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  1. HarmonK03
    It's one person, we don't know if they had a spot in the organization they wanted to fill and asked Falvey for a recommendation or did Falvey ask to find a spot for him. The first post I responded to was that this could be the first of many that follows Falvey to New York, and then there was a follow up post that stated that they sit together and discuss staff. Those are the points I am disagreeing with. Stearns is going to bring his people in, Falvey may make a recommendation but I doubt there are regular conversations as has been implied.
  2. HarmonK03
    Typically these roles are strategic in nature, not personnel driven. They are not peers, Stearns is like anyone else in that role, it is his responsibility and he wants his people in place, people that he knows he can trust.
  3. HarmonK03
    Why, is Falvey in some of kind of hiring position in New York. Typically a senior advisor is not in a real operational role, they advise. He may recommend others to hire, but why would David Steans blow up his staff to bring in someone else's staff.
  4. HarmonK03
    Being aggressive and creative will not mean anything if you don't have competent leadership which I don't think we have. That is why I am very pessimistic about any moves being made because I am not sure there will be a plan in place, just more of the same.
  5. HarmonK03
    What has he done to earn the top spot. He had minimal experience before joining the Twins front office. He has been a key decision maker advising Falvey for at least the last 5 years and what success has the team had in that time or in his time with the organization. It was understandable last year that Pohlad kept Zoll as the top guy, but he should have been ready to pull the trigger to hire a new GM or POBO at the end of the season. The Twins need a fresh perspective and keeping the same structure in place isn't going to move this organization forward.
  6. HarmonK03
    The last time there was a lockout, most of the signings occurred in November. Falvey decided to wait and let the market settle and of course by the time it did, everyone was signed. And he was left with scraps in March when they came back. Hopefully Zoll and his staff are ready to go today and have a plan in place. And he has Tom P. on speed dial to approve any additional expenses that haven't already been discussed.
  7. HarmonK03
    Falvey had the business operations taken away from him and he did not agree with it. Very few teams have someone over the business and baseball operations. We don't know if Tom P. did that to force to him out, but by his own words that was a factor in his leaving. It's not Tommy's job to hire scouts, that is Zoll, and if he is requesting more hopefully Tommy will authorize the spending. Where Tommy has failed is not hiring a competent GM who can manage both upwards and down and set up the baseball operations with a structure that will provide sustainable success. Zoll is not the one to do this and not much will change until he is gone.
  8. HarmonK03
    When was the analytics department downsized, we have heard about the scouts but I don't recall hearing anything about the analytics department.
  9. HarmonK03
    Falvey left on his own, and he was the one who started to downsize the scouting staff over the last few years.
  10. HarmonK03
    I have little hope of Zoll leading this effort. This shows why there is a need for an experienced baseball executive that knows how to use all the tools at their disposal. This is where I want Tom P. to make the first meaningful investment, otherwise it will just be more of the same.
  11. HarmonK03
    Jackson was put on waivers three times last year and no one claimed him. I think it is more of a case of his being overvalued in TD land. I wouldn't mind if he was the third catcher, available in case of injury but I am not sure he should be counted on for more than that.
  12. HarmonK03
    Opening day outfield and DH is a mix of ERod, Jenkins, Buxton and Keaschall. I didn't say Roden had to be in AAA, but the choices are either backup OF or AAA. I am not starting him over two of the top prospects in the organization or Buxton or Keaschall You haven't said why you think he should get regular playing time, is this based on a small sample size of 50 good plate appearances. He has always put up good numbers in AAA, it has to translate to the majors and hasn't yet.
  13. HarmonK03
    He had a good August and in July he was below league average. And in 2025, he couldn't hit in the major leagues either. I am not clearing a spot for him based on one month of good production in the major leagues when he is no longer a top prospect.
  14. HarmonK03
    The Twins have been going all in on analytics since Falvey arrived in 2017. They are now trying to field staff that buys in more it appears. Last year that was one of the things they said about the new hitting coach is he could translate the data better to hitters. This is just another step in the overuse of analytics, it should be a tool not the driving decision maker.
  15. HarmonK03
    While I want them to rotate the DH spot and not have a DH only player, Roden is a fourth outfielder, AAA depth piece. He has done nothing to say we have to find a place in the lineup for him and he is no longer a prospect at 27.
  16. HarmonK03
    In July he performed poorly like every other time he has been in the big leagues, he did well in August and September in the same number of at bats. I wouldn't get rid of him, but he did not do enough to say he is any more than a bench piece at this time.
  17. HarmonK03
    I don't think much has changed, they have been reducing the scouting staff for a few years now. The only real change is Falvey is gone along with a couple of the a couple of assistant GM's. So who does Zoll listen to among the baseball development i.e. analytic geniuses is the biggest question. And one of the assistant GM's was probably a Falvey guy as he was helping on the business side of the operations which is why he left, so there hasn't much turnover. And there really should be more.
  18. HarmonK03
    If they go into the season with Caratini as the number 1 catcher, the position will be a black hole. There is nothing in his history that says he is a #1 catcher and will be 34 next year. He is an overpaid backup and is another one of many Falvey head scratching signings.
  19. HarmonK03
    Based on the box scores throughout the system, it appeared most pitchers were capped at 4 innings or 60 to 70 pitches, I didn't look every day but did most days and it looked fairly consistent.
  20. HarmonK03
    I would go with Luke as well. Clemens had some good moments at the plate. He can play multiple positions on defense but that does not make him a good defender. His arm is not strong enough or accurate enough to play the outfield on a regular basis. His best position is probably 2B as he can't scoop throws at first.
  21. HarmonK03
    I agree with this except for Roden. What has he done to earn regular playing time other than we traded for him. He had a good stretch in the last month of the season but every other stint in the major leagues he was below average. And his good stretch came when he wasn't playing every day, which sounds more like a bench player. Now if he can rake on a regular basis and force his way into the lineup that is a different discussion. But he is past prospect status and has yet to earn regular playing with either Toronto or us. He looks more like a fourth outfielder at best. We don't need more experiments at 1B.
  22. HarmonK03
    Hopefully Zoll will identify someone and Pohlad will back up his words and approve the funds. But I really hope Pohlad isn't telling him which players to sign.
  23. HarmonK03
    Are you referring to the same Bradley that Tampa sent to AAA before trading because they could not unlock his talent. I was not a huge Pete Maki fan, but he or someone on the Twins helped Bradley take the next step not Tampa.
  24. HarmonK03
    This comment leads me to believe that they are going to push analytics even more onto the pitching staff. Kalk is the analytics guru of the front office and has no baseball experience and they value this relationship. Analytics has a place as a tool but my concern it will be the driving decision maker. I actually don't mind the hire, was hoping for someone with major league experience but at least he came from a well run system and had been there for a while.
  25. HarmonK03
    In his three stints in the major leagues he has basically had one good month playing as a reserve. Now it is still a small sample size, but I am not sure I am going to create a spot for him based on one month of decent productivity. I think he can have a role as a 4th or 5th outfielder as a depth piece but there isn't a lot of room for him at this point. And I don't want to see him forced into the lineup just because we traded for him, prioritize the guys you have drafted and developed first.
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