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  1. rv78
    Seriously he's an upgrade over using someone like Kyle Garlick but at a much higher cost. It just depends on what the FO is willing to spend for the insurance he would provide to backup the regulars that belong on the field before him.
  2. rv78
    I'm sure he was just getting tired from the long grind of a major league season. Starting next year Rocco will have him down for regularly schedule off days at the same time Buxton, Arraez and Polanco are also on the bench "resting" and we can watch the scrubs lose meaningful games.
  3. rv78
    His salary for 2022 was $7.5M and he hit .239 for the season. Kepler hit .227 and is scheduled to make $8.5M in 2023. That's not much of an upgrade. I don't see this FO acquiring him unless he is about half the price of Kepler. Which would be similar to the move they made by trading Urshela and getting Farmer.
  4. rv78
    I will agree to disagree. It is waaaayyy past time to move Kepler so yes you are in MY minority anyway. Unless you want 2023 to be another stepping stone to pushing the window another year down the road there is no reason to keep him. 2 reasons... #1. He's had the last 3 years to prove himself and he's failed. I'm tired of giving him chances. We don't need another Sano that we keep around for 2 or 3 weeks of production while he founders the rest of the year. #2, If Kepler is "on the bench" as you suggest as a 4th outfielder 'for defensive purposes" that is too much of a temptation for Mr. Analytic Rocco to use him every game against a right-handed pitcher instead of as the 4th outfielder. You know and I know, Rocco won't use him the way you want him to be used. All Kepler will have to do is hit a HR or drive in a couple runs and Rocco will have him in the lineup for 2 weeks straight even if he doesn't get a hit for the next 12 games. I also don't trade Larnach. He's the future and could very well be the hitter that you hope Kepler would have been. Why do you give Kepler another chance but throw in the towel on Larnach? Doesn't make sense. Using your idea as Larnach as the centerpiece for a Lopez or Woodruff would require at least 1 or 2 more types of centerpieces that they can't afford to keep trading away. I get the trade value thing, but I think it's time for the Twins to quit trading away their best young players when they can fill those holes in Free Agency with just money.
  5. rv78
    Not a bad move. Essentially you are replacing Urshela, a 3rd baseman with Farmer, a shortstop when you have depth at 3B in Miranda but not at SS. And it is the "Twins way" when they can get another player for half the cost of what they had. Now use that added savings and go get Rodon and Contreras.
  6. rv78
    I'd pass. Anyone who thinks a career .240 hitter (Renfro) is significantly better than a career .232 hitter (Kepler) with both having nearly identical OBP just because he's right-handed needs to reevaluate their priorities.
  7. rv78
    Thanks for the article about a player that is worthy of space here. Everyone complains that the Twins don't have an Ace. Rodon is the closest thing to an Ace they are going to have the chance at this year without trading away more of the future. From what I can see it boils down to which do the Twins need more? A shortstop or an Ace? Which leads to the question of how many World Series are won by teams without an Ace? Or without a top shortstop? You really don't have to look too far back in history to find the answer. And if you only want to look at the Twins history of their 2 Championships how did they do it? Was it because of Frank Viola and Jack Morris or was Greg Gagne the difference maker?
  8. rv78
    I look to improve in other areas. I sign a stopgap Iglesias for 1 or 2 years until Lewis or Lee can take over and then add a Rodon, Contreras and right-handed hitting outfielder after I trade Kepler for a bag of peanuts.
  9. rv78
    Sure, sign him. He is an aging veteran with declining skills and is losing his eye-sight. A perfect addition from the dumpster.
  10. rv78
    YES, ABSOLUTELY! We need more guys in the lineup who swing for the fences, seldomly making contact and hitting below the mendoza line. Is there anyone else who you guys will write about, that absolutely makes NO sense to add to this team? He is a left-handed version of SaNO.
  11. rv78
    This only reflects their past mistakes. If you can sign a player that falls into your lap late in the game and he is your best player then what have you done up to that point in previous years? NOTHING! That alone is an embarassment.
  12. rv78
    Haniger could be another part-timer with with injuries. Martinez is becoming that washed up veteran and Drury could take at bats away from the main guys in the lineup that should be playing every day. Really? And, if they are all still there late in the Free Agent signing period that tells me that no one else wants them, so of course they would fit perfectly on the Twins roster. Seriously, the Twins have to stop with eating the left-overs on the Friday after Thanksgiving and start feasting on Turkey Day.
  13. rv78
    This tells me that the Twins value a part-time specialist type player over a prospect that they could protect from the rule 5 draft. Having a player like Garlick take a spot on the 40 man roster will possibly cost a prospect as well. I guess the Twins aren't serious about making improvements to the team. If he would be used ONLY as a pinch hitter against a lefty pitcher late in a game I would have no problem but the Twins have a Manager that will still let him bat against a righty. Saw it many times last year where he started against a lefty and Rocco let him bat when the opposing team brought in a righty later in the game. Mr. Analytic Rocco uses his analytics when he wants and then also refuses to use analytics when he needs to.
