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  1. Battle ur tail off
    Maybe as a fantasy player. But as someone that is being looked at as a top of the rotation starter for our favorite club, I would say they are expecting way too much from him.
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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.
  4. Battle ur tail off
    Amazing isn't it? Why pay these washed up guys, just use your kids.
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    See here is the thing. Those guys/contracts you just talked about. They were still middle of the road guys. They didn't take any chances there and actually got what they had coming to them giving #4 starters large contracts. There are only 2 ways to get an ACE here. Develop one(will never happen IMO) or trade for one(probably never happen either) To do the second thing, you are going to have to give up your best prospect +. Will they? Well, this organization never has so I have no faith in them to do so now. And I am not talking about a trade for a Maeda type.
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    I think as it sits, we all have to be prepared for a very tough season. Rebuilding for sure. These young guys all need to get their feet wet and lets see who can make it. Then do what you can to move or just flat out let go of the rest. We have WAY WAY too many holes on the pitching staff to be competitive. I also want to see Lewis and Martin on this team. They won't do much this year but next year they will be expected to be starters and contributors.
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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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    Twins are most interested, IMO, in what goes on with Buxton. My guess is we are exploring a trade and full rebuild. Sad to say, but that is likely the truth. That or they are exploring the trade market for starters, I prefer this to signing guys washed up or pitchers over 30-32 years old.
  11. Battle ur tail off
    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.
  12. Battle ur tail off
    Injuries would get a zero from me. Every team has them and the the front office is responsible for having capable guys around that can fill in, in case of one. That is all. Rocco has been bad too. Terrible really. The rest I would put on the anyone that thought you could dump half of your bullpen before the season and still be successful.
  13. Battle ur tail off
    I don't like them spending any money on position players. Sign 2 of the best relievers out there, and 1 starter. Then look to trade for a starter. A top starter. Any prospect should be on the table. All of them. Get me a 24-26 year old arm that is controllable and a top of the rotation piece. Polanco can play short. If not, then just sign back Simmons or some other glove first guy on a short deal.
  14. Battle ur tail off
    This is the kind of thinking the Twins have used for quite some time. And it is also a reason IMO why they haven't won in the postseason. This kind of stuff DOES matter whether it fits nicely into a stats notebook or not. Postseason ball you throw stats out the window. Then it comes down to stuff, guts, moxie, etc. I like Berrios. I think he was as close to an ACE as we've had since Santana. That said, he didn't win a playoff game. The best win in the playoffs no matter what their offense does. If the offense scores 2, then they give up 0-1. Offense gets 4, then they give up 1-3.
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    These guys are not idiots. Not close. I think alot of what frustrates people is that they see alot of the same things with them, that they saw from TR's regime. Washups, constantly relying on washups. Prospects not panning out much - so far. Losing in the playoffs, not even being competitive in them really. I will say. Joe Ryan is going to make these guys look like geniuses whether they thought he could be this good or not. This guy is a difference maker and going to be an ACE type. I'd argue one of the only starting pitchers in our system that can be one. Honestly, how did we get this guy for a rental of a 41 year old DH?
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    I get what you are saying, but then you go ahead and list more free agents that are the same types that you said you didn't want? IMO, the only way out of this is to be able to develop your own guys, or get some guts and pull off a couple big time trades. Signing guys in their 30s is a good way to have happen exactly what you described in the first part of your post. Develop, or trade for studs that are either right in their prime or the more preferred about the enter it. And when it comes time to draft again, go after the high upside arms and lots of them. We have enough speedy outfielders and SS that can't hit.
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    I honestly don't even want to see him anymore. Stick him in the mopup role out of the pen until his contract is close to done, then DFA.
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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.
  19. Battle ur tail off
    This is why you try guys like this out before you sign them. Watching him pitch the first few times he had a chance this season it was obvious everything he threw was flat out of his hand, he didn't have much movement or velocity on his pitches. Everything was hanging and hanging right over the middle. It reminds me of when we traded for Delmon Young back in the day. After 2 games of watching him, it was plain to see this guy was going to get himself out a TON because he swung at anything and everything. Watch with your eyes Twinkies, the evidence is right there for you to see.
  20. Battle ur tail off
    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.
  21. Battle ur tail off
    They lost it in the offseason when they decided to let go of most of their bullpen and replace it with guys that are castoff, no talent bums.
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    That's just it, they shouldn't be. A guys best darts in in his mid-20s - 30 years old. The real kicker here is that these guys that are touted as top pitching prospects in our system, flat out AREN'T. They are mid-tier mop-up #5 starter types. They aren't good. That is why they haven't been called up. Right now, they may have some trade value, but when they come up and instantly bomb, all that is out the window. These guys have about 2 years to get something going with this pitching or they are out. They won't be fired this year, but a couple more years of this type of pitching staff will get them sent packing. So far, they have been bad, maybe the worst in the entire league at drafting/developing and trading for pitching. Terry Ryan did a much better job. Too arrogant these folks, it is biting them in the butt this year.
  23. Battle ur tail off
    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.
  24. Battle ur tail off
    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.
  25. Battle ur tail off
    I hope he continues well, but I doubt it. Flat out, his stuff isn't good enough. People claim Greg Maddox didn't throw hard, etc. Well guess what, his cutter could cut all the way across the plate and he ran it in there with great command and a hammer changeup. His stuff was elite.
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