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  1. IndianaTwin
    I think you’re on target in naming the contextual difference of 2026 Twins and 2004 Red Sox. I don’t have a sense on how Shelton compares to the other candidates, so I don’t have an opinion on whether he was a good hire. Given the amount of distaste for ownership and the front office that you name, however, my wondering is whether Shelton is even going to be given a chance. It seems to me that a large percentage of TD readers have already declared him a failure.
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    Yes, thanks for embedding the video, which made it easier to find. And I acknowledge that you have an advantage I don't, for better or worse, in having history with the people you are covering. I'll also say that I got a different vibe in reading a couple other coverages of the article, which is fine in that you're three different people.
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    Which did speak to his comments about appreciation for the past players, though Seven would have been on the roster for one of his prior years with the Twins.
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    Yeah, I did. I would have picked a pretty different set of five quotes. And I'd give a different interpretation on some of the quotes that were used here. As an example, here's how another reporter covered the payroll question. While neither Falvey nor Shelton would reveal a specific payroll target for 2026, in part because of the fluidity of the offseason transaction period that is just starting, both of them gave strong hints that they won’t be asked to further pare down the roster and be forced to trade, say, one or both of their All-Star starting pitchers, Pablo López and Joe Ryan. “When I sat down with Joe Pohlad, and I asked him the question, I said, ‘What’s on the table? What’s off the table?’ And his response to me was, ‘Ask me anything you want,’” Shelton said. “I got the answers that made me really want this job.” I think this and other quotes capture the interaction better than what's in the OP. I'll echo the encouragement for folks to actually listen to the press conference.
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    And it seems like the perception on Gray, by all accounts a competitive dude, was based on a couple of outings where he was frustrated because he wanted to stay in the game. I WANT a player who is confident enough in his abilities to think he can get the next batter out. Let’s indeed get rid of this perception that he wanted out.
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    Wow. The 1977 season may be the high point of my childhood, devouring every issue of Baseball Digest and constantly pouring through the Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, the single best Christmas gift I ever received. With a little time, I could have come up with nearly every name on the roster. Gorinksi would have been one of the last names I recalled. Thanks for jogging my memory.
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    It was also a risk on the part of Dean to throw his hands up. By doing so, he turned it into a sure triple and potential homer if the umps don't give him the call.
  8. IndianaTwin
    Apparently Byron Buxton didn't get this memo when saying he's a Twin for life.
  9. IndianaTwin
    Just for kicks, let's assume that MLBTradeRumors.com is right on projected arbitration contracts for Duran ($7.6M), Jax ($3.6M) and Stewart ($1.4). Add in $0.8M for Varland's control and we're at $13.4M that could have been on the 2026 roster. Sign three of these four (including Hentges among the four choices) for a combined $12M and take a $1.4M flyer on another possibility to match the same price. Now add Topa, Sands and Funderburk and convert a starter or two and that's a pretty good bullpen to back up Lopez-Ryan-Ober-SWR-et. al. (And by the way, that redeployment of $13.4M doesn't count that we picked Abel, Bradley, Tait and others along the way. I also didn't count the $2.1M projected for Alcala.)
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    For the opportunity to be a closer, or at least near the top of the leverage chart, and set themselves up for a 2027 contract?
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    For example, with how they dumpster-dived to get Coulombe this year. I don't remember his being a prominent name in last year's TD discussions. If anything, there was skepticism at the signing. I'll join others in saying I'd take any of them. In fact, I'd take two. And yes to Hentges, especially on a 1+Option Year contract.
  12. IndianaTwin
    You must work in HR!
  13. IndianaTwin
    I don't bet, but for the record, I did change my answering machine during Spring Training 1991 to be telling people the Twins were going to be very good and going to the WS because of the additions of Pags, Chili Davis, Jack Morris and others. I should have saved the recording. And I should have bet.
  14. IndianaTwin
    I'm sure there's a better way to do this than what I'm suggesting, but I think the team needs to also be testing players in spring training (or even beyond) to see which players can be trusted to make challenges as hitters. For example, when a hitter is at the plate, have them tap their waist after a pitch if it it was a pitch they would have liked to challenge. Then evaluate which players would have been right or wrong.
  15. IndianaTwin
    I'm on the @Riverbrian bandwagon. The platoon advantage is why I've not been worried about the supposed overabundance of LH corner outfielders. If Buxton is playing every day, give me two LH outfielders if possible.
  16. IndianaTwin
    So you’re saying top third in fWAR and third in the number of players to reach the majors? Based on the narrative on TD, I’m assuming this is faulty data…
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    I don’t know the source either, but I wonder if the 10 percent of all minor leaguers making it to the majors would include those drafted from high school and international free agents. That would change the denominator significantly in comparison to those drafted.
  18. IndianaTwin
    I think he might have said something in one post-July 31 interview that hinted at him being frustrated. Not an unlikely reaction from any human being when coworkers they appreciate have been removed from the work environment But on the internet, that counts as factual, forever and ever, Amen. Be prepared to hear this as a mantra for as long as Ryan is here, even if that’s after departing as a free agent following two more seasons. Or even longer as in the case of Sonny Gray, for whom repeated comments about liking the Twins and being open to staying still haven’t outweighed in some minds a couple of negative reactions at having been pulled from a game, reactions that I would add are actually the kind a team wants to have from its most competitive athletes.
  19. IndianaTwin
    I’d prefer the language of “it would be irresponsible not to listen to offers” over “make him available.” The former implies listening, the latter implies actively pursuing trades. It would also be irresponsible for them to take anything less than a haul. The farm system is considered strong, so I would expect two major league ready players, particularly a catcher and a first baseman. I don’t like the thought of trading Ryan, but I also don’t like the thought of what is currently on the roster for those two positions.
  20. IndianaTwin
    Correa is somewhat polarizing, so it will be interesting to see the tenor of comments. Though he clearly is stronger on a per game basis, I don’t think you can ignore Smalley having twice the bWAR. And if Correa gets credit for postseason heroics, Gagne needs a boost for being the shortstop on two World Series champs. I think if Correa plays out his contract in Minnesota, he likely reaches that status. At one point, I even thought that if he stayed at his top level, it wouldn’t have been a given that a HOF plaque would have had an Astros hat. He hasn’t, so a HOF plaque seems doubtful, period, without a late-career renaissance. At any rate, it seems like SS is the biggest need for an upgrade on the all-time Twins team. The second-teamer at many positions is stronger than the top candidates at SS.
  21. IndianaTwin
    I heard that too! 😀
  22. IndianaTwin
    Not even Mario Mendoza!
  23. IndianaTwin
    I was going to say, "Not to nit pick, but did Punto actually have a heydey?" But then I looked and saw he actually had a year with a bWAR of 3.8 and had 6.7 over a three-year period. It was a fairly mild hey and not much longer than a day, but I stand corrected.
  24. IndianaTwin
    I went to seminary. I'm not seeking to inject religion into this post, but I think you'll get my point. We had an assignment to describe what we thought was the biggest threat to the Bible. I said it was the bumper sticker, our tendency to reduce things to a sound bite.
  25. IndianaTwin
    Um, this is one move. A largely administrative one to fill a spot. Are we that concerned that they picked up a guy with a minor league wRC+ of 106, including a 109 this year, and with experience at five defensive positions? Don't be surprised when they waive him this winter in hopes he'll clear and give them St. Paul roster filler.
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