My wish list for 2024 Minnesota Twins are:

[Irishman]

My wish list are:

Cut Ks and bad “chase” swings.

Hitting coaches let go.

Buxton stay healthy.

Find elite cleanup hitter.

Find one or two elite Starting pitcher(s).

Trade Polanco and Kepler.

 

[strumdatjag]

Keep Kepler.   

[gunnarthor]

That Brooks Lee wins ROY.

[SD happy]

Healthy Correa and Kiriloff for a full season.

[SwainZag]

The old "find elite cleanup hitter and find 1 or 2 elite pitchers"

Welcome to every team's wishlist every season. 

 

[Rosterman]

Joey Gallo will be available again!

Yes, a strong rotation arm would be nice.

The Twins have to look at their oveall lineup. Right now, all the guys are pretty much the same at the player .240-.260 and 10-25 homers. Castro will steal bases, but can anyone else.

So many swings and bad misses. At least try and hit the ball, reach, bunt, do something rather than looks and power swing.

Keep Polanco and Kepler for now. Kepler might have off-season value, especially if you bundle him with someone like, say, a Henriquez, Balanzovic or Woods Richardson for a decent rotation arm.

[mudcat14]

A new hitting coach/staff is a must!  I've never seen a group as consistently bad at pitch selection.  They watch the pitches that they should attack, and chase the ones they couldn't reach with a broom.

It is also time to make some tough personnel decisions on the field.  First among them is the end of the Byron Buxton era.  Continued uncertainty over his availability looms over every line-up and roster decision that the Twins make, and has for too long.   I can't help but think the Braves would take a chance on him in exchange for a couple pretty decent 20-year old arms.

 

[Guest]

The "selective" approach must become "selective-and-contact" approach to hitting.  Twins' SO rate was appalling, especially now that walks and singles potentially are doubles with the larger bags.  Generally across MLB, there's an inverse relationship between team wins and net team SO-walks, i.e., the lower the latter, the more of the former.  OBP by team also has a direct relationship, i.e., the higher the team OBP, the more wins.  So, while I was happy to have MAT while Buck was/remains on the shelf, MAT and anyone who has an OBP lower than Gallo's is not a long-term positive for the team. 

[Azviking101]

Firing the hitting coaches is a must. 6 hits in 2 games, lol

I know there’s some first base sluggers available in free agency. 
I thought I’d feel better about the twins playoff effort, but when all 3 other road teams are about to move on to the championship series, it just makes me wonder if anything will ever change. Reminds me far too much of the Wild series last year. 

[Fezig]

A new manager that makes decisions based on the flow of the game, the trend of the player, and gut instincts. 

I like Kepler as a human being but he's gotta go

Trade Joe Ryan - unless there are other managers that think he's better than a two inning starter

Trade Buxton - he obviously will never be healthy as a Twin. I hope he does well in the future but history has shown he's not reliable. 

[nicksaviking]

Replace Sonny Gray. offer more years than you like to Nola, Montgomery, Eduardo Rodriguez or actually Sonny Gray. I'm a gambling man, so I'd roll the dice on Giolito too, though I have a feeling he's going to be a much talked about and devisive free agent this winter.

Cut the offensive Ks. The biggest problem here, is that it's hard to tell if it's the players or the hitting philosophy. Do what you like with the coaches, but from the hitter angle, this isn't all that tough. There's really only seven hitters with obscene K numbers. We're stuck with Buxton, so no use worrying about that one. Cutting bait on Gallo and Garlick should be easy enough. Michael Taylor became a bit of a cult hero around here, but his Ks were just too much. Find our CF defense somewhere else. Then you have Julien, Larnach and Wallner. Julien is the best of them and also seems most likely to improve, so I'd keep him and look to move both Larnach and Wallner. Getting rid of those players would have dropped the team's K% from a league worst 26.6% to 24.3%, isn't great, but not league leading bad. If one was so bold to move Julien too, the K% goes all the way down to 23.7%, which is solidly middle of the pack.

