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  1. Squirrel
    Can the Twins (im)possibly win again?
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    Could be. And that would be a start. But Falvey is still calling the shots. We’ve had this disagreement before, but changing managers is kind of a scapegoat move when I think there are bigger fish to fry. But, it’s a start. The only one I’d keep is Maki, for the on-field crew. Time will tell. In the meantime, I have my mantra … it’s only a game. I’ve spent more time and energy elsewhere this summer, and that is always helpful. I still follow and keep a peripheral eye on the Twins, but am just way, way less invested.
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    That won’t change until ownership does. It starts at the top. Ownership isn’t likely to fire Falvey on down, so … same ol, same ol … until ownership changes.
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    Except maybe Abel gets revenge 🙂
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    I understand your logic hence your stated opinion. Discern better between stating opinions as facts. You were arguing that everyone wanted out, but maybe clarify that by stating it’s your conclusion because it’s how you would feel despite there being a lack of evidence that all players are saying this. Do you think there is a culture problem? If so, what is the root of it? Was it Correa? Baldelli? What? That’s actually the premise of the article. And if Lopez and some of the other ‘vets’ agree that there has been for a while, why did they wait until now to try and do something about it?
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    No one has said this.
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    Okay, Pablo saying the culture needs to change, which I believe it does, isn’t him saying he wants out. I don’t think chpettit is dismissing anything. But he is calling out some who are trying to intuit the meaning to be everyone wants out. For the record, I stand by what I’ve said above about the culture. This article is asking is the culture problem caused by Correa or Baldelli. I refuse to scapegoat one player, who agreed to be traded only to Houston, no one else, as the problem of the Twins. The problem of the Twins starts with ownership and everyone in between them and the players. That’s where your culture problem begins and ends, imo.
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    This is the crux. We need to stop scapegoating Correa and start looking beyond one person. Where is Rocco in all this? Falvey? Pohlads? Personally, my enthusiasm for this team went out the window when Pohlad, after winning in a playoff, cut payroll. I mean, that’s the ultimate pulling the rug out from under. Whatever culture might have been growing with the winning season was stomped out. I don’t blame any player wanting to leave. It’s not that Falvey didn’t get the exact players Correa named, it was about not making serious efforts toward winning. It comes from the top … Pohlad, Falvey, Baldelli.
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    I think the team had talent. The most, enough to win it all? No, I’d agree with you there. And I was dubious of their offense at the start of the season. I had them at 80 wins. That’s not WS caliber. But this team still had talent and really underperformed. We aren’t going to come close to what we should have, even if not a WS caliber team. And that seems to be the trend, or cycle. We can talk all we want about trades, good, bad or ugly, but if talent cannot be fully developed, or dies when it hits the majors, more is wrong.
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    The problem as I stated is that we have not been successful at devoting talent. We’ve had high rated farms before, during Falvey’s realm even, yet, our talent doesn’t produce. If you are going to operate like a small market team (we are a mid-market team in terms of our demographic, btw), then you damn well better develop that talent. We have failed to do so. Once our players get to the majors, they don’t produce. Either the wrong talent is being selected, there is something majorly amiss in our development tactics, or our on-field management kills it. As I’ve stated previously, the wrong questions are being asked. I said that selling was the right move, but it doesn’t seem to matter. Something else is wrong. It’s not the players. Until there is new ownership, it won’t change.
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    Missed my point. There’s no way to know if the trade is good, bad or otherwise. I mean on the surface all we can do is react. I even said I question whether or not we got ‘enough’ but there really isn’t a way to judge our return until our return is in a position to show it. I tire of the ‘look at our prospects’ talk. They don’t win championships. I think there is a greater problem. And rich from someone who the other day was telling people to tune it out if you don’t like it.
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    I already said we weren’t going to win so selling was the thing to do. But articles and comments on the trades being good, bad, or whatever, we can’t know that for a while. I do question whether we got enough for the talent we sold, but will have to wait and see. This team had talent. I don’t blame player leadership on this team. This isn’t the first time we have had underperforming teams so it is time to take a deeper look at why and not blame the players. Poor management is a very likely possibility, along with poor development. Without a change in ownership, these issues are not going to be solved. We herald having great prospects, then the prospects don’t work out. This is the cycle. We aren’t a small market team, but ownership treating us as such isn’t going to win squat.
