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  1. NYCTK
    Royce is right there with him. Oooh. Good comparison. I obviously understand why Royce is viewed higher. But man on man, I just can't get excited for a guy that got seriously hurt rounding second base.
  2. NYCTK
    I said yesterday that it'd probably be best to trade Wallner because his value will never be higher. Well, I kind of feel that way about Lewis now as well. How valuable is a 3 WAR player that you need to roster a full time backup for due to their porcelain body? Not to mention his incredibly poor media management last season that made himself look like a clubhouse cancer.
  3. NYCTK
    Alternative theory: both the Twins and Blue Jays recognized he had little value if he didn't develop either some power or the ability to play premium defense. Neither has happened.
  4. NYCTK
    "Questions remain about [Martin's] ability to add power" Do they? I think everyone is on the same page that this will not happen.
  5. NYCTK
    No. There's absolutely no evidence the Mets (and Giants) agreed to a 12+ year deal with Correa hoping his physical came back poorly so they could use it as a negotiating tactic. That's the claim. Not the idea that Correa's bad health nullified the agreement already in place and that they tried to still work something out.
  6. NYCTK
    No, no, no. There is zero evidence of that. If that were the case, the Giants or Mets would have been satisfied with his eventual contract signing. Giants: 13 year agreement Mets: 12 year agreement Twins: settles for 6 years
  7. NYCTK
    Wallner isn't a 23 year old that just moved off 3B where this sort of thinking has some merit. He's a 27 year old career corner outfielder. I'm just saying fans should stop hoping on miracles that aren't happening and instead accept that Matt Wallner is a poor defender whose arm makes up a bit of the slack. And I'd say it's as likely he reproduces his output in his last 100 PAs where he was about a 1.2 WAR player as it is for him to produce a 4 WAR season. If I were in charge I would be shopping him, but that's because I've completely punted on the 2025 team looking forward to 2026 instead. And I think Wallner's value is at it's very apex right now.
  8. NYCTK
    I keep hearing fans thinking that Wallner and Martin will improve in the OF this year based on...idk. Wallner has spent thousands of innings in the OF in his life. He's not going to suddenly become better there. He is who we think he is. He's going to hit about 230 with great power and poor defense while striking out in a third of his plate appearances. He will be a fine player, anywhere in the 1.5 to 3.5 WAR territory depending on how (un)lucky he is with the balls he does put in play. Maybe even a 4 WAR player with a 250 average if his BABIP numbers stay in that lofty territory he's seen. Truth be told, he could easily be replacement level, looking like someone like Nolan Gorman with around a 220/300/420 line at the end of the year. Even though he had a 373 BABIP in his last 102 PAs, he still only hit 242/324/396 and his K rate remained very high.
  9. NYCTK
    How could they ever replace the guy that was DFAd 3 times last year alone?
  10. NYCTK
    Twins leadership can influence revenue you know, and their refusal to try to contend last year had fans tuning out. They cost themselves at least 20 million of revenue with their terrible decisions. Not to mention the carryover now that attendance will almost certainly crater further. Many people here, myself included, refuse to spend another dollar on the terrible product they're trying to sell, holding out until a new owner comes in. This false idea the pohlads have sold that the twin cities are a small market is ridiculous. And sad that many have bought into it. The Guardians would love to play in the twin cities market.
  11. NYCTK
    The Twins are valued at about $1.5 Billion and owned by a family worth about $5 Billion. Spare me.
  12. NYCTK
    Crap shoot. Looking back, 2014 international top prospects and it seems only 1 of the top 30 ever made the Majors. But looking at 2015 you had HUGE successes including Soto, Tatis Jr, and Vlad Jr. Maybe one of these guys hits, who knows.
  13. NYCTK
    And Twins big wigs should fully expect it to drop further.
  14. NYCTK
    $11+ Billion revenue and growing is hardly unhealthy. And the Twins, a supposedly poor franchise, are going to sell for something in the neighborhood of $1.5 Billion. Changes are coming in distribution, but the business is fine. Teams unwilling to spend to win are undergoing some adjustments but the league is healthy overall.
  15. NYCTK
    Read this as excrement and it made perfect sense.
  16. NYCTK
    I understand all of the desire to be optimistic, hyperbole, and the sad fact that we're in a post-truth world. But starting off your article stating the Twins "boast one of baseball’s best farm systems" just makes me roll my eyes. As you yourself said we know their ranking in the MLB subjective rankings will fall from their high mid season. And we know they have been ranked anywhere from 11-21 by other farm system analysts more recently. So...no. From the very first line.
  17. NYCTK
    Which is it? Make up your mind. And like someone pointed out, they were 69-79 against teams that weren't the worst team in major league history.
  18. NYCTK
    For 1/3 of the season, sure, and the Twins were significantly worse for it. Miranda is a career 105 ops+ guy. Excuse me for not getting excited at the thought. But you're right...that means we're more so giving that playing time to Julien. Hooray!
  19. NYCTK
    You say all this as if the Twins improvements aren't getting rid of their second best hitter to give more playing time to...Miranda and Julien? And as if Kepler will be suitably replaced by Austin Martin? Sorry, but currently the Twins are worse than last season.
  20. NYCTK
    Sure. But the Twins look like they need a new rebuild given their current roster and restrictions. Not just a Mark Canha or Tommy Pham to patch a hole. If, say, Royce Lewis was the biggest question mark I wouldn't feel this way. But he's just one of about 7 on their current roster. This young core sadly appears to be a near complete bust. To the point you have fans wishing on Austin Martin based solely on the fact he was drafted 5th many years ago. Not to mention those fans trying to convince themselves Keirsey is a suitable backup CF for the guy we all know is going to miss at least half the season...
  21. NYCTK
    You don't tweak a bad team and then win 90. There's got to be real changes after a team looks as pathetic as they did last season. Ownership obviously doesn't care about the on field product this year, focused solely on getting rid of the team. So the fans should adjust their expectations accordingly. 2026 and beyond!
  22. NYCTK
    Just want to mention the Steamer projections are: Buxton - 2.8 Correa - 3.7 Wallner - 2.1 I think your expectations are fair but not likely for all three, as demonstrated by the 2 WAR over the projected. I think Wallner is that biggest question mark. Fully expecting him to hit 0.230 with bad defense, I can absolutely see him being a player we're all disappointed by at the end of the year.
  23. NYCTK
    Have they? The Twins farm system is middle of the road (same as it's always been) and they haven't really graduated anyone that's special from the minors.
  24. NYCTK
    Sad truth. There's no way the Twins are going 13-1 against the White Sox again. Which means this team is going to both have to find those wins elsewhere and then some...and I simply don't see that happening.
  25. NYCTK
    I think we're in agreement mostly. That the Phillies didn't pay all that much for a starting pitcher with big questions but big upside. Rojas their CF kind or fits that mold but that's irrelevant. That's why my question was if the Twins fans would make a similarly talented trade with Culpepper and Gonzalez.
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