Historically, the reasoning of many posters here regarding "Should He Stay or Should He Go?" leaves a bit to be desired. Most previously asked that Lohse and Pierzynski not let the door smack them in the ass on their way out. Dickey's departure as barely noticed. Some pined for Thome to stay. Many still lament the loss of Gomez, Bartlett,and Ramos, although the latter will likely rebound.. Pavano, up until recently, had surpased expectations, as has Capps.
Having signed Santana, Hunter, Cuddy, Kubal and Nathan would have been nice. Wouldn't all of us want to be blessed with a mid-market sized team with a payroll up there with the Yankees?
Compared to most other teams, I'd say that the Twins' front office has done a respectful job keeping the team competative this year. And that we'll see more of that competativeness in the last half of the season.