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I think Joe is recovered from his brain injury and we can expect another year like last year. I see him resigning here for a couple of years. Yes a gold glove would get him in the hall, but his at bats must be limited for him to maintain this resurgence. Therefore i don't see him getting that gold glove.

I'd like them to go thick n thin with Max this year let him follow Rosie's lead

If the team wasn't asking for option years they weren't doing their job.

I would say it was quite the opposite. If Dozier had bet on himself he wouldn't have signed the safe deal and made more money. He was underpaid because he gave up some risk.

Chargois is the wild card. He didn't have TJ right? With that there would be a timetable. His problems are more unknown and could eventually lead to TJ. That is the scary part. He seemed to have real potential.

With Busenitz, Moya and Hildenberger I think we're on to something. Of the three only Busenitz is the conventional big armed bullpen guy but, hey, I like the variety. Could serve us well. Curtis has a chance too.

This is on point. Napoli may be done. We would need an above average right handed bat to supersede what we already have.

Napoli drunk and shirtless roaming downtown Minneapolis? I'd follow that leader!

One of the things I like about this team is they have fun. Eddie is a big part of that and he can play. Hang on to him losing him would be subtraction by subtraction (reverse sports cliche)

Yes as with any free agent acquisition. Hughes with three times the money tied up.

The problem with playing in a state with lower taxes is you have to live there most of the year.

I'm on board with this. One side winder is enough. Especially when you have to follow with a cap askew

Here we go again. Why do these guys have to be so creative? I wanna go back to the previous regime. I miss the crickets dammit

I don't think there was any blunder at the deadline last year. I would wager these two slick youngsters we're fully aware the team was not ready to really compete and that they would be flipping Jaime to improve the organization. The acted mighty quickly to strike for maximum return. That they would move Kintzler for maximum value for an expiring asset.Was fun to watch. Never said that before and I'll bet there's more in store.

I'm on board with these guys so far. I have a visceral agreement to Nick's statement that the head shake has turned to a nod! Every team has the same goal these little moves could set us apart.

I like him as a starter. He looked to me on the way to fulfilling that valuable role. It is Trevor's preference as well. If May is on the way to reaching his potential as a starter there won't be anyone good enough to block him.

It's funny some of these guys who aren't projected with phenominal stuff or a pedigree like Moya or Hildenburger just have lights out numbers in the minors and are still just brought up like its an after thought and then maybe some like Hildy for example thrive. I guess you just never know. There sure is a lot of stress around high picks like Jay. The thing is even with his pedigree it is still just a crap shoot. If this guy works his ass off he has a chance. With him they maybe need to settle on a plan and ride it out.

Some of this falls into the grass is always greener realm. How did Darvish (the pipe dream) do in the Series? Roto/fantasy has made everyone a GM with an itchy trigger finger. Trades and FA are a crap shoot. One costs money and the other part of your potential future.Of course I would rather gamble with someone else's money. So we've gone that route recently when our rotation was a shambles. At the time my bar of acceptance was lower than now. Nolasco? Not excited especially because the mediocre stats were from the NL but thought he could be better than some we had with his track record. Result? Disappointed mild expectations. Hughes? I was excited. He had a pedigree and was a fly ball pitcher in Yankee Stadium. Might have something. Result? A little below what I expected with one year above and one below with the brevity leading to ultimate disappointment. Santiago? Happy to see Nolasco go and a little worried about Meyer but ultimately saw him as the opposite of a bulldog. What would that be a Shiatsu? Trembling Chihuahua? I thought Santiago was a slight upgrade from Nolasco. Busenitz??? Result? I see Busenitz as a better long term contributor than Meyer. Santana? Now this had me excited. This is the type of acquisition I can get behind. He has produced about what I had hoped. He is a solid piece and it is fortunate that we didn't trade him. I am hopeful the new regime will spend to the middle of the pack and make one SP addition on par with Santana. I think a little more depth is necessary. If these things don't happen then the Pohlads just reinforce the banker stereotype and stress my fandom. If they can't at least spend to a break even point and have to make even more cash then they just take all the fun out of owning a ballclub. Isn't some of this supposed to be fun?

I also agree that running out a poor performer because of salary is the worst possible scenario. Counting on TrevorMay next year is not wise. I see him as a starter anyway because his body seemed to break down as a reliever. He can be a valuable starter but it will take a while. As for aquisitions I am all for spending money on free agents but trades not so much. Either is a crap shoot but the downside of FA is just money (the team is owned by bankers so I assume they are not with me here) and now that we have a good young nucleus we might actually be able to attract the attractive. Another thing in our favor is unlike the Wolves, Wild and Vikings the Twins play in the summer when Minnesota and Minneapolis might actually be a draw especially to the informed.

Hildy is my choice. He came up and performed very well and became heavily relied upon. Mejia, who i am very excited about, came up and played like a rookie. Some promise with lots to work on. He needs to finish off hitters, be more economical with his pitches and work faster.

I think these guys collaborate and delegate and this year Molitor proved flexible enough to work with his new bosses and even learn some new tricks. Maybe there is some fine print that limits the bunting. This year seemed like more of a group effort than the Gardy regime and Molitor played his role pretty well. I was surprised and pleased that young players were allowed to learn on the job for example.

With the previous regime there was a lot of talk of how they didn't develop players. That is one of the areas where I see subtle improvement. I used to scratch my head frequently with the way this team was run. Not this year. Many little things like those cards the outfielders carry as mentioned make sense to me and give me confidence. With all the losing and high picks there should be talent. There is on the position player side. The lack of organizational pitching speaks to an inability to draft pitching. I excited to watch these guys acquire pitching, I think it will be different from what we've witnessed and the plan will make sense. With the improvements shown and the super solid financial position the team is in now I can see them grabbing an arm on the market and being attractive enough to entice quality talent.

Prob be fun to be at a game with someone named Fatt Crapps! I'll get the first round

Dropin a snowman on Cleveland! Ten pitcher Molly! I like it!

Yeah! That's what I like!