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Max Kepler isn't good at anything anymore
Brock Beauchamp replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Unless Julien improves dramatically at second base, he's not a second baseman long-term. I'm not the least bit concerned about Julien crowding the middle infield; if he manages to somehow do so, good on him. But it probably ain't happening. -
Well, this doesn't make me cry. The Yankees, currently in last place in the American League East, are now listening to offers on players that will become free agents at season's end. Most of the names don't interest the Twins; they're expensive, injured, starting pitchers, or all of the above. But Harrison Bader might be a name of interest to the Twins after several right-handed bats went off the market yesterday. Bader is oft-injured the past two seasons but can play center field and was an above-average bat as recently as the 2021 season (114 OPS+). What do you think? Out of the remaining names on the market, is Bader one that interests you? View full rumor
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Well, this doesn't make me cry. The Yankees, currently in last place in the American League East, are now listening to offers on players that will become free agents at season's end. Most of the names don't interest the Twins; they're expensive, injured, starting pitchers, or all of the above. But Harrison Bader might be a name of interest to the Twins after several right-handed bats went off the market yesterday. Bader is oft-injured the past two seasons but can play center field and was an above-average bat as recently as the 2021 season (114 OPS+). What do you think? Out of the remaining names on the market, is Bader one that interests you? -
Rumor: MLBTR Twins Rumor Roundup
Brock Beauchamp replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Your lineup is definitely better than what played yesterday but it's not enough better, IMO. -
Rumor: MLBTR Twins Rumor Roundup
Brock Beauchamp replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
A close approximation of that lineup scored one run today against a lefty who throws approximately 74mph.- 151 replies
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Mark Polishuk of MLB Trade Rumors rounded up the latest Twins trade deadline rumors . Give that a click for more details but here are the major talking points: The Twins are willing to listen to offers on pending free agents Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda but the price is steep, as it will do serious damage to their postseason hopes Dallas Keuchel is dealing in AAA St Paul and can opt out on August 1st, trade interest in him has been minimal The Twins are receiving interest on their stockpile of left-handed corner outfielders A deal with the Mets may make sense, as the Mets are selling hard and have a few right-handed options that should interest the Twins What are your thoughts? Sell, buy, or both? -
Mark Polishuk of MLB Trade Rumors rounded up the latest Twins trade deadline rumors . Give that a click for more details but here are the major talking points: The Twins are willing to listen to offers on pending free agents Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda but the price is steep, as it will do serious damage to their postseason hopes Dallas Keuchel is dealing in AAA St Paul and can opt out on August 1st, trade interest in him has been minimal The Twins are receiving interest on their stockpile of left-handed corner outfielders A deal with the Mets may make sense, as the Mets are selling hard and have a few right-handed options that should interest the Twins What are your thoughts? Sell, buy, or both? View full rumor
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Congratulations, you've unlocked trade deadline weekend! Up to this point, the deadline has been rather quiet, as there are many teams still on the fence about selling and few selling teams have have clear upgrades at positions. MLBTR's Anthony Franco runs through the best remaining trade targets heading into the final 72 hours before the trade deadline. Of particular interest to the Twins: Mark Canha: RH OF, New York Mets Tommy Pham: RH OF, New York Mets Jordan Hicks: RP, St Louis Cardinals Josh Hader: RP, San Diego Padres Who are your favorite trade targets and why? -
Congratulations, you've unlocked trade deadline weekend! Up to this point, the deadline has been rather quiet, as there are many teams still on the fence about selling and few selling teams have have clear upgrades at positions. MLBTR's Anthony Franco runs through the best remaining trade targets heading into the final 72 hours before the trade deadline. Of particular interest to the Twins: Mark Canha: RH OF, New York Mets Tommy Pham: RH OF, New York Mets Jordan Hicks: RP, St Louis Cardinals Josh Hader: RP, San Diego Padres Who are your favorite trade targets and why? View full rumor
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As most of you probably identified over the past few weeks, the Mariners and Twins share many traits: they pitch pretty well and don't hit nearly enough. Combine that with the dearth of true, wholesale sellers on the trade market this year and it leads to a situation where the Mariners are open to dealing their excellent closer with 1.5 years of control remaining, Paul Sewald. Sewald, 33 years old, has saved 52 games over the past three seasons, carrying a 137 ERA+ and over 12 strikeouts per nine innings during that time. He has some of the same allure (and dangers) of Jorge Lopez last season but has a much longer track record of success in MLB. The Twins have a slew of left-handed hitting corner players, at least one of which could be packaged into a deal to acquire Sewald... but should the Twins try to acquire another controllable closer after what happened at the last deadline? View full rumor
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As most of you probably identified over the past few weeks, the Mariners and Twins share many traits: they pitch pretty well and don't hit nearly enough. Combine that with the dearth of true, wholesale sellers on the trade market this year and it leads to a situation where the Mariners are open to dealing their excellent closer with 1.5 years of control remaining, Paul Sewald. Sewald, 33 years old, has saved 52 games over the past three seasons, carrying a 137 ERA+ and over 12 strikeouts per nine innings during that time. He has some of the same allure (and dangers) of Jorge Lopez last season but has a much longer track record of success in MLB. The Twins have a slew of left-handed hitting corner players, at least one of which could be packaged into a deal to acquire Sewald... but should the Twins try to acquire another controllable closer after what happened at the last deadline? -
If it was another front office, maybe. But have you known this front office to sit back and let it ride in the past few years? If anything, it feels like they sometimes make moves just for the sake of the action.
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Yes, please, but my borderline irrational dislike of Max Kepler is already well-document 'round these parts.
