KirbyDome89
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Houston was clinging to a division lead when Valdez coughed up that GS and then drilled (it was not a cross up) his catcher with a 93 mph sinker. Salazar (the catcher) is a AAAA player trying to hang onto as much MLB time as he can get, so he of course had to eat it and nod along with whatever "explanation," came out afterwards. Assuming they can afford him and he's willing to do a one year deal with MN (I think there's a near zero chance here) is Valdez really a guy you want on the roster? Yeah, this team is likely to suck with or without him, and you could theoretically flip him at the deadline, but as an actual fan of the Twins I'm on board with passing on Valdez.
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I've seen this sentiment echoed in both threads. 2023 was the outlier of the last 5 seasons and even for most of that season they weren't a good team. They were below .500 going into the ASB. They needed Cleveland to straight up quit on the season + a historically awful rest of the ALC + unrepeatable contributions from multiple rookies to win 87 games. 2024 looked identical to 2022 and last year was more of the same malaise. If we're giving Falvey a pass for the last two years, what's the excuse for 2021 and 2022?
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An owner being more hands on and trying to force a "winning," season with one of the worst rosters in baseball seems like a disaster but YMMV. Falvey might have wanted out before too much of the organizational stink got on him, not that he isn't also culpable for the mess that is the Minnesota Twins.
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That definitely dampens what enthusiasm I had for parting ways with Falvey.
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What's even more strange is that such a...prolific...writer had the solo scoop and was able to sit on this story for months apparently. Such restraint.
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It was time for Falvey to go. It probably should've happened before now, but whatever. Call me a downer, but I think there's a lot of wishcasting going on with regards to Tom Pohlad's motivation(s) right now. I too hope he saw the god awful roster and the piss poor on field performances this club has been turning in, but I also have zero faith in that family giving a **** about the on field product. I'm curious whether it was a power struggle and Falvey didn't want to relinquish control of the business side, or maybe it was personal, Idk, either way I kinda doubt it matters. Zoll sliding into Falvey's old chair is just another half measure from an organization feebly attempting to tell us that they don't do half measures and the business is being run by a family that's a walking PR nightmare. Two things can be true at once; I can be glad the Falvey era is over and simultaneously feel zero optimism for this club based on the current power structure.
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"Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story indicated the team would begin an immediate search for a new president of baseball operations. During his press conference, a reporter asked Pohlad about that search, and Pohlad corrected the record: Zoll will be in charge of baseball ops. The team is not pursuing a replacemeny for Falvey outside the organization at this time." I'm too lazy to piece the timeline together. Are they seeking a replacement or simply eliminating the role and putting Zoll in charge?
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They were literally the worst team in baseball after the deadline last year. They've done next to nothing to raise that floor. The roster is pathetic. That doesn't happen only because spending was curbed. The development side has been an abject failure. Poor decision making in trades/FA have compounded the issue, and yes, cutting payroll hurt as well, but this club has missed the postseason 4 of the last 5 years in what's undeniably the worst division in baseball.
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Concur, promoting Zoll and taking over the business side yourself doesn't equate to a big shift. If anything it's pretty much status quo for this organization.
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Well, they're not searching for a replacement and Zoll just got promoted.
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Why a Twins Rebuild Was Never the Only Answer
KirbyDome89 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Brooks Lee projected for 2.1 WAR....I mean.... We could pick this thing apart all day, but how is anybody taking these projections, and by extension this article, seriously.- 50 replies
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Sabato was drafted in 2020; as far as time missed we're talking about 4-6 weeks in A ball at most. He's spent the last 5 full seasons in the minors as a college bat drafted in the 1st round. At what point can we just admit he's a bust?
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Why Didn't the Twins Go Full Sell-Off?
KirbyDome89 replied to Cody Pirkl's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Eh, it was cost controlled. I don't think that's debatable. Duran and Jax were early in arbitration and Varland was (and still is) making league minimum. Coulombe and Stewart weren't making a dent. That's a rough take on Jax. The guy was elite in 2024. He had bad ERA with the Twins last year (4.50) but he also rocked a 2.03 FIP so I'll let you do the math on that. His 2022 and 2023 seasons might not have been spectacular, but they're solid at the very least. This current bullpen would kill for a pitcher of his caliber. If the Twins signed a Jax clone this board would be overjoyed. Varland returned a top LH pitching prospect? Top of what? Rojas is top 10 within the Twins system but that doesn't mean much. He's eclipsed 80 IP once in 4-5 years. I think Varland was a little overrated because of the MN ties, but he was undeniably good for the Twins last season, and league minimum for multiple years is a big deal. Stewart? Whatever. He was never healthy, and some fans struggled to realize that. That said I'd take an injured Stewart on the IL + an open 40 man spot over Outman being absolutely worthless yet retained because this FO can't/won't admit defeat. I wouldn't call the 2025 pen great but they moved their top 4 arms (5 if you count Stewart when healthy) The Duran gap isn't getting filled, but they've done borderline nothing to address the other holes at the top as well. Sands made the pen look better last year? Huh? I think the whining is justified.- 82 replies
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I'd argue that Garlick being the most successful of that bunch makes the others AAAA as well.
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I honestly can't tell if it's actually unbridled optimism bordering on delusion, or low key trolling for the sake of being contrarian.
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I agree that Kyle Garlick was a AAAA player - late 20s when MN scooped him, multiple organizations over the previous few seasons, little if any actual MLB success in limited playing time. Sounds a lot like Clemens and Wagaman. What's separates Garlick from the other two? A) .225/.277/.438 B) .206/.263/.403 C) .250/.293/.381 Without looking it up, can you tell me which one of those lines is AAAA Kyle Garlick?
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They'll be playing more than 3... 3B, SS, 1B, LF, and DH are all below average bats right now and that's assuming Wallner ticks upwards in RF. No permutation of bench players changes the fact that this club is currently locked into at least half of their lineup being below average on any given day.
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The mental gymnastics are impressive. It doesn't matter if you or I think this club has a realistic shot at contending, if they're trying to win games they're trying to contend.
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We agree that his age is irrelevant, which is why I didn't mention part of the equation. His (or any of these negative value backup SS) presence on the roster is the issue. You're burning a valuable bench spot and further diminishing already shakey production at SS when whoever wins the job gets playing time.
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No, it's not "nothing lost," because as of now at least one of the current quartet is going to be on the opening day roster as the backup SS. That's actually a pretty big deal when you consider the fact that all 4 options are terrible hitters and none of them are plus defenders. Bench spots on the major league team matter, wasting one of those spots to see if you might have AAA "depth," is terrible resource management.
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Careful, the prospect hounds are going to get wound up after reading this...
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Those posts are one page apart...
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The post I quoted claimed that the team wasn't using him correctly. I'm curious how the Twins are supposedly holding him back.
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No, how is he being held back?
