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  1. twins_89
    At the time I thought the Santana deal was ridiculously bad for the Twins and time has proven that to be true. Bill Smith just wasn't up to the task and was taken advantage of by the Mets. If he had a bit more backbone he would have just kept Santana and gone all in for a playoff run. Getting 200 innings from Santana plus at least a couple playoff starts would have been significantly more valuable than the crap package they got back.
  2. twins_89
    The biggest impact move the Twins could make for the every day lineup would be finding a better hitting coach. Just getting Garver, Polanco, Sano, Kepler, and Arraez closer to their 2019 performances would be a huge improvement.
  3. twins_89
    Rooker being out is really unfortunate since he is the only major league ready right handed corner outfielder in the Twins system. While I love the talent I wish one of Kepler, Rosario, Cave, Wade, Kirilloff, or Larnach hit right handed.
  4. twins_89
    I'd give Blankenhorn a shot, he can't be worse that Gonzalez/Adrianze have been this season. It would also help evaluate whether Blankenhorn should keep his 40 man roster spot this off-season. Gordon has had no luck the past few years, this is probably the third or fourth time he could have been called up but he's missed all the opportunities due to his health.
  5. twins_89
    I think it will be really interesting to see if Falvey can repeat the Cleveland success with pitcher drafting and development. One somewhat strange occurrence that should be worth following is that in 2019 the Twins drafted and signed 16 college pitchers in rounds 6-25.
  6. twins_89
    In terms of position players and relievers the Twins farm system has been a great pipeline of talent. Unfortunately, there has been a distinct lack of starting pitchers being able to establish themselves at the major league level. The only guy since Berrios who has had moderate success has been Dobnak and he an undrafted free agent signed out of an independent league. Way too many former top 100 prospects have flamed out in the last 5 years including Meyer, Stewart, Gonsalves, Jay, and Romero. I'm hoping the next crop of Duran, Balazovic, Enlow, Canterino, Sands, and Chalmers has more success.
  7. twins_89
    If the Twins send down both Cave/Wade and only use Gonzalez at 2B/3B then there is plenty of opportunity for both Kirilloff and Rooker. I could see Kirilloff playing most days while giving Buxton/Rosario/Kepler/Sano a rest with Rooker starting against lefties (and being a right handed bat off the bench).
  8. twins_89
    Hopefully this means we'll see some of the prospects get a chance. Of the guys on the 40-man roster or those who need to be added after the season I'd definitely look at giving Kirilloff, Rooker, Blankenhorn, and Duran a chance. They likely wouldn't be worse than Cave, Wade, Adrianza, Vargas, or repeated bullpen games.
  9. twins_89
    The guy that I'd go after is Robbie Ray. Put him in the bullpen and let him work with Wes Johnson (or let him start if Odorizzi/Hill/Bailey can't stay healthy). If his issues can be fixed he would be an interesting option for the play-offs either starting or out of the pen.
  10. twins_89
    I'd go with Kirilloff, he can play some 1B as well as filling in as the fourth outfielder.
  11. twins_89
    The Twins should definitely give him a shot, it's not like Smeltzer/Thorpe are making it a tough call.
  12. twins_89
    Dobnak is saving the Twins over the first part of the season. It's hard to believe the team is 10-2 and has gotten a grand total of 10 innings out of Odorizzi/Hill/Bailey (and Pineda).
  13. twins_89
    Here's hoping Donaldson and Sano get on track. The team scored 27 runs in 3 games while getting nothing from those guys, so I'm excited to see what the lineup can do once they start hitting.
  14. twins_89
    Whitefield will have to be added to the 40 man roster, but I believe they have a couple of open spots due to Pineda and Romero being on the restricted list.
  15. twins_89
    There are a few prospects that I hope get added to the 60 man pool once the season gets underway. Balazovic, Sands, Rortvedt, and Miranda are guys that could have been at AA and aren't that far away from the Majors. It should also be noted that there is a lot of redundancy with the AAAA players currently on the 60 man list. Garton/Gearrin, Coulombe/Thielbar, Graterol/Tellis, and Maggi/Reinheimer all seem like an unnecessary duplication where one from each pairing could be released without losing any depth.
  16. twins_89
    CF is unfortunately the one position where the Twins don't have a good replacement waiting in the wings. The only minor league options (Baddoo and Celestino) are at least a year away from realistically being able to compete in the majors, and the rest of the possibilities are corner outfielders who only play center when they have to (Kepler, Wade, and Cave). If Buxton is out for a significant amount of time I'm afraid Lewis is going to be switched to CF and I'm worried that the move would not be good for his career.
  17. twins_89
    The Twins really went all in on college pitchers in the last draft. In the first 25 rounds I believe we selected 17 college pitchers (in 26 picks). There must be some analysis that shows that after the top 150 or so picks college arms are an undervalued commodity. I'll be curious to see how many of these guys turn into real prospects.
  18. twins_89
    Dobnak has pretty clearly been the better pitcher both last season and in Spring training, so going by merit alone he would get the spot. Unfortunately, I think it will come down to how much faith the organization has that Chacin will be able to bounce back, even with limited evidence of that happening.
  19. twins_89
    At this point there isn't any significant issue with guys who deserve an opportunity being unable to make it to the majors. The only players where this might have been an issue were Gordon and Rooker, but they both missed so much time last year with injuries that it's hard to argue they were being held back. I suspect if any of the top end prospects plays at a level where it's obvious they are ready the Twins could make a trade to open up a spot.
  20. twins_89
    I think it fairly unlikely Smeltzer makes the opening day roster. If the Twins go with the guy who is performing the best it looks like Dobnak should get the spot, he has been quite a bit better both last season and so far in Spring training. If the Twins want to give a chance to the vet bounce back guy, it will be Chacin. Barring injuries I just don't see a path for Smeltzer since Pineda and Hill will also be needing rotation spots as the season progresses.
  21. twins_89
    I am fairly confident in the rotation depth for the regular season. The Twins have enough starter options to rack up a lot of wins even if some of the pieces don't work out. A more relevant question is do the Twins have the rotation quality to compete against the top teams in a playoff series.
  22. twins_89
    I'd imagine Rosario is very motivated to have a big year since he has to know that Kirilloff/Larnach are a couple good months away from the majors. I really hope Eddie can have a bounce back season and be a main contributor on a deep playoff run.
  23. twins_89
    I'd rate Ryu as being a clear tier up from Maeda and Wheeler a half a tier better with significantly more upside (with Bumgarner being roughly the same). As a full time starter in a healthy season Maeda can make around $13M a year so the Twins are saving $8-10M a year, but his contract incentives provide some really nice insurance for injuries or a drop off in production. Taking everything into account I'd probably still prefer Ryu or Wheeler since at this point the Twins biggest need is top end starting pitching, but to fill innings it's hard to argue that Maeda provides great value.
  24. twins_89
    I would love to see the Twins take some of the cash they got for selling a pick to the Dodgers and use it for a Trevor May extension.
  25. twins_89
    The best Twins starting pitcher trio has to be the 2006 group of Santana/Liriano/Radke. Before Liriano got injured both he and Santana were legitimate Cy Young contenders.
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