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  1. twins_89
    The most obvious move when Sano returns is to send Cave to AAA. Cave hasn't played well enough this year to require a roster spot and Gonzalez might actually be a better choice as the reserve corner outfielder since he can bat right handed. I see Sano being the ever-day third baseman when he returns and Gonzalez shifting to the super-utility role off the bench.
  2. twins_89
    While it's true that the Twins pitcher development has had problems for years, the prospects often still did reasonably well at AAA. The thing that worries me about this season is it seems like almost every pitcher on the Rochester roster has an inflated ERA. The only guys on the AAA staff with an ERA under 4 are Morin (0.00) and Duffey (1.50), with only Romero (4.32) and Eades (4.26) staying under 5. Everyone else has an ERA larger than 5 (most significantly higher than 5.00).
  3. twins_89
    I'm beginning to get a bit concerned about the coaching at AAA. Virtually every pitcher at Rochester has been terrible so far, and every one called up has been a disaster for the Twins. A few pitchers at a level struggling is expected, but when it is the whole staff you have to wonder if there is a problem with the pitching coach.
  4. twins_89
    The Twins bullpen was able to find success when the schedule had frequent off days that allowed the team to utilize Rogers/Parker/Hildenberger/May whenever they needed. Now that the team is playing every day the bullpen's lack of depth is getting exposed. Putting Mejia, Harper, or any of the Rochester call-ups on the mound in close games has not worked out well for the team. Adding Kimbrel would go a long ways to shoring up a bullpen with limited late inning options.
  5. twins_89
    Adding even one solid 9th inning arm to the bullpen (Kimbrel maybe?) would have a huge impact. As you said, the improvement would have a cascade effect in that everyone currently in the bullpen could move to a slightly lower leverage role. One addition could basically make everyone a bit more effective.
  6. twins_89
    The problem with the Twins bullpen is that too many guys are being asked to fill a role that is probably a step higher than they are capable of at this point. Parker would be fine as a 7th or 8th inning guy, but there is no way he should be pitching the 9th of close games. Mejia and Harper should be pitching in the 5th or 6th inning when the starter gets knocked out early, not the 7th or 8th of a close game. Adding a capable 9th inning guy would help to shift guys to roles where they would be better suited.
  7. twins_89
    Great start to the season for the Twins. I am a bit concerned about the next couple of series since there won't be a DH. Minnesota needs Cruz's bat in the lineup and I'm not sure he can hold up for many innings in the outfield.
  8. twins_89
    It was great to see the Twins bats come to life, especially against a guy who was one of the best starters in baseball last season. On the pitching side, Pineda looks great and hopefully he can stay healthy this season. Perez on the other hand doesn't look like a starting pitcher. His stuff was good but 3 walks and over 80 pitches in under 4 innings sounds more like a long reliever than a starter. Luckily he has a couple more outings to make adjustments before he will be in line to start.
  9. twins_89
    A couple of thoughts on decisions that had a major influence on the outcome. First, I think Parker will be a decent bullpen arm, but there is no way he should be pitching the 9th inning of a tied game. Second, I just don't understand letting Kepler swing away with Buxton on second and no outs. Either Kepler should have been bunting or Astudillo should have replaced him. At that point in the game advancing Buxton was the only thing that mattered and if there is one thing Astudillo can do it is put the ball in play (with Buxton's speed any ball in play has a pretty good chance of letting him advance to third).
  10. twins_89
    From what I've read it sounds like a sore thumb on his non-throwing hand. Basically he's sucked in spring training and rather than cut a guy making $8.5M they put him on the IR to see if with more time he can get back to being a serviceable major league pitcher.
  11. twins_89
    My preference would be to send Romero back to AAA and put him in the rotation. He has the most upside of any of the major league ready potential starters, and giving him another shot at starting makes a lot of sense when you consider that 3 of the Twins current starters are free agents after the season.
  12. twins_89
    I feel like the Twins need one more reliable late inning reliever. It seems like there is a lot of uncertainty with the current relief group where you don't know what you'll get from a number of the guys. I have concerns about Reed's velocity loss and if he will bounce back this season. Hildenberger and May have had success in the majors, but they also have injury and inconsistency concerns. I'm not sold on Magill or Duffey and the other options (Curtiss, Moya, and Vasquez) are all unproven. The only guys I have much confidence in are Parker and Rogers.
  13. twins_89
    I am beginning to wonder if picking up guys that other teams made a strategic decision to let go is more than just chance. Is there some market inefficiency that the Twins are trying to exploit?
  14. twins_89
    I wouldn't be surprised to hear the Twins made a competitive offer, unfortunately that type of offer has virtually no chance of getting Kikuchi to sign. The only way that Minnesota would even have had a chance would be if they made an offer substantially higher than any of the west coast teams (which I'm fairly sure wasn't going to happen).
  15. twins_89
    It seems like the position players are pretty much covered, so if the Twins keep a similar payroll to last season there should still be over $40M to spend. I'll be very interested to see if we can make a major upgrade to the pitching staff.
  16. twins_89
    Without his Minnesota ties and history with the team would there even be a debate about bringing Mauer back. How attractive would a 36 year old 1B/DH coming off a season with an OPS in the low .700s actually be if he wasn't named Joe Mauer?
  17. twins_89
    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.
  18. twins_89
    If he earns his way back to the majors the Twins should bring him back. If he doesn't, shut him down at the end of the AAA season.
  19. twins_89
    Coming into the season I had largely written off Stewart as a prospect, but he did show improvement in his strikeout rate which was always his most glaring weakness. He's actually got a better SO/BB rate than Romero, Gonsalves, and Littell in the minors this season, so it seems like he's figured something out. I'll be curious to see how his stuff translates to the majors and hope he gets a real opportunity (I'd rather not see another make one start and get demoted scenario like we've seen all season from the Twins).
  20. twins_89
    What will happen first, Belisle's ERA with the Twins goes over 10 or he gets released?
  21. twins_89
    Great write up. Your grades match almost exactly with my own thoughts on the trades. The only one I might have graded differently was the Duke trade (I might have went with a B ), mainly because I never expected to get anything of value back. If the Dodgers offer was the best available, I would have much preferred to keep Brian and see where things stood at the end of the year in terms of a qualifying offer.
  22. twins_89
    I'd pass Forsythe through revocable waivers tomorrow and then give him a month of regular playing time and see if he can regain the production he had in 2015-16 with the Rays. Maybe there is a slim chance he could be traded again in August for a lottery ticket prospect.
  23. twins_89
    Based on the trade return, I really wonder if the Twins overplayed their hand in Dozier trade talks. If the rumored Brewers interest was real I have a hard time believing we couldn't have gotten a better deal from them (before they traded for Moustakas). Milwaukee needed a 2B a lot more than a 3B and they gave up a considerably better package.
  24. twins_89
    Dozier has pretty much played himself out of trade consideration with his terrible post all-star hitting. Combine that with very few (if any) trade destinations remaining and I'm beginning to doubt that he gets moved.
  25. twins_89
    I wonder if this signals that the Logan Morrison experiment is coming to an end.
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