I'd think this is monetary related as well. To me it seems the Twins make more efforts than necessary to validate the price they paid for free agents. Pricey vets get a much longer leash here, though surely that's not isolated to Minnesota. It would be nice if we got off of that way of thinking though.

The leash it seems has been extended to the high draft choices as well. Sometimes the 10th round pick surpasses the #1. But in this org the 10th round guy isn't getting the same chances as the high picks. For a team trying to mostly rely on internal players we have done an awful job of developing them.

 

I'd think this is monetary related as well. To me it seems the Twins make more efforts than necessary to validate the price they paid for free agents. Pricey vets get a much longer leash here, though surely that's not isolated to Minnesota. It would be nice if we got off of that way of thinking though.

 

It could be validation of the signing. Nobody wants egg on their face if they project the player to produce this and they are not... they let them keep going until they produce it. Of course, if they don't ever produce it... that only increases the pure volume of egg on their face. See Logan Morrison as an egg provider. 

 

Paying money for a failed player is a survivable mistake but playing a failed player because you paid the money is a fatal mistake. The first mistake costs you cash... the 2nd mistake costs you cash and wins. 

 

Also players with options can be moved when a player who doesn't have options can't... This might also be a factor in some of the decisions that are made. 

 

But... the driving factor in my opinion... with nothing concrete to base it on... just a spidey sense... is that there seems to be a strong desire for veteran players that comes with a long leash and tolerance of the vets. Coupled with intolerance for any mistake made by a newer player fighting for a job. I have nothing to base that on other than random public comments from Gardy and Molitor about Cuddyer as a rookie and Cuddyer as a vet (and others) (and just for example)... I could be way off base so I'd hope nobody takes issue with this basic assumption. 

 

All in all... after researching the Twins roster habits for the past decade... I've kinda come to this conclusion. 

 

The Twins staff rosters a lot like I purchase my cars. I buy used and I run it into the ground and then I buy used again and run into the ground and repeat.

 

Not alot of value left over taking this approach and that's part of the reason we can't seem to produce a superstar, trade for a superstar or trip over one by accident.

 

We just drive our used cars around with no expectation of our used car... other than it shows up and does whatever it does. 

 

If you don't increase value... you have nothing to offer anyone to get value back. 

 

 

The leash it seems has been extended to the high draft choices as well. Sometimes the 10th round pick surpasses the #1. But in this org the 10th round guy isn't getting the same chances as the high picks. For a team trying to mostly rely on internal players we have done an awful job of developing them.

A 10th round pick isn't going to get as many opportunities as the #1 pick in any organization, nor should they.

Plenty of low round picks have risen to the mlb roster for this organization.