What To Do With Logan Forsythe?

Trade him for the best the market will offer and play Adrianza.

I'll be the first person to say I have so far been proved very wrong when it comes to Forsythe. As you mentioned, very small sample size but so far so extremely good for the Twins. I don't think they'd get anything useful back in a trade and if they did get anything, the prospect would probably be a few years from the bigs. I honestly think trying to sign him to a very affordable one year deal makes sense. He plays until Gordon is ready. The Twins also have Arraez who has been performing relatively well at AA and both could get a chance next season but aren't quite there yet.

Either way, trading an expiring contract in Dozier, getting back Raley/Smeltzer and an upgrade at 2B (so far) is looking to be one of the best moves of the deadline. Think about it, in almost every aspect (fielding?) he's performed better than Dozier, you also have a top 20 prospect in Raley, and a solid pitching prospect in Smeltzer... I'll take a trade like that 100% of the time.

I'd hang on to Forsythe till the end of the end of the year and not trade him.  Evaluate how he does the remainder of this season and, more importantly, evaluate how you think Gordon fits in for 2019 and beyond.  Then if a second base   bridge is needed you can circle back to Logan and see if a short term deal can be worked out at a decent price.

Option 2 should not be an option based off 2 weeks.  Option 1 or 3 are fine with me.

There is no way I want the Twins to bring him back as a starter.  It's most likely Gordon will not be ready by next year at the start, so I don't mind the idea of brining someone in for a year, just not LoFo.

My first opinion was to trade him and his recent run has been help to the Twins but I would like to see Gordon called up in September see if he could handle big league pitching. So I am back to trading him because I just don't see he has future here with Minnesota and if he does it means were in rebuilding phase again. 

We have no one ready at 2B considering Gordon isn’t hitting well and makes a lot of errors. The best hope for middle infield is Royce Lewis who isn’t going to be ready for a while.

If he continues to hit, sign him for the ‘19 season.

Unless the Twins plan to bring up Gordon for a cuppa, I'd keep Logan Forsythe for the remainder. He's a skilled batsman, but looks like strictly an arm hitter that flips his wrists for singles, not getting his hips involved in the swing. As a fielder he appears to be better 2B than Dozier was. Quicker, stronger arm, good on the double play. If he can play other infield positions, cool, but there's no reason to switch him. 

No idea what the Twins FO will do, but I know what I would do: Trade him in the off season, then bring up Gordon, who will look a lot like Logan Forsythe, but younger and with more upside. Gordon won't hit for Forsythe's current average, but neither will Forsythe. 

You're not going to get anything great for him. How many lottery tickets do we need? I would rather evaluate if he's a fall-back option for 2019. He certainly loves hitting at Target Field for some reason.

You're not going to get anything great for him. How many lottery tickets do we need? I would rather evaluate if he's a fall-back option for 2019. He certainly loves hitting at Target Field for some reason.

he should run for governor.

Trade him. That is the only option. I laugh at any notion of keeping him in 2019. Anyone can get hot for a few weeks.

If a deal for a real prospect comes along take it, otherwise keep him. The Twins don't have anybody at AAA or AA that stands out as ready to take over at 2B, so I wouldn't trade him just to add a borderline C level prospect.

Isn’t it obvious? Trade him to the Rays. For whom? He’s on first base, that’s Hu.

I'm happy Logan Forsythe is playing well. And that's about it. He's a warm, veteran body who can play 2nd base. He is hitting well in a low-pressure situation with nothing to lose. I am glad to see it.

What to do with him? I think the Twins will do what they planned all along: have Logan Forsythe fill in at 2nd base until the season is over.

I see him as their second option for second base next year.  The first is resigning Escobar.  Let his agent know they have interest and come back to him if Mighty Mouse signs elsewhere.

Option 1 or 3. 2 makes no sense at the moment

Doesn't matter what the Twins do with him this year.

Maybe the Twins will sign Machado and move Polanco to 2B. 

