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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    More information about "Mariners Inquired About Max Kepler During Jorge Polanco Trade Talks"
    Jon Morosi tweeted earlier that Seattle inquired about outfielder Max Kepler during Jorge Polanco trade talks as part of an even larger deal than the five-player swap that happened. Kepler has been involved in trade rumors for years now but Minnesota execs seem to prize the 30-year-old lefty and remain firm at a high asking price. Unlike Polanco, trading Kepler would raise serious questions about the Opening Day outfield for the hometown nine. While Edouard Julien and Brooks Lee are available to play second base, the Twins would have to fall back on the likes of Trevor Larnach, Nick Gordon, or a free agent acquisition to fill Kepler's role. Kepler has one year remaining on his contract. Would you trade the veteran left-hander or keep him in 2024?
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    There’s almost a zero percent chance the Twins outbid the Cubs for Bellinger. The Cubs have both money and need.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    More information about "Twins Looking For Outfielder, May Consider Donovan Solano Return"
    On Monday evening, the news Twins fans were waiting three months to hear finally happened: Jorge Polanco had been traded. In a five-player swap, Minnesota freed up approximately $6 million of salary, which should allow them to pursue help in other areas. Jon Heyman speculated today that Donovan Solano might be in the mix. Other rumors have circulated that the Twins could pursue a low-cost designated hitter, perhaps Joey Votto or Carlos Santana. What Heyman seems more sure about is that the Twins are looking for outfield help, probably in center field. With the oft-injured Byron Buxton perpetually a question mark, a backup center field option could be prudent. Are we looking at a return of Michael A. Taylor in 2024?
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    On Monday evening, the news Twins fans were waiting three months to hear finally happened: Jorge Polanco had been traded. In a five-player swap, Minnesota freed up approximately $6 million of salary, which should allow them to pursue help in other areas. Jon Heyman speculated today that Donovan Solano might be in the mix. Other rumors have circulated that the Twins could pursue a low-cost designated hitter, perhaps Joey Votto or Carlos Santana. What Heyman seems more sure about is that the Twins are looking for outfield help, probably in center field. With the oft-injured Byron Buxton perpetually a question mark, a backup center field option could be prudent. Are we looking at a return of Michael A. Taylor in 2024? View full rumor
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    They definitely occur but they tend to be lower octane moves, at least from what I've seen. The Twins traded for MAT last offseason and that was within the division. But I think getting a large deal done like Dylan Cease causes a lot more hesitation, especially from the team giving away prospects.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    More information about "Twins GM Thad Levine: "We Have A Little Bit Of A Hole In Our Starting Rotation""
    While Twins General Manager Thad Levine couched his statements with excitement about the current starting rotation, he admitted that with the loss of so many starting pitchers to free agency - Sonny Gray, Kenta Maeda, Tyler Mahle - the Twins could use some help in the rotation by Opening Day. There are several pitchers who have been rumored to be on the block, led by Corbin Burnes and one of the Marlins starters. Unfortunately, two of the most readily available arms (Dylan Cease, Shane Bieber) play for teams in the AL Central, which makes a trade trickier for the Twins front office to pull off. Listen to the clip from Levine on MLB Network Radio below:
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    While Twins General Manager Thad Levine couched his statements with excitement about the current starting rotation, he admitted that with the loss of so many starting pitchers to free agency - Sonny Gray, Kenta Maeda, Tyler Mahle - the Twins could use some help in the rotation by Opening Day. There are several pitchers who have been rumored to be on the block, led by Corbin Burnes and one of the Marlins starters. Unfortunately, two of the most readily available arms (Dylan Cease, Shane Bieber) play for teams in the AL Central, which makes a trade trickier for the Twins front office to pull off. Listen to the clip from Levine on MLB Network Radio below: View full rumor
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Dan Hayes over at The Athletic (subscribe if you don't already, Hayes and Gleeman produce outstanding Twins content) wrote up the current trade situation in Minnesota. As always, it talks about the patience of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine and their willingness to ride right into Fort Myers with the roster they have in place if no deals materialize. What I found most interesting is that the Twins appear unwilling to move Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler, or Kyle Farmer for prospects. They are seeking trades that fill "need-for-need" with other MLB teams; in other words, swapping big-league players. This strategy could place significant limitations on their ability to swing a deal this offseason. View full rumor
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    More information about "Twins Not Looking To Trade For Prospects, Seeking Need-For-Need MLB Move"
    Dan Hayes over at The Athletic (subscribe if you don't already, Hayes and Gleeman produce outstanding Twins content) wrote up the current trade situation in Minnesota. As always, it talks about the patience of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine and their willingness to ride right into Fort Myers with the roster they have in place if no deals materialize. What I found most interesting is that the Twins appear unwilling to move Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler, or Kyle Farmer for prospects. They are seeking trades that fill "need-for-need" with other MLB teams; in other words, swapping big-league players. This strategy could place significant limitations on their ability to swing a deal this offseason.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    He's well below average in center and is 34 years old. Maybe the Twins could squeeze one more acceptable CF season out of him but I'm skeptical.
  11. Brock Beauchamp

    Love your recent restrospectives!

