JDHack23

Looking back this year, I can recall plenty of past articles and responses on how the core was flawed, how things need to change, blaming everyone and everything including Rocco, Ownership GM, etc.... Now that Rocco was fired, we're writing articles about how the new manager isn't going to have a fair shake? That is irony at it's best. I'm not a fan of Rocco, I say good riddance but this is the Central a capable GM and Manager could have this team contending in three years without a substantial increase in spending with the caveat that salary isn't cut substantially beyond one year. Plenty of building blocks and salary flexibility to put a good team together rather quickly. Will it happen next year, no way, but have a little faith that one of two things will happen. A bounce back to contention by year 3 or a new GM because it didn't happen.

I'm happy I no longer have to watch Paddack every five starts! Even better he's served up two easy wins for us which is only one short of what he earned this year with the Twins. Even if the prospect doesn't pan out this was a winning trade.

There was no rebuilding this team, and why do you need Jax or Duran why you do that? Doesn't matter if you trade four or ten, this needed to be done and I'm glad they did it. Good closers are hard to find, relievers are not. You can blame whomever, and be mad at the world....but this team was going nowhere regardless. If they do finally sell the team this is what we all should have been cheering for. A clean slate with a beyond average talented minor league system with some added players we can start fresh with. Free up some payroll and lets see what we have. Will it be painful, of course, but it already was. Plus we play in the Central, which means we can easily be competitive again in two years.