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  1. nicksaviking
    32 players you want? I count 18. They’ll certainly protect more, but they don’t need to have any sleepless nights worrying about 22 of them.
  2. nicksaviking
    The list of players I wouldn't bat an eye about removing from the 40 man roster is longer than the list of players I would.
  3. nicksaviking
    Right, but the MLB players ARE forcing their hands, hardly any of them belong on the MLB roster either. Christian Vazquez hasn't deserved a spot for three years
  4. nicksaviking
    When your last three drafts you nail seven of your defensive starters, plus Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams and your starting LG, I'm thinking you've built up enough equity to do something like this confidently. I'd say the Vikings draft reputation isn't quite there yet.
  5. nicksaviking
    I think the only people who lump the two together are those who insist that an elite defense is the only way to play the game. Wallner, in a 'bad season' has an OPS of .823. You find room for a guy like that on any team.
  6. nicksaviking
    Yeah, that's why I don't think you can buy a bullpen, you have to take the time to build one. Seems like routine, comfort and familiarity are too often required even for the best relief arms.
  7. nicksaviking
    Yeah, that's the only reason. And obviously a big one, but here are the top 16 paid managers in the league (cropped because I'm sure nobody thinks the twins are paying a manager top 6 money) So despite his tenure, he can't even crack the top 16. Even the Twins will pay some nobody free agent reliever 1M this off season, eating Baldelli's pay would be a very cheap PR stunt. And bonus to the Pohlads, they can probably lock in some unqualified NEW manager for 750K to 800K per year to run a dysfunctional team nobody else will want to run.
  8. nicksaviking
    Last year they fired two coaches who didn't deserve it to attempt to quell the riots. That didn't work and the rioters are even louder this year. Agree, Baldelli might get fired just to draw some attention away from the ownership disaster. So they won't be doing it for the right reasons, but they still might do it.
  9. nicksaviking
    Not sure what Theilen has left in the tank, this is totally a comfort move.
  10. nicksaviking
    I could see them nabbing him for nothing, and still looking for another WR knowing they can re-cut him.
  11. nicksaviking
    “Truthfully, I’m watching it the same way that fans are watching it,” Baldelli admitted. “I’m used to putting signs on dictating when we do what, and right now, the players are going to have a little more openness and ability and freedom out there.” Whether it's running the bases, swinging for the fences, taking a pitch, chasing a pitch, cheating toward the line, playing in a step or trying to nail a runner at home, in real time professional athletes often have a better instinct for what to do in the moment than the guy sitting comfortably on the bench. How does it just occur now that micromanaging might have been a huge underlying problem with this team? Especially when you are micromanaging dozens of young players who are SUPPOSED to learn how and when to trust their own instincts? Managing isn't telling the players what to do at all times, it's supposed to be showing them how they can all use their own unique talents DIFFERENTLY to achieve the same goal.
  12. nicksaviking
    Two more receivers have been cut. Dionte Johnson and Trey Palmer. I have no interest in Johnson; he's toast. I could have interest in Palmer though, even if he's pretty unheralded.
  13. nicksaviking
    It will be interesting to see what happens with Stefanski. He's somehow managed to twice win coach of the year. And, yeah, coaching the Browns to the playoffs pretty much automatically gives you that title, and deservedly so. But does anyone actually have a clue if he's a good head coach? There's no way to tell with how dysfunctional that franchise is.
  14. nicksaviking
    Myers wants out because he wants an extension. He's really underrated but I can't imagine the Vikings would give him that extension.
  15. nicksaviking
    Sorry, but Popkins had nothing to do with the strikeout issues. I'm not sure where that narrative came from. In 2023 the Twins led the universe in strikeout percentage, but they improved all the way to the 10th best in 2024. And no wonder, Joey Gallo and Michael Taylor were gone and Edouard Julien was in AAA half the year. So obviously the strikeouts had little to do with the coaching and almost entirely to do with removing the biggest offenders from the roster. I approve the intent but loathe the results. But again, nothing to do with Popkins and if anyone thought so, it's because no one could watch the Twins on TV in 2024.
  16. nicksaviking
    Ryan, Ober and Wallner will be well over 30 when they hit free agency. Their best baseball will be behind them at that point so I see no reason to extend them.
  17. nicksaviking
    Is this heaven?!? No, you play for the Twins; you're in line at the DMV. Now go out there and don't be miserable like everyone else.
  18. nicksaviking
    The guys who haven't made their MLB debut are still certainly excited that they've nearly achieved their lifelong dreams. I don't want those dreams dashed by being promoted to hanging with a bunch of players who are resentful and dejected and don't want to be there.
  19. nicksaviking
    Yeah, that's a real bad look. I mean, with the coaches track record of helping the hitters make adjustments, NOBODY should take their advice. But obviously you don't say it out loud. To the media no less.
  20. nicksaviking
    Glad to hear it. Now keep him in St. Paul the rest of the season. If the clubhouse is as rancid with discontent and dejection as implied, I don't want it contaminating him. I'm guessing we won't get the changes in 2026 this team desperately needs, but it's worth waiting so as not to risk it.
  21. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I was surprised as well, but then it did start to add up when reports later in the day said that Aiden O'Connell went down and the Raiders were desperate for a backup and the Lions said Hendon Hooker needed a change of scenery. Free agent backup QBs are now headlined by CJ Beathard.
  22. nicksaviking
    The well has been poisoned. You can't cleanse it by getting rid of all the players, so getting rid of leadership is the only option. I think this is clear as day to anyone who has followed this team, including the Pohlads. They can say they like Baldelli and Falvey and think they've done the absolute best they could possibly do under the circumstances. But it does not matter. They need to decontaminate. Obviously the biggest virus is the Pohlads, but not much can be done about that, however if they won't switch up leadership this off season (I know, they won't), that's just as big of a middle finger to the fans as trade deadline day.
  23. nicksaviking
    Or more aptly, if chasing division titles makes them more money. How many years would have the AL central champ have been eliminated from the playoffs three weeks earlier in a two division league? Probably quite a few. Small divisions mean teams are in contention for a playoff spot longer and that holds (some) fans attention longer into the season. And I agree, any league that doesn't do everything in their power to try to emulate the NFL is either stubborn or foolish. MLB does tend to be both of those though.
  24. nicksaviking
    Because the White Sox are also trying to get a new stadium. They had a payroll of 183M in 2023 and then August of that year they announced they were looking into a new location. Payroll has been dropping along with passive aggressive implications that they may relocate. The Twins already got what they wanted. No doubt they'll be amongst the lowest payrolls next year, but I don't think they will have carte blanche like the other teams that are actively looking for stadiums.
  25. nicksaviking
    Agree. The bullpen is the HARDEST area to fix in free agency. By nature, relievers are victims or beneficiaries of small sample sizes and they are flakey and often unreliable; if they weren't, they'd be starters. Most of the best bullpens in the league, including the Twins best bullpens historically, are made using trial and error with guys who have been in the system for at least a couple of seasons. It's hardly ever clear how and where these guys best fit into your usage plan until you've experimented with them for a bit.
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