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I wanted to say that I like a lot of your choices after the 2nd round. I'm not big on Gonzeles at 5, like many others. If there's a bunch of pool money saved to keep some HS players from going to college with the comp pick, 2nd rounder or later rounds, I can live with it. With the depth of this draft there is an opportunity to have a farm changing draft class. The bonus pool money is the way to pull that off. Otherwise, keep it simple.

Nice work! This will be a very useful tool for following the draft.

If they are going the under-slot root, I like both of the guys you mention much more than Gonzalas. Going starting pitcher or CF at 5 is defensible compared to borderline 3B/SS likely 2B. As an armchair GM... I'd rather they went the keep it simple route and take the guy with star potential that lands in their lap.

If they do much at the deadline, and if they're in or close to 1st place they owe it to the players and the fans to do some moves to add. I don't expect any big moves like Goldschmidt, Snell, Hader or expensive underperforming Mets players. I'd hope for a reliever like the White Sox Keynan Middleton and a position player like the Red Sox Justin Turner. Middleton is a rental, similar to Fulmer last season. Turner has a player opt out that sounds like an almost certainty he will take. So technically a rental. Neither should cost much in prospect capital. Polanco, Steward and Thielbar should be back before the deadline and Lewis a few weeks after. Which could make both of these moves unnecessary.

Maybe is something I'm doing but the box score are all from the 4th not the 6th.

1st off I believe the Twins are going to win the awful AL central...So, my thoughts are skewed that way. A lot of interesting thoughts and ideas since the last time I read though this thread. A few mentions of Gray, Miranda, Castro and Gordon. Of course, a Pagan, Gallo and Kepler. my 2 cents (which have little to no value) We need a steady reliever and a RH outfielder. I've given up on Pagan going anywhere... I'm keeping Gray. In whatever order you prefer. Ryan, Lopez and Gray in a 5 game PLAYOFF series is 10x better than most is not every playoff series most have seen for the Twins. The QO will probably be a 1st round comp pick if he continues to pitch like an all-star and we don't make the playoffs. A comp A pick is a big deal. Top 40-45 in next year's draft. It'll take a really good prospect or two to justify moving him. Meada. If he continues, he could get us in a trade 1 maybe two of the players this team is lacking. If he reverts back to the mediocre pitcher before the IL stint. Maybe a reliable BP arm and a lottery ticket or two. He's not a QO option. Gallo and Kepler. I'm open to trading either one but not both. If I have to choose one, I'm going with Gallo. Not because he's the better of the two but because of Kepler's option for next season. 2 WAR and his option is a bargain in 2024 and I want Larnach or Walner to have a long runway in the second half. Castro, Gordon and Farmer as the bench in 2024? The Twins paid Marco Gonzalez 11 mil in 2020 to hold down one of those spots. Keep, keep and keep. Miranda. I'm struggling here...Is he the 2022 player or is 2023 the guy he is?? This is the one young player I would consider trading. The Twins has an excess of left side of the infield prospects. If he ends up being a quality MLB player bad idea to trade him. A bench player/bat good idea. I'd move Meada, Gallo and possibly Miranda if it fits for 2023 and beyond.

I've seen people compare today's players to racehorses compared to yester years' work horse players. Maybe there is some truth to that. All players seem to be more injury prone now Imo. Maybe its players are more muscle bound now than in the past. Guys playing 150 games in a season is rarer than a complete game nowadays... As for Lewis I struggle with calling him injury prone. A slip on ice in Texas, playing out of position to keep him in the line-up and an oblique injury feels like bad luck to me. Jazz Chisom and Jose Altuve went on the IL in the last week for the same issue. There are probably others. Kirilloff. Cronic wrist issue and TJ. The wrist seems fine now (not that that can't change) and TJ on a position player is rarely a long-term issue. Buxton. yeah, injury prone. Martin. Looking more and more injury prone. The injury bug seems league wide and likely a combination of bad luck, physical strength of players now and training staff.

I'm open to any of the top 5. I think Langford, Skenes and Crews are the ones you can't pass on. Jenkins or Clark, I'd be happy if they drafted either, just not sure about the you can't justify passing on them part. I'm hoping for some under slot funny business in the top 4 and one of the first three are there at 5. But if it's Clark at 5 that's a great start to the draft. Especially when they should be picking at 13.

This is a tough trade to say anyone won or lost. Berrios was terrible last season, started this one even worse than righted the ship for a bit but has been inconsistent since. The prospects the Twins got haven't been all that impressive for the most part either. Maybe the money not spent gives the Twins the edge? Looks like a loose/loose today. Maybe leaning the Blue Jays way because they are getting MLB innings from their end. Some good ones and some bad ones. It might take another season to be settled.

Was looking at it the same way as you. Thomas fits what the lineup is lacking. Plus 2 1/2 years of control also. I added in Edwards Jr because he fits what I think the BP could use. a steady veteran. It may take more then Larnach, I don't think I ran it through BTV before posting the idea. Checked it on MTV. Which usually seems to be pretty close on trade. You were right. I was light on what was going back to the Nats. Had to add Martin to get it close.

I'd prefer most of the top 5 over him. But like others said if it's an under-slot deal that frees up money for later picks. Sign me up. I like his upside and if the extra money allows for one or two more high ceiling picks I wouldn't complain. It would just depend on who's there at 5.

Welcome! Many good points in your 1st post. There really isn't much to trade away on this roster and if the players mentioned finally start to produce what can you get back that's better or helps? Too close to being a buyer to sell and to close to a seller to buy. Probably just save your bullets and see how it turns out? As of today, I don't think there is a wrong answer or a right one for that matter.

Interesting how you can get the Hershy bar pieces and graham crackers ready for your smores and then the marshmallows burn to char at the last minute. I still don't disagree, but I'll hold off till next weekend's smores.

Nice Win! Meada was great, offense played well, let's keep it rolling Twins.

Might be your profile picture. He did coach for the Tigers for a while. Change it to TK and reapply?

Yeah, our Dh spot if filled..Probably could use another assistant hitting coach though. 😁

WOW! Nellie got DFA'd by the Padres..

The announcers are going on about line up stability and how that may be part of the team playing better. I agree. The SF Giants approach may work for the Giants. But it hasn't been working for the Twins the last month or two.

That quarter must be dated 2019..

Nice to have Kep T off on that one.

I think they'll buy and sell. I don't expect anything flashy. Say something like Kepler or Gallo to Astros for an MLB middle reliever or a AAA prospect. The Astros are really light on lefthanded hitters. Probably the biggest trade is something like Larnach for Lane Thomas and Edwards Jr.

At 42-43 I'm not overly surprised only 1 Twin made it. One or two more may get in as injury replacements on the pitching side (Ryan and Duran). I would guess an all-star appearance would help the players in their arbitration years.

I'm expecting Langford, Crews and Skenes to be gone by #5. Of the HS bats I prefer Clark because he seems to have the best chance to stick in center field. If they are going another route Dollander, Lowder or maybe Meyers would be their top pitching prospect day 1. If Clark isn't there. I'm not really sold on any one of the next group of talent. But I'd expect a bat at #5.

On the bright side of things. Pagan go someone out without giving up a run...So we got that going for us...

this one was too much like the Atlanta series to think the offense has changed...