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  1. Battle ur tail off
    NCAA fastpitch softball starts soon. Hopefully we see more of it on TV this year with baseball being the babies they are. It's a better game anyway. Try it once, I bet you like it.
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    I'll be honest, I have zero faith the Twins even know what they are doing when it comes to infielders. They have done nothing but a terrible job with them since Tom Kelly left here. If you have a damn athlete with a strong arm and soft hands, then its up to you to make them a SS.
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    I wouldn't pay the guy a ton of money. We have possible the worst pitching staff in the history of Major League baseball right now and have traded away the best pitcher we have for a SS, spent a #1 overall pick on one, and another top 5 pick on one. If money is going to be spent, I prefer it spent on pitching be it starting pitchers or bullpen. Use your guys. This is an epic disaster if we don't get at least one up the middle player out of the best pitcher in our organization and 2 top 5 first round picks.
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    Between Gordon, Martin, and Lewis. Our SS is in the organization. If none of those 3 can handle it at the major league level, then it is a failure of epic proportions with the amount of draft and trade capital used to acquire those guys.
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    Also, don't give me a bunch of garbage starting pitchers and stopgap SS. If you are going to do that, again, use your minor league system. There are no starters left that are any good. Trade for one. I'd pivot to the bullpen and sign the very best pitcher left on the market. Actually, sign two of them or trade for another. Paying mid level or washed up talent every year just doesn't make sense to me. Why not use your minor league system? Surely this can produce our #3-5/6 starters every year can't it? Why pay 35-40 year old guys to come in here and suck up payroll? Use it on only a few very high end players and fill the gaps with your system.
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    It really is sick how many SS the Twins have drafted, held in such high regard and never developed. You have Nick Gordon, Royce Lewis and now you have the Martin kid all in your system at once, all about the right age to debut, and we aren't talking about any of them even having a shot sticking at SS. Honestly, if none of those guys are ready to play up the middle in the big leagues, then it is time to package them up for players that can or pitchers that excite someone. My plan, START one of them. Let's see what you've been working on guys.
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    I am very happy this got done. I think it is super team friendly but also gives Buxton security going forward. My hope is he stays healthy and turns into one of the best players in the game! He certainly has done it for short stretches, imagine say a 140 game/yr Buxton's impact to a team.
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    Just get him signed. If he reaches the incentives he wants, it means he has a great season for you. If he IS healthy for a full season, I see him as one of the best players in baseball. If not, well, then its more of the same from him. Fantastic for short stretches, and then hurt. In this case, you are paying him the kind of deal you like. 10/11 mill per year.
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    I was actually at this game last night. My first one of the season. The Twins pitching did alright last night. Player of the game for me, goes to Tyler Duffey. Rocco put him into an "unwinnable" position and he looked fantastic just dominating the three hitters he faced to strike them out. I thought to myself after him getting us out of that jam, "we have to win this one now". But our offense couldn't get anything going. Lots of big stupid swings up there when we need a single or even just a baserunner and popping the ball up. Oh well, great night for a game.
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    I don't think there is really any chance without them getting extremely lucky. Lucky meaning 2 guys we haven't seen much from this year come in and be anchors in the rotation with one of them having an all-star type year. It would also likely mean signing or trading for one of the top 1-3 starters on the market, which I don't see them doing. The bullpen will also have to be reworked. Meaning trade for a guy, sign 2 more and have 1 or two from your system fill big holes. To be quite honest, the prudent move might be to have a fire sale. Blow it up with an eye on 3-4 years from now. I HATE that, but I just am not sure how you can truly contend with the severe lack of pitching we have right now.
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    No, they are supposed to draft and trade for those types of guys. Raw talent is not something that can be coached. It is picked up and brought here by identifying it, then taking a chance and getting it here. Whether that is trading for it, drafting it with your top picks, paying more than the next team to bring them over here from a foreign country. This is where I don't agree with most of you here. I think you need to take some risks on pitching if you ever want the kind of it that equates to real winning.
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    I am amazed that writers around this team call this success. What is so successful about developing #4-and 5 starters? News Flash. EVERY TEAM DOES THIS Where are the top arms? Where are the guys with great velocity and hammer breaking stuff? What about someone that throws an unhittable changeup and has exceptional command??? Success in developing pitching is what Cleveland has done. What Chicago has done. Etc etc. Top arms. #1 and 2 types. Bare minimum is what I would call the Twins development of pitching for quite some time. Low risk = low reward and that is what has been done here for many years as it pertains to drafting, trading for or signng FA arms.
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    Agree, the throw from 3B is shorter than the throw from short. Lateral movement must be better to stick at SS as well.
