Cruz-ing Nicely in to 2019. But what's left to do?

[IndianaTwin]

 

Deftly acquiring valuable individuals desired, requires observations by every reasonable Twins' scout over nineteen.   Can you solve the simple puzzle? It is written in code to confuse the White  Sox.

 

Don't worry -- you can write it normally. Sox folks can't read. 

[Blackjack]

How about bringing Ervin Santana back on an incentive laden contract??

 

Good club house presence and he could be a good bounce back candidate.

[ChrisKnutson]

‘If’ the FO is looking add some relief pitching through trades, these are some names to think about.

 

Will Smith (LHP)

Keone Kela

Shane Greene

Sam Dyson

Felipe Vasquez (LHP)

Tony Watson (LHP)

Archie Bradley

Mychal Givens

Adam Conley (LHP)

Kirby Yates

Ken Giles

[Shaitan]

 

...and then see what they can get for Austin (or Cron)/Astudillo/Cave/SP depth.

 

I suspect these players would net...Brian Duensing.

[ChrisKnutson]

I suspect these players would net...Brian Duensing.

I wouldn’t be so sure about that. More like Adam Conley, Tony Watson, or Kirby Yates.

[howieramone2]

 

So last year the Orioles moved Gausman and O'Day for four prospects from Atlanta, only two of them were in the top 30 of their system, the highest peaking at 15. At the time of the trade, Gausman had a 4.43 era (94 ERA+) in 121 innings and about 2 WAR of value. He had one less year of control than Bundy. A package built around Baddoo and Rortvedt would have been a better package than the one that they got.

 

Last year, before he rolled his ankle, Bundy had, in 16 starts, a 3.75 era in 96 innings. I don't know the ERA+ or WAR value of that at the time but he was a better pitcher than Gausman. He was giving up fewer hits than innings pitched, walking few and striking out a ton of guys. After he came back from the DL, he was a different pitcher and it destroyed his season stats (101 hits in 75 innings. 7.60 era in that span although it also had an insane .350 babip). The rumor is that the Orioles new FO wants to see Bundy re-establish his value before moving him. They'll want a deal better than the Gausman deal, ideally hoping he puts up a Cy Young caliber first half of the year and gets a bidding war going. But if the Twins were aggressive now and were willing to put a deal together around something like Graterol and Baddoo or Gonsalves or Thorpe and Javier or such, I'm not sure Baltimore's new FO wouldn't take it now. But it would be a risk. If the Bundy from the second half is all that's left, that's a huge blunder by us.

I like this move. Moving Graterol and Thorpe looks doable to me.

[howieramone2]

 

How about bringing Ervin Santana back on an incentive laden contract??

 

Good club house presence and he could be a good bounce back candidate.

If push comes to shove I like this. My first choice is to open up the farm system and get a youngish starter like Bundy.

[DocBauer]

How about bringing Ervin Santana back on an incentive laden contract??

 

Good club house presence and he could be a good bounce back candidate.

I have thought about that and mentioned it late in the season. My suspicion is, with nary a single mention of him ANYWHERE, that his drop in velocity is for real. Surely someone has looked in on him or spoken to his reps about his off season? I really don't know.

 

But if he was working out and back up to 92-93 you'd just it would have been mentioned somewhere.