To get that lower, obviously the replacements need to be good at putting the ball in play. The easy part is when they turn to the rookies, don't fart around, call up Lee and Martin who are the best at this.  Kiersey and Prato acceptable. Maybe avoid Severino and Chris Williams. The harder part will be the free agents. Most of the best ones will have some strikeout baggage. I don't know that this team really needs offensive free agents though. If they can make a CF option out of some combination of Buxton/Castro/Martin/Lewis, they can probably roll with what they have internally.

 

[Riverbrian]

10 hours ago, SwainZag said:

The old "find elite cleanup hitter and find 1 or 2 elite pitchers"

Welcome to every team's wishlist every season. 

 

I've heard that the other 29 teams are not going to participate in free agency this off-season. 😄

The Twins should be able to sign whoever they want.  

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

I wouldn't be shocked if Gray is back for 2 or 3 years. At least on the surface, he seems to now be on the same page with Rocco and seems to have a great relationship with his teammates. I know what's been said about his wanting one final payday but this is a guy who absolutely imploded in New York. I just don't think he's cut out for a big market team and if the Twins can offer something reasonably close in terms of $$$, I think he stays. Admittedly, 'reasonably' is a very subjective term and that could sway things.

[USAFChief]

My 2024 wish list:

Blake Snell

Cody Bellinger 

Juan Soto

Josh Hader

 

[BiggestRoccoFan]

2 hours ago, Fezig said:

A new manager that makes decisions based on the flow of the game, the trend of the player, and gut instincts. 

I like Kepler as a human being but he's gotta go

Trade Joe Ryan - unless there are other managers that think he's better than a two inning starter

Trade Buxton - he obviously will never be healthy as a Twin. I hope he does well in the future but history has shown he's not reliable. 

Why and the world are we trading Joe Ryan?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? That would make 0 sense.

[BiggestRoccoFan]

49 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Replace Sonny Gray. offer more years than you like to Nola, Montgomery, Eduardo Rodriguez or actually Sonny Gray. I'm a gambling man, so I'd roll the dice on Giolito too, though I have a feeling he's going to be a much talked about and devisive free agent this winter.

Cut the offensive Ks. The biggest problem here, is that it's hard to tell if it's the players or the hitting philosophy. Do what you like with the coaches, but from the hitter angle, this isn't all that tough. There's really only seven hitters with obscene K numbers. We're stuck with Buxton, so no use worrying about that one. Cutting bait on Gallo and Garlick should be easy enough. Michael Taylor became a bit of a cult hero around here, but his Ks were just too much. Find our CF defense somewhere else. Then you have Julien, Larnach and Wallner. Julien is the best of them and also seems most likely to improve, so I'd keep him and look to move both Larnach and Wallner. Getting rid of those players would have dropped the team's K% from a league worst 26.6% to 24.3%, isn't great, but not league leading bad. If one was so bold to move Julien too, the K% goes all the way down to 23.7%, which is solidly middle of the pack.

To get that lower, obviously the replacements need to be good at putting the ball in play. The easy part is when they turn to the rookies, don't fart around, call up Lee and Martin who are the best at this.  Kiersey and Prato acceptable. Maybe avoid Severino and Chris Williams. The harder part will be the free agents. Most of the best ones will have some strikeout baggage. I don't know that this team really needs offensive free agents though. If they can make a CF option out of some combination of Buxton/Castro/Martin/Lewis, they can probably roll with what they have internally.

 

I would move on from Larnach but why in the world would you trade Wallner over 1 bad playoff series?

[Linus]

3 minutes ago, BiggestRoccoFan said:

Why and the world are we trading Joe Ryan?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? That would make 0 sense.

Welcome to Silly Season where no take is too outlandish or based in fact. 
 

Here is my Twins Daily PSA: Byron Buxton has a FULL NO TRADE CLAUSE. He took less money to stay here. HE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE 

[Fezig]

6 minutes ago, BiggestRoccoFan said:

Why and the world are we trading Joe Ryan?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? That would make 0 sense.

