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  1. NYCTK
    Read this as excrement and it made perfect sense.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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!
  5. 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.
  6. 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...
  7. 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!
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. NYCTK
    There's very few people that would say Culpepper is more valuable than Caba.
  13. NYCTK
    Nah man. They'd still have to play a real team in the playoffs eventually.
  14. NYCTK
    The whole lineup is question marks that leave you wincing. Wallner is going to strike out ~34% of his plate appearances which means there will be week long stretches where he just disappears. He's likely going to hit in the .230s with poor defense. And there's the question of his ability to hit lefties in the Majors, yet to be determined. Will his on base skills and light tower power be enough to overcome his deficiencies? Carlos Correa's health is a major concern. His bfef comps at his age are largely catchers and shortstops that fell off cliffs in their early 30s like Hanley Ramirez and Tulowitzki. Can he avoid their fates? Or are his feet issues going to be an ongoing concern the rest of his career? Buxton is Buxton and can't be counted on for more than 60 games. If all goes right this team can win 85 games. If just a few things go wrong they could win 72.
  15. NYCTK
    Hard to get excited about any player that hasn't done anything in High A or above yet, but he's intriguing. I'm interested to see if people here would have liked to trade him and, say, Gabriel Gonzalez for Luzardo. That's reasonably close to what the Red Sox gave for him.
  16. NYCTK
    I've heard this about mutlple Twins OF this off-season. Think it was Austin Martin. These aren't players that have just been converted to 1B or the hot corner for the first time in their career. These are players that have played OF throughout their career. They aren't new to the position, they aren't young raw prospects. They are bad fielders in the OF that we should all expect to be bad fielders in the OF.
  17. NYCTK
    There's no real difference between a 77 win team and a 82 win team. You don't get a special medal for winning over half your games. And Twins fans made sure the Organization understood at the end of last season. So I'm completely indifferent.
  18. NYCTK
    And would have finished in the exact same 4th place in the AL Central.
  19. NYCTK
    Nm. I read poorly....
  20. NYCTK
    Ever since they failed to return value for the departing Thome and Ramirez they've traded away the likes of: CC Sabathia Fransisco Lindor Cliff Lee Roberto Alomar Bartolo Colon Corey Kluber Victor Martinez Trevor Bauer Carlos Carrasco Jhonny Peralta And just this week Josh Naylor Unless they're able to secure to a team friendly deal, everyone in Cleveland is available at all times essentially. Edit: I misunderstood what you're saying. But I think Cleveland is exceptional at this actually. So I disagree but for different reasons.
  21. NYCTK
    I was in the dome in the late 90s. I anticapte that same atmosphere this season. Being awful is sometimes more interesting as a fan than just being boring and mediocre with no desire to improve. I believe that until this team is sold, the risk of further alienating the fans is pretty low. And once it is sold fans will pay attention again, almost immediately. Let's not forget, the Twins didn't even sell out their home playoff games in their only series win in 20 years. So what really is the risk of trading away a player with an iffy contract?
  22. NYCTK
    I think the potential sale of the team is the biggest possible upward momentum since the new ballpark so I don't think it's that big a concern. And agreed on morale.
  23. NYCTK
    After 2024 the public perception of the Twins seems like it's near a low since 2000. The risk of 1 and 2 is therefore low since it can hardly go lower. And that clubhouse seemed a mess at the end of the season too. So who knows if shaking up the clubhouse would even be bad.
  24. NYCTK
    OK. But no one's under the illusion that this is a great team. Losing talent from a mediocre team and the only plan in place to improve is crossing your fingers. Not exactly the situation a player that wants to win would like to be in.
  25. NYCTK
    Good! We should all have strong labor unions.
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