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  1. KirbyDome89
    Love that you kept the receipt.
  2. KirbyDome89
    Exactly what you want when handing out a roster spot.
  3. KirbyDome89
    I don't understand the pushback. You asked why Bader would get more run than he should. We both agree that his contract dictates that he will be used, and given a long leash. He isn't a 4th OF, and Margot wasn't acquired to be one either based on how this team continued to force him into the lineup despite putrid results.
  4. KirbyDome89
    If you can't trust Julien to get one start in either of these 3 games vs RHP what's the point of carrying him? Also, Bader with his 2nd start vs RHP in 3 games. Tell me again he's just a 4th OF who's here to be a defensive replacement and short side platoon...
  5. KirbyDome89
    Again, he was sub replacement level. I don't give a s*** about the injury carousel. This team was not forced, in any way, to continue feeding Margot playing time, yet he accrued 350 PAs. Anybody with an OF glove or an ok bat? That's the point right? Margot performed worse than a theoretical AAA/AA call up or waiver wire/minor league signing. There was ample time and opportunity to move on from a guy who couldn't defend or hit, yet they kept trotting him out there. There's zero chance that happens if he isn't a veteran player to whom they've made a financial commitment. I mean ffs Joey Gallo stayed on the roster for the entirety of the 2023 season. The leash is long. Of course, and I don't believe for one second that somebody making the league minimum, or with options, would've been allowed to struggle so badly for so long.
  6. KirbyDome89
    All that real money and no real accounting. We'll disagree that 2020 was some sort of charity season gifted via ownership, and we'll most certainly disagree that this franchise has been operating on a deficit year over year. Idk how spending at a level identical to pre-Covid seasons is "spending your way through," but ok. They should've bet on being a competitive, or at least interesting, team to watch. You don't get to alienate fans and then blame them for not jumping all over themselves to consume your s**** product.
  7. KirbyDome89
    This is fiction. His leash was long because they paid him. Period. He was literally worse than replacement level last year. It's not like this team didn't have options to match, or best, that type of performance. The Twins haven't talked about Bader in any way to suggest he's some defensive replacement/short side platoon guy. They sign these guys to play.
  8. KirbyDome89
    Lopez cost $14M the last two seasons combined. They're not borrowing on value; their spending, relative to the league, has remained consistently in the high teens/low 20s. The idea that signing Carlos Correa has plunged this franchise into half a billion dollars worth of debt is laughable. So again, what are these "things other than FAs," that incurred such a large debt on the baseball side? Do the Twins have the most expensive ops setup in professional sports? Is the cost of pregame meal prep out of control? Is this a bank bailout situation where all of management is giving themselves crazy bonuses while lighting the franchise on fire?
  9. KirbyDome89
    Where were they investing within the franchise to incur that type of debt? It wasn't payroll, if that's the implication here. The fan apathy timeline you laid out is some heavy revisionist history. The team was awful in 2021, they collapsed and missed the postseason again in 2022 and fans were treated to DSP scolding them for not showing up. They weren't a good club for most of 2023, they did nothing at that tread deadline, but still made the postseason due to young players lifting them up for the last 4-6 weeks and the rest of the division being a historic dumpster fire. Ownership followed up the first postseason Ws in 2 decades by immediately announcing a payroll reduction (time to "right size") then they took the quick cash and hopped right back into bed with Bally and deflected any/all blame when their broadcasts were pulled. They did nothing at the trade deadline (again) and collapsed (again) to finish 2024. Why should fans invest in this team? That's the question you should be asking.
  10. KirbyDome89
    Because this FO values "depth," and "flexibility," to an extreme degree. Nothing about Bader's numbers vs. RHP suggest he should be getting much run against them but he will. Margot was allowed to set a record for all time futility as a PH last season, he came close to touching 400 PAs, and half of those PAs came against RHP against whom he posted a mighty .540 OPS.
