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Candidates to be removed from the 40-man

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jorgenswest St Paul Saints

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37 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Floro and Gallo should go first. After that, I'd guess Celestino is on the chopping block as I doubt he will be on the 40 man this winter. Though they may only need 2 spots as I don't know if Alcala is going to return to the major league team.

Celestino is the same age as Austin Martin with nearly the same performance in AAA as Martin this year. 

Fatbat FCL Twins

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Anyone that is going to be on the post season roster is already on the 40 man so this must be a question of who goes after the season? Obviously Gallo, Mahle wont be under contract and will the twins bring back Polanco or Kepler? Then you have guys like Oliver Ortega, Luplow, Stevenson. We got a lot of younger guys to protect from rule 5. 

Richie the Rally Goat St Paul Saints

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4 hours ago, Danchat said:

Floro and Gallo should go first. After that, I'd guess Celestino is on the chopping block as I doubt he will be on the 40 man this winter. Though they may only need 2 spots as I don't know if Alcala is going to return to the major league team.

No way Celestino gets DFA’d.

my guess

Floro, Gallo, Stevenson

edit to add, agreed that Alcala might get optioned and Stevenson would not get optioned/DFA’d

Richie the Rally Goat St Paul Saints

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1 hour ago, Fatbat said:

Anyone that is going to be on the post season roster is already on the 40 man so this must be a question of who goes after the season? Obviously Gallo, Mahle wont be under contract and will the twins bring back Polanco or Kepler? Then you have guys like Oliver Ortega, Luplow, Stevenson. We got a lot of younger guys to protect from rule 5. 

I assume Stewart and Paddack at minimum will come off the 60 for the post season

Linus Wichita Wind Surge

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30 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Baseball I.Q.    CELESTINO HAS ZERO, In the field and on the bases

A little harsh but true. There isn’t a lot of upside with Celestino and the 40 man spot might be needed. That was a bad trade. 

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For the playoffs, Stevenson, Floro and Luplow are definitely on the bubble. None are considered prospects. Stevenson could be resigned to a minor league contract.

Keuchel could also be removed.

The Twins potentially need to add Paddack, Stewart, Gordon to the 40-man. They might need to add Alcala.

They also may have to add back Buxton, Gallo.

Departing free agents include Gray, Maeda, Pagan, Mahle, Solano, Taylor, DeLeon.

They need to make decisions on Kepler and Polanco. Also, Thielbar will be in his final arbitration year. Celestino will need to be kept on the roster coming out of spring tainging (and he is still young, folks).

On the bubble could be Alcala, Sands, Moran, WInder, Miranda, Castro, Larnach, Ortega. Bu the Twins don't need to be in a rush on any of them. You need to keep some guys around in case you sign a free agent. Names like Balazovic, Woods-Richardson, Henriquez are still young and promising.

They need to add: Camargo, who they resigned as a young minor league free agent who finished his 7th minor league season. They need to keep Severino, too. Chris Williams and Blayne Enlow could also become minor league free agents. Martin, Keirsey, Prato also need to be kept, it seems. They could add names like Heilman or Bechtold, and there are a number of bullpen arms, but most could be replaced by other minor league free agent contracts.

But, yes, the Twins have to make a 40-man roster move (and also corresponding 28-man (down to 26 for the playoffs) when Paddack, Stewart, Gordon and Alcala are added back into the mix.

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Paddack will probably be activated today and a move will have to be made for him. Same for Stewart, So two moves off the 40-man today. Gordon's 20-day rehab will be over on October 5, Alcalá's on October 8, so if the Twins are still playing then, two additional subtractions would have to be made to make room for them. 

In a previous thread someone predicted that Jovani Moran would be recalled and placed on the 60-day IL to make a space. If the Twins can do that, I'm sure they will. Otherwise, it is veterans like Keuchel, Floro, Gallo or Luplow or fringe roster guys like Celestino, Sands and Winder.

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1 hour ago, Bigfork Twins Guy said:

I wouldn't be surprised if the Twins inked Mahle to a deal similar to Paddock's.  He does not have much value on the open market at this point and the FO may want to save face on the high amount we gave up for him.  If that occurs, then he needs to be on the 40-man at some point.

Which is why they won't do something like that until their season is over. 

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1 hour ago, stringer bell said:

Paddack will probably be activated today and a move will have to be made for him. Same for Stewart, So two moves off the 40-man today. Gordon's 20-day rehab will be over on October 5, Alcalá's on October 8, so if the Twins are still playing then, two additional subtractions would have to be made to make room for them. 

In a previous thread someone predicted that Jovani Moran would be recalled and placed on the 60-day IL to make a space. If the Twins can do that, I'm sure they will. Otherwise, it is veterans like Keuchel, Floro, Gallo or Luplow or fringe roster guys like Celestino, Sands and Winder.

Wow.  Reason

mrtwinsfan St Paul Saints

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12 hours ago, Linus said:

A little harsh but true. There isn’t a lot of upside with Celestino and the 40 man spot might be needed. That was a bad trade. 

Saying zero ?   maybe  1 -5 percent

Linus Wichita Wind Surge

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2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Saying zero ?   maybe  1 -5 percent

He’s not really looking like an attractive 4th outfielder and he does make a ton of mistakes on the bases and in the field. 

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Why the infatuation with Gordon guaranteed a 40 man spot.  Broken leg, didn't do much before injury and hasn't done anything worth worrying about for coming off the IL... If One year wonder so to speak in '22 season.  If he gets picked up off waivers than good for him as right now he doesn't have a clear path to the OF/IF utility role.  

 

Fatbat FCL Twins

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17 hours ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

I assume Stewart and Paddack at minimum will come off the 60 for the post season

Yup and guys with options will be sent down but they wont be removed from the 40 man. It would be an option to just DFA Gallo tho. 

Richie the Rally Goat St Paul Saints

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2 hours ago, Fatbat said:

Yup and guys with options will be sent down but they wont be removed from the 40 man. It would be an option to just DFA Gallo tho. 

Right, but the 40 man is full. When Alcala is removed from the 60, do they have another 60-day IL candidate like they did w/ Moran? Maybe Gallo, just so they don’t have to DFA him, but that’s kind of a stretch

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Just now, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Regarding Gallo - the Twins like doing business with Boras. That's the primary reason Gallo is still around. 

Nah the reason is there is really no reason to DFA him

And you respect a good clubhouse guy that produced in April when a lot of other guys didnt and helped us stay afloat. DFA'ing him doesnt save money and it doesnt help the player since he cant go anywhere else.

No he sits on IL and is a back up if a worst case scenario happens

laloesch FCL Twins

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On 9/25/2023 at 12:58 PM, Parfigliano said:

I will die on this hill. He is not even an anchor.  An anchor has a function.  He doesnt.

I don't blame you for thinking this.  At least for this season.  If this continues on into next year, I think it's time to cut the cord and move on.  

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