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  1. KirbyDome89
    That feels a lot like the witch hunt mentioned earlier.
  2. KirbyDome89
    Both the Kepler and Polanco extensions were considered team friendly, even at the time of signing. Buxton and Berrios turned down those type of offers because they're betting on themselves (probably the right decision.) The extensions for Kepler and Polanco don't have any bearing on what will or won't happen with Buxton or Berrios.
  3. KirbyDome89
    They weren't the high bidder on a single one of those 5 pitchers. If the Twins didn't have a realistic shot at landing any of them, it's because they never game themselves one. This FO kicked the can down the road, all the way to this FA class. There shouldn't be any sympathy for a FO that is the victim of circumstances entirely of their own making.
  4. KirbyDome89
    This is about all that can be said for Bailey and most of the offseason.
  5. KirbyDome89
    I laughed too hard at this. Probably because it's true....
  6. KirbyDome89
    It's because he played well. Rest assured that the moment he hits a slight lull we'll hear the same tired stories.
  7. KirbyDome89
    "Serious," is being used a few different ways here. I'm sure MN is serious about obtaining a player at an assigned value, i.e. their own offer. What they haven't shown interest in, is meeting market value Ultimately the latter is more important to signing FAs than the former, and that's precisely why this offseason has gone so poorly. The FO might be serious about spending a set amount on player X, but it's more than fair to question how serious their offers have been relative to what FAs have signed for and/or demanded.
  8. KirbyDome89
    Might want to check the reported offers.... As of today WSH is still the high offer at roughly 100M. There's nothing to suggest MN has extended a offer near what Donaldson wants, or that they're even willing to top what the Nationals have submitted.
  9. KirbyDome89
    Remember when people were snickering about the Sox making moves earlier in the offseason? I do.....
  10. KirbyDome89
    "Hasn't enjoyed their pitch" = They're offering under other teams....
  11. KirbyDome89
    Not really disputing any of that, but if the Pohlads are truly the only reason the Twins haven't reached the level of spending that they should, then this FO has to be better about managing that reality. I believe ownership has a lot to do with it, but based on what we've heard from both Falvey and Levine it's hard not to see them as timid after their most recent bout of inactivity. I'd love to see MN spend north of 140M, and I think they owe it to the public after years of being terrible and keeping payroll in the bottom third of the league. I agree with a lot of what the FO says in regards to where this organization needs to go. The issue is that what they're saying and what they're doing don't align, at least in regards to the current team. The ambiguous buzzwords and catchphrases, the schilling by media to excuse the inactivity and lack of spending, and the rebranding of tired old habits as innovative has started to grind on me personally.
  12. KirbyDome89
    It's sarcasm
  13. KirbyDome89
    I agree that this team isn't anywhere close to significantly better than last year, but the bullpen moves the FO made this year aren't on par with Blake Parker. Both Romo and Clippard are a step above. Neither is a huge boost but they likely won't be DFA'd before the trade deadline.
  14. KirbyDome89
    My point is that both teams you're referencing as examples of why MN shouldn't push in, actually have more playoff success in 1-2 year spans than the Twins have in nearly 3 decades. I'm not sure why you've latched onto the win total debate when the idea of my OP was clear, but then yes, 2 wins > 1, and we're looking at nearly 30 years, not 17.
  15. KirbyDome89
    Toronto pushed KC to 6 games; MN lost in 5 games. Last I checked 2 wins is closer than 1..... The Twins were 0-7 in the postseason this decade. They were 6-18 in the previous decade with only one series victory. Is that "sustained contention?" Runs of contention are cyclical. What the Twins did, and continue to do, doesn't work. Teams that are in desperate need of a talent boost, and allow fear to hold them back from achieving said boost, lest they lose out on a potential early playoff exit down the road, is the epitome of shooting for mediocrity.
  16. KirbyDome89
    Perez didn't improve as the season went on. He had a couple career months and reverted right back to the same poor pitcher he was in 18'. If that's the "improvement," we're hoping to get from Bailey then MN is better off looking elsewhere.
