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  1. weitz41
    Supposedly they we're looking to move him at the deadline and not unlike Castellanos moving his salary would free up money for greater needs. So more a salary dump with a league average OF/DH coming back. They have room for Larnach in their OF. Gasper would be more of a AAA/3rd catcher type thing maybe switch with Julien. I don't expect him to be on the 26 man for them.
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    Well, I'll go with a we're trying to win games plan for now. With a few trades. Trade 1. Jeffer to the Padres for Adrian Morejon and another A ball player or two. Trade 2. Larnach and Gasper to Phillies for Alec Bohm and an A ball player. Trade 3. Pablo Lopez to the Cubs for Miguel Amaya and Javier Assad. Most the freed up $ I spend in the BP on short term deals. I know the FO doesn't spend there. BUT, they've never had a BP like the one at the end of the 2025 season. Multiyear deals for Willie and Bader. Give me another 20 mil to payroll and I'm replacing Clemens with Kyle Schwarber as my DH. Not exciting but I think this team could be in the mix for the division. If it goes badly lots of BP arms to trade at the deadline and a few position players who could go to make room for the AAA guys. C: Miguel Amaya ($0.80M) 1B: Alec Bohm ($10.25M) 2B: Luke Keaschall ($0.80M) 3B: Royce Lewis ($3.00M) SS: Brooks Lee ($0.80M) LF: Harrison Bader ($13.00M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Matt Wallner ($0.80M) DH: Cody Clemens ($1.10M) 4th OF: Alan Roden ($0.80M) Utility: Austin Martin ($0.80M) Utility: Willie Castro ($7.00M) Backup C: Jhonny Pereda ($0.80M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) SP1: Joe Ryan ($5.80M) SP2: Baily Ober ($4.60M) SP3: Simeon Woods Richardson ($0.80M) SP4: Zebby Matthews ($0.80M) SP5: Mick Adel/ Taj Bradly ($0.80M) RP: Justin Topa ($2.00M) RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.80M) RP: Cole Sands ($1.30M) RP: Pierson Ohl ($0.80M) RP: Ryan Helsley ($12.00M) RP: Pete Fairbanks ($9.00M) RP: Adrian Morejon ($5.25M) RP: Javier Assad ($0.80M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) Payroll is 9.36% under budget
  3. weitz41
    We can only guess right now. The FO and ownership are hiding payroll/new investors like a present from Santa. Hoskins makes sense. May... not so much unless he's in the BP. Way to many. Could be, may be, I want them to be starting pitchers that will end up on the 40 man. May just doesn't fit
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    If he's getting traded. the Mets and Red Sox line up better than the Giants. Without Eldridge, which I believe is not available, there's no trade here that remotely matches what was done at the deadline.
  5. weitz41
    Seems to me the problem the last 1 1/2 seasons was and still is the hitting*. If he wants to come back. I'd be good with that. (*health is a fair one as well)
  6. weitz41
    1 year 3-5 mil, why not. A club option with a small buy out, ok sure. 2+ years no ty. There's plenty of low end, play once or twice a week options. Including ones on minor league deals. His positives with the team have some worth. Just not years of it.
  7. weitz41
    I'd ask what....is air speed velocity of an unweighted swallow... {MP the holy grail reference)
  8. weitz41
    IDK maybe it says rebuild. But why not bring in a completely new to managing guy then? Wouldn't that buy some more time? Wouldn't they have traded for more guys further away then? Lots of questions and no answers. We'll find out in soon enough.
  9. weitz41
    Congrats Dereck!! You poor bastard... OK, enough of Stu's angle. I'm sure he'll cover that on Friday. I believe the manager will have an effect the team's record to a certain point. +/- 5 wins? The players will determine that outcome. Ownership's direction and the FO's moves will determine it more than say Bobby Cox, Joe Torre or Derek Shelton can. I'd also add the managing the Pirates is probably not a fair assessment. YET. Give it a few months then maybe it is. We truly don't know yet. Trying to be optimistic. It's a struggle... No tickets bought for next season yet...
  10. weitz41
    The draft isn't what it was then, so those teams don't necessarily fit anymore. The Astro's hit on enough picks to get there. you could also add the Cubs to the Astro's tank to win later. The Orioles didn't take the plunge on spending. Their pitching they drafted either didn't work out or got injured. Add say DeGrom and Verlander to their 101-win 2023 team. Unfortunately, due to the way baseball and revenue works we are cursed to root for a team that will go through these cycles of bad for too long and good for not long enough. This "core" just wasn't good enough to get there and stay. They can stay in the mediocre (75-85 wins) range for a few more years if the FO spends on free agents and a few guys have good to great years. OR, they can punt and try again. Should this FO get another shot at it? Not IMO but they are what we're stuck with...
  11. weitz41
    Well, the title says you're asking for it on this site... I'd add the Brewers as a potential trade partner. If they keep Peralta and want to push it for a title Ryan is a perfect fit. Cheap next year and tradeable after that. Plus, they have big prospects. To me the Red Six don't line up very well. LOTS of great OF....prospects...I see it on BTV lots. Why would the Twins want more OF prospects. Abreu...he a platoon OF. We need more of those??? They Yankees probably would rather get Buxton then Ryan. The Padres don't have any prospects unless you want a young catcher who's looking a lot like the dodger one, we released earlier this season. Mets. OK there a good chance there to find something that works for both teams. