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I might not go with Lincecum and I really don't like including RP, but otherwise a good list. Maybe Viola and Pascual can join in.

Excellent. Thanks for the link. I have checked on you in the past. It is a good site. A blend of what I proposed with the Hall itself. Which players have you kicked out to the HOF?

I consider Gallo a dumpster dive - somehow the Twins have convinced themselves that they can take flawed players and cure them - the results do not justify their opinion.

Your Gallo statement is just not flying with me, but otherwise I enjoyed this essay even though I don't see enough to save the season.

If I were rich enough, I would put up a Hall of Almost HOFers. Bonds, Clemons, Rose, Shoeless Joe, McGwire, Sosa, Palmeiro - lots of stories and it would get a lot of visits. I am glad that they lost out, but they still have compelling stories. Who else? Tommy John comes to mind, no scandal, just an operation, and 288 victories. Lou Whitaker? Johann Santana? Luis Tiant?Dick Allen, Dale Murphy, Curt Schilling? Who would you put in? And would you visit this museum when you went to Cooper's Town?

I really enjoyed what he did last year. He ranked with Arraez and Miranda as a player to root for. I hope he is given a real chance.

Everyone hit HRs that year

Thanks for trying to give us holiday cheer, but the corks will soon go back in the bottles. I just do not have faith after the Gallo signing.

Maybe he can go in the OF - they only have 7 for three positions now.

Well he is not Nelson Cruz Gallo has 1048 Ks in 8 seasons 752 games (1.4 per game) - - Cruz 1870 in 18 seasons 2006 games - (.93 per game) Lifetime averages - Cruz 274 BA - Gallo 199. This is a comparison I cannot buy into.

To be even more fair - those were 2018 - 19. 4 - 5 years ago. I can't buy into it.

No - that is all I can say. They are not bringing back the juiced ball and if it allows them to trade Arraez and Kepler then we have not only signed a ridiculous contract, but in essence have traded him for much better players.

I am glad you got this out of the way. It was an excellent summary (as usual) and I appreciate your work, but it is not a holiday cheer article and I do not think that it is possible to put this off season in better perspective. I think tickets are going to be easy to obtain this season.

And what does Gallo have to do with that?

I do - they still want fans in the stands

Good article because you capture the angst that so many of us have. Of all the players they could sign - redundant left handed bat and OF is not what we needed or want. I just hope that Falvey and Lavine are reading all of our comments and silently learning this was not the move we wanted. I think Patrick Reusse also captured the frustration with this swing and miss batter - Sano part 2 - but maybe not as good.

I think of the prospects gone and this list is not going to be good replacements. I am glad to see the pitchers with the standard health report of all Twin signing.

I am so old school that I remember the Mendoza line and it was not an honor. Please do not drop the OPS line on us. He stinks.

I need some good news, but this off season has only a catcher to light a fire in fan enthusiasm. Will that work? Trade Urshela and sign Turner - bad rumor, worse if true. We still have time and the FO likes to work last minute so there is hope.

A recent look at the AL central asked if anyone wants to win. The big signings - Benintendi by Sox, Bell by the Guardians. The rest is a joke - including Gallo. So do we stay in the middle - not moving forward, not moving backwards. I just want them to tell us the truth - we are looking at rookies and prospects (trade the vets if that is true) - and let us step back hoping to move forward like the Hrbek/Gaetti days.

Good reflections - Time for fans to stop obsessing over the high end FA and focus on the crappy low enders we sign like Gallo. Let's get a team of good prospects and grow with them.

I am all in on Lee - I was in on Griffey, Soto, Acuna...go for it. While I am still gagging over Gallo, a young dynamic player is just what I hope for.

The White Sox got Benntendi - We lose

We have covered for Sano's absence now that we have and his 79 OPS+ Sorry Joey, but you do not make up for Correa, Rodon, or any other random FA.

Please - this is such terrible news I would rather have the blizzard back. We have not even been without Sano for a year did we really need another bat to stir the air in the stadium. I hate this more than any move this FO has made - bring back Shoemaker and put him in the OF.