Vanimal46

I concur with your assessment, Bird. Falvintony did a good job constructing a lineup that thrived in the HR Derby "altered*" baseball era. I'm buying in more to St. Falvintony's process... More often than not prospects called up made positive contributions right away! They made real-time adjustments with Sano and it paid off! They developed a home grown fireman in the bullpen! Now it's time to make the next step and acquire a top of the rotation arm...

8 manager openings now... Odds are the Twins losing one or more on the coaching staff.

If you were Joe Maddon, arguably the most desirable manager candidate out there, where would you go? Angels have Trout, but they're stuck in perpetual mediocrity. Phillies have a ton of talent... Padres?? Does he transition to the front office?

Certainly possible. Patience is a virtue but at some point you gotta get that team over the hump.

Gabe Kapler is out in Philly.

*Sniffs air* *Pulls grass to determine which direction the wind is blowing* Yep, it's hope selling season! Didn't even wait for the playoff corpse to get cold...

Wowza... Grand slam!! The Nationals move on!

Wow... Tie ballgame! Back to back off Kershaw!

Just in case if you need a new book to read in the off-season!

It's different seeing Brian Dozier at this point in his career. In the WC game 2017 he went 2-4 with a leadoff HR in top 1. Since then, he's gone 2-20 in 14 playoff games since. Only starting 4 of those games.

Dear diary, On this date, October 9, 2019, Mr. Falvey SETS THE TONE. All aboard the hope train! Whether they can get there... I guess we'll found out if there are road blocks ahead!

Castro: I'd try pretty hard to bring him back. 1 year, 1 + option year, I'm open to either. Cron: Nah, let him walk. Wasn't that valuable. Save the money for pitching. Schoop: Probably best if he found a starting job elsewhere. He did his job this year filling in as a stop gap until internal options forced their way up. Gibson: Don't agree with you that he's getting a multi-year deal. Too much of a question mark with his health. He'll be waiting around until spring training at least. Big Mike: Bring him back. I'll take 3/4 of a season of his production anytime. Odorizzi: Top Priority on this list. They better be comfortable going 4 or 5 years on their offer. Perez: No, man. Just no. Romo: Meh. I guess he'll be cheap enough to discard if it's not working out.

I almost forgot! 12/14: Twins lose OF Luke Raley in Rule 5 draft. Twins Daily faithful fills 15 pages of comments that it's the worst thing ever to lose Luke Raley.

Over the off-season there will be PLENTY of chatter about the Twins. They're primed to be BOLD and make a YUGE splash in free agency. As a seasoned Twins fan I'm here to save you a bunch of time! The off-season is already predetermined, and your friend Vanimal found the transcript for the most DRAMATIC off-season yet... 10/9: Twins exercise Nelson Cruz' option 10/14: Jim Pohlad quoted in a Sid Hartman column "there will be no restrictions on payroll" 11/1: Ken Rosenthal tweets the Twins are one of several teams interested in free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole. 11/10: Jeff Passan tweets the Twins are attempting to schedule a meeting with Zach Wheeler's representation. 11/11: Zach Wheeler signs 4/$72 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. 11/12: Lavelle E Neal writes rushed blog post saying Wheeler's representation never returned the Twins' call. 12/1: Twins add 5 minor Leaguers to 40 man roster. Twins Daily writes that every player added has a floor of an average major league player, and a ceiling of a perennial all star. 12/4: Jake Odorizzi signs a 5/$75 million contract with the Houston Astros. 12/6: Pat Reusse writes column that the Twins gave an honest attempt to sign Odorizzi. Didn't want to commit to 5th guaranteed year. 1/13: Twins sign SP Homer Bailey to minor league contract with invite to spring training. 1/14: Twins season ticket holders receive automated email informing them prices will increase for the 2020 season. 1/27: Jon Heyman tweets the Twins make Gerrit Cole their top priority. 2/1: Dave St. Peter announces a new bar will be constructed 30 feet above the pitcher's mound held up by suspension cables! For $15,000 you can be RIGHT ON TOP of the action drinking your favorite local craft brew! 2/11: Lavelle E Neal reports Jose Berrios has turned down extension offer from the Twins. 2/15: Twins announce NEW FOOD offerings at Target Field. 2/26: Gerrit Cole signs 8/$275 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 3/4: Twins sign free agent SP Tanner Roark to 1/$12 million contract with a team option for 2nd year. 3/13: Lavelle E Neal reports SP Brusdar Graterol is in team's plans to make opening day rotation. 3/14: Brusdal Graterol optioned to AAA spring training. 3/28: Twins realize they're still short 1 starting pitcher, re-sign Kyle Gibson to minor league contract with "opt-out" on May 1. You're welcome!

The Braves could be the first team to have a position player pitch in a playoff game!

He may actually be the best QB in Minnesota sports! *Ducks*

“Sign or bail” with Twins FAs. What do you do? Odorizzi- Pineda- Schoop- Castro- Romo- Gibson- Perez- Cruz (rhetorical)

I like your tiers. I will argue Wheeler will be a top tier FA and get paid like one. I get the feeling Odorizzi will be a target for the Astros... They love pitchers who live in the top of the zone and if he goes there, they'll find another level to unlock with him. Rosario makes the most sense to trade but again, I don't think his trade value is very attractive. They would have to pony up a good value prospect along with him to get something decent in return. Finally, I would prefer not having any internal option, no matter how many, fighting for the #5 spot in the rotation. Go out and fill all 5 spots with veterans they think will help win.

It's a thankless job... You are all great for keeping this site fun and on topic.

There are no analytics, no rhyme or logical reason why the Yankees have dominated the Twins for so long.

We have a disgusting amount of time now to discuss Rosario's trade value. To get a start on it, I don't think we're going to like it. MLB player swaps rarely happen. What do we expect for a 1 WAR player on his last year of control? I doubt it's anything more than a Fernando Romero type... Someone who may have been a top prospect but struggling to live up to it.

Going forward I don't want the Twins to ever be in a situation* where they have to start a Dobnak type in the playoffs ever again. So tired of looking at box scores over the years and seeing Dobnak, Slowey, Duensing, Baker as a starter. *barring massive injuries

Sounds about right. Just wait until 2021 when the Twins sign that top end free agent! Nothing's gonna stop us then!

The 2nd inning was so painful. Bases loaded, no outs, and came up empty. I was thinking about turning off the TV then because they had no chance to win after that deflating effort. Probably should have so I wouldn't be so tired today.

Didi may be the greatest player of all time if he just played the twins. My goodness