The professor

It seems you don't understand that the Twins ownership would like our team to be like that of the Oakland A's or the Tampa Bay Rays. Spend the least amount of money on a product that can compete. What do you think our owners can spend money? It's not like they have ever or actually own a bank.

Are the twins just totally adverse to a pitcher throwing fast? We seem to trade or release any pitcher that throws hard to get pitchers who throw slow. We've been bottom five in the league in velocity for the past 5 years, and we seem to wonder why our pitching staff doesn't compete well in the modern day game. I don't know maybe it has something to do with the fact that we treat pitching like it's 1983, throw strikes and put the ball in play. I'd like to say I'm surprised by this move, but this seems to be more of the status quo we have come to expect from the Twins.