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  1. terrydactyls
    I have a serious question about the arbitration process. If Larnach has no speed, plays awful defense, can't hit left handed pitching and is mediocre against righties, and no other team wants to trade for him, why does he get a raise through arbitration? Seems like the arbitration process guarantees a raise regardless of performance. That seems rather stupid to me.
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    That's it!! You've discovered the identity of the Masked Investors! They are Ty Pennington and the Property Brothers. Good job @Major League Ready.
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    I think 2026 will a year spent lining up the Twins so that the Pohlad's can sell them for maximum profit. Record? Who cares? It's the bottom line that counts.
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    But that's the driving force behind Twins Daily. A place to expound on theories that are supported only by your vivid imagination. 😄 For example, there have been a lot of comments this year saying that the manager is/is not responsible for player development once they have reached the major leagues. Most of these comments are very adamant about being the truth regardless of which opinion you hold. No one yet (to my knowledge) has provided any factual evidence to support their position. I would love to see a management organizational tree provided by the Twins outlining which positions are the final authority for different tasks (i.e. player development, hitting philosophy, baserunning, fielding fundamentals, etc.). Might be helpful to back up your opinions. I know I have opinions on with whom the final authority lies for these behaviors. But I have no factual evidence to support my thinking so I refrain from commenting.
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    My gut feeling, based on prior decisions of the front office, is that the Twins will move very slowly. This will allow them to make a very low offer to the last remaining candidate while claiming that "due diligence" is a tedious but mandatory process. The final choice may very well be a Pohlad relative who hasn't worked in five years. "He has a long history of being in baseball" will be the mantra of ownership.
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    Or president!
  7. terrydactyls
    Why is this article still on the front page of TD? The Pohlads aren't selling.
  8. terrydactyls
    Falvey was touted as the guru of the pitching pipeline in Cleveland. In 2016, the Twins hired him to do the same thing in Minnesota. Nine years have passed and Cleveland is still producing pitchers and the Twins have not. Was Falvey the right guy to hire? I think they hired the wrong guy.
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    Are there any relatives of Falvey or the Pohlads who would like to be a manager? Nepotism is the most current trend in real life, so why not in baseball? 😃
  10. terrydactyls
    Last game on Sunday. I believe the Twins hold the tie breaker so the Twins' have secured the second worse record. Team Record GB 1. Minnesota 70-91 ---- 2. Pittsburgh 71-90 1 I just thought of a question about the tiebreaker. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head record. The Twins won two games and the Pirates won one. Does the best record win the tiebreaker? Or, because this is a race for the worst record, do the Pirates hold the tiebreaker? Anyone know?
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    Excellent non-answer gibberish, Mr. Falvey.
  12. terrydactyls
    That's a Falvey-ish non-answer.
  13. terrydactyls
    And just where is this "promising young MLB-ready catcher" to be found? And what's the price?
  14. terrydactyls
    Only two games remain. The Angels dropped out last night. Team. W-L GB 1. Minnesota 69-91 ---- 2. Pittsburgh 70-90 1
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    I'm in the Twin Cities for my 60th high school reunion. So the Race To The Bottom will look a little different. 1. Minnesota 69-90 2. Pittsburgh. 69-90 3. Los Angeles. 67-92 Magic# 2
  16. terrydactyls
    Down to three teams - and one is close to elimination. P Team W L PCT GB REM 1 Minnesota Twins 68 90 0.430 0.0 4 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 69 89 0.437 1.0 4 3 Los Angeles Angels 71 87 0.449 3.0 4
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    Overall baserunning value? Are you kidding me? Another of the myriad of nonsensical metrics. Don't you think that having to field an AAA team after the deadline might have more to do with their record than the base stealing?
  19. terrydactyls
    Chicago has wrapped up the pre-lottery first pick and several can no longer catch the Twins or Pirates. So my list has gotten much shorter. P Team W L PCT GB 2 Minnesota Twins 68 89 0.433 0.0 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 68 89 0.433 0.0 3 Los Angeles Angels 70 87 0.446 2.0 .
  20. terrydactyls
    There most certainly is a pitching pipeline. It just isn't very good.
  21. terrydactyls
    2026 Opening Day Lineup C: Jeffers or Pereda 1B: Clemens (until Jenkins arrives, then Fedko) 2B: Keaschell SS: Lee 3B: Lewis LF: Martin CF: Buxton: RF: Fedko P1: Lopez P2: Ryan P3: Ober P4: SWR P5 thru 9: Any of the 712 "can't miss" minor league pitchers RP1 Lawyerson, Sands, and seven of the aforementioned 712 "can't miss" pitchers that the FO moves to relief Bench Rodon, Fitzgerald, Larnach This is a payroll of about $72M-$73M. Pohlad's are happy. New investors are happy. Potenntial Buyers are happy. All the players (except maybe Buxton, Lopez and Ryan) are happy. The fans? No one cares about them.
  22. terrydactyls
    The final week begins tomorrow. P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 58 98 0.372 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 67 89 0.429 9.0 3 Minnesota Twins 67 89 0.429 9.0 4 Los Angeles Angels 70 86 0.449 12.0 5 Atlanta Braves 73 83 0.468 15.0 6 Whatever Athletics 73 83 0.468 15.0 7 Baltimore Orioles 73 83 0.468 15.0
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    Chicago has sewn up first place in the race to the bottom. The sweep of the doubleheader coupled with a Pittsburgh win has the Twins and Pirates tied with 7 games to go. What an exciting season!!! P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 58 97 0.374 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 66 89 0.426 8.0 3 Minnesota Twins 66 89 0.426 8.0 4 Los Angeles Angels 70 85 0.452 12.0 5 Atlanta Braves 72 83 0.465 14.0 6 Whatever Athletics 73 82 0.471 15.0 7 Baltimore Orioles 73 82 0.471 15.0
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    In the top of the third, I was impressed that Will (Call Him Up!) Holland was able to "sign" Cardenas to second. Do the Twins teach ASL in the minors?
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    The list grows shorter every day. P Team W L PCT GB 1 Chicago White Sox 58 96 0.377 - 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 65 89 0.422 7.0 3 Minnesota Twins 66 87 0.431 8.5 4 Los Angeles Angels 69 85 0.448 11.0 5 Atlanta Braves 71 83 0.461 13.0 6 Whatever Athletics 73 81 0.474 15.0 7 Baltimore Orioles 73 81 0.474 15.0 8 Miami Marlins 74 80 0.481 16.0
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