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  1. twinfan
    Gray and Marquez would be nice to have. Maybe we could package Sano and Lewis for them and even throw in a couple of A ball prospects. Story is another question. I think we can do better in the free agent market if we still want to sign a shortstop. Colorado is in a tough situation because they have some good pieces but can't get past the Dodgers and now Padres. So what do they do? Hopefully we can re-sign Odorizzi and that he is healthy. That would help.
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    It's great fun to compare the prospect reports from year to year and see how many actually make it, with which teams they make it and how many of the top prospects are never heard from. Trying to develop this year's book is a challenge so it will be interesting. It can be very tough in any year to rank a prospect who is only in A ball or below.
  3. twinfan
    Obviously nobody wants Polanco to play short next season. Rumors have the Twins signing Semien. I would rather have Didi but would rather not trade for Baez- as good as he is. What does Lewis have left to do before getting a shot at becoming the regular shortstop? I'd put Polanco there, let Lewis back him up by playing twice a week to see what he can do. Otherwise, 3 years from now we'll be talking about why he never got a chance (though I'm not sold on him ever making it). If we are going to give up prospects, I'd rather do it for pitching.
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    It's hard to tell whether this is a good signing but 2 mil is high for the past season. Let's hope he can contribute something positive and not be taking a spot from a youngster with better outcomes.
  5. twinfan
    I'm not sold on Thorpe and we'll have to see if Dobnick can bounce back. It would be nice to see a solid, 5 man rotation but today's games are won with a solid bullpen which we have seemingly lost since the end of the season. Let's shore that up and then build the youngsters.
  6. twinfan
    The Twins need to focus their energies on signing pitching and not on a utility player or new shortstop. If they keep Polanco at short (which I believe they should), then sign Profar as a utility player. If they go out and sign another shortstop, then trade Polanco for some value. I'm not crazy about any of the other choices though I'd take Didi over anyone else. As far as second, leave Arraez alone and hope that he continues to hit.
  7. twinfan
    Buxton would be great if we could keep him on the field but he's too injury prone. Cave has improved a bit but is not your every day answer. Bradley would be a good backup if we would sign him. At least he prevents runs. I don't see any of the minor leaguers as being an answer but would be curious to see how Urbina develops.
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    If Hand is so wanting to pitch here, he should be able to be signed for a bargain- say 2 years at 12 million tops. I had read reports that he was slowing down a bit but he has been a top reliever and would be a boost to the pen. The problem is when will he slow down. Relievers tend to go 4-5 solid years then suddenly stop being effective. Also, signing both Hand and Hendricks makes no sense as both are closers and may not want to pitch in any other role. We also need a starter or two. Why not Paxton if he's healthy? We also have prospects to trade to get a starter or two like Castillo. Other teams have good, young strong pitchers for middle relief. How about us? Alcala? He looks ready since we were stupid to release Wisler.
  9. twinfan
    There should be no reason not to plan for a full season now that the vaccine is here. They can always have an alternative number of plans if teams get hit by the virus. All teams have lost money and will continue to lose money as long as they can't get at least 25% of the stadiums filled. They will then gain money once this is all over in 2022. If owners weren't so stupid to pay marginal players bunches of dollars, they wouldn't have lost as much as they (presumably) have.
  10. twinfan
    Though I was never the biggest fan of the Donaldson signing, I'm surprised that almost nobody mentioned the possibility of Sano moving back over- even if temporarily. Sano wasn't great but he wasn't terrible either. And first base might be easier to fill than third. I hope Gonzalez is resigned and that Donaldson doesn't get hurt again but chances are he will miss some games at some point.
  11. twinfan
    I think Rogers deserves another shot. His control wasn't that good in spots but there were times that he made good pitches that were hit off the end of the bat, etc. I still like Tony Watson of the Giants as a lefty specialist and would definitely try to re-sign May. A lower profile pitcher with closer experience like Soria or Trenien or keeping Clippard would help but we haven't had much luck in signing relievers from other teams. I would not count on Thielbar having a similar season to this year but he was a nice story. Alcala should continue to improve.