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Well, this is an interesting development. In Ken Rosenthal's latest roundup, he mentions the Twins have a roster crunch coming up when Jorge Polanco returns to the 26-man roster. This may lead the Minnesota front office to trade away at least one of their left-handed outfield bats, though it's hard to predict which one. Trevor Larnach was recently demoted to AAA St Paul while both Matt Wallner and Max Kepler are hitting quite well for an offense that has struggled to score runs in 2023. That leaves Joey Gallo and it's hard to envision his trade return being significant, or even existing at all. The most interesting development of this trade deadline is that it's... not really happening. Nobody is trading anyone. Sure, we've seen relievers move around and some complementary players be traded but none of the larger names have come off the board. That's because so few teams have dedicated to selling. The Angels took Ohtani off the market. The Cubs can't stop winning so it's becoming less likely they will trade either Marcus Stroman or Cody Bellinger. As a result, teams are calling on the Twins starters, including Sonny Gray. And with a front office that somehow pivoted from Mitch Garver to Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Carlos Correa in the blink of an eye, we can't rule out this front office doing, well, pretty much anything if they think it improves the team.- 88 comments
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Well, this is an interesting development. In Ken Rosenthal's latest roundup, he mentions the Twins have a roster crunch coming up when Jorge Polanco returns to the 26-man roster. This may lead the Minnesota front office to trade away at least one of their left-handed outfield bats, though it's hard to predict which one. Trevor Larnach was recently demoted to AAA St Paul while both Matt Wallner and Max Kepler are hitting quite well for an offense that has struggled to score runs in 2023. That leaves Joey Gallo and it's hard to envision his trade return being significant, or even existing at all. The most interesting development of this trade deadline is that it's... not really happening. Nobody is trading anyone. Sure, we've seen relievers move around and some complementary players be traded but none of the larger names have come off the board. That's because so few teams have dedicated to selling. The Angels took Ohtani off the market. The Cubs can't stop winning so it's becoming less likely they will trade either Marcus Stroman or Cody Bellinger. As a result, teams are calling on the Twins starters, including Sonny Gray. And with a front office that somehow pivoted from Mitch Garver to Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Carlos Correa in the blink of an eye, we can't rule out this front office doing, well, pretty much anything if they think it improves the team. View full rumor
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They're not wrong in that regard. Trout can't stay healthy and is getting older while the Angels farm system is pathetic. And no team can buy their way out of a hole that large.
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I suspect the Angels FO is operating under direct orders from ownership right now. And that's fine, I guess, but it makes it hard to call anything the front office does "dumb".
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I'm not sure about their GM yet. Their owner is obviously a meddling doofus.
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In 2012 the Twins used their top two picks to draft Byron Buxton, then Jose Berrios. I'm quite comfortable with the results of their 2012 draft.
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Yes, this. The Angels farm system is Walker Jenkins is a #1 overall pick in the draft some years and a top three pick in almost every year. The Angels don't have anything equivalent to that.
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Huh. If the front office traded Lopez so he could be closer to his ailing son, that's pretty great of them. But woof, last year's Baltimore trade was a disaster.
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Darren Wolfson tweeted that the Twins have spoken with the Nationals and that Washington has been scouting AAA St Paul. The Nationals are not only obvious sellers but they have enticing trade targets for the Twins. Washington has the typical stable of decent right-handed relievers that sellers have ready to trade at every deadline but more interestingly, they have Lane Thomas, an arbitration-eligible right-handed outfielder. Thomas will not be eligible for free agency until after the 2025 season so his price will be considerably more than another rental target like Hunter Renfroe, Teoscar Hernandez, or Andrew McCutchen. Thomas is paid only $2.2 million this season and is having a something of a breakout, posting a 130 OPS+. More ideally, his 1.016 OPS against left-handed pitching is exactly what this Twins lineup needs right now. View full rumor
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Darren Wolfson tweeted that the Twins have spoken with the Nationals and that Washington has been scouting AAA St Paul. The Nationals are not only obvious sellers but they have enticing trade targets for the Twins. Washington has the typical stable of decent right-handed relievers that sellers have ready to trade at every deadline but more interestingly, they have Lane Thomas, an arbitration-eligible right-handed outfielder. Thomas will not be eligible for free agency until after the 2025 season so his price will be considerably more than another rental target like Hunter Renfroe, Teoscar Hernandez, or Andrew McCutchen. Thomas is paid only $2.2 million this season and is having a something of a breakout, posting a 130 OPS+. More ideally, his 1.016 OPS against left-handed pitching is exactly what this Twins lineup needs right now. -
The Padres' 2023 season has been an immense disappointment, rivaling only that of the New York Mets. They had aspirations to finally win the National League West but, despite their positive run differential, sit in fourth place, ten games back of the division lead. So it makes sense to sell, right? Especially their duo of left-handed pitchers with expiring contracts. Right? Nope. While Blake Snell doesn't fit that well with the Twins needs over the next two months, Josh Hader would be the best possible addition to a bullpen that is lacking in quality depth. Hader would immediately slot into a dual-closer role with Jhoan Duran, pushing every else up an inning. It would be one of the key pieces the Twins need to go from mediocre to good down the stretch. View full rumor
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The Padres' 2023 season has been an immense disappointment, rivaling only that of the New York Mets. They had aspirations to finally win the National League West but, despite their positive run differential, sit in fourth place, ten games back of the division lead. So it makes sense to sell, right? Especially their duo of left-handed pitchers with expiring contracts. Right? Nope. While Blake Snell doesn't fit that well with the Twins needs over the next two months, Josh Hader would be the best possible addition to a bullpen that is lacking in quality depth. Hader would immediately slot into a dual-closer role with Jhoan Duran, pushing every else up an inning. It would be one of the key pieces the Twins need to go from mediocre to good down the stretch.