What doesn't make sense is pitching him two innings in an elimination game. If he's not good enough to go more than two innings what good is he? 

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

LOL  I would assume we are keeping Rocco and most likely hitting coach.  However what they are coaching them on may change.  

So what are we looking at for next year

SP #1 Lopez #2 FA/Paddack/Trade  #3 Ryan #4 Ober #5 Varland/Paddack

RP -  Duran, Jax, Stewart, Funderburk, Varland?,   and rest open

Infield - 3rd Lee,  SS Correa, 2nd Julien/Lewis  1st Kiriloff/FA

OF Lewis? Buxton?  Wallner, Castro and lots of ????????

 

I think Keplers option is picked up.  I would be fine with trading him,  but are you going to find anyone better or as healthy as him.   Polanco on the other hand I think is allowed to walk unless the Twins have a trade set up,  we just don't have the spots available in the IF and his defense relegates him to 2nd.   

Gray will be given the qualifying offer and it will be interesting if the Twins try to resign.  Honestly for value his contract would be reasonable for the type of pitcher he is, but I think the potential extra draft pick is too much to pass up. 

My ideal scenario would be to sign Bellinger OF/1st (22 million ave) , re-sign Taylor (4 mil ave) , Pick up the Keplers Option. (10 mil).    That allows Buxton to remain as a DH/OF back up if knees are feeling batter.  the Outfield becomes much more solidified and you add another elite bat to the line up.  Julien, Correa, Bellinger is a very good core.  Lee should bring good plate discipline and professional hitting approach even at the MLB level. That would leave us 20-30 million more in salary.  Although a lot of that gets ate up in smaller signings.   If you want to go with elite pitching you could go with 1 of Rodriguez, Nola or Snell.   In general though the Twins have been opposed to spending money on the pitching side.  it will be interesting.   

[LA Vikes Fan]

I don't think we actually need much to win 90 plus games next year AND to be set up for a strong post season run.  Look at what we accomplished this year. We basically turned over 4 lineup positions and two rotation spots to guys who aren't even yet arbitration eligible - Jeffers, Lewis, Julien, Wallner, Ryan and Ober. Kirilloff would be another if he could just stay healthy but that doesn't look likely. This team is light years ahead of 2 years ago and the team and individual successes at AAA and AA suggest there may be more coming in the very near future.  

What do we need? Bullpen pieces, a RH hitting middle of the order bat, and #2 starter or a re-signing of Gray, and hmmm, bullpen pieces. Theilbar is starting to look closer to the end than the beginning. Maybe Funderburk is his replacement but we need another solid to good LH reliever. We need a "second closer" to take some of Duran's load. Jax and Pagan are NOT that guy and Stewart is an injury crapshoot every year. Those 3 can be a great combo for innings 6-8 though. We need to hope that the young guys continue to progress and don't regress.  But that's it. Usually we go into the season hoping that a #1 starter, 2 middle of the order bats, and a bullpen will "emerge" from a list of unproven players, castoffs and "unpolished gems" we sign as cheap free agents, or improvement from averageish players. We don't need that any more. We have 90% f a contending team now and just need a little around the edges. 

I like this team. We could face plant, but I think it's more likely that we stay the same or get better next year. Great place to be. We'll need to get our September and October sports excitement some where because, well, the Vikings? That team is going to stink for a while. 

[BiggestRoccoFan]

8 minutes ago, Linus said:

Welcome to Silly Season where no take is too outlandish or based in fact. 
 

Here is my Twins Daily PSA: Byron Buxton has a FULL NO TRADE CLAUSE. He took less money to stay here. HE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE 

There was a trade Wallner, Trade Kiriloff, Trade Polanco.

What I would start off with is fire the hitting coach. That should have happened in the first half of the season.

Sign a right handed hitting first baseman with some pop in free agency. Those are a dime a dozen.

Figure out if Buxton can actually play the field but I feel like his knee problem/problems are chronic. You can't have a part time CF on the roster that can't make the DH adjustment(Some players just can't hit if they are not in the field). If he can't play the field because of his knee then try and get him to retire because this is just a wasted roster spot.

