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  1. KirbyDome89
    Where is the line for non arbitrary?
  2. KirbyDome89
    I disagree about the month to month swings. I think it provides a better picture for performance. If you want to argue that it's slicing the pie a different way I won't argue, but I'd point out that the pie wasn't all that great in totality. I wouldn't bet on them either at this point, and my opinion of this team hasn't changed all that much based on their start, No, wining 89 games isn't outrageous. Again, this division is terrible, this team can abuse Chicago, and probably KC (for their remaining games) while holding water against Cleveland and Detroit and hit that mark if things break right. I think this teams lacks the talent most lament isn't shining through. If they do win win the division I believe it'll be because the ALC is the same type of dumpster fire that it was in 2023.
  3. KirbyDome89
    They've traded for 3 SP in the last 3 seasons and gotten next to nothing out of them. At what point does it stop becoming calculated? It's not just optics, it's reality. You can't keep trying to rely on guys who are terrible and/or not available. They didn't get a below market deal on Correa, and Buxton's backups have ranged from subpar to abysmal over the last few seasons. That doesn't offset his time missed in any capacity.
  4. KirbyDome89
    Hard is relative. For a good team in a bad division that's very doable. Their pace last year was inflated by a glut of early games vs bad teams. Maybe they sweep Chicago and LA this week. It wouldn't be shocking, both those teams are absolute garbage and they've played like it lately, but sustaining a winning pace is the issue. They've almost completely used up their margin for error and it isn't even May yet. Also, they haven't exactly had a tough schedule and they're still puking all over themselves vs some pretty bad to mediocre competition. Their best month last year was May, and they finished 4 games over. 500. They did that once. Now we're asking basically the same squad to replicate that 2x just to claw their way back to .500. The one thing they have going for them is the ALC looks a lot like the 2023 version, and really the AL as a whole feels pretty wide open.
  5. KirbyDome89
    I'm waiting for the 2006 references to start.
  6. KirbyDome89
    You can't be dissatisfied with both? I doubt anybody who advocated for a philosophy shift also wanted the offensive ineptitude to continue.
  7. KirbyDome89
    Were they wrong?
  8. KirbyDome89
    Spot on, people hyper focus on the last 2 months but that 90+ win pace was a mirage propped up by a glut of games against a couple atrocious opponents.
  9. KirbyDome89
    Apples and oranges. 86 wins was the fewest amongst playoff teams last year. The Twins need to play at a 90+ win pace for the rest of the year just to reach that 86 win mark. People need to start accounting for the losses baked into the schedule when looking at how much of the season is left. Waiting until July is way too late to start making moves. Yes, I think KC is cooked. Their offense is putrid outside of Witt Jr. Idk how they're going to score enough runs to consistently win games.
  10. KirbyDome89
    Eh, Wallner is plenty streaky and Lewis cratered hard for a bulk of the time he was healthy last season. I'm not sure the Twins have a single bat that you'd want hitting 3rd or 4th for a championship team.
  11. KirbyDome89
    Is it inferior instruction at the MLB level, or are these prospects perhaps more flawed than fans are willing to believe? Why not point a finger at the FO who built this development system? What top prospect, or really any prospect of note, hasn't had an actual opportunity to play? These guys still have to hit, pitch, or play some semblance of defense if they want to stick on a MLB roster.
  12. KirbyDome89
    Talent acquisition needs to be part of the discussion. It's tough to mold what isn't there. Your points all still stand though.
  13. KirbyDome89
    It was a massive departure from the original offer. All those vesting years are reliant on PAs surpassed and/or awards won in his mid 30s onward. Good luck. If either of those teams were (allegedly) intent on easily beating MN's offer, how is it also not a bad precedent for a player to spurn them? Negotiations get contentious all the time, look at arbitration, but players almost always end up signing where they'll get paid. Carlos Correa, Dior comments and all, and his famously ruthless agent were totally fine with (allegedly) leaving multiple offers better than MN's on the table? Also, he wasn't upset with the Twins and opted to sign their 2nd offer which objectively worse than the original? Occam's Razor here...
  14. KirbyDome89
    Primarily Twins media, but it trickles down to the fans. Homerism isn't unique to MN, but it feels like deflection when you're scuffling through what should be a window of contention. The on field product has oscillated between poor and painfully mediocre for most of the last 4+ seasons.
  15. KirbyDome89
    It still amazes me that hitters getting professional plate appearances can look so s*** trying to do something as simple as bunt a baseball.
  16. KirbyDome89
    Correa was $35M mad at SF, or was that initial Mets offer he signed hours after SF balked the new top offer? Yeah, so nearly $50M less than what the Twins were guaranteeing him over 6 years. The Mets deal required him to pass a physical each season after year 6 or the contract was voided. Zero chance he was getting anywhere close to $315M there. It was an inferior offer, hence he pivoted to MN. SF had a better deal on the table and Boras decided to just take a haircut? We know the Mets didn't match MN.
  17. KirbyDome89
    Probably not used to the ball touching barrel right now...
  18. KirbyDome89
    Don't look now but this team might actually manufacture a run
  19. KirbyDome89
    S***, I'd happily take 6....
  20. KirbyDome89
    Megill has been pretty erratic all night but a terrible Castro AB + a GDP make sure this club can't put any real distance between them and an anemic Mets offense. France making the last out of an inning getting thrown out at 3B was comical as well.
  21. KirbyDome89
    That's what, 3 hits that haven't left the IF so far tonight? Plus a Correa blooper to score another run? I never want to hear people moan about other teams dinking and dunking Twins pitchers....
  22. KirbyDome89
    By Twins standards Bader is an every day player but yeah, more of him isn't ideal.
  23. KirbyDome89
    The sentiment is picking up steam. Genuinely curious if those in favor are willing to sit through a repeat of the previous decade to break open another "contention window," this club was supposed to be in currently.
  24. KirbyDome89
    Honestly I often prefer listening to opposing broadcasts, particularly when the Twins aren't playing well. I can't handle the mental gymnastics used to sugar coat the play on the field. These guys are hired to sell a product, so I get it to an extent, but man it's rough.
  25. KirbyDome89
    Unless he wanted less flexibility and $$, yeah, he kinda was forced back to the Twins. The additional negotiations with SF and NY came after failed physicals. I'm sure each club was disappointed (at least at the time) that they weren't able to sign him for few years and less money.
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