That has been the reputation of the franchise since the Griffith family moved the team there from Washington. I remember a caller to the Art Rust Jr. radio program proposing a 3-for-1 trade between the Mets and the Twins (IIRC, one of the Mets traded away was Ron Gardenhire). Art asked "Why would the Twins want those three players?" and the caller said, "They're young, they're White, and they work cheap". Rust laughed and agreed. Later