Bring back Michael A.

You have Pablo back so re-sign Gray or someone in that caliber. Honestly I would prefer Jordan Montgomery because we need a lefty in the rotation and he is also very durable.

Sign a lefty for the pen like Matt Moore.

I have been calling for Rocco's head for a while because I hate these 100% analytics guys but I will settle for a new hitting coach.

Take a flyer on Teoscar Hernandez as he is a right handed hitting outfielder with some pop. Yeah he strikes out a ton I know.

 

 

[strumdatjag]

My wish list is for the Twins to trade some of their excess infield talent.   My number one pick would be Polanco (two years remain in his contract!).  Second would be Julien, third Martin (probably in OF anyways).   Certainly,  Brooks Lee, Lewis and Correa should NOT be traded.  . 
Next wish - I wish they could somehow dump Vasquez fir something.   I believe he has two years remaining. Meanwhile, Jair Comargo had a nice year as catcher in St Paul.  I wish that he is ready to bring some more power to the Twins line up (21 HRs in 90 games in St Paul!) - and that his defense is adequate. 

[RpR]

2 hours ago, BiggestRoccoFan said:

I would move on from Larnach but why in the world would you trade Wallner over 1 bad playoff series?

His batting skills were dropping as the  season wore on.

[nicksaviking]

3 hours ago, USAFChief said:

My 2024 wish list:

Blake Snell

Cody Bellinger 

Juan Soto

Josh Hader

 

Yeah, but then you're not leaving much room for Nick Gordon......

[ICTwin25]

4 hours ago, RpR said:

His batting skills were dropping as the  season wore on.

7/30 he had a .258 average/.378 OBP/.911 OPS and on 10/1 it was .251/.373/.877. I don't think you can really say that's dropping. Wallner will be fine and I am excited about him, along with Julien. I think you trade Larnach, Polanco, Gordon, and Miranda.

My wish list is finding a number 3 starter, a quality reliever or two, a new hitting coach, and giving Brooks Lee a shot.

[lecroy24fan]

Re-sign Sonny and Pagan.

[SteveLV]

Offer Sonny 3/$75M.  He might take it, since he was interviewed and indicated he loved playing for the Twins and is not just out for the max money.  Otherwise, QO is obvious.

I don't have a specific proposal, but the Twins have a nice bunch of useful pieces that it would nice to amalgamate in a trade for a smaller number, or single, very strong player.  We have too many good but not great players, and we need fewer, better players if that makes sense.

Paddack looks like a smart move if his arm holds up this time.  Not sure if they want to offer a similar deal to Mahle or not.

A strong right-handed bat in the middle of the order who can hit with RISP would certainly be a welcome addition.

[NeverSeenATwinsPlayoffWin]

Eduardo Rodriguez is probably my top free-agent target.

The relief market looks pretty weak, and I think Pagan may be good value on a 8M/2yr deal or something similar. If the Twins add E-Rod and maybe one other starter, they can put Paddack/Varland back in the pen, which makes that unit really strong.

In the outfield, they've got a lot of holes, but bringing back Kepler and moving Lewis back to CF could clear up those question marks. Lee should be on the opening-day roster for the Twins to be eligible for draft picks, and Castro/Vazquez/Farmer/Gordon already form a good bench. I don't know if there is a huge need for a bat, given the strength of the Twins' hitting prospects, the lack of holes in the field, and the weakness of the free agent class. They'll likely turn to the trading block or in-house options to replace the departing Polanco, Taylor, Solano, and Gallo.

[BiggestRoccoFan]

14 hours ago, RpR said:

His batting skills were dropping as the  season wore on.

What team were you watching? He had a bad playoff series but there is no way you trade someone that is that young with that much pop.

 

[CRF]

21 hours ago, USAFChief said:

My 2024 wish list:

Blake Snell

Cody Bellinger 

Juan Soto

Josh Hader

 

I'll have me some of that too.