  17. KirbyDome89
    Perez was a liability by the end of last season. I wouldn't count him as anything close to a success story for this FO. Has the bar for rotation spots really been lowered all the way to "hope he has a career 2 months that make his season look middling?"
  18. KirbyDome89
    To continue the analogy: We keep hearing "there's time left." What goes ignored is that poor past performance makes it exponentially more difficult to achieve a high mark. The Twins are the like the kid who gets a D and a C- on the first two exams but maintains he'll just ace the final. We might still be 7 weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting, but all passable FAs (the least painful route to adding a front end arm) are gone, which makes the task of landing a starter before spring more daunting. Teams like AZ (Ray) and NYM (Thor) look like they're going to at least start the season trying to win their respective divisions. How many other realistic targets do the Twins have? How many other teams also need/want pitching? Even if the Twins identify an arm to go after, what has this FO done to suggest they're willing to pay the necessary price? So sure, there's time, but that argument is closing in on itself.
  19. KirbyDome89
    The time to "see what you have," in regards to young players was when this club was losing 90+ games per season. There's no scenario where running out Dobnak, Smeltzer, and Graterol for 2-3 months is a good idea. The rotation isn't talented enough to carry that trio. Those early season games matter just as much as the ones in September. Ask Cleveland.....
  20. KirbyDome89
    They lost the ALCS in 6 games to the eventual WS champs. For reference, that Toronto team came closer to a WS than the Twins have been in almost 30 years. They also won more playoff games that postseason than MN has won this entire decade. I'd say the Jays are an argument for pushing in, rather than shooting for sustained mediocrity.
  21. KirbyDome89
    Cleveland tried the "wait and see," approach last season and we saw what happened. A hot start from MN and a few key injuries wrecked their season. If the Twins think they can roll into 2020 with Berrios, Odorizzi, Pineda (after his 2 month suspension) and a bunch of bodies then they're begging for disaster. If one of Odo or Berrios goes down for any significant amount of time in the first half a trade at deadline might be too little too late. If you can guarantee me that MN will use the money they have at their disposal to pay a front line starter than I'm fine with passing on Donaldson. I wouldn't say I'm particularly confident they'll find a suitable match, let alone be willing to pay the price for said starter. IMO the likeliest scenario is signing a bounce back option or two and swinging a trade for another mid rotation arm; which means there will be plenty of $$ left for Donaldson.
  22. KirbyDome89
    They also sold a 2nd round pick rather than pay dead money to Phil Hughes. Payroll was lower last season than it was in 18', and likely would've been closer to 100M had Sano not been injured to start the year. The FO has been willing to take on small amounts of $$ and dabble in smaller trades. I don't see anything in either their spending or trade history to suggest there's a strong willingness to pull the trigger on the type of deal that'd be required to bring in a front line starter. They've played it safe, and it has improved the team in the margins, but they need to do better than that. The clock to acquire better starting pitching didn't start at the deadline last year. They've had three years to make moves in that regard, and they've been content to pad the middle/back end of the rotation and sign guys to short term deals. I don't have any sympathy for a FO that put themselves in this position. There isn't a magical "right time," to sign an impact player.
  23. KirbyDome89
    Falvine has not collaboratively come up with black eyes like “bilateral leg weakness.” I don't think the ambiguity of the current batch of buzzwords is particularly praiseworthy. That leaves us questioning where the club turns, but it’s worth suggesting that this front office very likely may have intended this path all along. They planned to fail in FA this offseason? If trades were their intended route all along then why not make an effort to find a starter at the deadline last season? Why feed local media the "we're in on...." lines? Not that their offer to Wheeler was anywhere near the top bidders, but why bother even submitting if they weren't even intent on landing a FA? Suggesting that the plan all along was to lose out on FA and be forced to pay steeper prices on the trade market seems like a rather rosy take.
  24. KirbyDome89
    This always goes overlooked. If Sano is healthy to start the season the Twins likely don't sign Marwin and the payroll would've hovered around 100M.
  25. KirbyDome89
    Swinging a trade in 2 weeks and pulling the trigger at the deadline aren't the same thing. If they get something done this winter I'll be happy. If the idea is they don't need to because they'll make a move at the deadline then yes, that's moving the goalposts.
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