If it's a massive uphill climb anyway, why not hire someone unproven to give them a shot. Rowson or Vazquez probably fail, but at least they'd provide a little bit of intrigue, at least early on. From a PR standpoint, this organization continues to do absolutely everything it can to keep all of the fans they've driven away moving further and further from the club, not closer.
I would have rather they just went with someone that had no previous connections to the organization, regardless if they had previous manager experience or not.
Yeah, but it's not about that. It's about having a guy who's not going to argue when Falvey says on game day, "Look, I just found out that Mickey Gasper is batting .329 during day games when I've had Quisp cereal for breakfast, and I had a big bowl of Quisp this morning, bat him leadoff."
He won't. He's not listed on the press release. Derek and Jeremy Zoll only.
It's more like firing Pitino and bringing back Dan Monson. He won't be totally incompetent like Ben, but it's not really an upgrade.
I think they wanted someone with a prior
Nice of them to let Jeremy Zoll out of the dungeon. Haven't seen or heard a peep from him in 8 months.
He was at the press conference announcing Rocco's firing. But I'm not sure he was allowed to speak. And we know they can't let Joe Pohlad speak in public as disaster will ensue. Quite an organization.
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| Who needs to be added to the 40-man roster, and do they have a crunch for roster spots? The Twins have 10 top-30 prospects, per MLB Pipeline, who must be added to the 40-man roster or else risk being lost to the Rule 5 Draft: No. 5 prospect Kendry Rojas, No. 8 Gabriel Gonzalez, No. 9 Connor Prielipp, No. 17 C.J. Culpepper, No. 19 Andrew Morris, No. 24 Jose Olivares, No. 25 Hendry Mendez, No. 26 Ricardo Olivar, No. 29 Kala’i Rosario and No. 30 Danny de Andrade. The 40-man roster currently stands at 39, and that’s where it will be again after Vázquez officially becomes a free agent and Alan Roden is activated off the 60-day injured list. So, yes, there will be something of a crunch. |
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| How might that be resolved, and when does that need to be set? Quite a few of those players will certainly be added to the 40-man: names like Rojas, Gonzalez and Prielipp are obvious, and several others will likely be easy calls, as well. Meanwhile there are certainly some players on the 40-man who could be cut loose or simply outrighted – in particular, look at some of the relievers who were added after the Trade Deadline as leading candidates to be trimmed. The club could also attempt to trade some of those players, as well as some of their non-tender candidates. The deadline for Rule 5 eligibility is Nov. 18. |