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  1. terrydactyls
    I'm not convinced that Martin as a utility guy is a good idea. I think that a lot of his late-season improvement is because he played the same position each day.
  2. terrydactyls
    Ticket and merchandise sales? Should I buy season tickets? Build fan interest? Being honest/transparent for a change?
  3. terrydactyls
    This may be the first time in all the time I've been on Twins Daily that I actually agree with @Blyleven2011. Until ownership lets the front ofice and the public know what the hell the budget restraints are, you really can't blame Falvey, Zoll, or Shelton for not trying to strength the Twins. But with no guidance from the owners, the front office has their hands tied. They can't pursue any free agents (or trades) that would add any salary to the payroll if they don't know what the ownership will approve. And they shouldn't make any moves the lowers the payroll if the savings go in the pockets of the Pohlads. If I were Falvey, I would look for work elsewhere.
  4. terrydactyls
    We got our first snow today in Maine and the next few days will be barely above freezing. Predicting a draft that will take place eight months from now seems pretty pointless. I'm just having trouble getting excited over guessing what might happen. So until something actually happens (the mystery owners are unveiled, a decision on the budget is made, a trade is made, etc.), I think I will follow the example of many of my woodland neighbors and hibernate until spring.
  5. terrydactyls
    Before I read this article I have one question: Is this the same article as the one Matthew Taylor submitted on September 9th?
  6. terrydactyls
    Without any indication from the front office concerning.... 1. Payroll 2. Specific long-term and short-term goals 3. Information about the new minor stakeholders (who they are and if they have a voice) 4. A definition of "contender". A chance for a meaningless wildcard or Central Division title, or an actual World Series title? .... it is difficult for me to even attempt to envision what the Twins may look like on Opening Day or what the next few years hold. I am spending far less time reading Twins Daily than usual and more time searching for news about the Wild, Vikings, Gopher football and mens hockey (although all these have their own level of disappointment attached. I'm glad my local library is well stocked with mystery/murder novels.
  7. terrydactyls
    Please tell me where you are seeing/hearing "rumors continue out of Boston". I live 90 miles from Fenway and I have neither seen nor heard any rumors about Ryan.
  8. terrydactyls
    He will be a great example for the young starters coming up who the Twins want to move to the bullpen. Hawkins did it and lasted 21 years in the major leagues.
  9. terrydactyls
    Yesterday's moves remind me of the old joke about what do you call the sudden deaths of 100 lawyers? A good start.
  10. terrydactyls
    Depressing.....
  11. terrydactyls
    I think outhouse is a very good description of the situation.
  12. terrydactyls
    Exactly! How low has MLB sunk?
  13. terrydactyls
    His name is Shelton, not Sheldon.
  14. terrydactyls
    I live in New England where the only baseball news is about the Red Sox (unless something bad happened to the Yankees) and I haven't read or heard anything about the Red Sox trading for Ryan.
  15. terrydactyls
    How low could the payroll get? That would be 40 players times league minimum. That's the lowest salary can get (without contraction, of course).
  16. terrydactyls
    No mention anywhere of attention to fundamentals or defense.
  17. terrydactyls
    Competitive for what? A possible run at the last wildcard slot? And a quick exit from the playoffs?
  18. terrydactyls
    What in the world are "veteran innings"? Does the opponent only get two outs? How are they different from a "regular" inning?
  19. terrydactyls
    The question was what do you currently have control over that you would no longer have control over after he is tendered.
  20. terrydactyls
    After Ryan is traded, of what are you "losing control" that you now have control over?
  21. terrydactyls
    Trade the bum!
  22. terrydactyls
    Torii would be an excellent choice so that will never happen.
  23. terrydactyls
    Hunter would be a great choice. And then he should hire Nelson Cruz as a bench coach.
  24. terrydactyls
    I keep reading that the Twins need all three to be a "contender" in 2026. A contender for what? Certainly not a World Series contender. And I think that they are not even an American League Central contender. They need a makeover. If trading Lopez means losing Buxton, it would be worthwhile to at least find out what teams would trade for one or both of them. Ryan should be traded regardless. Commit to a rebuild and start now.
  25. terrydactyls
    Funderburk raised his strike % from over 50% to 53%. Sounds good until you dig deeper. According to Statcast, Funderburk threw roughly 750 pitches in 2025. Using last year's % (rounding down to 50%), that would be 375 strikes. Using the newer % of 53%, he threw 397 strikes - a difference of 22 more strikes. Over the 41 innings he pitched, that would mean roughly 1 additional strike every two innings. That doesn't seem like much of a change.
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