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  1. Otaknam

    Sano Situation

    Otaknam commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    To finish my previous thought, Sano for Snell is intriguing but Snell has a $16 million contract for 2023 so I don’t see the Twins picking that up unless San Diego picks up a large chunk. Also the notion suggested elsewhere to trade Urshela opens up third for Miranda if they think he is ready. Miranda is looking like a major league hitter. . Sano is very aggravating to watch as the strikeouts pile up at a 45% rate. He looked like a lesser version of Miguel Cabrera when he came up, hitting balls to all fields and able to hit it out anywhere. But then he got pull happy and he’s now a rally killer. Can’t trade him let him walk..
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    Sano Situation

    Otaknam commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    Two interesting ideas here. Trade Sano to San Diego for Snell for salary reasons. Snell isn’t that far removed from being really good and could possibly help the Twins.The other idea expressed here is to trade Urshela, which opens up third for
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    They deserve to be reserves. Arraez is playing out of position so that factor into it. And Buxton is not hitting for average, though his HR trajectory is 40 plus. Now if he could ever stay healthy…..
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    Thx for your efforts on the draft. I love the baseball, basket all and football drafts, but baseball mock drafts are waaay to difficult to project. But I appreciate your attempt anyway. I will definitely be following the draft as it occurs.
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    I fear Wallner will be traded this year for bullpen help. The Twins may win their division, despite their current BP struggles, but are not poised for a playoff run given their pitching problems. So I wouldn’t trade Wallner to patch together something that loses a potential impact player like Wallner. And he’s one of us so that’s something we all like.
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    If this team was poised for a realistic playoff run I’d say make some decisive moves to upgrade the BP. But the pitching staff is too thin in both starting and relieving and they don’t have an ace. They shouldn’t give up highly regarded prospects to possibly win one playoff series.
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    There’s a lot to like with Povich. But if he was with the big league club Rocco would limit him to four inning starts or 70 pitches, whichever come first. Very aggravating! I hope he gets stretched out some in the minors.
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    Baseball players are difficult to evaluate because of the nuances of the game and the mental part. Frankly none of us posting here has any idea about these guys. All we can do is read scouting evaluations and what sportswriters who cover baseball think. We might have a favorite based on position but hopefully the team chooses their highest rated player available. Nick Gordon was a high draft choice and his ceiling appears to be a utility player, not ideal for his high drafting position.
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    They’ve all had some success in the bigs. Winder has some bulldog in him and hopefully can stay healthy. Am looking for the day when they don’t search the scrap heap for starters trying to make a comeback.
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    Previous poster nailed it by expanding the list to include Arraez, Buxton, Kiriloff, Lewis, Larnach, Ryan, Winder, and Duran.
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    Slim pickings except maybe Shulfer. Lots of walks by some of these guys, which should keep them from the bigs unless their WHIP is low.
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    Gordon is NOT filling the Lewis void. Gordon is clearly helping the team with his versatility and adaptability as a utility player. But that appears to be his ceiling. Expectations for Lewis are high and he showed that he can meet and exceed those expectations. Gordon cannot fill the Lewis void in any respect.
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    The BP is the biggest issue. But clearly the Twins Need a number one Verlander type starter to have realistic thoughts about a playoff run. I think these potential trade targets would help, but at what price?
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    Any of them would help, but don’t want Wallner included in any trade. He’s having a breakout year that I believe is sustainable, and he’s not a base clogger.
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    My dissatisfaction w Rocco is that he is too analytics driven and never seems to deviate. Case in point: Ryan was dominating on Friday, seven innings, 89 pitches, one run two hits and a walk. So naturally that means he has to be replaced with a less than stellar BP. I know that the third and fourth time thru the order is more difficult for the pitcher, but baseball history is filled with 1000’s of examples that don’t support this. Even Brad Radke had a lot of complete games and won 20 games without dominating stuff. And relying too much on the BP wears them out too.
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    A sad commentary on the state of Twins starting pitching when a guy who can’t given you even five innings as a starter is the pitcher of the month. He has shown some bulldog and I like his energy on the mound. And I know the philosophy for SP has changed across baseball. Still, if a starter cannot get through six innings it will tax the BP eventually.
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    You make a valid point. Late inning relief has been a dumpster fire and the trade with San Diego has been a disaster, weakening the BP with a Ron Davis version in Pagan the only thing left. Scrap heap BP pitchers is not working so why not give Henriquez a shot at short relief. Winder has shown that he can succeed as a starter Sands has struggled similar to Jax did so a transition to BP makes some sense for this year.
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    No surprise that Berrios is struggling. His history for five typical starts is two good starts and one of them may be dominant, two mediocre starts (I.e. 5 innings, 7 hits, 2 walks, 4-5 earned runs, 105 pitches), and one clunker start. It all adds up to a number three starter at best. He’s not the guy you can count on to get you the big win you need, such as a Verlander.
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    If they can sign him for a team friendly 2-3 year contract extension they should do it. He’s got a bulldog mentality that I like. And Rocco will even let him throw 100 pitches and face the lineup a third time. Go figure!
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    Berrios is a number three starter capable of consistent 15-17 win seasons on a good team. His track record w the Twins over typical five starts: two excellent starts, 2 mediocre starts, one absolute clunkers, not necessarily in that order. All adds up to maybe two quality starts over that timespan. Not sure that’s worth $20 million per year but good for him.
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    I can see Kepler moved under that scenario and keeping Kiriloff, who I think is destined for .300 with 40+ doubles, 25-30 HR, 100+ RBI.
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    Now that the September call up rosters are limited I doubt that Maeda will pitch this year. The team will need pitchers who have innings this year.
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    From a previous comment, I’d be ok if they moved Kepler in a package that doesn’t include Kiriloff for an actual upgrade in SP. But though Gordon has done well in the outfield, we all saw with Lewis how putting a player out of position is risky. So trading Kepler because Gordon can play outfield, even on a part time basis, isn’t a great idea IMO.
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    So happy Arraez didn’t get traded in the off season. He is clearly the offense catalyst an All Star this year. His enthusiasm is capturing fans, kind of the anti Sano from that stand point. While he doesn’t have a specific position he has shown the ability to play first, second, third, and outfield in a pinch. They need to sign him to a long term contract.
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