Few Fits for Frugal Minnesota Twins Among Top-50 Free Agent Lists

[tony&rodney]

3 hours ago, rv78 said:

They have their solution at 1B. Kody Clemens. Don't think that is it? Wait and see.

You could be correct on Clemens. I was hopeful the past two years of some positive change and was dead wrong. I guess if the Twins are set on losing 100 games Clemens is a starter. He hit some home runs and played hard. I'll give him that.

I'm holding out for hope of changes to the roster. I'm only asking for about 5 trades and a couple of free agent signings. I can do that for $90M.

If it doesn't happen, well then  ....... 

....... at least those folks who want to see the same team that was rostered in September get their wish.

[Parfigliano]

2 hours ago, RpR said:

IF they have not developed by the time they are veterans in AAA, the chance of them developing period, is the same as hitting 0 or 00 on a Roulette table.

It happens, but is rare, and not worth ruining a team to gamble.

Since computer generated stats are so important to some baseball followers, here is a computer generated view of the young boys:

AI Overview

The failure rate for top 100 baseball prospects is

about 30%, as roughly 70% make it to the major leagues. However, this varies significantly by position, with hitters having a higher success rate than pitchers. The definition of "failure" can also vary, with some analyses considering prospects who don't become All-Stars as failures, while others consider any player who doesn't make the majors a failure

I would rather have a team with Farmer, Urshela and France, than one with Miranda, Gordon and Julien.

Technically the chance of hitting any number on a roulette table is equal.

[DJL44]

2 hours ago, RpR said:

I would rather have a team with Farmer, Urshela and France, than one with Miranda, Gordon and Julien.

None of those players will help win a pennant.

[Parfigliano]

1 hour ago, Heiny said:

May should be a great addition and would fit the Twins historical pattern.  Sign or trade for pitchers that will most likely sit on Il for huge majority of the season.  AKA - Desclafani, Stewart, Paddock, Topa, Mahle, Dyson et.al.  Yeah,  we're due for another one those guys.

It's what they do.

[Sjoski]

11 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

Yeah, I would have kept Lawyerson over Kreiler, Gasper & Julien. 

Who is Kreiler? 

[ edit] 

Okay..

Found him. 

Ryan Kreidler.

Oh....The guy they claimed off the scrap heap from Detroit.  

I'm sure Kreidler will never see another game in MLB, while Lawyerson goes on to pitch for 7 more seasons. Another Falvey bomb shell.

 

[RpR]

1 hour ago, Parfigliano said:

Technically the chance of hitting any number on a roulette table is equal.

Not if you bet red or black, 0 or 00 .

Is roulette 50% chance?

It’s important to understand roulette wheel odds because roulette is not a 50% winning chance game. The odds of you winning an even-money (‘outside bet’) roulette game that pays out 1:1 is based on how many numbers on a roulette wheel there are. 

There’s a higher house edge on a double-zero roulette wheel (38 numbers) and a lower house edge on a single-zero roulette wheel (37 numbers). 

Put simply, if you win an even-money outside bet you’ll double your wager. But depending on the roulette wheel variant you play on; your chance of winning is based on the following probabilities: 

• 48.65% chance of winning an outside bet on single-zero European roulette wheel games.
• 47.37% chance of winning an outside bet on double-zero American roulette wheel games.

[RpR]

2 hours ago, DJL44 said:

None of those players will help win a pennant.

At that , the Twins had some of the best in the oughts, and did not even get to the World Series.

One of the few times, I lay major blame on the manager.

[Lasorda_This_Out]

How many can the Twins nab?

[Blyleven2011]

23 hours ago, rv78 said:

I prefer they just stay out of the Free Agent market and run with the young guys. The crap Falvey brings in hasn't worked..... ever. I don't understand why anyone wants to keep playing the same broken record. 

Cause Falvey's ouija board is just as insane as he is ...

[mrguy]

Bringing back Luis Arraez feels like the only major signing I could imagine them doing. Doesn't really feel like many teams see much value with him due to his most recent season, so his projected value probably isn't really accurate. Plus bringing back a former player that isn't hated in a position they do need to fill feels like a win-win for Falvey and the Pohlads since it can look like they care by signing a "big" free agent, while bringing back a player fans kind of like who was good when he was here while also likely being cheaper than analysts are expecting him to go for(so it likely will save them money, which is probably the part they'll care about the most)

[TwinsDr2021]

On 11/7/2025 at 12:41 PM, Major League Ready said:

You don't believe in Keaschall, Jenkins, Culpepper or Abel?

Not what I said, I said the last two years were the downward start and if those guys you listed and more don't pan out, it will continue. I do have faith in Keaschall and Jenkins, hope for Culpepper, and no idea what will happen with Abel. 

[Major League Ready]

On 11/7/2025 at 6:25 PM, Lasorda_This_Out said:

How many can the Twins nab?

Not a chance in hell they make even one phone call regarding any of these free agents.