The Twins have been getting worse for years. It's not just the Mauer contract that has handcuffed them. It's the signing of aging pitchers with a history of arm trouble to long-term deals that no one else was willing to pay. It was the signing and promoting of young prospects who couldn't field. Or of those who could field but had no ability to hit major league pitching.
And it was allowing future superstars like Ramos, Gomez and Span to get away on a regular basis.
Jim Polhlad has described it as a "total system failure."
And like it or not, that system layed in the hands of the Twins GM, Terry Ryan.
He was much better the first time around, but the game has changed.
We don't have a very good team. We probably won't have a good team for several more years.
Mauer and Molitor have to be the next to go. Then we can start rebuilding.
In the meantime, there is no quick fix.
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