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Priggs89
Thanks for the memories, Matt.
Strauss
Another one of Williams’ trades gone bad, not that Reeds been great. But, he’s better than some of the bums they have. now.
krillin
This is one of the many reason’s I love baseball. Who would of thought the Indians could compete with that outfield (without Brantley and Almonte)?
stymeedone
I didn’t think they would compete with them. Brantley is a great hitter, probably the only one in their lineup. Almonte is a big question mark.
krillin
Goes to show how important a solid rotation is I guess
twinsfan77
Is there currently a worse organization in baseball than the Twins? This is year 6 of bad baseball (and the worst year yet) except for one really good month last season. With the exception of Robbie Grossman, players generally arrive and perform subpar. Players leave and blossom elsewhere. It is time for a thorough cleansing of the organization.
(Rant of despair now complete…)
osoblanco
Hey at least your Vikings are looking good for this year
metseventually 2
I’d say the Padres are worse.
jd396
More than anything the Twins near-total failure to develop players the last decade is the problem… especially starting pitchers.
thecoffinnail
Preller big mistake #7. Trading Upton for Fulmer would have been a no brainer for the other 29 GM’s. Well, 28 anyway. I am sure Cashman would have held out for Harvey or DeGrom.
dsteig
Get rid of Terry Ryan. Hire Tori
Hunter to be GM. He knows baseball. Ryan is a joke
jd396
That’s about as big of a rip on Terry Ryan as I’ve ever heard out of a Pohlad. They worship the ground Ryan walks on so to hear anything but enthusiastic support for him is a big step.
Zack35
I think it’s time for the Twins to move on from GM Terry Ryan. How many GMs have really survived being last place and then turning there team around anyway
jd396
I was ready to be done with Ryan in 2007 when he left last time. It’s not working. The rebuild needed to be moving in the correct direction after finally getting over .500 again last year (which was the result of one good month). It’s not. Prospects with mind-boggling levels of raw talent are struggling to transition out of the minors due to a conclusively ineffective player development model – this has been a systemic problem for over ten years and is fully attributable to Ryan. The rotation at its best was going to be a collection of 4th and 5th starters and now it’s not even that. It was blatantly obvious that the bullpen was going to be terrible without some serious upgrades yet Ryan left it as is and the results have been predictably unwatchable.
I appreciate the Pohlads for trying to maintain continuity rather than going all Loria on us but Terry Ryan isn’t the guy anymore. Using strategies from 1999 to build a team in 2016 doesn’t work.