Thumbs down on these hires. Yes, they are all well accomplished players with the potential to be successful in these roles. However, this feels like a Terry Ryan November 2015 move, not the anticipated splash from the new regime.
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Plouffe is a great guy and good player, it was time to move along. They really couldn't get anything for him though? Here's hoping Sano takes his offseason conditioning and training seriously this winter.
Losing ABW is a bummer. Maybe the new guys thought he struck out too much? A bit of a head scratcher.
Amen to that. We were able to gracefully part ways with Gardy. Now let's continue to cut ties with the past while at the same time still respecting and honoring past Twins legends.
Byung Ho Park would be a wonderful bounce back candidate. If he can get healthy and post some good numbers it could really help. Now, if that happens what to do with Joe Mauer?
Start building the bullpen into an asset where when the starting pitcher makes it into the 5th inning or later with a lead that lead is secure. It should be easier to build a bullpen quicker than a starting rotation. Ideally build both a new bullpen and starting rotation, you just have to start somewhere.
How many more years will we peddle the "It's just around the corner" Kool aid? Agreed that the young core of hitters is promising, it's just that the pitching is so bad it's hard to stay optimistic. This is a critical time in franchise history to avoid a losing culture that might linger for a decade plus. The next few years are critical.
The two examples you give of MVP winners on bad teams are 91 ad 95 loss teams. Our Twins this year are crashing toward 105 losses, almost assuredly 100 losses. Has an MVP ever been on a 100+ loss team? Dozier has been great, just not THAT great to overcome such a bad team record.