I have zero clue if this is actually true but it sure would explain their endless cache of prospects needed to trade for top established players.
No clue if that is applicable with these three specific prospects. While it may have been true previously, absolutes are rarely correct, in my experience and also a horrible vodka.
Falvey has informed me, they’re out of that size, but the 40 footers are ready to roll
A few Yankee prospects worked out fine for the Twins throughout history:
Depends on the prospects. Again it worked out in the long run getting Guzman & Milton (plus a couple of others) for Knoblauch.
Falvey has always said he listens to offers; he specifically went out of his way to mention Correra; is this his
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It can be a good trade long-term by prospect ranking and still be a bad trade for this team at this time. They are near an all-time high in fan apathy and disgust with ownership at a time when the sport is slowly dying, they are trying to launch a new TV venture and trying to sell the team. It's the wrong time to dump your star player for some prospects who might make you better in 2028.
I concede all of that is possible to likely probable.
I agree that keeping Correa might not stop the momentum of apathy...but trading him could further it along more expeditiously.
It doesn't by itself. But a bounce back winning season and getting the team sold would. Trading him makes the first one very unlikely.
If Correa breaks down again, it also isn't very likely either.
Near an all l-time high? How are you quantifying this so it’s objective (facts) vs. subjective (opinion)?
www.baseball-reference.com
Attendance always lags for a year, so they'll feel the effect of last season's decisions this year.Near an all l-time high? How are you quantifying this so it’s objective (facts) vs. subjective (opinion)?
I’m using attendance, as that’s a data point which can be readily compared against years; the benchmark being used is 1M season attendance - while this may seem artificially low at this juncture, the points I’m making will hopefully elucidate its value.
The team has won 3 of the last 6 division titles and broke the playoff losing streak and won a series in 2023, so two seasons ago; they almost drew 2M people last two seasons, and last season had just slightly less than the aforementioned 2023 season (1,951,616 vs. 1,974.124).
Now in you want to discuss some Real Apathy Sherman, you need to step into the WaybackMachine with Mr. Peabody (amazing cartoon from my youth) and me and take a trip to 1995-2000 & the early 80s.
Starting with the 95 (after the good vibes from ‘91 WS were in the rearview, attendance pummeled; we were dead last in AL attendance 4 times and twice barely drew 1M fans: 1995 & 2000. In 2001, is when the Twins were voted to be contracted.
From 1980-1983, we drew well under 1M fans and in two those seasons, the average per game attendance was under 10K in 1980 & 81. We weren’t competitive on last in AL attendance 3 out of those 4 years.
Those were the days when you knew if you were really a fan.
There were also those types of levels in the early 70s, as well.
I’m not sure how old you are, but were you a fan when they almost were contracted, in the early 80s? I count my fandom from then, as I was a middle schooler and had more sports awareness than I did as a grade schooler.
One bonus in getting older is that my perspective has increased; not because I’m smarter, you young whipper snapper, but because I’ve simply got more tread on my tires; wisdom is earned, not learned - as a mentor likes to remind me.
All data in my post is curtesy of baseball reference -
Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors | Baseball-Reference.com
Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors
I respect all of this for sure...but couldn't you still experience all of these personal baseball treasures if we had a hard Salary Cap and competent Team Owner that paid for better talent?
I've activated my Atwater emergency support team and you're now officially on the list.
Great post; you’re a true baseball fan - that’s the highest compliment I can bestow.
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True.
That’s a 5 leg parlay; there’s a greater probability that only one/some of those occur, than all five of them.
, with Kessler, Rodriguez etc…get more talent/depth/assets
The only future owners of the Twins are Joe Pohlad's sons. Putting the team up for sale was merely a diversion.
It would seem that's why they're trying to get their $$ and get out.
It's more like a series of dominoes and dumping your star player unnecessarily starts them in motion. At the very least, I don't see the urgency to do this now. If 2025 is another flop, and the team doesn't sell and they REALLY need to cut payroll next year, then dump him then. It's unlikely his leg will fall of this season.True.
That’s a 5 leg parlay; there’s a greater probability that only one/sone of those occur, than all five of them.
Correra is a great player who’s now 30, and the older you are the less likely chronic injuries will improve. I would trade him, as he’s likely got 2-3 more years at this level of production before it dips and don’t be a key gog for the next run
I wouldn’t trade Lopez, as it’s much harder to find a top of the rotation pitcher whose durable and affordable.
I think the TV situation will be resolved.
Baseball will need to continue to evolve; there’s a greater pitch clock was a massive leap forward, for a sport which bristles st change.
Can’t wait gor pitchers and catchers. Imagine Festa with a legit off speed pitch
Agree to disagree; not seeing how you are show demonstrating a reasonable connection, i.e, dominoes ; you/me/or anyone else saying it’s connected , doesn’t make it so.
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Why wouldn’t they sell now?