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Twins (Ryan) Vs Royals (Dobnak) 8/4/26 6:40 CDT
HarmonK03 replied to Mortimerkenny21's topic in Archived Game Threads
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Twins (Ryan) Vs Royals (Dobnak) 8/4/26 6:40 CDT
HarmonK03 replied to Mortimerkenny21's topic in Archived Game Threads
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Wow, pretty bold statement, considering a lot of the post was opinion.
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It was two weeks before spring training that is a tough time to try and hire a replacement. What I wish he would have done is give Zoll more of an interim title. But the roster was already set for the year so it was hard to bring in somebody new at that point. I do wish he would have brought a senior advisor to help guide Zoll at some point early in the season. Where I blame the Pohlads is they waited too long to resolve the ownership issue. It needed to be done in October so they could have had better direction for the offseason. One thing that is being missed in the Pohlad/Falvey discussion is Joe was the first Pohlad to have an office in the Twins offices and actually worked there in marketing. I believe Joe and Tom had developed a relationship that was more than just typical boss/employee from when Joe was not the owner in charge based on comments Falvey has made in the past. So it appears this change goes deeper than just differences in how to proceed. And Falvey did lose some power by having the business removed from his portfolio, that is not always an easy pill to swallow. As for the rebuild, Falvey did not act like he was in a full rebuild last offseason before Tom took over. You don't sign Bell and Caratini if you are in rebuild mode. That is a narrative that continues but Falvey has been the one doing half measures ever since he took over. There never was a clear plan and at some point he needs to be the one to be held accountable as well. Whether the owners supported him or not but you still have to have a plan.
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It's a wasted roster spot so you are playing short.
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When a front office calls Gray back up after his dismal performance it is pretty easy to be confused by their actions. That move does not strengthen a team in contention.
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I mean he is the owner so acting in his self interests is what most owners do. I am not sure I would consider what they did at the deadline as buying. They added two relief pitchers which needed to be done regardless. And we will see with Kremer what he brings. We don't know which version we are getting yet. But the way he is pitching this year he is not an upgrade. We don't know the plan presented to him either by Falvey or Zoll and if he agreed to it or not. Falvey wasn't like he was in teardown mode before Tom P. took over in mid-December. None of us know what happened behind the scenes. But we have seen the inability of Falvey and Zoll to build a sustainable winning team over the last 10 years.
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That's a great upgrade over Lewis.
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If they keep him, they need to bring someone in over him, whatever title you want to give him. But he is not up to leading this organization, it is just Falvey 2.0.
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What proof do you have that Pohlad has told Zoll he wants a certain player over another player on the roster. Falvey is the one who signed Bell to play 1B, not DH and signed Caratini after they traded for Jackson. Maybe Zoll is in over his head which is why teams were confused.
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And force their bats into the lineup at 1B.
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Well said, Zoll was not a passive bystander as some have portrayed him. We don't who he favored or who Falvey may have but Falvey was very upfront that he utilized a collaborative approach. And Zoll was his number 2 so of course his handprints are all over his roster. The first piece of business the day after their season ends is to say goodbye to Zoll.
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This roster is poorly constructed and needed to be fixed.
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I would be fine with Jackson over Caratini, I just want one of them gone before tomorrow night.
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Hopefully he first spends on a real baseball executive to run the baseball operations.
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He's got 65 AB's, yes he has shown he could be a solid backup but's let not make him to be the next Joe Mauer.
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On September they will only be adding one position player. Again we need players on the bench who are going to contribute.
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If you are truly contending I don't think it is. You need a bench that will contribute, trying to play Jackson at 1B is not the answer. I do like Jackson but Zoll really needed to move one of the catchers and didn't do it.
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You can find a Jackson type in the offseason, they need to DFA him. They can not carry three catchers especially with all the moves Shelty is making in the late innings lately. You can't have two catchers on the bench.
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These trades or lack of are on Zoll is more my point. He was authorized additional payroll, the owner is not out there scouting or evaluating players. That is Zoll and his staff.
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What does Jim Pohlad have to do with this he turned the reins over to Tom.
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Giving up Hill doesn't concern Zoll because he won't be here when Hill is ready for the major leagues.
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It would be nice if we didn't have to rely on hope, that is my biggest frustration.
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Or a rookie GM being the top guy for the first time, may be in over his head. And it is beginning to look that way more and more.
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Kremer pitching this year is our #6 pitcher. Pre 2026 is still behind Ober to me.
