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  1. laloesch
    The Pohlads have checked out and are just sitting on their hands until this team sells. This is just them keeping the status quo until new ownership takes over. I have a sneaking suspicion that Correa is not happy with how things are going and is getting frustrated. To be honest with the way the team is constructed Falvey should consider asking Correa if he would wave his no trade clause and deal him to a contender to free up salary space and bring back a few prospects. This team is going nowhere and it will be no different next season either with the payroll restrictions. Put frankly until the team sells their stuck. Do Correa a favor and deal him while he’s hot and healthy.
  2. laloesch
    i also forgot to add the issue with tv broadcast rights and the bankruptcy of Bally Sports North also played a big role in the lack of a sale of the franchise. Why would a potential buyer step into that quagmire? This whole situation has been an utter DISASTER.
  3. laloesch
    I agree they should trade him at the first available opportunity (would require him to waive his no trade clause which I’m sure he would do if he could go to the Yankees), but I believe this team needs a near rebuild
  4. laloesch
    I don’t see them spending anymore money
  5. laloesch
    Can’t agree more. Falvey knows the team is now in lame duck mode as the Pohlads have all but checked out. They truly thought Ishbia would be owner by now, but here they are still holding the bag, no buyer in sight, and a product that’s slumping badly, with mounting debt (400 million plus) tacked on from their failing commercial ventures. This is now reflected in attendance (or lack there of), closed food stands at the stadium, fired staff, downsized scouting department, etc. It almost looks and feels like a bankruptcy in the works when walking around Target Field, and the fans and players know it. Falvey has no real motivation or budget to improve the team so he’s forced to just talk in endless circles while the team swirls the drain. Putting on my tin foil hat, I’ve speculated for quite some time now that the Pohlad’s unloaded their debt from Carousel Motors onto the Twins in order to maximize the sale price of Carousel, but this backfired on a potential sale of the Twins franchise itself. Ishiba knew what they were doing and wisely backed out. The timing of the sale, the bloated asking price for the franchise, shuffling of debt, & subsequent payroll cuts when a sale didn’t materialize in early spring, lineup well. The Pohlads also have extensive commercial real estate holdings which have been in a massive slump since Covid which is eating away at the family fortune. I do not expect ANY significant changes come the trade deadline aside from possible salary dumps.
  6. laloesch

    Buy/Sell move

    laloesch commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    I do not have much faith in Royce Lewis’s long term health.
  7. laloesch
    Season is fading fast. Depressing
  8. laloesch
    Ummm, his last 3 seasons, WAR stats before he got cut (I don't have access to bWar) in 2020, 2021, and 2022 was 0.1, 0.9, and -0.8. And he was just as bad in the 28 games he played for the Angels in 2024 at -0.8 war. To be perfectly honest, he WAS an "easy target" as you put it, because his production flat out sucked post 2019. He was terrible in almost every offensive statistical category those final three years. His career pattern beginning in 2015 was good season, bad season, good season, bad season through 2019, and then he just dropped off the deep end into mediocrity completely. Sano was never in the same league as Joe Mauer, Buxton, Correa, and certainly did not have Joe Mauer's eye at the plate or discipline in the batters box. Outside of 2015, 2017, and 2019, his other seasons were at or well below replacement level. Not exactly a productive player in my eyes but a mediocre one if you ask me. Beyond the homeruns, what were the positives? Abysmal strikeout numbers? He wasn't exactly the most mobile defensive player either, especially after he ballooned up to 298 pounds in the 2019 offseason.
  9. laloesch
    With all due respect I think your take on his time with the Twins is a bit of revisionist history and not reality. I don’t recall fans making fun of him on this forum either, mostly just blunt criticisms of obvious problems of his own doing. Aside from two seasons with the team his play with the Twins was downright awful and he was a terrible hitter. He was NOT a star, PERIOD. Several blogs including Puckets pond and mlbtraderumors had articles documenting how much difficulty the coaches had trying to get him to control his weight and take it seriously. This was after he ballooned up to 298 pounds, was striking out 40% of his at-bats, and sporting a sub .200 average. They basically concluded he was close to un-coachable, and didn’t take it seriously enough which is why he’s out of mlb now. It’s truly his fault that he squandered all that talent, oh well. Over the course of his 3 year post arbitration contract he made 30+ million dollars, which is not chump change and A LOT more than 99% of Americans or Dominicans (for that matter) can dream of in 5 lifetimes. People didn’t hate on Sano they were just very disappointed and frustrated he squandered all that talent (and I don’t blame them), big difference,…..and once again he WAS NOT a star player.