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    I would low-ball the snot out of Buxton. He has proven he can't stay healthy. Teams won't lineup to give him a large contract when they know he is good for 40% of their games each year. If he wants big money he is going to have to do it on a discount. That or he has to wait and "show out" if he wants to get paid. It is too large of a risk to pay him 10-15 million a year over 4 or 5 years if we keep getting what we are getting for him. Offer him 5/35 and if he doesn't take it, milk him for all he is worth and sell him off a year before he reaches FA. He will likely be cooked by then anyway if he keeps on the path he is on. We also have to remember, he STILL goes through periods where he looks like one of the worst hitters in the league.
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    What for Baez? Other than Lindor, he might be the best SS in baseball. Great fielder and a nice power bat as well in his prime. They aren't gonna give him up for nothing, he would cost a ton IMO. This guy is a fantastic ballplayer. Twins would have to give up the farm to get either of those guys. It won't happen. To me, Polanco has plenty of worth on this club as the starting SS. I only move him if Lewis is ready or if his(Polanco's) injury keeps nagging/turns out to be worse than we think.
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    2 year deal and I'm in. I wouldn't overpay for this guy though. Hand it off to one of your young guys if he wants a 4 year deal or something. To be honest, I think with the Covid stuff still hanging over their heads and the losses incurred this past season, a 4-year deal to an average pitcher just isn't going to happen IMO. Offer he and Odo the same deal and let them know whoever takes it first, that is who will be the Twins #3 starter.
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    Understand, our spare parts are only worth another team's spare parts. Pick the 259th player in their system, that is who you would get for the 2 players you mentioned.
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    I saw a graphic the other day watching one of the other playoff games. Trevor May has the second highest swing and miss rate on his 4-seam fastball among all relievers in baseball. Looks to me that Hader has 3 years left of arbitration? I just like his arm, that is all. That and I am not as schooled on relievers throughout the league as some would be. If our FO can identify the type you are talking about, I am all for it. I don't mind Clippard and/or Romo either, but like you, I would rather have these guys be used more in 5-6-7th inning situations. I don't want to have to count on a 40 year old reliever to get the biggest outs of the season when it comes down to it, I want someone in their prime. Basically, I want someone in here with a live arm with great velocity and movement. If we have to give up Sano or Buxton for it, I don't care anymore. These 2 have kind of had their chance and pissed the bed.
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    No, Buxton shouldn't have a case made for him IMO. You can't just constantly be hurt and make anyone's top list. Also on your second statement, I agree. The problem is, he will never be on the field for more than 80-90 games per year. He has shown this over and over.
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    I'm all for Doc's plan. I think Ordorizzi can be had for relatively cheap and would be a good investment. Bringing May back makes sense as well. I also like the idea of going out and getting a high end reliever. This won't come cheap though, I don't see Rosario being worth much of anything to be honest. Jake Cave? Negative value IMO. It will take one of our better prospects, or someone like Buxton, Sano or Kepler to get this done, if in fact, you are going after someone that is a real top stud. Josh Hader???????
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    NO! Dump your best hitter? Why so we can replace him with someone CHEAP that doesn't produce as well? If you sign him for 2 years and he produces 1 and is used as a platoon or pinch hitter in the other, I am fine with that. This post reads like a classic Twins apologist take. Do what makes the team better, not what is cheap. Saving money doesn't give the team any more wins.
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    Buxton for sure. Anything and everything injures him. He basically gives us 3-4 weeks of good play a year, then the rest is on the injured list or stuck in a large slump and hitting about .150. I love him when he's healthy and producing. But the problem is, that is a very small part of his season each year.
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    I don't call a strikeout king, and a guy that is always hurt and only productive for part of the season studs. These are supposed to be our cornerstones. I will say I put 25% of this postseason on Rocco for managing terribly, 50% of this loss on Buxton and Sano, 25% on the front office for feeling like these guys are Puckett and Hrbek. They are not. Far from it. Let's be real honest here. Until Buxton and Sano step up and carry this team, this core will NOT survive and advance. It's the same thing we've been saying for the last 3 seasons. Waiting for these 2 to finally get it and turn the corner...
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    Analytics don't mean **** in the postseason. The big names always shine. Why is that? Why do no names rarely make a difference? Flat out you need a few studs. You really don't have any. You have some good players, but you don't have a Kirby Puckett, you don't have a Frank Viola or a Jack Morris, you don't even have a Chuck Knoblauch. Look back in history and lets find how many low-paid, mid level players made much of a difference when it came to the postseason. These guys get paid for a reason.
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    I agree. Definitely not overreactions. On Arraez. That's a tough play. He's coming from one side of 2nd and the ball goes to the other. It was a terrible, inexcusable error for Polanco IMO. Go back and rewatch it. He was trying to look pretty. It was BS and most 6th or 7th grade kids make that play without issue. Over the course of the season, these things happen. But in the playoffs, they flat out CANNOT. You have to focus and make the easy play there.
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