Twins, Marlins 'kicking the tires' on a potential Lopez trade?

Has Ted broken any kind of news before? I’m very skeptical. 

I'll believe it when I see it.

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

This isn't news. This is a rumor. Hence the title ... 'RUMOR'. Discuss or not. 

Ted reported it as fact in the tweet this article is based on. That’s what I’m referring to. I’m not saying it wasn’t worthy of being posted here or that you’re calling it fact. 

How about Arraez, Martin. and Richardson  for Lopez and Joe Mack (a Top 20 Catching/hitting prospect)

9 minutes ago, Dman said:

If the Fish want Arraez the AL batting champ and controlled at a reasonable rate for three years. IMO they would need to kick in something on their end if they want the top bat in the AL.

Arraez by himself does not land Lopez

16 minutes ago, Lagputter said:

How about Arraez, Martin. and Richardson  for Lopez and Joe Mack (a Top 20 Catching/hitting prospect)

Those 3 might get Lopez

Call me a cynic, but ... do we really need starting pitching? I'd rather have Arreaz. First show me that the new trainer isn't going to magically  make pitchers break their arms within their first five games as a Twin.  For a lot of the season, when the pitchers were great, the offence wouldn't score. Twins have some decent starters already, but they need to give them run support. And innings. 

3 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Those three easily get Lopez. Probably an overpay. 

I'm not a big fan/believer of BTV, but those three for Lopez is a wash according to their assigned values.

1 hour ago, Squirrel said:

Thus far uncorroborated, reports have begun swirling the Twins and Marlins may be in talks to make a trade with the core pieces being established MLB players: starting pitcher Pablo Lopez and Luis Arraez (certainly with more coming from the Twins than just the batting champion).

Lopez would be a step up from anyone currently in the Twins organization and is under team control for two more seasons. The 26-year-old right-hander had a solid season in 2022 but was an elite arm as recently as 2021.

What would you give up to acquire Lopez?

 

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Elite? Trading a guy that can hit and doesn't K much for a good starting pitcher? Meh. 

No matter what you think of our FO, I'd be willing to bet that they're "kicking the tires" on several trades with several teams. Maybe they do something soon...maybe they don't. We'll see what develops. 

If Arreaz gets Lopez I would do it. I like Arreaz but pitching is always the trump card. 

A batting champion & established hitter (granted, not a power hitter) for a guy who'll pitch every 5th day.

Our offense wasn't dynamic last year with Arraez.   How will we score enough runs without him to give Lopez a chance to win every 5th day?

A good starting pitcher gets 30 starts (or so), and will pitch well enough in 20 of those starts (or so) to give you a chance to win.    Of those 20, there will likely be a few games where the offense doesn't pull its weight & a well pitched game winds up a loss regardless.  

Let's say we win a few of the game where he doesn't pitch well, to offset the games we lose despite how well he pitched.  

We're still talking about less than 20% of the season.

Granted, the equation's different if we get to the post season.  There, having a true #1 leading the pack can be a big deal - but you have to get there first.

We need offense as much as starting pitching, IMO.

I would be okay with trading Arraez. Of course, we would have to add something or 2 to make it worthwhile for the Marlins. But right now, Arraez is worth the most he has ever been. He is the odd man out on positions for our team. He isn't much for fielding, hits for average, lacks power, and is one IL stint from being a wasted roster spot. He has spent time every year he has been on the ML roster, or at the very least, been injured enough to where he shouldn't be out there playing. 

1 hour ago, Muppet said:

Call me a cynic, but ... do we really need starting pitching? I'd rather have Arreaz. First show me that the new trainer isn't going to magically  make pitchers break their arms within their first five games as a Twin.  For a lot of the season, when the pitchers were great, the offence wouldn't score. Twins have some decent starters already, but they need to give them run support. And innings. 

Agreed.  I made the trip to Cleveland to see the Twins play 5 games in 4 days, and while I understand the fallacy of a small sample size, I got to see Varland, Ober, Winder and Ryan start the first four games.  (Sonny Gray had the fifth and left after two innings.)  With Mahle, Gray, Maeda and Ryan as the core, and those three other rookies plus Richardson, Sands and others, I think we have enough starters to resist trading one of the best hitters on the team.  

Now if it were Arraez for a catcher, I'd not be thrilled, but I'd understand it.  

JcS

Wouldn't signing one of the remaining free agent starting pitchers make more sense? I am not talking about Rodon.