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  1. USAFChief
    "That being the case, Minnesota should consider signing (Andujar), with intentions of making him the strong-side platoon partner at first base alongside Clemens." Nitpic, but in a Clemens/Andujar platoon, Clemens is the "strong side." Andujar is a RH hitter. Clemens bats left-handed and would have the platoon advantage approximately 70% of the time.
  2. USAFChief
    I would expect an organization with a ~$1.5B worth to be prepared for a press conference announcing a major change in leadership. This is a big deal. Treat it like such. I'd think a pro sports team trying to invigorate the 90% of the fan base that actively dislikes them at present to see this as an opportunity to begin turning the ship around, rather than yet another bland and energy-free snooze fest dulled even further by corporate word salad spiced with meaningless platitudes. I'd expect ownership to take this opportunity to reassure the fan base they have a plan to provide resources going forward. Silly me, I guess.
  3. USAFChief
    Winston Churchill? Talk about ironic.
  4. USAFChief
    Still gives me chills.
  5. USAFChief
    How are developing Jenkins and dropping $50M in free agency mutually exclusive? Believe it or not, teams can, and do both. The Twins don't have a MLB caliber 1st baseman, 2nd catcher, or much of a bullpen. Personally I'd add SS and 3rd as needing better play. 2 of 5 starters, minimum. Walker Jenkins isnt filling all those spots. The point is to win.
  6. USAFChief
    NOBODY is asking the Twins to spend at the levels the Dodgers do. Nobody. But it's completely, totally unrealistic to think the Twins can win anything in MLB with nothing but internally drafted and developed talent. That's just wild fanboy nonsense. The Twins absolutely need to draft and develop top notch talent. They havent been so good at that. I'd also say there's a huge hole in their international FA talent. We're like way behind in pulling talent from the Dominican and other Central/South American pools. Japan, Korea seem to be like....completely foreign to the Twins. Trades, of course, play their part. And so do free agents. Ignoring any talent stream is not how to run a successful MLB team. You simply cant "draft and develop" your way to anything.
  7. USAFChief
    And if you think the Twins should "develop some minor league talent and advance it and not spending money" is the route to postseason success you are also going to be disappointed.
  8. USAFChief
    Two examples of why Baldelli deserved his firing, but far, far down the list.
  9. USAFChief
    Spot on. More aggressive and better at extracting talent.
  10. USAFChief
    False, in every line of work. Managers get more, or less, from their teams in a factory, in a bank, or on a MLB team, based on their abilities as, wait for it, managers. The idea that managers--leaders--have no impact on group performance is laughably ignorant. No baseball manager is winning a pennant with 60 win talent. true. However, the idea that 60 win talent can only win 60 games isnt true. Same for 80 win talent, or 100. Management matters. What a manager tolerates, emphasises, teaches, considers important, makes a difference. How (s)he goes about enacting thise things makes a difference. Witness the Twins Dismal ability to play the actual game of baseball under Baldelli. And the lack of caring about any of the things that go into playing well. Some of those same qualities marked Shelton's time in Pittsburgh. Let's hope he's changed his focus.
  11. USAFChief
    Id say dumping, what...11 players at the deadline, including the top 2/3 of your pen, signaled a rebuild is likely. To me, hiring Shelton signals Falvey didn’t want any kind of change in the dugout.
  12. USAFChief
    Let me never read, or hear, "Sheltie" again. KThanks
  13. USAFChief
    I waa hoping for an actual managerial change. This seems like only a name change. Hope I'm wrong and he learned some things in his first opportunity. His previous teams were as bad at playing the game as Rocco's Twins.
  14. USAFChief
    One of the failures of his previous tenure was poor fundamentals and a seeming lack of any interest in improving them. Similar to Rocco. Maybe he's changed priorities.
  15. USAFChief
    I wanted some experience but this is Rocco 2.0. I don't expect play to improve. Sad.
  16. USAFChief
    Well lah-de-fricken-dah...
  17. USAFChief
    ? Pretty sure those were career splits for Rooker and Wallner, and meant to show Rooker doesnt have a major platoon weakness, while Wallner has struggled against LH pitching. Also...LH pitching amounts to roughly 28% of all MLB innings pitched, not 15%.
  18. USAFChief
    For me, it was watching Gagne play defense, game after game, month after month, season after season. Very, very good, and very, very dependable. Ground balls to SS were outs.
  19. USAFChief
    Do you think Clemens and Diaz are worth the same in trade value? Or maybe BBTV is not reality? I also doubt Boston considers Casas a "throw in."
  20. USAFChief
    Gagne. Easily. In addition to the points made by others above, he somehow managed to show up to play every day.
  21. USAFChief
    Looks like the Giants are hiring Tennessee Vols head coach Tony Vitello. Interesting choice. I particularly like this recent quote from him: "I think everyone is suffering the consequences all the way up to the big leagues where guys are super skilled, but there’s less development, less coaching, less accountability and therefore less understanding of how to actually play the game to win. And it starts all the way, trickle-down effect.” Couldn't agree more. Playing the game of baseball needs to become an important point of emphasis again. We'll see how it goes.
  22. USAFChief
    Wallner isn't getting released, nor should he. But he certainly should be someone the FO is willing to trade in the right deal. Wallner was awful this year. We need to stop pretending that an OPS driven solely by SLG is a good measure of offensive value. The man drove in 18 runners the entire 2025 sesson. He has 3 Sac Flies in his career. He has little defensive value. He turns 28 this winter. And he absolutely was part of the problem with the 2025 offense. Not the biggest problem. He certainly might be better in the future, he was in part time roles in 2023 and 2024. But let's not pretend he was any kind of asset in 2025.
  23. USAFChief
    Nathan Yeskie, the current LSU pitching coach, earns $1.2 million over three years with bonuses for postseason wins. His predecessor, Wes Johnson, had a three-year deal that provided a yearly base salary of $380,000 and included a vehicle allowance and relocation incentive, notes The Daily Advertiser. Current contract: Nathan Yeskie's three-year, $1.2 million contract began in 2023, with bonuses tied to postseason success. Previous contract: Wes Johnson's contract, which ended in 2025, had a $380,000 annual base salary, plus a vehicle allowance and a one-time relocation incentive.
  24. USAFChief
    I strongly doubt LSU offered him 5x the money. In fact, I doubt he got a raise. from what I've read. But its speculation in any case. Neither his Twins salary nor LSU salary were ever confirmed, AFAIN, but AI tells me he got $380k for his one year, plus a vehicle allowance. I doubt the Twins were paying him $75k. What I DO know is it's a pretty classless move to quit mid-season. I'd want no part of him. As for job availability, the CWS had just ended so the college sesson was over, and there's no reason he couldn't have waited to accept that job after the Twins season ended. He also only stayed at LSU for one season before taking the head coaching job at Georgia.
  25. USAFChief
    When was this? Today??
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