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  1. Major League Ready
    Why should TD writers stop using a word appropriately because some people don't understand the definition? A pipeline is a channel of supply, not a measure of quantity or quality. One could accurately say that there is nothing in the pipeline but to say there is no pipeline is to not understand the definition of the word. Every single team has a pipeline. Some just have better players in their pipeline.
  2. Major League Ready
    This will take 2-3 months minimum to sort through. It's a similar scenario with position players except we do have one well-above average position player. What is frightening is that Tom Pohlad looks at this situation and determines adding Bell and Caratini will make us contenders. Falvey and Joe Pohlad were not the answer but I don't think they were as detrimental as this guy,
  3. Major League Ready
    Roden is a fair bit faster than Larnach. 27.8 vs 26.1 sprint speed. Regardless, Larnach has two years of control remaining and he is not a difference maker. I see him as someone taking playing time from someone (Roden or others) who at least have the potential to part of a long-term solution. I was really hoping they would trade him, but it appears Larnach is here to support the ill-fated plan to contend this year.
  4. Major League Ready
    The Cards have a long track record of building sustainable success. They understand the up and down cycles that are part of any organization outside the top 5 or 6 in revenue and they don't miss opportunities to rebuild in their down cycles. Based on the Peralta/Gore trades you have to believe the Twins would have gotten an impact player or two had they traded Ryan. I hate to say it but it probably made sense to let Buck go as well if he really was willing to waive his NTC. Lopez could have played a role helping develop young pitchers and potentially moved at the deadline. The assets from these trades plus the 3rd pick next year along with the rest of our relatively deep farm system and you have a good shot at building a real contender. A well-run organization like the Cardinals does not squander these opportunities for a team that would be very fortunate to be 500. The entire baseball world expected the Twins to take advantage of this opportunity. Up to this point I have felt the Pohlad's influence was neither harmful or productive. This path is misguided and is likely to hurt the team for the next several years, perhaps the next decade. We are left hoping for this team to be the big surprise of the league. It's possible. Just highly unlikely. I sure wish the sale had gone through.
  5. Major League Ready
    Are you really suggesting the Twins got worse as a result of the trades @bunsen82listed or were there other reasons they didn't get better. If we apply just a little bit of objectivity, I think you could say Falvey did pretty well in trades overall, but those trades were not enough to cover for the lack of success in drafting and developing. His FA signings were also a mixed bag and a team with a modest budget needs to get exceptional production out of their FA signings.
  6. Major League Ready
    I sure hope that decision was made at the end of last season and that he was working on it over the break.
  7. Major League Ready
    I am quite sure that the Pohlad's did not unilaterally set strategy prior to Tom showing up. It's most likely they managed the budget and let Falvey dictate strategy within that budget. I think the upheaval was a result of Tom taking the reins and insisting they had to compete in 2026 no matter how unrealistic that was at the present level of spending. Falvey told him he had his head in the sand and Tom fired him.
  8. Major League Ready
    We just will have to agree to disagree. my point has nothing to do with specific personnel decisions. I am talking about their strategy, and the Cardinals are following a very different strategy. Zoll had virtually nothing to say about the decision to reverse directions in the middle of a rebuild. I am also quite certain that in the same position, Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Tampa would be doing the same thing as St. Louis.
  9. Major League Ready
    Personnel decisions are done withing the context of the direction taken by the team. Put the best team you can on the field even if the likely result is a sub 500 team vs trying to build a contender. It sure seems to me that Tom Pohlad has chosen the direction. He has stated they have to win this year and that explains the difference between the Cardinals approach and the approach taken by the Twins. He is also very influential in determining the budget which of course has a huge impact on personnel decisions. Zoll's personnel decisions are a byproduct Pohlad's direction. The Cardinals and Twins have taken opposite approaches. Which organization do you have more faith in?
  10. Major League Ready
    Tom Pohlad should take notice of what the Cardinals are doing and ask himself if he knows more about running a MLB team than the Cardinals organization collectively. Then, he should go hire someone who knows what they are doing and let them do it.
  11. Major League Ready
    Consider this information in the context of what Tom Pohlad has been saying. They are going to play the established players. I think this is going to be really frustrating to watch.
  12. Major League Ready
    The most successful low revenue teams have acquired half of the pitching as prospects. While I think it's note worthy to differentiate so that we can judge their drafting, I don't think it makes sense to suggest their effort to build a pipeline is somehow diminished because they didn't draft them all. If you go back a few years, Cleveland's had years where half or more of their best pitchers were acquired as prospects. In 2017, they had 8 pitchers that produced 1.5 WAR , five of them were acquired as prospects on one was drafted. Corey Kluber AaP Carlos Carrasco AaP Trevor Bauer AaP Andrew Miller Trade for established player Danny Salazar Intl Mike Clevinger AaP Josh Tomlin Drafted Bryan Shaw AaP The 2025 Brewers had 6 pitchers with 1.5 WAR and four of them were acquired as prospects. The 99 win 2023 Rays had a staff that was mostly acquired as prospects. That team only had 3 pitchers with more than 1.5 WAR but they had a bunch of guys in the pen that contributed. Among their top 10 pitcher by WAR, eight of them were acquired as prospects. Zach Eflin FA Tyler Glasnow AaP Shane McClanahan Drafted Drew Rasmussen AaP Shawn Armstrong AaP Pete Fairbanks AaP Kevin Kelly AaP Robert Stephenson AaP Zack Littell AaP Colin Poche AaP
  13. Major League Ready
    Where are you getting these numbers?
  14. Major League Ready
    According to FanGraphs, Bradley has one option remaining.
