I'm not a fan of Pohlad ownership for all of the good reasons mentioned above.
But just because I'm a born contrarian, here's the "steelman" case for their behavior:
If you're a billionaire who finds themselves cash poor (the billionaire version of owning a large house, but you still owe 30% of the principle, and you have a pretty low paying job, and the roof needs repair) you can find yourself in a situation where you really have to end up in black every year.
Ideally you want your billionaire owner to have a bunch of other cash and income streams so they can spend money to have a great team even if they occasionally have a season that doesn't pan out. But thanks to their other investments, it seems like this is no longer true for the Twins ownership.
