap Pohalds with the Walker Jenkins pick? Or the Royce Lewis pick? This was discussed in a different thread but there is some negative incentives to bring up players that you perceive as your future too. For example Luke Keaschall is better served to stay in AAA through this month for one reason - if he retains rookie status and makes the opening day roster next year and stays on the major league roster the Twins get an additional pick between the 1st and 2nd rounds. That's true for the likes of Rodriguez and any other prospect that hasn't met rookie minimums yet.
  25. NYCTK
    Weren't you just mocking someone else for building a strawman? Name a single person that's EVER said that.
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