Channing1964

great take...one thing that stood out to me was watching Sabato wear his glove on his head between abs while holding a runner was on. Someone should have a chat with him about that. Serious young men trying to hone their crafts should never do that.

I think you are absolutely right. I just miss the old days. Can you imagine if we had lost Kirby in say 1989(or whenever they signed him to that extension) A lot of people wanted to complain about Mauer's final contract. Not me. It would not have mattered if he were the last man off the bench he would have been worth it because he was US. He did way more to help all those teams than any of us would ever know. He was a great Minnesota Twin. The reason no little kids wanna play ball anymore is because there's no hometown heroes...no one to emulate...to aspire to be like. For me it was Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Harmon... Jim Perry. Even later...Torii, Mauer, Nathan, Santana, Morneau. I just hope this next CBA looks to make things better, not damage it irreparably. Sorry I did not mean to jack the thread.

with the amazing astronomical pitching depth the Falvines have built i am sure Kiriloff will benefit immensely from taking batting practice for a month in St.paul.

its hard for me to rate kiroff, Rooker, Cave, Arraez, Garlick, Larnach Celestino, or anyone else you can name as a better outfielder, hitter, or Twin ahead of Eddie Rosario. He was the Heart of the team. Time will tell, but we are gonna miss him.A Lot.

If he keeps hitting .129 in Spring Training he will be a career lond St.Paul Saint. First and foremost I am a Twins fan. I hate it that the Twins, and every other tean is basically dismissing Loyalty to players that have earned it. Now there is nothing about the game that i grew up Loving. The new CBA is looming and we can no longer say we did not do our part to add to the labor agreements failure. I get it that the Pohlads own the team, but to call it the Minnesota Twins means we are all a part if it. Say what you want about it being a business and now analytics form a robotic basis for evaluating the players. Did you ever really watch Kirby Puckett's face when he played? Or Torii's? Or Eddie Rosario's? remember Eduardo Escobar? it may sound dumb but this next strike us gonna kill me. The players are the game. If yoy get a diamond in the rough you cant sell it for Nothing. This FO us nithing special...they are cookie cutters if every single other one. I want to believe we are different but we aren't. Kiriloff wasnt going to make thus team anyways and everybody knows it. He saved their asses by playing like crap. Forget about our tradition it doesnt mean crap any more.

you are kidding right?

i think the point is....We miss Eddie and we could have gotten Castillo for Kiriloff and Lewis. But not now.

i just know that the Omnipotent Derek Falvey never makes a mistake and the future is BRIGHT no matter what color your glasses are.

who cares if they manipulate the service time anyways. Apparently the Falvines walk on water up there so **** who cares what the MLBPA thinks of our organization.

maybe therein lies the answer to the playoff curse.

Ya know, I should just let it go but why does everyone wanna argue about the differences between Eddie Rosario and some dumb combination of Cave/Rooker/Kiriloff/Garlick/Broxton/Arraez? Have any of you actually watched a game? It's a team game. I played it all my life. You wanna run Lance Lynn out of town when he says give me the ball, I'll give you 6+ and s.t.f.u. There are some special dudes out there....Cruz is one, Lindor is one, there are others but Rosario is one of them too. He was a leader, an inspiration, and he gave us 110% every day. He's gone now for sure. Let's stop it. Those of you that hated on him...well you will see him plenty...know that. If you don't think so ask rocco. and what makes a baseball expert? 38 years of being an avid fan? 10 years of working for baseball prospective? I dont know the answer...but we all think we know what we're talking about...if you look at the last 3 world series...HEART WON THEM. NOT ANALYTICS

Ya know, I should just let it go but why does everyone wanna argue about the differences between Eddie Rosario and some dumb combination of Cave/Rooker/Kiriloff/Garlick/Broxton/Arraez? Have any of you actually watched a game? It's a team game. I played it all my life. You wanna run Lance Lynn out of town when he says give me the ball, I'll give you 6+ and s.t.f.u. There are some special dudes out there....Cruz is one, Lindor is one, there are others but Rosario is one of them too. He was a leader, an inspiration, and he gave us 110% every day. He's gone now for sure. Let's stop it. Those of you that hated on him...well you will see him plenty...know that. If you don't think so ask rocco.

i know you are right. The way people spin the budget in their favor is a bunch of crap. I do not believe money shouls have prevented us from having Rosario back. Odorizzi himself made (pro rated i know) 18 mil last year. that would have signed Simmons AND Happ. whatever....its too late now...welcome to the big leagues Brent Rooker. ready or not.

Wow...this information was always available? Our trend setting FO must have missed something with their massive information data collection support group.

i look at Rooker....I see a slow guy with no range weak arm and we may as well put Sabato out there. Look at Cave and see Cave. Garlick is 29. The Braves let him go in favor of Almonte, Pasche, Ozuna, and someone like Culberson....really. Everybody that wanted to run Eddie Rosario out of town better get ready to eat CROW.

There's no such thing as a pr nightmare for the greatest front office executives in the history of major league baseball

I get it....but if it rakes Cave AND Rooker to kind of sort of replace Rosario then what the hell did we disrespect him for. I totally see why they did what they did My whole point is This. He is one of our own. Don't ever try to say that the money paid for Happ, or Colome, or Robles, or even Simmons. That money was the 18 million that we DIDN'T pay Odorizzi. Are you really saying with a straight face that we are better off with Cave/Rooker/Garlick/and or Kiriloff? That money is NOT being spent on payroll and Ibeg to differ we are better off without Eddie Rosario. Stop rubber stamping every move the FO makes. Arraez is not a Super Utility player..We will miss Marwin and Adrianza more than you think....For 10 million we could have had Eddie back one more year. Its hard to see right now what the Fu€k went wrong there but it's clear it wasnt well thought out. I dont know which came first ...fans crying about Eddie? Media starting rumors? FO saying stuff...either way this is a head scratcher.. now Kiriloff isnt ready and Cave is the best left field option? really? Thats sad.

How can you not love Polanco...he is one of my favorite players....what a cool dude and a great story!

This kind of takes the heat off the FO over the service time screw over doesn't it? At any rate I'd still rather have Rosario than Cave jeezus.

I hope I never live to see Nick Castellanos in a Twin's uniform.

It's not a bad problem to have. Even though I think it was a bad move to simply disrespect Rosario like that, Rooker has really been impressive. I can definitely see the potential in A.K, and where did this guy Garlick come from? Wow he has some Power! I am not a fan of Broxton because I have followed his career. The three outfielders mentioned above all have options right? Jake Cave is a good guy but I have to say A.K. and Rooker have to make this team. If something happens to Donaldson(and it will)those young guys will have to play some 1b because I trust Sano at 3b more than Arraez(this is where we miss Marwin and adrianza)

I dont think it's time to be concerned yet. Most of the roster decisions are easy enough without absolute consequences. I am a little concerned about Thielbar, and if Happ will be stretched out in time. I already know not to say crap about Simmons being 3 weeks late because apparently a superstar like him can show up whenever he wants. I know this....the boys can swing the bats. If they catch the ball and pay attention, then they will win a lot of games.

i guess....to read this and get excited...i would have to sign up for the Falvine fan club0

yeah Castillo is a benchmark along with Gray. to pry one of them away would cripple them.

i turn the sound down and listen to Corey and Danny anyways.