  15. Major League Ready
    Your interpretation looks well-reasoned to me. What I read in his statement is never mind the situation screams for a rebuild especially given the fact the team is already substantially down that path. We need revenue now, so Joe expects/demands they be much better in 2026 in spite of making minimal investment toward that goal. Absolutely delusional. We should all fear for the team's future with this guy in charge. If you want a comparison of what a good organization does in this situation, take a look at the Cardinals. The approach could not be more different. Who do you trust to make the right moves to build a contender? Is it Tom Pohlad or the Cardinals? Their approaches are completely different. One of them has no clue.
  16. Major League Ready
    This remains to be seen for me. I always looked at the Pohlads more indifferently than most here. I didn't think they contributed any direction but they spent in line with the market. Now, I am wondering if Tom and the family did a 180 in the middle of a rebuild. I wonder if Tom is really so delusional that he thinks this roster is poised to compete in 2026. I have seen the desire for immediate results drive really bad decisions with clients. Someone posted a quote in another thread where he said "we have to be good". Well, need does not get you much if you don't do anything to improve your chances of getting what you need.
  17. Major League Ready
    I was wondering about the timing. I appreciate you taking the time to chronical the exact dates of relevant statements and articles. It's a lot more informative than just declaring something fantasy while providing no useful information.
  18. Major League Ready
    Among the good trades I would put Ryan 1st and Buxton 2nd because those moves had several years of impact. Ryan is #1 because getting that kind of talent for a rental is a big win. I would rate the Lopez trade 3rd. Jeffers 4th. He helped the team for several years. However, he has been good not great. The 1st Correa signing was good but one year is not that impactful. None of the bad moves were that impactful. They did not give up any above average players in those trades. Obviously, Pressly was an impact player but they lost him for a year. That's just not nearly as impactful as giving up a player with multiple years of control. IMO, Falvey's trades were not the problem. We simply did not develop enough talent to compete.
  19. Major League Ready
    This makes no sense to me. You are suggesting they should not rebuild because their position players are not good enough to make them competitive. Isn't that why you rebuild? Isn't the idea to trade Ryan and Lopez to get players that can help us build a contender? A rebuild means transitioning out all the 0-2 WAR players you mentioned. They have Keaschall / Martin and perhaps Lewis along with a host of other position player prospects that are close. Add the 3rd pick next year to what they could get for Ryan and Lopez and you at least have a lot better chance of putting together a contender. That group might fail too but at least there is a decent chance of building a contender. This current group with the minimal level of investment made so far has no chance.
  20. Major League Ready
    Trades for players like Ryan and Lopez don't happen in November. Peralta was not traded until 1/21 and Gore on 1/22. So, to say he had months to make this type of trade just does not reflect a realistic scenario.
  21. Major League Ready
    If you are correct, and I think your assertions are very reasonable, we are screwed! It sure looks like this is driven by delusion and desperation. The "we have to have a good season in 2026" quote is really telling. Never mind reality of the relative strength of the roster, and never mind we are unwilling to spend, "we have to have a good season in 2026" so let's bury our heads in the sand and insist we have a roster to contend. I think we went from bad to worse. I am always reluctant to speculate about something like the separation with Falvey because we have limited insight. However, with what we do know, I am a lot more inclined to think Falvey was going down the path of what he thought would be a relatively quick rebuild given the number of near ready players and what he anticipated getting from Ryan / Lopez, and perhaps even Buxton. Joe shows up and insists we do a 180 and we do it without investing. This is beyond idiotic and it's pretty easy to believe Falvey told him as much. There is your clash and who is going to take that job if this is what really happened. The only person taking it is someone willing to follow Joe's lead no matter how ill-conceived. I think things just got a lot worse. I think you hit this one on the head and we are screwed until the Pohlad's are out. They have gone from no help to a major impediment.
  22. Major League Ready
    Based on last year's deadline, you have to believe Falvey was going to rebuild. They were positioned much better to do this quickly than the vast majority of teams that rebuild. It seemed to me like most of the baseball world assumed he would sell of their remaining high value assets. Then, they announced they were keeping Ryan / Lopez and we wondered if they were just posturing because it made little sense unless they were going to significantly increase spending which seemed highly unlikely. Here is what I think. New guy comes in, surveys the situation, Many fans hated the idea of a rebuild. TD is a good example of that sentiment. Joe does not want to look bad nor does he want to take the heat while the team rebuilds so he chooses to change directions which just happens to be the worst possible choice if the goal is to build an actual contender. If a lot of things go right, they will be competitive which in no way should be confused with a contender. They can always change direction again at the deadline if they are as bad as expected next year. The cost in terms of long-term health are not the great if Ryan/Lopez remain healthy and perform. Of course, the cost will be substantial if that's not the case. The worst case scenario is they are just close enough to influence them to not to sell-off and we end up with no return and no playoff series. In other words, perpetual mediocrity.
  23. Major League Ready
    I would like to know who decided to tear down the BP and then "go for it" in 2026" where go for it means spending less and where the additions are Bell and Caratini. That's just delusional. The Cardinals were in a similar position. What did they do? They traded their best SP while paying $20M of his salary. If that person is Joe Pohlad or the Pohlad family, we are fighting an uphill battle until they are gone.
  24. Major League Ready
    A change based on lack of results would be reasonable. There is also the possibility he started down the path of a rebuild which you would have to believe was blessed by ownership. Was the decision to stop in the middle of a rebuild made by management? In other words, did thy do a 180 in the middle of a rebuild. If so, that's a no win situation for a CBO, especially if they insisted on keeping the spending level down which certainly looks to be the case. If that happened, one could see why Falvey would want out.
  25. Major League Ready
    Why is that a concern? He is in A ball. It's not like he was going to have any role on the big-league club. We have a ton of pitchers needing auditions so the fact that he is a couple years away is not a problem.
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