Twins are going to need Forsythe for next year whether or not they resign Escobar.  Gordon does not look ready and other options are 1 to 2 years away.  Forsythe will not be the offensive threat Dozier was, but will probably be the better defender.  This would also give the Twins the option of Sano playing first and Escobar if resigned playing third.  I just do not see Twins giving Mauer the money he would be happy with, so this would be plan A, you could always circle back to plan B if you do not resign Escobar.  My biggest issue would be that Forsythe could take the first decent contract offered and you may not get a chance at resigning him if you wait too long to see what develops in the market.  

Whether you resign Forsythe now or wait until the market opens, I feel this would be plan A.  Forsythe may just be one of those players who plays better in a less stressful market.  He will do fine here.

Good timing for Logan to collect 5 hits. 

If he plays like this, sign him to a 2 year extension.  If he reverts back, trade him next year at the deadline.

I wouldn’t be mad if the Twins signed him for another season at a super cheap number, especially if they can’t get Escobar back. Gordon isn’t ready. There isn’t anyone at AA that’s ready to play 2B in the majors. Might as well let Forsythe be a placeholder until somebody shows that they can take the job and run with it.

Really, you give him one more year and Lewis could be ready for 2020, especially if he keeps playing this well in AA and AAA. Then Polanco can switch to 2B.

Gordon's numbers are NOT good.   Sign Forsythe to a one-year if it can be done.   Based on his poor production in LA, I wouldn't sign him to a multi-year deal..   If Gordon proves his worth, Forsythe is versatile enough to be a good utility guy at 2B, SS and 3B - if we can get him enough at bats not to stagnate like he did in LA..

Y'all are coming around! 

As I said in my post last week, I prefer option 1 if you can get any kind of a prospect with upside. At this point I think that only happens if a strong playoff team loses their 2B to injury and is desperate.  

If that doesn't happen, I love the idea of a 1 year, prove-it deal towards the end of the season, if he doesn't cool way off. Several reasons: 

• Table setter - he doesn't have Dozier's power, but if he can get on regularly like this (won't stay this high, I know, but he is showing good, professional at-bats, using all fields, not just getting lucky) having him at the top of the order is nice. Mauer is likely gone next year. MAYBE Buxton is back, but I doubt they have him at the top of the order early.  Forsythe is a solid 2-hole hitter in next year's lineup. 
• Insurance - There's no way Gordon performs well enough down the stretch here to write him in for 2019.  Something has been exposed in AAA that he needs to figure out. I still love him and see him as a long-term fixture, but I think he HAS to go back to AAA next year and at least have a couple solid months before he comes up. You can't bank on that, so you need a stop-gap vet. A guy like Murphy isn't going go come here knowing he will get bounced around unless we dramatically overpay him.  Someone like Forsythe makes more sense as insurance. We saw what happened this year when we banked on Sano, Buxton and Polanco being keys to the team in 2018. Young players are volatile.
• Roster Flexibility - As has been mentioned in the other thread, if Gordon DOES figure it out and take over at 2nd, you still have tons of flexibility with Forsythe. 
• FA Flexibility - The key to everything Falvine has done from a fan's perspective is what do they do this offseason? People aren't excited about a rebuild, but if they spend the money with a good FA class, it will pay off.  (I know...loading up the system was good too, just focusing on the fact this doesn't have to mean long-term "rebuild").  They will have plenty of payroll flexibility, they SHOULD be active, but they can't sign everyone. Getting a value filler at 2B to bridge the gap to Gordon could help them overpay for someone at another position (or three).
• Old School - this is more personal preference, but I love that Forsythe is looking like your old school middle infielder.  Like a Greg Gagne type. Not special, but solid player you can count on most days.  

Of course, there's always the chance he regresses to his LAD form, but there's enough in his history from Tampa to think this could be sustainable (at a more reasonable level of course) and maybe LA just wasn't a good fit for him.

Time will tell...