The Twins do just enough to irritate the malcontents

If you ever want to ruin your day, go ahead and look at Facebook comments on any post from your favorite public entities. I think it is a society wide problem nowadays, but if it isn't then it is certainly a problem for the Twins on Facebook.

The Twins aren't the only team that has been quiet so far this offseason. The Cubs may have done even less than the Twins, but at least they haven't come out to say that they are cutting payroll immediately after their most successful postseason in nearly 20 years. This has led to a raw edge for long suffering and increasingly disaffected fans.

So the Twins have made three moves in the last few weeks. All of them are perfectly reasonable, but not splashy moves, and definitely not the defining moves of an offseason for any team. The limited movement means there is a spotlight shined on the individual moves that have been made, and some fans are giving them weight than they probably will in the long run.

The Twins signed old friend Niko Goodrum and pitcher AJ Alexey to minor league deals, which means the major league deal signed by Josh Staumont is the biggest move of the offseason. Compared to the players they have lost, Staumont obviously pales in comparison. Without the flurry of activity, these negative Nellies think signing Staumont is a bad signing, which it is not.

If the Twins don't do anything else, it is a bad offseason, as they won't have achieved any of the goals they set out to achieve, but a flier on Staumont, a hard throwing reliever who has always dominated the Twins and, if healthy would be a boost to the 'pen. Same with Alexey, who is cheaper, but doesn't have the track record. Goodrum will bring some competition to the middle infield, or depth in St. Paul if no roster moves come to fruition.

It's been a quiet offseason so far, which magnifies the moves that have been made. The chorus has exclaimed that the Twins haven't done enough, which is obviously true. We also need to remember that we are only at the halfway point of the offseason. Let's wait until spring, and maybe even until after a TV deal is in place, before we come to a verdict on the offseason, and let's not get too worked up over these minor moves.