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    Yes, I guess there is always a chance until there’s not. But if we did happen to make it to the playoffs, we no longer have a BP of any real substance to carry us through. It would be a completely unexpected and unplanned for event. As for trades and where they are now, it’s incredibly early to know if what was done is good or not. I find these articles and threads about the trades just, well, very shortsighted. No one will know if these trades were good for probably five years. The team this year did not lack for talent. And that so many players garnered interest and we were able to make 10(!) trades off our active roster was a testament to that. The questions everyone should be asking isn’t about if the trades were good or not, but why they were necessary. Yes, yes, we weren’t going to win so it was time to be sellers. Why weren’t we winning? What is happening that this team so dramatically underperformed? The hard look at development and on-field management won’t happen with the FO and ownership staying put. Thats the story. You can paint it anyway you like, but this wasn’t a team that should have failed as it did. If the pieces weren’t meshing right, that’s a hit on the manager and the roster construction. This year has shown that even with talent, we couldn’t win. Trades don’t matter if those we traded for don’t develop and don’t mesh into winners with those currently in charge. I think that’s why there are so many down on the team. Who cares if we have 5 or 6 top prospects. We’ve had highly rated farm systems before, during Falvey’s time. And yet, here we still are.
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    Yep, the point I was trying to make …
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    It makes a difference as the meanings are different.
  17. Squirrel
    Two month? Didn’t Brock have more on his contract than that?
  18. Squirrel
    Right. But many casual fans thought that. Likely the same fans who are elevating Lee.
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    You’ve missed what I’m saying, by a wide margin. So, you advocate for dumpster diving and bargain bin shopping, confident that mish mash will click and bring us a championship. That’s literally what youre saying yet many on these boards have chastised and criticized the Pohlads and FO over the years for being cheap. We all knew when Correa was signed he’d likely be moving to 3rd, thinking we had heir apparents in the wings. But for once we had a legitimate SS, something we haven’t had for years. Someone who could make the plays and be a leader on the field. He still had a couple of great years, even with the injuries, and I bet has more. But the point isn’t that we were hamstrung by Correa, we were hamstrung by Pohlads and the FO. Pohlads reduced salary after we finally had success in the playoffs, success largely due to Correa, btw. And where are the developed SS who could move Correa to third? Nowhere. Lee is nowhere near the SS Correa is, not even close. And even with time, he likely wont ever be. Did the FO draft the wrong person or is something wrong with development in the minors? We thought Royce would play short, then Lee, now we’re already looking at who is coming next. None project to be as good as what we had. So yeah, let’s dumpster dive for a SS. Lets bargain bin shop for a new team with .33million. Who’s out there? Yes, $33mil is going to buy us a team to go all the way. Without the one thing a team needs, a truly competent SS.
  20. Squirrel
    An infected shoulder is no joke and can be serious https://www.healthline.com/health/bacterial-joint-inflammation
  21. Squirrel
    Or c) you’ve just now jinxed him to a hitless streak
  22. Squirrel
    It seems to be for some. And that’s the post I responded to. I agree it’s not incomprehensible. But for some, who don’t read thoroughly, that one sentence makes it clearer.
  23. Squirrel
    Keep in mind, his salary isn’t the reason the Twins don’t/won’t spend money. And his salary isn’t the reason the Twins can’t seem to win. All this is is making Correa the scapegoat
  24. Squirrel
    Some of the younger pitchers are already being pushed and stretched and nearing their season limits, as Seth pointed out. I don’t think giving these young pitchers 3 or 4 innings here and there for the remainder of the season hampers their development as starters. It will show these pitchers what to expect in terms of ML level so they themselves can prepare better for the next year.
  25. Squirrel
    Yeah, I don’t think people read this too closely. But then again, I don’t think Seth stated it explicitly enough, either. He said: ‘In doing this, it is absolutely crucial to set a tone with the team that this is about creating opportunities and giving more people a chance to work and get innings and try to make their case for a 2026 roster spot. The hitters need to know that this is about development and opportunity, but they are working under the same lens, trying to make an impression for 2026 and beyond. The goal is always to win as well and that will be the goal in every game. “We believe that each and every one of these pitchers has a big-league arm and a big-time, big-league future and that journey starts now.”’ If he had said ‘In doing this for the remainder of this season…’ it would have been clearer. In my opinion, in a lost season like this, yes, absolutely, see what you have to help with the planning for next season, but giving pitchers like Ryan his regular workload. We hear on these boards too often ‘so and so wasn’t given a chance’ so give them a chance. Through the rest of this season.
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