Vanimal46

You are correct. I watched their show yesterday and thought it was a good discussion to bring to the forum. I love that you had the guts to tell it like it is directly to Falvey. They need to hear that. Especially from season ticket holders. I like that Trevor Plouffe is willing to round up the old guard of Twins players to try to make amends with the fans. There's really nothing that Joe Pohlad can say anymore that won't get the fan base irrationally mad. That relationship is broken beyond repair.

iPhone - Brave browser Basically it looks like the pop up wants to load but it doesn't. So the screen flashes instead

FYI @Brock Beauchamp the pop up to sign up for the Twins Daily newsletter is broken on mobile. My screen flashes and makes it nearly impossible to navigate the site.

I think we all know how we got to this point. They played listless baseball all year, which prompted an unprecedented sell off at the trade deadline. Now we are witnessing a tank job for the rest of 2025. Moving forward, season ticket sales are plummeting, and the segment of fans that won't spend a dime on the team until the Pohlads sell are growing. So what can be done before Target Field becomes a ghost town in 2026? - The Pohlad family needs a new voice for the organization. The damage is done, and every time Joe Pohlad opens his mouth to reporters, things get worse. So take a seat, and live your lives as absentee owners. Recruit a trusted, retired Twins player like Joe Mauer who will show empathy to the fans, and discuss a real plan to get back into contention relatively soon. - If the Twins aren't conducting a case study on the Colorado Rockies, they need to do so immediately. Those fans hate their ownership group too. Yet they keep showing up to the ballpark even though the Rockies are a putrid baseball team. Is it really just cheap beer that gets people in the door? The Twins need to find out and emulate what the Rockies are doing. Because at this point in time, Target Field will have 10,000 fans or less most games in 2026. - Winning cures all of course. I don't see a path to winning in 2026, so something else needs to be done beyond hoping for a miracle. What ideas do y'all have to win back fans?

I said last night Davis might be the worst pitcher I’ve seen wearing a Twins uniform in 15 years. It’s actually worse than that.

Noah Davis might be the worst pitcher to wear a Twins uniform in the last 15 years.

It’s certainly his right to bet on himself if he wants to. Let’s just say for simplicity sake it’s an 8 year $80 million extension offer. You’ve got to have some real confidence in yourself to turn down generational money as a 21 year old.

People act like Boras goes against the wishes of his clients. He’s got thousands of clients in MLB. It’s not a one size fits all approach. If Jenkins goes to him and says I want the guaranteed money and avoid the eventual arbitration cases down the road, Boras will negotiate the best extension for his client.

I can’t think of a worse fit for Belichick coaching college kids. He will be a 1 and done in NCAA.

I would bet we are bottom 10 in arrests over the last 10 years.

Aaron Gleeman in the latest free podcast discussed the elite crowd that Walker Jenkins is now in. He also wrote about it. He’s one of very few to hit .900 or better OPS at every stop. Simply making it to AAA at 20 years old is a good sign that he’s a star in the making. I agree we should try locking him in for 8-9 years and have him on the opening day roster in 2026.

You can add Bailey Ober to that list (which I assume is non tenders) if there isn’t a way for him to find 92-93 MPH again. That version is worth $7 million. The one we’ve seen this season is a non-tender.

If there isn’t a surgery or recovery available to gain his lost velocity then yes, let him go. He can’t survive as an 89 MPH pitcher in the majors making nearly $7 million

They can keep mailing it in the rest of the season. I truly don’t care what they do in September. It’s a gorgeous day off of work. Heading over to a friend’s house for a fantasy football draft later this afternoon. Enjoy the day!

God forbid we add some guys who are rule 5 eligible this winter to give their feet wet in MLB. Nope. We get 3 guys who have been awful in 2025.

If Nussmeier and Klubnik are supposed to be top 10 picks I haven’t been impressed.

Milking every second of KOC sitting at this game

Those are 2 different thoughts Mike. You’re turning him into a spreadsheet. He won a batting title on the team. Of course people are going to be happy if he ends up signing on the team. He’s not an immediate target but if he’s available late in the offseason for cheap why not? I don’t expect Larnach to be here to clog up DH. Do you think Clemens is better to keep around? There are plenty of plate appearances available for professional hitters.

You gotta scratch your head when Mick Abel has a sub 2 ERA with 11 K/9 in AAA over 16 starts 89 innings and looks completely lost at the MLB level. There’s not much more he can accomplish in the minors so I guess let him learn in a long relief mop up role the rest of this season.

Whelp. That will quiet down the Arch Manning hype for a couple of weeks at least. He’s got a lot of work to do as a passer. Looking forward to the Clemson LSU game later tonight!

Signing a fan favorite to offset plummeting ticket sales isn’t the worst idea

Arraez would hit the nostalgia feelings of better times while we toil away in 2026. Concur with @DJL44if we can sign him to a 1/$5 million or less contract I’m fine with bringing him back.

I appreciate you bringing up this side of the argument. It’s an absolute mess in MLB - that’s why I am concerned the 2027 season will be lost in order to make major changes.

That’s gonna happen when our favorite team is actively tanking the rest of the season

He’s a trusty veteran I figured you would like that! 2026 is probably full of never will be prospects and DFA castoffs so at least Arraez hits the nostalgia feelings