5 First Base Upgrades the Twins Could Target Via Trade

[killercarewoliva]

1 minute ago, MapleGroveTwinsFan said:

Would love to here you plans for the 13 active players on the roster that includes Bell and doesn't harm the progress of the young guys?

Yes, I have thought of that letting the DH position be interchangeable depending on the situation. the manager wants to put on the field for that particular day but then I think about it's also about winning the game. 96 RBIs wins a lot of games. I want to see these young guys play a number of them from AAA and Houston from AA real soon. I'm really fond of Aston Martin but once he got to play everyday his bat and average went to well. very bad he was hitting 333. Lee has become much better at third base and he's a bit of a mystery at the plate but he is hitting better also. to speak of pitching a little bit I read where Skubal could get 40 million per season. here's another one of my money. dilemmas. if you are the top starting pitcher in the league and you start 30 games, you're not going to pitch the entire game. so every five games you're going to be playing in about 15% of the team's games and yet you're going to make $40 million or even $10 million. it's only 15%. think of any business you come to work 15% of the time and you make the top salary in the corporation. it doesn't work like that but in baseball it does. you know Jim Kaat wanted to play first base when he wasn't pitching well he didn't get to. that way he'd be earning his money.

[LA Vikes Fan]

2 hours ago, Twins GFP said:

I am surprised Arraez has not come up more in this conversation, either at 1B or 2B, with Clemens filling the other role. A top of the lineup of:
R-Keaschall
L-Arraez
R-Buxton
L-Clemens
S-Lee
L-Jenkins

There is a lot of potential in that group.

P I am with you on Arraez or Lowe, or even a trade for someone like Xavier Edwards. I just don’t like the idea of Clemens hitting in the #4 hole. He’s just not good enough for that slot, and he can be a real rally stopper because of his low OBP. Don’t get me wrong, I like Clemens as a player, and I think moving him to 1B makes a whole lot more sense than trading for some of the people suggested so far. I think he is a fine #6 or #7 hitter playing pretty much every day. We just need better bats in the middle of the order.

[Cory Engelhardt]

2 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

This is a real rip off for the Cubs. One year of Ryan for multiple years of a starter, and another guy? 

This list from Nick is terrible. It also shows that it isn't so easy as.... Trade for a first baseman.

Their better bet is a minor league player target. 

The Cubs (or Red Sox, or other team) trading for Ryan certainly would push to extend him then no?

[sweetmusicviola16]

4 hours ago, Paul Walerius said:

Rays don't care about player/fans feelings.  I could see a possible trade. Don't pick up Bell's option, he can be DH then.  What does it cost then? They are probably asking for Houston right? I am ok with Lewis over there with Diaz/Clemens filling in on days off.  

Diaz  for Houston is exactly what we don't want to see. Please no. 

[MapleGroveTwinsFan]

40 minutes ago, killercarewoliva said:

Yes, I have thought of that letting the DH position be interchangeable depending on the situation. the manager wants to put on the field for that particular day but then I think about it's also about winning the game. 96 RBIs wins a lot of games. I want to see these young guys play a number of them from AAA and Houston from AA real soon. I'm really fond of Aston Martin but once he got to play everyday his bat and average went to well. very bad he was hitting 333. Lee has become much better at third base and he's a bit of a mystery at the plate but he is hitting better also. to speak of pitching a little bit I read where Skubal could get 40 million per season. here's another one of my money. dilemmas. if you are the top starting pitcher in the league and you start 30 games, you're not going to pitch the entire game. so every five games you're going to be playing in about 15% of the team's games and yet you're going to make $40 million or even $10 million. it's only 15%. think of any business you come to work 15% of the time and you make the top salary in the corporation. it doesn't work like that but in baseball it does. you know Jim Kaat wanted to play first base when he wasn't pitching well he didn't get to. that way he'd be earning his money.

So no plan on to fill the 13 active roster offensive/defensive players? Got it, 95 RBI good

[killercarewoliva]

4 minutes ago, MapleGroveTwinsFan said:

So no plan on to fill the 13 active roster offensive/defensive players? Got it, 95 RBI good

I did say a little bit. I talked about some of them. keep and Culpeper and Rodriguez and Jenkins in the outfield along with Buxton until he gets hurt again and Clemons can be moved around. I don't think he should be permanently in any position which means he'll get to play still almost everyday but no Lewis. we can't keep letting that falter got to put somebody in there. we need more of a power bat at first base in place of Lewis. there's been a review today on possible first baseman you may have seen it and it really doesn't give us a lot of good choices. there are AAA players like Gonzalez that might can handle it in a little bit or you just put Keaschell there.

[Jim H]

Clemens and Bell are decent players. But, they are capped. They won't get better and they might decline. What I think is the Twins need to do, is to figure  out which of the corner out field, first base, dh guys they want to keep, and how they want to play them. Larnarch, Wallner, Lewis, Keashall, Martin, Rodriguez, Roden, Jenkins,and Gonzalez are still all on 40 man roster. Which are you keeping, where are you playing them? A lot of these guys have some sort of upside. Probably more than what Bell or Clemens are now.

Once you know how to proceed with what might be your youngish core, it makes it easier to decide what to do with Bell and Clemens. Then you decide whether it's worth trying to trade for or perhaps sign a veteran free agent.

Also I don't believe the Twins currently have a surplus of pitching. If that somehow happens next spring, deal with it then.aa

[Sampson5]

Diaz is a dh so don't think he's a option don't think think want a strictly dh only Burleson would be a fun fit but that's about it wouldn't be excited about any other name on the list . Personally think they just sign a 1st basemen in free agency may just be bell returning or dare I saw bring back ty france 👀 could see them buying low on a bounce back from injury candidate white the idea of them being a platoon partner with Royce since twins seem to be still holding out hope he can figure it out