Dear Santa,
Here’s my list of some gifts you could give this Christmas.
To Joe Pohlad: Season tickets to the St. Paul Saints, maybe after a stint in the minors he’ll get called back to the big leagues.
To Latroy Hawkins: Arms
To Joe Ryan: A contract extension with a clause (Not you Santa, I mean a part of the contract.) that he won’t be pulled out of games where he has a no hitter going until he goes over 140 pitches. If he is pulled, they won’t put in a reliever who gave up a hit in 7 out of his last 8 appearances and they will treat it like a close game they’re trying to win and switch relievers after one inning.
To the new owners from New York: We don’t know much about them or their other businesses. But if one of the businesses is a cloning facility, some DNA from Shohei Ohtani.
To Derek Shelton: The ability to develop young players.
To the Twins Players: Backing from management. No more trade deadlines where nothing is done to improve the team. If they are competitive this year, trade(s) to fill improve the team and allow for a deeper playoff run.
To Thad Levine: Visits from the Baseball ghosts of the past, present and future. We know at one point Thad will say, “Spirit, what team was that that all the people were laughing at because they were buried in the standings below even the White Sox?”
To The Twins Daily Community: Happy holidays!
I probably haven’t included everyone I should. Feel free to add ideas for Santa in the comments.