Thread: Morosi: Twins are scouting Blue Jays prospects

Originally Posted by kab21

signing Doumit is fine even if you are rebuilding. Rebuilding doesn't have to be a burn it to the ground style. They signed Doumit to a cheap contract for minimal years and he doesn't block anyone. If Parmelee or Herrmann are good enough to play they will find a spot.

I'm concerned that they are going to do a rebuilding where they trade for a bunch of mediocre low upside guys that are close to the majors.

If anything the Doumit signing could pay off well after his next contract is up, assuming it keeps Mauer at DH/1B an additional 40-50 times a year that could be huge for Joe years down the road.

I'm with you 100% kab, you gotta take the high upside talent where you can, especially when it comes to pitching. Gibson/Diamond/Hendriks/Free Agent A/Free Agent B/Walters/Blackburn/Liriano? etc should be able to give you some hope to compete next season in the central.

Originally Posted by Clyde

What were you watching for the last 20 years. The Twins would have been thrilled to medocre 1993-2001, Then how many years in a row were they near the top of the division? The lousiest of the best. But winning the division

I'd argure (and many prob would to) that in 2006 the Twins were one of the favorites to win the world series, even the other times they made the playoffs they looked like they had a chance to compete for the most part.

The one exception being the year they beat Detroit in game 163, they were screwed having to play the Yankees 18 hours later.

6 division titles in 9 seasons (5 of which were 90+ wins, 3 of which were 94+ wins) is hardly "mediocre" in my book. Also one of those years they didn't make it in that span they were tied after 162 games and were a Jim Thome bomb away from making it 7 division wins in 9 years.

Originally Posted by thrylos98

The reference is here.

He suggests that Capps and Liriano are fits. Whatever. The fact is that the Twins are scouting a particular Toronto affiliate.
What severely bugs me, is that the Twins are scouting the Midwest League (A) Lansing Lugnuts. They need to have MLB-ready starting pitching ASAP as a return to any trade, and they are scouting single A. Nuts.

They have two scouts in Lansing. That excites me a little. Makes me think something is brewing.

Anything on Twitter that's say those same two scouts or other scouts haven't been to Manchester New Hampshaire or Las Vegas Nevada.

Um, Capps for one of these guys would be brilliant. Liriano is a different story.

I wonder if Toonto might not have at least a little interest in Morneau, too.

Originally Posted by John Bonnes

I wonder if Toonto might not have at least a little interest in Morneau, too.

More than one of the national MLB people indicated so starting about a month ago. Between this and the next season he is due $20 M. I would not be unhappy if someone else takes that own and the Twins re-purpose it and get something in return.

Originally Posted by John Bonnes

I wonder if Toonto might not have at least a little interest in Morneau, too.

Between Lind who's locked up and E5's new contract the Jays are pretty set at 1B/DH.