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  1. Battle ur tail off
    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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    Stuff looks fantastic from the video I googled. I'm all for getting an arm like this in here. Will they do it? Or be able to? I doubt it, but I think it would be worth a shot.
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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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    My guess is the Twins drop about 50-60 million from their payroll. Be real here people. If they think they are gonna lose all of that money they will non-tender a bunch of guys and use minor league players. I would be the payroll settles into that 85-95 million dollar range when it's all said and done.
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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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    I apologize, I thought you were thinking dump these guys. I just don't feel like this short season should be telling on any of the guys that have produced in the past. Particularly guys like Kepler and Polanco who have done it multiple years and are athletic, solid ballplayers. I have also seen talk around here about letting May walk because we will have to pay him. I am not for that either. Why go fishing for bullpen help when you have it in your hand already and just have to pay him what he's worth? Like I said in my post. This starts and ends with Buxton and Sano. If either or both can be moved for real talent, I'm all for it. Neither has shown they can be relied upon. Either that, or they must be given an ultimatum. Its those 2 that will make or break the Twins chances of ever achieving real success IMO.
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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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    Dump Polanco and you will regret it. Watch the game, quit trying to play computer baseball. He's a good player, better than average for the SS position. He had a bad year and a bad error in the playoffs, but let's be real honest here. You employ someone else and it's likely a step backwards. People can say Lewis, but he's still young. It will take him a couple years to get acclimated just like the rest of them have. I keep Polanco while he is still cheap. Same with Kepler. He plays for peanuts(comparably) guys. And this short season was hard on hitters across the league. You want to scapegoat someone on this team it comes down to 2 players and we all know who they are. Supposed to be the core of this team, yet neither have been more than complimentary players, hurt all the time, or go into prolonged slumps. If those 2 can't get it together over a full season or in the playoffs, this team will just flat out not be what it can be.
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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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    It's hard to know what to do. This team hit the ball extremely well last year. Now, this season, they didn't. Granted it was shortened so some of it might be that. I wouldn't get too happy about a full rebuild when you still have quite a few young players on cheap deals. Trading some of them might be worth it, but who do you target to bring in? My guess also, is that Cruz is gone. He wants a title and these last 2 postseason performances shows him what kind of help he is gonna get in these big postseason games.
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    At this point that is the only thing that makes sense. Let Ortiz walk and he becomes a Hall of Famer that wins multiple rings and is one of the best every postseason players in history. Twins play cutesy for how many season and don't even get a single win. Seems fair...
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    The thing is, Rocco needs to have a meeting with them here after the game or the next day or two and take them to task. Tell them not to come back if they are gonna piss their pants. Or not give effort, or focus and do what it takes to win. Laying back hasn't done a thing for this squad with Gardy or Rocco. These guys have no fire. I just don't know how you can lose 16 in a row then come out not ready to play harder than you ever have before. Maybe it's just Minnesota, maybe its the Pohlads. I don't know what it is, but hard nosed is not it.
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    Exactly. But wow, we got prospects that aren't good! Awesome!!
  21. Battle ur tail off
    Pretty darn gutless for sure...
  22. Battle ur tail off
    Not until one of our vaunted prospects actually pans out. Buxton and Sano. Neither are Kirby Puckett. In fact, both are extremely disappointing. It seems as if their "ERA" might turn out to be just as disappointing as the M&M boys. Guts and heart aren't something everyone has....
  23. Battle ur tail off
    He won't be back here either way. You can take that one to the bank.
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    Also, way to waste 2 very good years of Nelson Cruz. Feels the same way as when they wasted Johan Santana or M&M. Most likely Cruz retires this offseason. If he doesn't, I doubt he will want to come back to this team.
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    Berrios should have gone another inning or possibly 2. Rocco did the same thing to him last year and it bit him in the ass, you think he would learn. That said, none of it matters when you have 1 hitter on the team and the rest just standing up there without a chance.
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