Twins 6, White Sox 4: Jeffers Blast Completes Twins Comeback Victory

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10 hours ago, LA Vikes Fan said:

The Twins really are facing an interesting choice, do they trade their young players to try to get these pieces or do we play the up-and-coming young players hoping they become these pieces? Both are pretty risky, but I think you need to pick a lane. I would sign Lopez longer-term. (all of his actions tell me he wants to stay), trade Ryan (his salary demands suggest he’s going to leave), resign Jeffers, resign Minter, and hope to get that young middle of the order bat who can play OF, 2B, or IB out of the Ryan trade. I would then go to the free agent market for a late inning BP arm/closer, knowing that you can probably survive having Hoffman, Gomez, Moris, and Minter as your back end of the bullpen if you strike out. Beyond that, you play your younger players every day, including sorting through the young OFs until you find one that sticks. Still, it’s gonna be an interesting threading of the needle.

All good thoughts, but if they're not rebuilding, I wouldn't trade Ryan over the offseason. His value is going to very low, and the Twins really only need high-end prospects.

And I would absolutely not re-sign Lopez. This is his second major surgery. He will not be durable for more than a year or two. If that.

You have to hope Ryan and Lopez return to form and spearhead your rotation in 2027. There's probably only a 15% chance that they do, but there's also the chance that they pick up steam and can be dealt at the deadline.