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  1. Jacksson
    Let's be realistic. So far NEITHER Lopez or Ryan has proved to be the difference maker that they have been built up to be, expected top be or needed to be. NEITHER will be with the Twins after the 2026 trade deadline. What fans can look forward to is a 5 phase approach to/in 2026. A Select group of players will be allowed to leave = Hatch, Tonkin, Topa, Vasquez, Julien, Miranda, Outman, Keirsey, McCusker, Cabrera, Misiewicz, etc. A bunch of players will be added to the 40 man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. Two or 3 players you never heard of will be taken in the Major League an Minor League portions of the Rule 5 Draft. Perhaps a trade will also take place here. Players will be traded in the off Season = Lopez, Larnach, Sands. Players will be traded away at the trade deadline = Ryan, Wallner, Jeffers, some of the kid outfielders and (possibly even Lewis and Lee). Don't know the when, where, how but Buxton will be gone at or after the last 2 stages. BTW = TV viewership will sink, attendance will shrink, interest in the team will hit bottom, the team's performance will tank, the St Paul Saints' attendance will flourish.
  2. Jacksson
    My own experience in the workplace is that there are two types of manager. Either they are participially or dictators. At the same company with the same executive structure. With one I had almost immediate rapport. My participation was encouraged and respected. If the boss wanted to go a different direction than what I proposed, the reason was explained. This strengthened my understanding of his "style" and allowed me to grow as a person and in my capacity as an employee. In the other case, the dictator went against everything I suggested, leading me to discontinue making suggestions. I became his puppet and retreated into being a one dimensional employee.
  3. Jacksson
    Too bad he stumbled at season's end, couldn't get on base to get to 30 steals,
  4. Jacksson
    ANY Position Player, other than Catcher who can't hit .250 over the course of the season has no business being on a MLB 26 man roster and for that matter a MLB 40 man roster.
  5. Jacksson
    ” I take personal responsibility for that” BUT Baldelli: Insisted on waiting for the long ball. Was totally in love with platooning. Pretty much never employed the bunt. Pretty much never had players steal bases. (Both improved as the season wore on). Baserunning skills were virtually non-existent. Pitchers were woeful at fielding their position and then making an ACCURATE throw to 1B. Never seemed “in sinc” with the Bullpen Coach when it came down to who to have warm up and who to bring in to pitch. Players with performance issues DID NOT IMPROVE those under performing skill areas as the season wore on. Did he provide enough of and the right kind of feedback to the PBO and the GM? Did he provide enough of and the right kind of feedback to his coaching staff? BESIDES:, Flavey needed a SCAPEGOAT to blame the team’s failure on to save his own job. (FOR THE MOMENT – He could be next)
  6. Jacksson
    Lopez is traded in the off season as is Larnach. Ryan, Wallner and Jeffers go at the 2026 trade deadline. Gone in the off season by release, expired contract, trade: Hatch, Cabrera, Misiewicz, Topa, Tonkin, Vasquez, Julien, Miranda, Kiersey, McCusker, OUTman.
  7. Jacksson
    Buxton sure fell apart down the stretch when all he could do was Strikeout or hit a HR. Had plenty of games to become a 30 -30 player but he could neither get a hit or take a walk. I would not be surprised to see him waive his no trade clause and get traded. BUT Please, for heaven's sake come up with a replacement other than OUTman or Keirsey.
  8. Jacksson
    If you deal with the Giants, the Giants would have to OVERPAY Big Time to make up for the shellacking the Twins got in the 2019 trade for Sam Dyson and the 2021 trade for Shaun Anderson. Stay away from the Orioles also = remember the Jorge Lopez trade?
  9. Jacksson
    Twinkies SHOULD be able to get multiple meaningful players back in return for: Lopez, Ryan, Jeffers, and even possibly something of value for Larnach, Wallner, and Sands. Between the current players in the organization who have to be elevated due to the Rule 5 PLUS the MULTIPLE PLAYERS the Twinkies select in the Rule 5 PLUS the players received in return for the above referenced 6 trade bait players PLUS an expected influx of MLB free agent cast-offs from other organizations PLUS MiLB free agents benefitting from the 6 year rule or are released PLUS any warm bodies from the Independent Leagues should nicely fill out the projected 17 player openings. Problem is the same people who orchestrated the 2025 mid season sell off MAY still be in place for off-season trades and signings.
  10. Jacksson
    PLENTY of Openings on the 40 Man Roster = Lopez, Ryan, Sands, Topa, Tonkin, Cabrera, Hatch, Misiewicz, Jeffers, Vasquez, Julien, Miranda, OUTMAN, Larnach, Wallner, McCusker, Kiersey. That opens up 17 spots, less whatever might be needed for incoming players who are acquired for the 17 players who are traded/jettisoned. START SHOPPING !!
  11. Jacksson
    And the list of current Twins players who will soon be FORMER Twins players in 2026 continues to GROW. Lopez, Ryan, Sands, Hatch, Tonkin, Topa, Misiewicz, Larnach, Wallner, Outman, Jeffers, Julian, Miranda, Gasper, McCusker, Kiersey, etc. Don't wait until the last minute = Say your "Goodbyes" ASAP. In 2026, The Minnesota Twins will ACTUALLY be the St Paul Saints. Ryan
  12. Jacksson
    You are leaving out the Colorado Rockies. They have #1 sewn up.
