![[Nightengale] "The Red Sox nearly pulled off a deal for Ryan at last year’s deadline, only for them to run out of time...The biggest question is whether Ryan really is available this winter. The Twins, trying to reduce their debt, are trying to decide whether to move Ryan or starter Pablo Lopez"](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/go36ZWigK6DwPc-t17DVYA-b9fJJCIMaRMO9qhmFVtk-1920x1024.jpeg)
[Nightengale] “The Red Sox nearly pulled off a deal for Ryan at last year’s deadline, only for them to run out of time…The biggest question is whether Ryan really is available this winter. The Twins, trying to reduce their debt, are trying to decide whether to move Ryan or starter Pablo Lopez”
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The Twins FO right now
Gut feeling right now is Lopez and Jeffers stay. Buxton and Ryan go. That brings payroll down to $75m. They can add a few minimal additions to hit $90m and avoid a grievance from MLBPA
Then they can trade Jeffers and Lopez at the deadline to cut another $27m freely
Turn Target field into a Soccer stadium I dont care anymore.
Fucking christ
My favorite part of sports is the part where owners debt becomes more important than the product being sold.
Absolute banger of an offseason so far fellas
If it really plays out like this during the offseason, in my opinion we will have reached the point where anyone continuing to monetarily support this team is complicit
The Pohlads are baseball terrorists.
My initial guess of 71-91 is looking way too optimistic.
The Pohlads are fucking clowns.
The fact that this franchise has any debt at all speaks to their business incompetence.
Especially after they just made $300M selling a stake of the team.
We hired Shelton because he’s proven that he’s willing to tolerate a team with a bottom 10 payroll and no active desire to get better. This is going to get very ugly very fast.
says so much about the sport’s system when “reducing debt” is a legitimate conversation about players on the field. what a fucking disgrace
I just don’t understand. They clearly don’t want to own this team anymore. You are further tanking their value by moving every good piece on the roster. Just sell the fucking team and go retire to an island sipping Mai Tai’s all day. You’re all nepo fucks who did nothing to earn your money anyways. Why stick around.
How about we move the pohlads
FiNALLY: An accurate description of the Twins maneuvering. This isn’t about building for the future or making the team more competitive: its a about reducing ownership debt.
No one should be going to a single game this summer
After reading all these articles saying they want to continue to reduce payroll after already reducing it, I will not watch a single game this year. Fuck the Pohlads
I really hope at some point even the most loyal season ticket holders tell the Pohlad family to pound sand and quit wasting their money supporting this nonsense.
Just sell the fucking team already, Jesus Christ
Can we get some owners who actually care about baseball rather than just making money
Owning a MLB club should be a privilege, not this bullshit from these clowns. What a slap in the face to the fans.
You would think I. This climate billionaires would try to endear themselves to the public
Literally destroyed the team to hedge the debt of the leagues worst business running family. Its insane the MLB doesn’t think this is a problem.
If you still have season tickets, you’re the fool.
Who cares.
Barely even a baseball team at this point. Mostly just Pohlad’s debt consolidation tool.
Went to a game last year. It was truly shitty experience. NEVER again. $17 beer. Fuck you.