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So the cavalry consists of a SS who might take half a decade to become as good as the current guy, a 3B who might be as good as the current guy, or might not, and a guy who along with Arraez will give us two no power no glove  guys.  Trying to be positive here but struggling to do so.

11 hours ago, Nashvilletwin said:

Yep, couldn’t agree more. Outside of this team turning things around, the goal is to hope multiple players start to show more so that we can maximise trade deadline value. You correctly identified the right names. Some of those will be DFA’d if they can’t be moved.

However, as this team transitions to a much younger squad, you’ve missed one important piece that also needs to change. That’s Rocco and his staff.  This team is going to need a head coach and position coaches who can develop young players to reach their potential. Rocco has not shown that with any young player yet. Fellow TDers please name one.  The sooner we bring in that type of coaching leadership, the more upside this franchise can have. Forget Kepler and Sano - their regression may be to difficult to turn around. Think Kiriloff, Larnach and Jeffers on the current team - those three still have potential and are begging for development. We need them to be solid major leaguers. 

Yes, leave them in the Minors where they can maybe show they will not screw up the Major league season.

Rocco is Corn Ferry's guy.  He'd do very well as the manager of a human resources department.

16 hours ago, Platoon said:

I would never miss a Twins game when Garlick bats cleanup. Brings back fond memories of Harmon, Hank, and the Babe! 

And Frosty Malts? 

15 hours ago, dxpavelka said:

So the cavalry consists of a SS who might take half a decade to become as good as the current guy, a 3B who might be as good as the current guy, or might not, and a guy who along with Arraez will give us two no power no glove  guys.  Trying to be positive here but struggling to do so.

Martin isn't a shortstop but he is definitely not "no glove."  He'll be average or better at 2B or in the OF.

I don't really believe that you're trying to be positive with this comment.

20 hours ago, KFEY93 said:

And where did that get the organization? More play off losses and crapping the bad where it matters most? At what point are MN sports fans going to stop being OK with mediocrity and stop doing things when they are not getting us to the goal? Whats that goal? Championships. Thats it, anything less is not good enough. Just being happy there is baseball is fine for 10 year old me, its not okay with almost 30 year old me, I expect results. If you are happy with how the team has been managed under Rocco, and think they are managing the team properly and that these are the results you want to see, fine, thats on you. I expect more. Also comparing the average persons day to day job to that of a professional athlete on a professional team making millions is not comparable. At all. Pay me $10 Million and I will travel with Kim Jon and Hitlers ghost around North Korea for 200 days a year. 

Hitler's ghost is in North Korea? ??

Some of these opinions are beyond being comprehensible  and defeat the very reason why baseball or team sports are played.  A team of human robots isn’t fun to play with or to watch.  If you don’t like the Twins and the moves they made since the lockout, then,  maybe you should consider becoming a fan of another team. 

14 hours ago, 2wins87 said:

Martin isn't a shortstop but he is definitely not "no glove."  He'll be average or better at 2B or in the OF.

I don't really believe that you're trying to be positive with this comment.

Facts are a hard thing to ignore.