  12. twinfan
    I'd still put people in the stands with 4-5 per row, every other row and every other end of the row. That would get about 25-35% in the seats. I'd also have seat-side food and drink delivery and a monitor at the bathrooms. As far as free agents, there is always talk of salaries for many going down- especially those non tendered but it doesn't always happen. The top salaried players and those who happened to have a breakout year will get (over)paid. However, evaluating the free agents for next year is very tricky due to the shortened season. I would think there will be a flurry before Christmas then a break until Spring Training starts.
  13. twinfan
    There doesn't seem to be much here though Waddell could be ok. I can't see why they would let May go. I think that is a big mistake if they don't re-sign him. Clippard has the experience but generally doesn't do well but once every 3 seasons. I'm looking for bigger and better fish.
  14. twinfan
    I would keep Littell on the 40 man roster. The guy has proven that he can pitch in the majors even with a small sample. The only other option would be to trade him for a 6th or 7th round draft choice but I would not do this. Give him one more shot. You can always release him later.
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    Hey. I'm an Atari man myself- not to mention a Radio Shack TRS-80
  16. twinfan
    Well if baseball would adopt my rule that a batter can only have 2 fouls after two strikes, you would have starters going deeper and games going faster. There are several 8-10+ pitch at bats which greatly increase the number of pitches thrown per inning and game. I also feel that, at least for this year with very few days off-especially in the post-season, you can't have a starter go very far because you will need him again soon. However, during a normal season there is no reason to have a starter throw less than 90 pitches unless they are getting hammered. Pitchers today aren't as good as pitchers in the past because they don't vary the game plan and thus can't get through a lineup the third time. And several hitters know how to spoil many 2 strike pitches to prolong the at bat.
  17. twinfan
    Why should we go after injured players? Can we get a real medical report that will show he is worth the risk? Otherwise, we'll just have another mid-high priced player watching from who knows where. As for trading Rosey for him or anybody? That's a no-no in my book.
  18. twinfan
    Stroman has always been highly touted but has never lived up to it. He can be a good pitcher if healthy but we should not overpay for him. If we can get him for 7-8 million per year for 3 years and he is healthy, I'd be ok with that. However, it is a gamble.
  19. twinfan
    If we lose all our players, I would sign Tony Watson for relief and Jurickson Profar as a utility infielder. I'd sign Brandon Workman or Shane Greene as a closer backup to Rogers who could bounce back. I might take a flyer on Brad Peacock if he is healthy or Julio Teheran but would not want to overpay for either. I'd try to bring back Hill and Odo. After that, I'd still try to trade Sano to the NL for a good starter and a prospect. A 100-110 million dollar payroll is feasible.
  20. twinfan
    With the offense the Twins have when healthy, they can afford less offense from the catching position. I would keep all 3 if Avila is willing to take less than 2 million (I don't see another team paying him even that much). Garver will bounce back to a .280, 20 home run season in 120 games and Jeffers can fill in for 25 games. Avila is a good catcher, an insurance policy, experience for the younger players and a left handed bat against the tougher righties. All is dependent on health and whether there is a full season.
  21. twinfan
    How anyone could vote Buxton over either Maeda or Cruz makes me wonder what team they were watching. Basically it's a tossup between them. I thought Cruz would be the league MVP before he got hurt. Maeda could have won 8 games if he's have gotten support. For third, I would lean towards Duffy or Rosario. Duffy kept us in many games or kept the leads. Rosario had several key hits during the season. And Jeffers saved the catching position and handled pitchers well so he should get my 5th place vote.
  22. twinfan
    I think they should keep Marwin but can also see them moving on depending on the numbers. Cabrera might be the best of those you named while Iglesias has turned on the offense recently but probably will not want a backup role.
  23. twinfan
    My votes are for Maeda first, Duffy second and Berrios third. However, I would have put Rich Hill second if he would have pitched more as he was very effective when in there. Romo saved the bullpen for awhile when Rogers went south and deserves a mention. Wisler and Alcala were also good.
  24. twinfan
    I would vote for Thielbar first, Rosario second because of his better approach to hitting and Wisler third with a mention of Jake Cave who had some key hits early in the season and played better defense all year.
  25. twinfan
    I can agree with Jeffers as ROY but would put Alcala second and Dobnak third. All have a good future. I hope Randy can bounce back but it will depend on how many starters we keep and/or bring in. I think the team gave up on him too soon. Usually when a starter has trouble, you have him pitch in relief for awhile but I don't think that happened. We'll see Sorry this was repeated but I never saw the first note go thru
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