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After a promising start to his tenure as top Pohlad, former Minnesota Twins chairman Joe Pohlad inked Carlos Correa to a long-term deal and helped spring the team\u2019s deepest playoff run in two decades.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, Joe\u2019s spending (among other things) caught up with the Twins. After their run to the ALDS in 2023, the Pohlads announced a plan to slash spending and \u201cright-size<\/a>\u201d payroll, after the organization racked up $300 million in debt.<\/p>\n In two years, that number ballooned to $500 million before the Pohlads were forced to bring in minority partners<\/a>, in order to clear their excessive debt. With the change in ownership structure, the Pohlads made another change.<\/p>\n Tom Pohlad trying to reach Minnesota Twins fans<\/p>\n Joe Pohlad stepped down, and his older brother Tom stepped up<\/a> in his place. Immediately, the change in leadership seemed to spur a rather groundbreaking culture shift with how the Pohlads conduct business.<\/p>\n Initially, Tom\u2019s no-nonsense attitude and extreme accountability was a bit of a shock. Some even called it a breath of fresh air. Either way, his tone was far different than the standard Pohlad propaganda we\u2019ve become accustomed to hearing, over the decades.<\/p>\n Tom Pohlad met with media again Friday, prior to TwinsFest this weekend, where he brought a lot of the same talking points we\u2019ve heard since he took over.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a lot of things we tripped over ourselves, if you will, and we certainly didn\u2019t do a good job communicating what we were going through and what we were trying to accomplish. You take that all together and it\u2019s a recipe for a very challenging time. We\u2019re trying to hit the reset button \u2014 not a rebuild button, but a reset button.\u201d<\/p>\n Tom Pohlad (via Star Tribune<\/a>)<\/p>\n The Pohlad family has owned a majority share in the Minnesota Twins since the late Carl Pohlad bought 92.4% of the team in 1984<\/a> for a grand total of 43.5 million.<\/p>\n Carl Pohlad operated as Minnesota Twins owner from 1984 until 2009, when his son Jim Pohlad took over, following his dad\u2019s death in January 2009, at the age of 93. Jim ran the show for nearly 20 years, until he stepped down (November, 2022), in favor of Joe and now Tom.<\/p>\n Is your phone ringing? It might be Tom Pohlad\u2026<\/p>\n A large chunk of the reported back and forth from Tom Pohlad\u2019s meeting with media yesterday was focused on his \u201cefforts\u201d behind the scenes, trying and right decades of wrongs bestowed on this fanbase, by his family.<\/p>\n In fact, Tom has literally been calling and trying to speak directly with Twins fans (around 50 of them) who have yet to renew their season tickets for 2026. That\u2019s right, he\u2019s shooting his shot around Twins Territory\u2026 and it isn\u2019t going well.<\/p>\n \u201cI had one guy hang up on me three times because he thought I was a hoax. I had to text him and say this is Tom Pohlad. Let\u2019s say the response wasn\u2019t necessarily kind back, but hopefully the effort counts for something\u2026 [the fan texted back essentially saying], \u2018until I see a bigger investment in payroll, I\u2019m not taking your call.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Tom Pohlad (via Star Tribune<\/a>)<\/p>\n Along with the introduction of Tom Pohlad came a 180-degree turn in the Twins\u2019 plans this offseason. Tom and team president Derek Falvey, walked into the MLB Winter Meetings last month as offseason trade market sellers, but walked out as self-proclaimed buyers<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the weeks leading up to those ownership meetings, teams around the league were licking their chops, waiting for the Twins\u2019 latest yard sale to begin \u2014 scouting top starters Joe Ryan and Pablo Lopez, even Byron Buxton, after dealing Carlos Correa and the entire bullpen at the 2025 trade deadline.<\/p>\n Same old Minnesota Twins\u2026<\/p>\n After the Twins changed competitive courses, Falvey and the Pohlads got to work. Unfortunately, a lot of that work has yet to be completed. Minnesota\u2019s bullpen still needs completely rebuilt. The 2026 lineup is, at best, underwhelming.<\/p>\n Falvey signed a new first baseman<\/a> Josh Bell, easily their top signing of the offseason, and another good backup catcher option. Oh, and the 35-year-old Taylor Rogers is returning<\/a> as a reliever.<\/p>\n With less than a month until Spring Training, the Twins\u2019 2026 payroll is currently projected<\/a> at $108 million, $30 million less than last season and far below league average. <\/p>\n In other words, Tom Pohlad\u2019s Twins aren\u2019t trying to contend, they\u2019re just pretending to contend. But don\u2019t tell that to Tom, who plans to continue polling Minnesota Twins fans until he figures out what they are so upset about.<\/p>\n Pohlad believes he can still earn trust back from Twins fans upset about the direction of the franchise. He invited another 40-50 canceled season-ticket holders for a town hall event during this weekend\u2019s TwinsFest, where he plans to speak alongside team President Derek Falvey and General Manager Jeremy Zoll.<\/p>\n Star Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n Since the message clearly isn\u2019t coming through enough through nasty text messages and hung up phone calls, let me attempt to feed more free advice to Mr. Tom Pohlad.<\/p>\n Dear Tom Pohlad\u2026<\/p>\n Fixing your relationship with the Minnesota Twins fanbase isn\u2019t a calculus or advanced physics equation. It\u2019s about simple addition\u2026 OF MORE TALENT.<\/p>\n So, if you really care about us and you really want fans to buy up Twins.TV subscriptions or show up at Target Field this season, the only option is to STOP pretending, STOP talking\u2026 and start SPENDING.<\/p>\n Related: MN Twins Pretending to Chase Star Talent Again?<\/a><\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t matter how many times you apologize for the past. We don\u2019t want to hear you talk about how things are going to be different. In fact, we don\u2019t want to hear you talk at all.<\/p>\n Nothing you say publicly will work because the situation is beyond words. Trust is earned through ACTIONS. So how about you cancel your town hall, put the phone down and end all this ridiculous fan polling. <\/p>\n All we want from you, Tom, is for your right hand to reach into your back pocket, so it can hand the Minnesota Twins checkbook to Derek Falvey.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned in this article: Tom Pohlad<\/a> <\/p>\n More About: Minnesota Twins<\/a><\/p>\n
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