  14. rv78
    A player with a ton of talent that couldn't adjust. Can't say how many times I heard others make the remark that if he wouldn't swing so hard at every pitch and would just concentrate on making contact he'd become a much better hitter. Don't know for sure but wonder if the Twins wanted him or enticed him to be an all or nothing type of hitter. My guess is he'll get picked up by some other team and mash 40+ HR's for them. Even so, I don't want to see him in the Twins lineup anymore. Now they just need to get rid of the other two failures in Kepler and Buxton. If Sano was hole #1 in the lineup then Kepler is hole #2. I know I will catch some crap for this but Buxton can't stay on the field and this past year has become an all or nothing type of hitter just like Sano was. All 3 are/were over-rated IMO.
  15. rv78
    I will pass on Correa and give one to each Rodon and Contreras if they sign with the Twins. Correa money will just be better spent elsewhere.
  16. rv78
    Fleeced again. This is a prime example of a club, (Baltimore) selling high on a player that has no history of being anything but bad. There's a sucker born every minute and there's the Twins organization that falls for it time after time.
  17. rv78
    I would not spend on another reliever. My money goes to Rodon to fill the Ace vacancy in the rotation. This effectively adds another reliever by pushing either Maeda or Winder to the bullpen to be used as a long reliever which is soooo badly needed if the starters are not going to go at least 6 innings. The rotation if it is healthy would be Rodon, Gray, Mahle, Ryan, and Ober. The back end of the bullpen would be Jax, Thielbar, Alcala, Moran, Lopez, Duran.
  18. rv78
    Filling the rotation with starters who can at least stay healthy and excel in 4-5 inning starts. Finding at least one workhorse type starter who can reliably give you 6+ innings each turn. Equipping the bullpen with enough firepower and multi-inning relievers to shoulder the load. Having one central mastermind oversee the operation (and if it's not working, find someone new). These are all very good points but I'd like to lean on the 4th one on this list. Doesn't this fall upon the Manager? Last time I checked he is running the day to day operations of the team making in game decisions. Or is he just a puppet doing what he is told? If the Manager can't see when something is not working when it unfolds right in front of him and does nothing to change it then the ONLY answer is to "find someone new".
  19. rv78
    They can very quickly solve two problems in Free Agency. Add Rodon for your Ace and Contreras for your other catcher. Both make the team considerably better going into 2023. Rodon makes Gray your #2 instead of your #1 and moves Ryan. Mahle, Ober and the young guys, Winder, Varland, SWR, all down one notch in pecking order as well. Slide Maeda into a long-relief role. Release Pagan and give his spot to Ronnie Henriquez as another long reliever. Then fill the back of the pen with Thielbar, Jax, Moran, Alcala, Lopez and Duran. Yeah, that's 16 guys but they'll need 'em all eventually. Stashak will probably be back as well with options to use Sands and Megill. Enlow and Balazovic both on the 40 man may see some time in 2023 too. I wouldn't resign Fulmer as he is borderline effective and there are currently other in-house options just as good as him. By the way, can we stop seeing pictures of worthless players like Duffey? They only conjure up bad memories that we'd like to forget about.
  20. rv78
    No, No, and No. If a Championship is the goal the Twins have to stop aiming low. Interestingly there is another article here on Twins Daily about a pitcher called Pressly. None of these 3 are anywhere close to his caliber, which is the ONLY type of pitcher they should be looking to acquire. When you always settle for 2nd best or less you will always be 2nd best or less. Go big or go home. Pitching wins Championships.
  21. rv78
    I agree with Mark G. I don't get the "other needs" mantra either. Jeffers goes down and there is no one. Go get Contreras.
  22. rv78
    I'd venture to guess the "totally on board" mantra will be if Correa falls into their lap. again. Otherwise it won't happen, which I'm fine with, IF they spend the money to improve the team elsewhere.
  23. rv78
    Yes get Contreras. All he will cost is money which the Twins have plenty of with Correa and Sano coming off the books. Stop trading top prospects away for players other teams are willing to let go when really good players are available as Free Agents.
  24. rv78
    If they don't sign a difference maker, which I highly doubt they will, I'd just as soon see them go with what they have giving the young guys a chance to prove themselves. They seriously need to upgrade the offense after watching almost every guy on base be left on base. If they can score a couple more runs per game the pitching doesn't have to be lights out.
  25. rv78
    I would not have a problem with signing Bogaerts. At least the guy can hit. What we don't need is a defense only SS. Any additions to the field also need to be able to HIT. With a stable full of young developing arms for the rotation already here I don't see them signing much when it comes to new pitching. Depending on what they do with Urshela, Kepler, Polanco a good bat at SS is the only way to go.
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