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Another Twins/Dodgers Trade??


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The Twins and Dodgers have done a few trades over the past few years, including most recently the trade for Margot.  Of course the one that comes to mind that really benefitted both clubs was the Kenta Maeda trade that brought Graterol to the Dodgers.

Could/should the Twins Dodgers look to make another potential win/win trade?

Take away both teams potential needs for starting pitching.  Dodgers due to injuries, and Twins due to an unproven rotation, and there seems to be a perfect matchup here for a trade.

The Twins thought they "solved" their RH OF issue by trading for Margot, but really that was a dud from the get go. Margot was not significantly better than anyone on the Twins roster or in the Twins system.

There is another player would completely fit, and we will get to that name shortly, but first the Dodgers "need".

the Dodgers love Gavin Lux's bat, so much so that they have moved him to 2B and have moved Mookie Betts once again. This time to SS.  Now Betts very well may make the transition to SS without any issues and not risk injury or any negative impact to his offense, but do you REALLY want to risk that?? For a unproven bat, even with his potential? Plus the kid is already 26.

I would suggest that the Dodgers may be open to acquiring a SS upgrade, even if it means jettisoning Lux.   HMMMM, what team that we all know and love seems to have a middle infield glut?

I COULD say the Twins should involve Correa in a trade if the Twins truly are concerned about their finances, but who wants to have such a major shakeup of a potential contending roster this close to the start of the season? Not to mention I actually like Correa on this team.

Correa then is set at SS.

Lewis is not going anywhere, an he is set at 3B.

Julien is presumably set at 2B (or even a slide to 1B for future infield set up), and he is purely a 2B, Dodgers would  need a SS in this scenario.

That leaves Brooks Lee as a potential option to be moved. Yes, I love Lee as much as the next person, and I think he COULD be a long time Twins great. And there are options fo rhim to get AB's this year, as well as starting next year if we do move Julien to 1B, but there is a bat I love in the Dodgers system, one that fits our needs.

I say we reach out to the Dodgers, offer the Dodgers Brooks Lee in exchange for Adny Pages (plus another player such as Maddux Burns who has a high upside arm).

Pages is near MLB ready, if not MLB ready right now, the only reason he has not made debut yet, was a shoulder injury he suffered last year. which he has shown he is recovered from. The kid has massive power, the most power in the Dodgers system, he has a cannon of an arm equal to, if not better than Wallner, decent to above average speed. Most of all, he is a right handed hitting outfielder.  HE checks every box the Twins need to compliment the lineup, PLUS he is young and can be a core piece in the future, and is ready right now.

Pages would be the PERFECT platoon with Wallner in 2024, and then transition next year to an OF of Pages, Buxton, Wallner. (Walker Jenkins, Rodriguez and Gonzalez are all AT LEAST 1 year away). Both have huge power, and hit opposite pitching well. both have huge arms.

and if we get a pitcher liek Maddux Bruns as well (Dodgers #16 overall) with a big armed lefty with tons of potential (albeit control issues).

 

A trade with Dodgers centered around Lee and Pages coudl be another one of those (although tougher to swallow) win/win trades.

 

 

 

 

 

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Doctor Gast

Posted

Let me understand, you want to trade away another quality INFer, one that has all-star potential & switch hitter for another cOFer bat to platoon w/ Wallner. Call up FO they'd go for it but sorry Doc, I don't.

JD-TWINS

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1 hour ago, Twinsgypsy said:

Suggesting that LEE to the Dodgers for what you want is insane.  We don t need an outfielder ?  It would be better to convert Lee to the outfield.  Complete nonsense

……..or, better yet, let Lee play 3B. Probably our best infielder.

Move LEWIS to 1B & Kirilloff to LF OR move Lewis to LF & back-up at 3B.

No trades, wait til Lee is ready in a few months. All good.

Doctor Gast

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55 minutes ago, JD-TWINS said:

……..or, better yet, let Lee play 3B. Probably our best infielder.

Move LEWIS to 1B & Kirilloff to LF OR move Lewis to LF & back-up at 3B.

No trades, wait til Lee is ready in a few months. All good.

Moving Lewis (potentially our future SS now) to 1B is a waste of talent & we are of need of good INF talent

GKuehl

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Calm down, everything will work itself out. Lee will debut as soon as one of our regular infielders (Correa, Lewis, Julien, and Kirilloff) hits the IL. There's no reason to trade Lee at this point; he's on the verge of the majors and provides extremely valuable and capable insurance at every infield position. 

Greglw3

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18 hours ago, RpR said:

Julien is not set any where and right now Wallner seems to be trying to get sent down to St. Paul.

Julien is set at 2B and through extraordinary work has become at least average defensively, if not plus.

bean5302

Posted

First, the proposed trade is a significant overpay by the Twins.
Second, the Dodgers don't need a SS.
Third, it doesn't help the Twins since Margot is not a RHB outfielder, he's a part time utility outfielder who can cover center field. The need is center field to back up Buxton, not corner outfielder to back up Wallner or Kepler and Adnes has no place in CF.
Forth, Adnes is a middle ranked prospect probably in the top 200ish? Brooks Lee is an elite prospect.

I think somebody got a little excited by Spring Training stats...

TopTwinsFan

Posted

Guessing the writer is a Dodger plant or someone who had a little too much for St Patricks Day.

Def not looking to trade Lee unless a team gives us the sun and part of the moon.

MinnInPa

Posted

knock it off..we have a potential superstar in Lee... he should be hands off..No Lewis trade..no Julien trade,,no Lee trade

RpR

Posted

21 minutes ago, MinnInPa said:

knock it off..we have a potential superstar in Lee...

Probably another -- Well, he could have been....

specialiststeve

Posted

Not sure that the Dodgers are in great need of a SS but Farmer going that direction would make WAY more sense... 

Dodgers give up one of their "close" to the majors pitchers and we send say Soto back... 

Farmer and Soto 

for 

any of River Ryan, Gavin Stone or Kyle Hurt 

I could live with that ... 

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