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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    Whoops!
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    Could be, I assume Ryan would cost the farm, a high wattage starting pitcher and hitter, but looking at this most recent trade deadline, all of the trades kinda sucked. The purpose was not to improve for ‘26, no matter what bologna Falvey was spewing
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    I assumed they traded for prospects in high A/double A to be a part of the next wave. If 26 is lost, 27 is potentially locked out, aim for ‘28 edit to add: feel free to substitute outman for whatever rookie contract you desire.
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    If the Twins trade away Jeffers, Ryan, Lopez for prospects and the status remains quo… how many wins. would this roster get gutted further? edit to add, I did not lookup MLBTR estimates for salaries and might be missing arbitration C: Johnny Pereda ($.8M) 1B: Kody Clemens ($.8M) 2B: Luke Keaschall ($0.80M) 3B: Royce Lewis ($2.30M) SS: Brooks Lee ($.8M) LF: Austin Martin ($.8M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Matt Wallner ($0.80M) DH: James Outman ($.8M) 4th OF: Ryan Kreidler ($0.80M) Utility: Mickey Gasper ($.8M) Utility: Eduoard Julien ($0.80M) Backup C: Christian Vazquez ($1.5M) NA: Dead Money Here ($10.00M) SP1: David Festa ($0.80M) SP2: Mick Abel ($.80M) SP3: Bailey Ober ($5.3M) SP4: Taj Bradley ($.8M) SP5: Simeon Woods Richardson ($0.80M) RP: Cody Funderburk ($.8M) RP: Travis Adams ($0.80M) RP: Pierson Ohl ($.8M) RP: Cody Lawyerson ($.8M) RP: Cole Sands ($0.80M) RP: Anthony Misiewicz ($.8M) RP: Fungible Reliever 1 ($0.80M) RP: Fungible Reliever 2 ($0.80M) NA: Dead Money Here ($0.00M) Payroll is 64.34% under budget
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    This ‘26 team, Pereda is not a significant step down and would cost a fraction of Vazquez contract. the question I have, is would they sign Vazquez to backup Pereda when they trade Jeffers?
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    The most interesting manager in the world
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    In regards to the bolded part, I think you are missing a detail. All great managers (any industry) are at minimum, above average leaders. Leadership is not about being liked, as you astutely point out, but it is always penultimately about respect, and excellent communication. No one can be a good leader without those two skills with the ability to give and receive…Those two skills are two way streets. Usually those two skills coincide with some level of affinity. If an individual really dislikes another, it’s almost impossible to hear what they mean. A leader delivers a message in a way that is meaningful to the receiver and listens with empathy to receive the message in the intended way. No one can do that with a certain level of personal dislike. on the underlined, that’s my fear too. The executive micromanager too overwhelmed to let things go and can’t lead anymore or execute. It’s a scary thought.
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    All three in the top 10! Historically, what percentage of the MLBTR top 10 actually get traded in that offseason? how many of those three actually do get traded before Buck waives his no trade clause?
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    @Alex Boxwellwhen you played Indy Ball, was there a change in coaching levels/application relative to college? I picture an incremental honing of skills and much like the business world, people who succeed pick up what their mentors share with them and carry it themselves to the next steps in their own development plan/execution. Am I on the right track? as to Shelton, I dislike the hire, not because I dislike Shelton, but because of what it represents. Status quo failed because the GM failed to acquire good players, not because the manager was bad.
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    You are right, every player and coach who’s not good enough to play for a good team will jump at the chance to play for a bad one. There’s only 30 teams, and the money increases a lot from the minors.
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    For 2026, clearly I don’t expect the Twins to spend money, I do expect them to cut more payroll. I do not expect a competitive Twins team in 2026. if a team wants to actually compete for a World Series, they have to spend on a roster.
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    The Dodgers and Blue Jays?
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    To piggy back on 1 and 4, what do you look for in hiring coaching staffs? especially bench coach? Do you self scout in the process? Do you look to build on your perceived strength? Do you hire complementary skills?
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    It’s the food, not the labor.
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    Based on the new managerial hire, I’d say 26x800k+C4=$30.8m
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    We’re seeing change right before our very eyes! Instead of Falvine, we now have “The Dereks”
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    The Twins are a joke, why not Twins Daily?
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    I’m ok with Fielders who can’t pitch. I hate watching the looping 50 mph batting practice. while I’m glad the Twins moved on, I think Rocco wanted to run more. Part of this is an FO and organization that doesn’t acquire and develop fundamentally sound baseball players. I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    The roster is currently 90ish mil, 40mil split between 4-5 guys gets you what? 10 mil doesn’t buy diddly squat in the SS and C free agent market. Joey Gallo made 10 mil. Why destroy the team at the trade deadline just to put it right back the way it was?
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    How far back is relevant to the 2026 Twins? Pablo was a very good pitcher who took a big step forward as a Twin, Ryan was a good but not great prospect who became a stud, the depth on the current team is in starting pitching, with Ober and SWR as solid starters the Twins developed. The team traded away 4 stud relievers at the deadline, all of which took big steps forward as Twins. Meanwhile outside of Buxton pretty much every hitter has consistently regressed to the point where they are DFA fodder, with a pair of LHH prospects on the near horizon but very little ready to supplant 5-6 hitters that are currently DFA fodder. No 1b, no SS, no catcher 2 in a 50/50 tandem, huge question at 3B and 2B, one or both of corner OF needing to be replaced, and St Paul looking devoid of hitting and fielding talent.
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    Good catching prospects almost ready for the majors cost a fortune. You take that every time. the Twins have shown capability to develop pitchers. Not so much hitters.
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    No, but the 2023 - 2025 teams were better with him on it than not. Gagne, Zoilo, Cardenas, Smalley then Correa.
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    Do you expect payroll to increase in 2026? The ‘25 Twins were a 92 loss team, and started the season with a much better team than what they ended with. if payroll stays the same or drops for ‘26, 70 and 92 feels pretty optimistic, unless they turn pitching into hitters, and the young pitchers step-up
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    I love your optimism that the suck might come on toast. Honestly, I’m optimistic it’ll come on moldy bread, and will likely just suck, no bread with it.
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed, with a slight wrinkle. I think the likely return on the offseason trading away of pitching would be prospects to arrive in 2028.
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