HarmonK03

And how far in the playoffs did those veteran imports carry us?

Since Zoll has been a key member of the front office for the last six years at least, he has contributed to these mistakes, I am not sure they will learn from their mistakes or anything will change until there is a leader in the baseball operations.

Roden is not a first baseman and I do not believe they are looking at moving him. Let's upgrade the position not rearrange the chairs on the Titantic.

That's probably the plan with this front office in the best case scenario and this front office does not deviate from the plan even if he shows he is ready.

Clemens is a streaky hitter, that has been proven over the last two years, that is why he is better suited to a utility role hitting lower in the lineup. Roden has had one good three week stretch in his three stints in the major leagues. And that was when he was playing in a reserve role. He still has to prove what he can do in the major leagues and is running out of chances.

I don't think that's the current plan, Buxton's value is in playing both defense and at the plate. Yes he needs to be rotated thru the spot of rest days, but I don't think he will be the primary DH.

Whoever made the recommendation to sign Bell to play 1B should be fired, they shouldn't have had to find out how bad he was there, the evidence was already there from prior years.

I don't think this front office has ever fully committed to Wallner. Remember in 24 they sent him down after 25 ab's. Regardless of the results, you don't send someone down after that few plate appearances that you are counting on to be a regular. At this point they need to let him leave and see if he can figure it out with another organization.

Not everybody is in the all or nothing crowd. There is nuance to what is involved in getting a sports stadium built in todays environment. Everybody just wants a billionaire to write a check for everything, that is not reality until all governments, state and local, decide they are not going to subsidize any more stadiums. I live in the real world, not in fantasy land.

So you were a planner for the City of Minneapolis and have the only answer.

Block E was demolished at the same time as construction began on Target Center, you don't think they were connected projects. So there were two places, now there are over 35 establishments. And the bars and restaurants started opening after Target Center was built. There was virtually nothing after Hennepin Ave from 7th Ave up to Washington. If you spent any time in that area in the early 90's you would know that this is what was happening.

Yes it was full of warehouses, but it was not the entertainment hub it is now, that is my point. The stadiums revitalized that area which was badly needed. I parked where Target Field now sits, and it was not a comfortable after dark once you passed Hennepin Avenue.

I said before Target Center and Target Field were built, the Warehouse District didn't exist, there is no disputing that. If you want a pro sports team, this is the market, where you are going to subsidize the stadiums. If a city doesn't want do that, I get it, but you have to operate within the marketplace of the industry.

He had his best hitting seasons when he was catching 60 games or less. It seems his contract was more of another miscalculation by Falvey than he earned it. I don't necessarily want more investment in the position, but it will be a long season with Caratini and whoever is backing him up. Catcher's historically don't age well so to expect a rebound at age 33 while playing more behind the plate is wishful thinking in my opinion.

There is value to the public subsidy, now is it break even, it is difficult to measure. But there was no warehouse district before Target Center and Target Field were built. What kind of tax revenues flow from that area on a yearly basis and all the other ancillary activities. That area was an absolute dump before the stadiums were built. I get the argument that people don't want to use public dollars for stadiums, but it not a fair argument to say that there is no value to the public.