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Talk about "divas". How about those Mets?

Best wishes and good luck to Carson. It will be a great adventure, living in an Asian country.

I read Joey Gallo had his name changed last month in a civil process court in Ft. Myers. His name is now legally Sidd Finch.

Hmmmmm. Makes one wonder.

How does a team build a winning tradition by constantly trading away its best players when their trade value is highest (i.e. when they are playing their best and are affordable). Makes no sense to me. A team should want to keep players who are playing their best and are affordable. That is the way to consistent winning. Year after year, it should not be "wait til next year"! The future is now !

Best wishes and good luck Rocco. Thanks for the memories.

Which franchises have been steadily successful in their draft selections from season 2015 through season 2024? The Astros have had the most top 10 draftees play in the majors at 51, followed by the Dodgers with 47. The next most with 45 is the Twins. (A proviso: I submit that the worse the team's record, the more chance that young players have to be promoted to the big leagues.) The Astros also lead in fWAR from these top ten drafts over this ten year period at 110.4, followed by Cardinals, Orioles, Dodgers, Rays, D-Backs and Braves. The Twins rank 9th at 61.6. Keep in mind Falvey was with the Guardians from 2007 to November 2016 (one year) and with the Twins for 9 of these years. I submit that's not too shabby.

Good article. I agree with it.

Go Twins. Win the World Series this year. What were the preseason odds against this scenario in 1987? 100 to 1. Also the Twins had a negative 20 run differential that year. And again in 1991? The Twins and their opponents, the Braves, both went from worst the previous year, to first. The Twins were again 100 to 1 odds against winning it all and the Braves were 250 to 1. I'm not a good enough mathematician to figure the odds against the Twins meeting the Braves in the World Series in 1991.However, it's why we play the games.

Minnesota was beautiful and very comfortable during my two summer visits to Minneapolis to see the Twins play baseball. However, after watching this video on snow removal systems, I am so grateful I live in North Carolina. No offense intended.

A really fun article. Thanks Cody.

Nick, It is time to put on our sanguine hats and send positive vibes to each other here on TD. I pledge to do my part. Let's get the band back together. Go Twins ! My team. Win or lose.

Thanks River. I needed to read your post. I agree with you.

I hear you Bly. This thing that we care about is really beyond our control. I, too, have a feeling of not being able to fix this problem. But it helps to have a Twins Daily community with whom we can share our feelings of despair and of hope. The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat.

I hope the Buck Truck remains headquartered in Minneapolis until he retires. He is that special as a player, as a leader, as a Minnesota Twin.

I must respectfully disagree that the team should be dismantled and start over, even if the payroll is low. We must ask ourselves: "What is the real goal here?" If it is to lose 100 games each year, for the next 2-3 years while attendance tanks and the fan base dwindles, and apathy reigns, then cancel your season tickets, cancel spring training trip plans, cancel trips to Minneapolis. However, for most of us at Twins Daily, baseball is more than just entertainment. It is Byron Buxton rounding second base and heading to third base for a triple. It is Ryan Jeffers diving to catch a popup. It is the total Joe Ryan experience. It is a Pablo Lopez interview. It will be LaTroy Hawkins in the bullpen, mentoring young pitchers. It is Rod Carew and Tony O and Cuddy and Torii and TK at spring training. It is not life or death. It is not always, "Wait until next year." It is now, this off season, this spring, Spring training, opening day, the smell of freshly cut grass, beating the Yankees, getting to know the players, watching the games with Dick ( retired, what a great guy) and Cory, Justin, Trevor, Denard, LaTroy, Roy (retired),Torii, Tim, Katie, Audra and Perk. Watching the Twins' players hustle, make plays and just play baseball. We fans form bonds with these players, even though we don't really know them...we still feel like they are friends that we enjoy spending some time with. I recognize that I am somewhat biased because I am 80 years old and my time as a Twins' fan will probably be over sooner than your time as a Twins fan. I became a Washington Senators fan over 70 years ago and moved my fanhood to Minneapolis when the Senators moved there. I feel that in many ways I am wiser now that I ever have been and I am happier than ever. "The past is but a memory and the future is only a dream; only the present is real." As Robert Frost wrote: "Be happy, happy, happy/ And seize the day of pleasure." Now I'm going for a solo walk in the beautiful farm country and woods of North Carolina and I will be thanking God for such a wonderful day.

I suggest trading Larnach and E Rod for a left-handed flame thrower, like Jamie Arnold of the A's or Liam Doyle of the Cardinals., promote Jenkins to the majors to begin his adjustment to the big leagues now and sign Kiner-Falefa to a one year deal, sending Fitzgerald to AAA. I also like the idea of Raya, Prielipp, Festa and Able going to the bullpen for this year. I realize this leaves the Twins a little short in AAA starters, but the pen will be a real mess this year if the Twins don't take some action to put some better pitchers in the pen.

Noooooooooooooooo !

Why not Lewis at 3B? I still have high hopes for him.

The blurb cited him as a left-handed hitting first baseman. Maybe it was changed after you saw the omission.

I'd much rather have Vazquez than Jackson. Vazquez has proven he is a major league catcher, Jackson has not. Vazquez knows most of the Twins pitchers, their pluses and minuses...Jackson does not. Vazquez already has the respect of the pitching coach and the pitching staff, Jackson does not. Catching is so much more than being a good hitter, which neither of these catchers is. Would you trade Jackson for Eeles and Vazquez? I would.

In addition to losing Eeles, we may lose Keirsey, who had to be removed from the 40 man roster, by being DFA'ed. For a strikeout prone, back up catcher with a .153 batting average. that seems a poor deal to me.

"It's de je vu all over again" - Yogi Berra.

Minnesota has a chance to strengthen its "future" roster by trading Ryan or Lopez...but just not its "current" roster., I hope the rudderless Twins keep both pitchers, as we sail into the imminent dawn.

However, Gonzales is weak in the defensive aspect of his game. This concerns me.