    1. Paul D

      Paul D

      Thanks. Since I was born in 1948 I'm well versed in baseball from that era and since I collected autographs in my teens (before it became a business), I know a lot about the guys from the earlier days of baseball.  My favorite book is "The Glory of Their Times", a great book written in the 60's by Lawrence Ritter, who drove around the country with his tape recorder visiting ball players from the turn of the century.  I have many of their autographs including Hall of Famers, Stan Covelseki, "Wahoo" Sam Crawford, "Goose" Goslin, Hank Greenberg, Harry Hooper, Edd Roush, and Paul Waner.  

      Even though I am still a baseball fanatic, I like to give younger fans a bit of the history I am aware of.  The blog is a great way of passing along info that I think may be interesting to others.  Thanks for the kind comment.

  12. Brock Beauchamp
    No, he's not going to pitch in 2024. If/when he signs a deal, it will likely be a two-year deal with the expectation he won't pitch the first year.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    More information about "Concerns That Starting Pitcher Trade Market Has Stalled"
    All quiet on the pitcher front. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com wrote this excellent write-up about both the reliever and starting pitcher winter markets. While the reliever free agent market seems to have stalled on Josh Hader, Feinsand goes on to point out that the starting pitching market hasn't fared much better with several high-profile free agents still on the market, headlined by Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery. In a cascading effect, this has caused the starting pitcher trade market to be equally slow, so much so that one NL executive is quoted saying "I don’t think the trade market will be very hot in the next month". That's terrible news for the Twins, who appear unable to compete on the free agent market and will need to pull off a trade to improve the 2024 squad. Read the piece linked above, just try not to get too depressed while doing so.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    All quiet on the pitcher front. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com wrote this excellent write-up about both the reliever and starting pitcher winter markets. While the reliever free agent market seems to have stalled on Josh Hader, Feinsand goes on to point out that the starting pitching market hasn't fared much better with several high-profile free agents still on the market, headlined by Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery. In a cascading effect, this has caused the starting pitcher trade market to be equally slow, so much so that one NL executive is quoted saying "I don’t think the trade market will be very hot in the next month". That's terrible news for the Twins, who appear unable to compete on the free agent market and will need to pull off a trade to improve the 2024 squad. Read the piece linked above, just try not to get too depressed while doing so. View full rumor
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Welcome to Twins Daily!
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep, came in to say they screwed up and swapped the Brewers and Twins.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    The groin injury is certainly true and hurt him during the middle of the season but after he came back, he pitched to a 4.79 ERA in 35.2 innings. His FIP was over 4.10 as well.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Joe Ryan has a career 102 ERA+ with a 95 ERA+ in 2023. He's 27 years old. He's a #4 starter on a good team until he puts it together for more than a couple of months. Bailey Ober is even older at 28. He's older than Pablo Lopez. Yes, his ERA+ is markedly above average but he's also pitched fewer than 300 innings in his career over three seasons. Availability is a skill and while I think he's maybe a decent #3 if you squint a little, he won't cement himself as an above-average pitcher until he pitches 150 innings in a season or even multiple 100+ inning seasons in a row.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    No worries at all about the snark, sometimes it's hard to read through the internet and try to guess intent.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    I run sites for three different teams. Watching the Twins isn't even close to the majority of baseball games I watch anymore. Last year I watched more Brewers games than Twins games.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    I think they're appropriately rated. They're two pitchers with upside and question marks. With Ryan, he needs to show that his pitch mix and stuff plays for an entire season. With Ober, he needs to show he can stay on the mound. I think I have slightly more confidence in Ober at this point but it's close. Also, no way in hell do I put them 30/31 if evaluating them in the actual baseball sense and not fantasy. I've have to spend the time to really break down the list but I'd be a little surprised if either of them were in the top 60 or so.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    How dare you disrespect Josh Staumont in this manner
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    So it turns out that our master server is getting hammered by bots. If you're unfortunate enough to be allocated to that server, that's why you're seeing site slowness. We're working on it and hope to have it resolved by tomorrow.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm getting reports on this on all three sites. I think one of our server instances is struggling, which explains why it's normal for most and dreadfully slow for others. We're looking into it.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    I get your reasoning and why, I'm just salivating at the thought of robbing the hapless Rockies.
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