Twins Daily Awards 2026: Most Improved

[MapleGroveTwinsFan]

47 minutes ago, Cris E said:

I guess the truth of this varies.  The Dodgers and the Rockies would answer that differently because the priority of fixing an average guy vs building a remotely competent lineup are quite different. I suggest that  for these Twins there are far higher priorities than ditching a pretty good 3B, and his presence is good in that it allows the front office to focus on bigger holes. 

I do also have a slight problem reconciling "if the Twins think he won't improve" with the notion that he's going to have a high trade value based on draft spot, age, track record etc. If the Twins see it then others will too and it's already too late. That's part of the genius and risk of the Rays' and Guardians' method: they dump average guys early while they still have value which wins a bunch of trades, but sometimes they're wrong and they lose out on valuable pieces. 

your responses make little to no sense.

If you agree with me that he is likely to get better (in his prime years) then we are are on the same page of plugging him in at 3rd and look to improve other places,  if you agree with the other person saying he has maxed out and the Twins already have gotten the best of him but still think that helps the Twins in a better way than trading him at his peak?  (You know like they haven't done with anybody else)

If you don't think a 26 year old switch hitting, close to gold glove third basemen that is controlled wouldn't be a great trade piece to a couple of teams out there?

[MapleGroveTwinsFan]

57 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

The Twins should be selling old and expensive and buying young and cheap. Lee is young and cheap.
 

I wouldn’t be opposed to trading anyone in the right deal, but in the short term it means putting Royce back at 3B and playing ??? at first base. If they’re trading Lee then they need to trade everyone over 30 including Kody Clemens.

Can't disagree with selling old and expensive players, but I would disagree with keeping young and cheap players that they don't think will improve and offensively are just league average, which you have said he isn't likely to improve, and thinking that somehow makes the team better?

I think Lewis won't improve, so if I was running the Twins he wouldn't be anywhere near the team. The Twins have done of wonderful job of missing the boat on trading players when they had value, so even if they think like you do, they wouldn't trade him anyway. 

[DJL44]

22 minutes ago, MapleGroveTwinsFan said:

Can't disagree with selling old and expensive players, but I would disagree with keeping young and cheap players that they don't think will improve and offensively are just league average, which you have said he isn't likely to improve, and thinking that somehow makes the team better?

I think Lewis won't improve, so if I was running the Twins he wouldn't be anywhere near the team. The Twins have done of wonderful job of missing the boat on trading players when they had value, so even if they think like you do, they wouldn't trade him anyway. 

You are describing a perpetual rebuild. No team gets to the playoffs with All-Stars at every position. Average players are necessary to compete.