Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad doesn’t exactly own the title of one of the fan-favorites in the state of Minnesota. After his father, Carl ran the Twins at a notoriously cheap level since purchasing the team in 1984, Jim took over the organization’s controls prior to the 2009 season with his dad’s reputation fresh in everyone’s mind.
Despite opening Target Field in downtown Minneapolis shortly after he took over, the Twins haven’t made too many big financial splashes outside of Joe Mauer‘s massive contract extension. Because of this, many Twins fans are fearful that despite the club’s magical start to the 2019 season, Pohlad will veto any trade that would help the team if it’s deemed too expensive.