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'Sell The Team': Twins Fans Voice Frustration With Pohlads
The Minnesota Twins have had a quiet offseason so far, and fans are blaming the club's owner.
MINNESOTA — We are well into the MLB offseason, and the Minnesota Twins have missed out on every major free agent signing so far. After winning 101 games in the 2019 regular season, fans expected the Twins' front office to build on their success by acquiring talent that could help bring the team to a World Series. The Twins have the favorable payroll situation necessary to make it happen.
After getting embarrassed in the playoffs, it was clear Minnesota needed to do more if they want any hope of making it past the first round.
But so far, it's been crickets. The Athletic writer Aaron Gleeman notes that Minnesota is "0-for-5" in this free agency season.
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It's official: Twins have gone 0-for-5 on "impact" starters in free agency. Now they must either pull off a major trade or have lots of frustrated, disappointed fans. I wrote about eight potential Twins trade targets, each of whom fit the "impact" label. https://t.co/32Zn12ZOTx
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) December 23, 2019
Fans are starting to feel like the chance for a juggernaut roster is slipping away. And they're directing their anger at the Pohlad family, specifically Jim Pohlad, who owns the team.
Some have even demanded that the Pohlads "sell the team."
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"Pohlads" even started trending on Twitter, and not for positive reasons.
Hey Pohlads: Sell the team to an ownership group who, you know, wants to win a world championship. What a joke.
— Matt Bentley (@BEM73991859) December 23, 2019
“We will be ready to spend when our window is open” *literally hit the most home runs in the history of baseball* *miss out on all six impact starting pitcher free agents* The Pohlads should sell the twins to the Wilfs for Xmas. https://t.co/Gb0BySRaMG
— Wes Olson (@WesleyHOlson) December 23, 2019
Minnesotans, what do the Pohlads care more about?
— Paul Charchian (@PaulCharchian) December 23, 2019
The Pohlads are happy to compete when others want to win. Big difference. You dislike how the Yankees go about things but you know they are always in it to win it. Twins, are happy to just be in the conversation. Hate that small minded mentality.
— Matt (@MinnesotaMatt23) December 23, 2019
The Twins' current payroll is $93,138,333, below the league average of $121,389,101, according to Spotrac.
What do you think? Are you happy with the direction of the team this offseason? Let us know in the comments.
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