twinswon1991

I will never understand TR's infatuation with PITCHTOCONTACT and slow footed DH types! The team now has 6-7 guys who are not capable of playing decent defense. If this means less mauer in the lineup I am ok with it!

As a 1b Joe is nothing more than an overpaid James Loney. As a catcher he was the best in the game. This FO is pathetic! They coddle guys like Joe and surround him with nice guys who can't play a lick. Terry Ryan should've been fired years ago when the game passed him bye but he is nice so he will continue to make this franchise a laughingstock for years to come. I am amazed how many slow-no defense guys TR can squeeze onto one roster! JUST SAD

Spot on. Until the old school (clueless) is gone we will continue to be a laughingstock.

The problem is not the money it is the people making the decisions. TR still thinks that rbi, pitcher wins and tail battling are the be all end all. He scoffs at strikeout pitchers and couldnt spell WAR or sabrmetrics. Until TR is fired this franchise is doomed.

I have no faith in TR having the guts to do the right thing and trade Perk at peak value. He totally bungled opportunities to cash in on Morneau, Doumit, and Willy last year when some pitching reinforcements couldve been had. It is sad how he still sees RBI, SV, and pitcher wins as measures of skills. The game passed TR by years ago and Twins fans have to pay the price.

The Twins front office should be released! Until they hire someone who has a clue how to manage rosters we are screwed. TR and Gardy only care about surrounding themselves with nice guys and yes men. This organization is embarrassing!

So sad that we are stuck with TR and his good ole boys in our Front Office. The gamepassed them bye years ago and they have made this franchise a laughingstock.

I think it is time to put Terry Ryan out to pasture. The game has passed him by long ago! After seeing some of the other trades for prospects this offseason you could argue he acted WAY too soon in trading Revere and Span. This team is doomed until TR and his good ole boys have been fired. Why not take that 10 million he lit on fire when signing Correia and use it to pry away Tampa's GM so we can get set on a decent course???

Terry Ryan just doesnt get it! I cant wait for the presser when TR says he signed a nice guy and a winner! Time for a major change at the top. Terry's solid trades will never be enough to offset his stupid free agent mistakes and pitch to contact philosophy.

The Twins actually won something back when their leader was an absolute SCUM of a human being. We would all take 25 losers like Kirby Puckett with HOF talent over Gardy's collection of yes-men. Bring in more Puckett's please!!!!!!!!!!!

If you throw in Sano and Rosario with Span you might be able to get Andrus. Otherwise, the best you will get for Span is a single A pitcher with upside. Too many good CF on the market and Span isn't an upgrade for most teams over their incumbant.

Not to rain on your parade but Diamond may have made it as a #5 on a good team if he even got a chance due to his pedigre and Revere would've played as a nice #4 OF on a contender. The rest don't sniff the bigs in a good organization. Lipstick on a pig....

Huh? The Twins have zero, ZERO, pitching prospects in their system other than Berrios. Their top 2 prospects are a free agent purchase (Sano) and last year's #2 pick. They have drafted and developed HORRIBLY. The reason their system has risen so much this year is the #2 pick was signed and they didn't graduate any prospects last year (because they didn't have any good ones) unlike other teams. TB, STL, Oak and other computer literate "new school" teams find prospects every year without picking in the top 1/3 of the draft every year. The Twins under TR have become a good ole boys club with no accountability. They demoted BS to appease the fans even though the astute fans know that TR was behind all of the drafting/scouting when BS was in charge. I hope this young guy is not just another yes-man who is forced into TR's old school ways of drafting/signing nice guys who are willing to buy into the "Twins Way". The Twins way will be LOSING until they find a way to rid themselves of the old guard who got this organization in this bind. As a die hard Twins fan I don't want to go another 10+ years without winning a playoff game especially now that payroll is no longer an excuse.

Great news! This org is in desparate need of new blood and a new way of thinking. What TR and Rantz have been doing the last 10 years has been a disaster. Please go outside the org instead of taking the easy/cheap way and promoting another one of TR's "Good Ole Boys".

We need to keep in mind that this was the worst team in the AL for the 2nd year in a row. That is a huge mountain to climb. Secondly, this was the worst team in the AL in 2012 despite career years from Plouffe, Willingham, Diamond, Burton, Perkins and Doumit. Twins also received much better than expected health from Span, Mauer and Morneau. I think at a minimum you need to expect some major regression from half of these guys and if that is the case your baseline should be around 60 wins. They will need to sign 3-4 above average starters to even sniff 80 wins and does anyone think that is realistic? This team needs to blow it up totally. Get a new GM you trust and trade your vets for low A power pitchers who have a chance to be impact players when the Twins next wave arrives. People need a little more realistic view of the Twin's player values. Span, Mornaue, Doumit and Revere have little value to other teams so the best you can hope for is a C+ young SP prospect (think Wimmers). Willy might get you a B+ pitching prospect (think Berrios).