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  1. 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.
  2. Squirrel
    But I think it affects all players in the 40-man whether or not they’ve seen any or little MLB?
  3. Squirrel
    I don’t care if they liked it. I need to like it for it to be legit 🙂
  4. Squirrel
    I get my MLB package for free, so watching every so often I usually see something I haven’t before. If I had season tickets, though, I’d probably be mad
  5. Squirrel
    Ah yes … facts … don’t screw up the narratives of those who aren’t in the know and think they do
  6. Squirrel
    I’m going to reiterate something that is being lost. This was a SELLER’S MARKET. We should have gotten better returns and did not, especially for those with years of control left. And what we got does not signal well to a future rebuild. I don’t mind selling. It was the right call to make. But how this was done and the returns netted were not great, imo.
  7. Squirrel
    I can’t be don’t agree with this take at all. You sell off a team to rebuild. We sold low on a lot of good pieces for a mediocre return. That is not rebuilding. And you said the other day that money was the reason for Duran. This was a seller’s market and we had goods to sell … we came back with less than. This isn’t about rebuilding or retooling. We didn’t get the pieces to do either.
  8. Squirrel
    Gutting the team is a strategy for the future. But they gutted the team for pieces that are not about rebuilding anything. I wouldn’t be happy with it either way, but I could live with it if we got returns that were worthy of it. And they also traded pieces that were very wtf. It was a money grab, plain and simple with no real plan for the future. I feel bad for the players who remain. How completely and utterly demoralizing. And every single one of them are probably thinking how can I get out of here.
  9. Squirrel
    I’m not sure this is ‘vision.’ I’m not even sure what they did is a plan for the future. I don’t think this was a plan other than one, big money grab. Okay, I get Paddack. I think we got what we could for him. I might even get trading Duran if I squint, but I don’t think we got enough value for him. Because it wasn’t about getting value, it was about money. Bader, Castro, Coulombe, and France, okay, expiring contracts. Stewart I get trading. Given his injury history, sell high when he’s doing well. But we didn’t sell high. We didn’t sell high on any of them, imo. The returns were just not good, imo, especially since it was a seller’s market and we had players other teams WANTED. No, this wasn’t an investment for any future. This wasn’t a tear down to try again another day. We didn’t get what we should have. This was nothing more than a money grab that will not be invested in the future. The FO and ownership never really tried to win it all in this window of opportunity. They shut it down when after winning a round in the playoffs, they pulled the rug out from under all of us. And this? Nothing more than one big money grab by the Pohlads and one big **** you to the fans and the players.
  10. Squirrel
    Wow, that would be … I would really want to know the story on that one
  11. Squirrel

    I have never been part of such a fire sale ever

  12. Squirrel
    Sell and get it done.
  13. Squirrel
    I get that. But never won a WS. That’s the point.
  14. Squirrel
    And how many WS did Billy Beane win as a GM? Not sure why anyone thinks Beane ball is a good thing
  15. Squirrel
    The fact that we were able to trade so many on our 26-man, players other teams WANTED, tells me this team has underperformed. I don’t think it was a development problem as much as an on-field mgmt problem
  16. Squirrel
    It’s mostly the return I’m annoyed with. I don’t think it was a good return.
  17. Squirrel
    I don’t think the return was great. I’m not as worried about peripherals. But yeah, they didn’t want to pay him. Still, I think it was a poor trade overall
  18. Squirrel
    I get Stewart but will never understand Duran
  19. Squirrel
    Every so often they surprise us …
  20. Squirrel
    Yes Someone had to say it.
  21. Squirrel
    It was awesome!
  22. Squirrel
    What the heck does this have to do with the topic? It’s Rocco’s fault someone is sending death threats to Ober’s wife? Worst take ever, man. Worst.
  23. Squirrel
    While I’m sure that hasn’t helped, I don’t think that’s the crux of it. There has always been horrible fan behavior, ask any black player of any decade, even the present, what they hear from the stands. But the anonymity the internet provides in combination with what has been deemed acceptable behavior in society today has emboldened many to take things to truly uglier levels, that’s what has made the situation far worse; that people can act horribly toward other human beings without recourse or consequence. And feel it is their right to do so with no understanding, empathy or remorse. There’s an entitlement in there that has gotten worse everywhere. As a moderator on this site for over 10 years, there are many here who are/were appalled that we have the audacity to try and curtail this behavior just a little, mostly because they have no recognition of just how bad their actions and words truly are to others and lack any understanding that no, this is not what free speech means.
  24. Squirrel
    Well, don’t jinx it on day one. Goodness!
  25. Squirrel
    I’m not surprised the women got more, but it is all so disgusting
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