  13. Jacksson
    EXPECT a MASSIVE outpouring of, "What the hell took you so damn long?"
  14. Jacksson
    The approach by the FO for this offseason is to HAVE A PLAN and EXECUTE IT !! The FO needs to identify the current roster for players that are expendable. Instead of taking what trading partners are willing to offer; IDENTIFY players that will be a fit for the organization based on need and overall goals for player types and seek out opportunities that will yield that specific talent in return. Each player who is a member of the organization should have a timeline indicating when (and if) they will be ready for the MLB team. Most importantly, player projections need to be accurately and realistically put together at the middle minor league levels early enough that the resources of the upper minors and the major league levels are not wasted on players who do not "fit". In this way the organization isn't saddled with players at the MLB level who realistically shouldn't even be there - at least for this organization. SO: Identify the HOLES, Review every organization for who may be available, be open to 3 team trades, have an offseason plan for every current player to improve their areas of weakness.
  15. Jacksson
    Sands has failed to step up since the bullpen housecleaning. He really stunk it up against the Diamondbacks. He's a middling middle reliever. Can't be used in high leverage which means the back of the bullpen has to be completely rebuilt for next season.
  16. Jacksson
    Unless ownership takes action with regard to the PBO, GM (and Team Manager) positions, the SAME people who "Masterminded" the 2025 SELLOFF will be the ones making decisions in the 2025 offseason and at the 2026 trade deadline.
  17. Jacksson
    Not only did the "housecleaning" yield the wrong players in return but when it comes to the Twins trading away the proven, established, controllable, members of the bullpen, the return received was both not good enough and not enough.
  18. Jacksson
    Gray was never going to sign with the Twins. He wanted to play close to where he and his family lived. That's the reason HE PICKED St Louis. That is why he has chosen to remain there and has rebuffed any talk of being traded by them. It is not about: the team's potential, his teammates, the front office, the league, the division, the manager, the coaches; it's LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION !!
  19. Jacksson
    NO. The guy who would be trading them AWAY, who is the same guy that engineering the underwhelming return for gutting the bullpen and dumping the post 2025 free agents.
  20. Jacksson
    Too bad the guy in charge of negotiating the trade of Ryan & Lopez is the same guy who gutted the bullpen and cleared out the players bound for free agency after this season with very little to show for it. Big league-ready outfielder, Alan Roden stunk before getting hurt, right handed starter Mick Abel was also showing NOTHING before getting BOMBED the other day, James Outman has shown why the Dodgers considered him to be DISPOSIBLE, Taj Bradley has been a WARM BODY on the 26 man roster so far. The other bodies received in return are YEARS away from any meaningful MLB level contribution AND there is ZERO received to fill current roster gaps: Catcher, 1st Base, RH hitting 4th OF, LH Starter, LH Bullpen, Closer. PBO needs to go to back to school on negotiating with teams on trades !!
  21. Jacksson
    Twins DID NOT get enough back for Duran, a premier, controllable closer. Tait may have potential, but he is at least 3 - 4 years away. Got a lottery ticket player and a redundant LH hitting OF for a premier defensive CF who is having a very strong year with the bat (Bader)= not enough back there either. Check what SF got from NYY for Doval and he does not compare to Duran. Should have gotten more for Jax. Getting Outman for Stewart is a just plain JOKE (on us). Why didn't we get the blocked 1B, Long back from the Cubbies in the Castro trade? Why all the LH hitting OF when the MLB Manager is Platoon Happy?
  22. Jacksson
    RELAX. The Twins have entered negotiations with the Chicago White Sox to acquire Gus Varland who was DFA by the club 8/07/25.
  23. Jacksson
    We traded the bullpen arms because they were going to get expensive in the near future, so the Pohlad's could dump Correa and use the savings from the bullpen and other player trades to raise the money to ship to Houston along with Correa without having to dig into the Pohlad warchest of money, if the team ends up not being sold, to save the Pohlad family payroll dollars in 2026, 2027, etc., and by dumping the Correa contract and the future financial obligations to the bullpen, to make the team more attractive and manageable to potential new owners.
  24. Jacksson
    And yet NO CATCHER was drafted this year. What does that tell you about the abilities of the front office??
  25. Jacksson
    New owner or not, the goal was to lower this year's and future year's payrolls by dumping the team's biggest financial drain = Carlos Correa. By saving $30MM as a result of the PURGE, that almost covered the $33MM it cost to dump Correa this year (but don't be surprised if another one or two will soon be on the out of town bus = Larnach, Vasquez, even Ryan). The trading of Jax, Varland, Duran, Stewart just lower payrolls over the next few years for either the current or future owners as their on field success and years of service leaves them well positioned for some nice raises over the next few years. Remember that when a business is sold two things can be counted on as happening: Cutting Costs & Raising Prices. Gonna take a lot of both to add up to $1.7 BILLION. Also don't expect success on the playing field because a successful team and performing players cost MONEY. Plan on attending baseball games in St Paul !!
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