  10. laloesch
    Yes, I agree. McCusker could be a key callup, maybe the Twins are afraid of his height.
  11. laloesch
    To be perfectly fair though, Rocco pulled him early in his first two starts in my opinion. He could have thrown an additional 20 pitches in each of those starts, but Rocco pulled the plug on both for whatever reason. The last start against the White Sox he was laboring so that one made sense yanking him early. I'm not sure he's a rotation answer long term either, but I think he has better stuff than SWR.
  12. laloesch
    I agree with one of the other posters. Last season he was an unknown in the first half until his opponents saw him pitch a few times, got tape of him, and then the scouting reports started rolling out. This season he's not an unknown and now his weaknesses are in those scouting reports, and opponents are making him pay. To be 100% honest his changeup is garbage and he throws that fastball far too often and right down the middle much of the time. The Twins sent him down to try and figure things out, which is the right move IMO. All that said, I don't understand why some of the high-profile commenters here are saying "give him a longer leash to work things out, he deserves it." Really? Do you want them to win games or not? Let him work out the kinks in AAA. He's had a bunch of very short starts this season and labored through most of them, not throwing his best stuff. The Twins NEED to keep winning to have any chance at the playoffs this year after the huge hole they dug themselves to start the season. Makes zero sense to keep him in the rotation when Festa and Matthews having arguably better stuff and appear ready. The same goes for the guys in the batting order.
  13. laloesch
    I really liked what I saw from Keaschall before he got hurt. When he gets back he should rejoin the roster at the very least as DH. In the meantime I'd like to see the Twins call up McCusker and see what he brings to the table (primarily as DH). If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. I'm all for letting Lee fill in at short until Correa picks it up. His bat is still a liability and he needs time to figure it out instead of hitting into double plays all the time. Until then Lee can split starts with him until he gets that swing and approach ironed out.
  14. laloesch
    You would think so. If he doesn't work out then go back to Keirsey or Bride and or try someone else until Luke Keaschall is back.
  15. laloesch
    McCusker should be callup candidate any minute. At the very least he can DH with his bat.
  16. laloesch
    Yes. I would still like to see them move Paddack at some point for a bat, if possible.
  17. laloesch
    I’m pleasantly surprised as well unfortunately every team ahead of the Twins in the central has gone on a win streak of approximately the same length and so the Twins have made no progress in the standings.
  18. laloesch
    Not only that, Festa is still a bit of an unknown and he is kinda the agreed upon replacement (for the moment) when Paddack exits the organization either at the trade deadline or this coming offseason. From what we've seen of him (Festa) he does pretty good the first two times through opponent's batting orders only to encounter troubles the third time through, which is trouble for a starter long term. SWR has likewise struggled this season in much the same way.
  19. laloesch
    This. Long term it's starting to look like that SWR is more of a reliver / long reliever than a starter. If the Twins deal him now along with Paddack the return might be worth it.
  20. laloesch
    I would flip Paddack and possibly SWR who is looking more and more like a long reliever vs. a starter. Maybe even bundle them together to the Orioles and get something back.
  21. laloesch
    while I'm not inclined to give up yet on SWR I'm beginning to think he needs to move to the BP and assume the long man role. So far this season he doesn't seem to be able to go deep into games, but how much of that is Rocco just pulling guys early because he fancy's it, I don't know.
  22. laloesch
    For Lopez? I don't think so.
  23. laloesch
    Seems like Joe Pohlad is being a huge hypocrite then signing Correa to a 30 million a year contract and Buxton to a 16 million a year deal and whatever Lopez is getting. All three should be traded (if possible as soon as possible, might take some negotiation to get them to waive their no trade clauses), to bring more talent to the team.
  24. laloesch
    That’s a bad sign and I can’t imagine the Poland’s haven’t noticed. I think this season they’ve officially checked out. They need to revise their sale price to a realistic number and just unload this thing. It looks like they’ve committed the classic mistake of overpricing their house and now no buyers. Worse yet with significantly declining attendance numbers and bad media deals they are now in a death spiral. This will force them to start selling off assets. Expect a fire sale soon.
  25. laloesch
    I’m not saying you’re wrong but I wouldn’t exactly call this bullpen solid. They’ve definitely got some very weak links. Can they be fixed? Possibly. But truth is they do have to be perfect with this anemic offense and Rocco is not making it easy on them pulling starters early. The more I see of SWR this year the more I think he needs to transition to the pen for a while.
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