  11. KirbyDome89
    Yep, long term commitment doesn't make sense for either side right now. They've got years to figure something out, there's no reason to rush it right now.
  12. KirbyDome89
    I'm pretty sure I remember that number being fairly contentious. I know Ober was still struggling to stay healthy during that time and injuries were starting to creep into the picture for Polanco but I'm also certain I recall a lot of fringe guys and non factors racking up time on the IL.
  13. KirbyDome89
    Astudillo and Dobnak? Yikes. I'll pass on another replacement level player that gets way too much run....
  14. KirbyDome89
    Nothing. He doesn't hit FA until he's 30 and he hasn't been able to stay remotely healthy through his mid 20s. Diamond hands.
  15. KirbyDome89
    Honestly, the Twins have turned out a master class on how to erode a fanbase. Attempting to gaslight us into believing we're the problem is the cherry on top.
  16. KirbyDome89
    This team has collapsed 2 of the last 3 seasons. They honestly weren't a very good club for most of 2023 either but that gets papered over. The broadcast situation last year was a disaster. They've done absolutely nothing at the trade deadline the last few seasons. "Right sizing," payroll became a running joke. Upper management is blaming fans for not turning out. Injuries have plagued their biggest FA signing, and most recently Royce Lewis didn't even make it to Opening Day before missing a significant amount of time. I mean.... The Pohlads should be thankful that a beautiful ballpark was greenlit, and that the Twins play in a location where cabin fever is very real. They would be drawing TB type attendance numbers if the Twin Cities had TB weather year round.
  17. KirbyDome89
    No doubt genetic makeup plays a role here, though I do think the "too strong," argument is a bastardized version of a legitimate concern.
  18. KirbyDome89
    Stewart is closer to overrated rather than overlooked.
  19. KirbyDome89
    How excited should posters be? Gonzalez struggled repeating A ball last year. His ability to stick in a corner OF spot is already in question at 21, he's not fast, and he showed almost no power last season.
  20. KirbyDome89
    He hasn't cracked double digit steals in 5 years, but sure, at 31 years of age this is the turnaround....
  21. KirbyDome89
    One of the worst in team history? Nope. Giving up surplus value at one position and getting nothing in return isn't a "nothing burger," though. It was a bad trade. Polanco flopping in Seattle takes away some of the sting, but at the end of the day, whether you want to call the swap asset mismanagement, poor scouting, or whatever, it all falls under the same umbrella. Santana seems like a convenient stand in. Topa, DeSclafani, and Margot collectively cost what MN shed in moving Polanco. Why not use that trio instead? A "vast majority," as if there's any sort of actual consensus? The quantifiable value (Polanco's 2024 results) are more relevant than his value at the time he was dealt? It sounds like you're making the exact type of argument you're railing against.
  22. KirbyDome89
    There was plenty of grumbling about Correa's contract last summer. People still complain about Buxton making $10M. Donaldson was a source of angst. Mauer received endless amounts of s*** for taking a discount to stay. How many fans were glad the Twins whiffed on Zach Wheeler, Darvish, ect? This fan base has absolutely been conditioned to equate spending with risk.
  23. KirbyDome89
    Nope, try again. Nobody from the corners slid into CF. Margot's run was entirely independent of Buxton's availability in CF. I'll say it again, that would tie Bader for the 5th most PAs on the team last season. The Twins don't do "4th OF," types. They signed Bader with the intention of giving him a starter workload. Baldelli has now come out and confirmed it. You can continue to bury your head in the sand, but Harrison Bader, for all intents and purposes, is a starting OF for the Minnesota Twins. Whether he hangs onto that role is yet to be seen.
  24. KirbyDome89
    Last season Margot received nearly 2x the number of PAs as your Yankee comp, and that was without playing CF. Tell me again this organization is committed to keeping Bader in a limited role....
  25. KirbyDome89
    Definitely feel worse after hearing it confirmed that Bader is going to "get a lot of work," in LF. Hopefully we can drop the "4th OF," charade at this point.
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