TwinsAlmostWin

Saying the Twins are underwhelming and disappointing is somewhere between a severe understatement and flat out accurate. Casual fans won't show up to watch that ****. The Twins won't either win, or have promise, until they acquire players, and a team, that people can actually believe in, and therefore limited fans. I think they need a lineup that includes a superstar that plays regularly (unfortunately ours is Buxton), 4 solid everyday players (anything from a Castellanos to Urshela type), a couple young talented players with upside (Kiriloff/Larnach), and maybe 1 spot in the lineup that is a hole, plus 1 ace (Rodon), a solid 2-3 (Gray, Maeda, Ryan), an inning eater who finds some magic every now (Ober/Mahle) and then, a revolving door of opportunists in the 5th spot of the rotation (Fill in the blank). Writing this makes me feel like I'm asking for a Mercedes Maybach from my 3 year old nephew for Christmas... I genuinely respect people who still hold out hope that the Twins "might run a better squad out there next year, ya never know!?" I personally don't have hope for them. I'll still be a fan, and follow the team, but I have zero hope for this franchise until they put together a promising roster.

$20 says it Silva. The Twins love a good “reclamation project.”

On a walk, every player has to touch the ball while the base runner attempts to run to second, only to be out if tagged in time! Just like the Savannah Bananas!

Players who routinely see an exaggerated shift should bunt every time into it. If they could successfully do this they could be on base machines. After defenses defend the bunt, the players starts to swing away. I know it’s not as easy as it sounds, but I think there is some truth to it.

I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about Correa having an off-day 6 games into the season. I’m sure the Twins have their reasons, but it is definitely a head-scratcher for me. Does anyone have insight as to why he has the day off?

It’ll never cease to amaze me the level of mediocrity accepted by the Twins FO. There is always some sort of self-imposed rule that keeps the Twins from winning bids on blue-chip FA’s. It’s almost like the FO believes they are creating some level of value by almost signing high end free agents. Even if the Twins somehow found a way to sign two of Montas/Manaea/Story and actually were deemed a legitimate threat at the trade deadline, they wouldn’t pull the trigger on trading a prospect for a needed addition. Of course plan A above will never materialize anyway, so I don’t even know what we are doing here anymore.