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Twins Positioned for Deadline Creativity

With trade season approaching, the Twins find themselves in a unique position that could allow them to get creative. Max Kepler has been pretty damn good for the Twins this season. He's one of the best defensive right fielders in the game and has posted a .243 / .341 / .400 (116wRC+). That's good for a 1.2 fWAR through 55 games. Another guy who's been pretty good is top prospect Alex Kirilloff. What he's doing at AAA right now is fairly incredible. He looks ready for the next level, ri
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Jorge Polanco and The Twins

For as much as a buzzkill the Twins 2021 season was, Jorge Polanco gave many Twins fans a reason to watch.  Breaking out in 2019, Polanco hit 22 HRs and drove in 79 RBI with a slash line of .295/.356/.485. Polanco scuffled during the 2020 covid shortened season but was also playing with an ankle injury that required offseason surgery and ultimately a shift to second base. The ankle clean up and position switch seemed to have paid off as Polanco had a career season in 2021. Overall he f
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Wheeling n' Dealing in The West - Dodgers and Padres

The National League West is looking like it will be a battle to the end. Maybe even to the death ? Ok, not that far. The first place San Francisco Giants have been the surprise team in baseball this season. It's a great story as they've been able to hold off the Dodgers and Padres, two teams many had as the favorites to battle for the National League pennant.  I like the Giants. Gabe Kapler seems like a cool manager with his cool shades, they've pieced it together without a true star,
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The Grand "Re-Tool" Experiment

The conversation on this site as of late has been centered around should we trade player X, should we keep player Y, etc. We don’t have much else to talk about. If we are talking about trading assets, especially ones that are controllable and add value to your club next year and beyond, it raises the question – are you re-tooling or are you re-building? Now I know that a lot of people might say its too early to even think about what next years team might look like, it might be.
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