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No, but there are other smart front offices like ours who will see the potential and say I think we should grab him.

We have seen lots of no trade clauses that simply mean a little extra bonus when they get traded.

This was an excellent essay and I totally agree with you. In fact, I think that Buxton may be our most valuable trade asset. If we take him out of the lineup, what does it do? He doesn't play in the field so we don't have to concern ourselves with that aspect. So if it's bat is not producing we can find someone else to be DH. It's really a shame because we all know is potential but after all these years I don't project him to be a full-time center fielder or a better who can have both average and power. Like gallo he is a strikeout machine.

Read Reusse. We have consistently out smarted ourselves and have a terrible trade record.

I am having a difficult time with the fact that Lopez is the only pitcher we have extended. Since signing the contract he has looked terrible for the most part (I am trying not to mention who we traded for him) and I wonder what happened to the pitcher who looked so good to start the season. His 4.40 era exceeds his career 4.01. Baseball Reference: Last 5 Games Glossary Date Tm Opp Result App,Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP WP IBB PO BK BF Pit Str StL StS GB FB LD PU Unk GmSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLi RE24 2023-06-19 MIN BOS L 3-9 GS-6, L 5 5.2 6 5 4 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 104 69 18 15 4 1 7 2 0 45.0 -0.113 1.23 -0.06% 1.13 -0.561 2023-06-13 MIN MIL W 7-5 GS-6 5 6.0 4 3 3 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 97 64 21 14 7 3 3 1 0 60.0 -0.007 0.95 0.00% 0.88 0.047 2023-06-07 MIN @ TBR L 1-2 GS-7 5 7.0 5 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 92 63 15 13 11 4 2 2 0 68.0 0.211 0.78 0.11% 0.69 2.461 2023-06-01 MIN CLE W 7-6 GS-6 4 5.2 8 6 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 88 67 12 10 10 3 4 3 0 33.0 -0.531 1.30 -0.37% 1.50 -3.638 2023-05-27 MIN TOR W 9-7 GS-6, W 5 5.2 5 4 4 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 88 54 14 12 3 6 4 2 0 46.0 -0.101 0.89 -0.06% 0.82 -1.186 Next Game: Tuesday, June 20th vs BOS

I am out of my frustrations. To some of your frustration I have been against Gallo before we even knew we could sign such a bargain. I did not care if we signed Correa, but don't mind that we did. I have advocated for trading Buxton (not Kepler - who wants him, just cut him), I did not want Lopez and Pagan back and I think Polanco if he gets healthy is our only trade chip. This team has no spirit, no willingness to claw and scratch and make this lousy (worse than that actually) division gives us false hope. Do I want to get in the playoffs to lose again - no. I do not like management from FO to coaching staff. They all get together for advanced sessions of back slapping, but who is in charge? Who makes the tough decision? Who cuts the players who do not make the grade? Sorry, but this excellent summary was also a call out to our worst feelings.

Well that won't last. The Twins went in the tank the last half of last season, the Vikings will soon be practicing and their scrimmages will out draw the Twins.

My statement is simple - I am on Gray's side!

I have had two great days of biking and paddling in the upper great lakes - then I come and read about my favorite team and the bubble is burst. I have ranted against Gallo since the signing - I won't change, but Kepler and Buxton are really big disappointments. Remember when they plus Polanco, and Berrios were the future? I hate to admit failure, but time to move on.

Randy Johnson was even taller and pitcher 225 - 272 innings during many seasons.

What is our record with and without Buxton? I do not know, but I do not think he has been a difference maker (in a positive way). He is not the player we signed him to be.

I do not advocate for everyone, but I also do not advocate limiting everyone either.

Compared to the competition, our 500 twins plane like that against the plus 500 teams is probably better than we can out for

No. I always love Bob fellers admonition to just throw and throw and throw build up arm strength. It may not be scientific, but the reality is you can see pictures like Nolan Ryan, Warren Spahn and numerous others who actually prospered by throwing long and a lot.

We seem to have a pattern of winning against good teams and then dropping the opportunity against bad teams. Detroit should have been where we begin to separate, now we are back to 500 and hope to leave 2 games over like we started. How do we turn this around? Ryan was my top hope, Gallo and Correa are with Ryan in the bottom WPA - Correa has to step up and stay hot for the rest of the season. Gallo (you know he is at the bottom for me all the time). Who is hot? We need some consistency.

Call it what you want - hot bats are good bats.

Whether it is Williams, Wallner or any other prospect, I would love to see them brought up when they are hot. Easy enough to send down when the cool, but the Twins have too many Mendoza batters and some more hits would be great.

Balazovic 4.79 ERA seems to have plateaued. His shining star and my hope he would prosper are now dampened if not extinguished by last year and this one. Sabato is batting 207 in the minors, that is not praiseworthy. He too looks like a career minor leaguer. Can someone explain to be the Development List?

When Kepler takes down the FO guy with his ineptitude the Glee in Gleeman will be everywhere.

I don't blame gray. A starter should be allowed to work through the challenges.

Time to move on - no team advances by standing still. Sano, Buxton, Polanco and Kepler were the promise of the future, now that future is no longer feasible. One by one we say good-bye. The lack of teams for Sano shows we waited too long. Kepler is two years past the buy by date. Polanco has been good, but damaged goods have to be taken off the shelf. I am even an advocate of getting good value for Buxton and moving forward.

Can you tell us more about Chris Williams. What is this position and does he have good defense.? Is he going to make the next list of prospects?

This is torture - I know you are just reporting the facts, but Pagan shakes our faith before he even gets on the mound. But next you will treat us to the worst outing of Jorge Lopez and a trip back to the days of Colome and Dyson ... I know why they do not pursue RP in free agency - they just can't judge them. By the way there is a pitcher in the BP in Baltimore that sure would have looked good in our BP.

That is true for everyone, but in truth he is the best person to grow the sport in his home country.

I would like to know more about their lineup - who is hitting or are they like the Twins there too? It seems like Christian Yelich should teach teams a lesson - don't give out big contracts based on one great year. He is down to earth and over paid, but still important to the team. Adames and Tellez are their HR threats and Winker is another one year wonder that everyone hopes will find himself. Now what would their fans write to describe us?