Should the Twins Have Cashed In on Joe Ryan and Pablo López?

[bjorks]

54 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

With what hitters? What is the Bradley Jax question? The Brewers absolutely traded a guy like Lopez ...

People complain they don't have enough prospects, and also don't want them to trade veterans.. .

We have a middle of the pack offense as is, I think there's going to be a minimum in the $150+ million range meaning the Twins will have to spend on someone/body. 

Nobody would trade Bradley back to the TB for Jax. It's a stupid argument. 

[Coach]

When we are playing again, with both of them in the rotation, we will cash in.  Hopefully cash in even more when their value goes up!

[TheLeviathan]

5 hours ago, bjorks said:

We have a middle of the pack offense as is, I think there's going to be a minimum in the $150+ million range meaning the Twins will have to spend on someone/body. 

Nobody would trade Bradley back to the TB for Jax. It's a stupid argument. 

We have a middle of the pack offense driven by multiple unsustainable aspects.  

Trading Jax for Bradley is a great example of why we should've dealt Ryan for Tolle and Arias and why Lopez should've been moved as well.  I'd feel a helluva lot better about 2027 and forward if we had.  Now?

They are going to need a lot to go right to even pretend they are contenders.  Starting with the lottery.

[darin617]

Jeffers should have been traded at the deadline 100%. 

If there are winter meetings I would be actively shopping Ryan.

[soyouresayingtheresachance]

The problem with these kinds of decisions is if you trade players like Ryan and Pablo, you still need to replace them. You're not going to replace their production for what you're paying them currently. Sure we'll get some prospects back. But with that formula, you just keep pushing the carrot down the road.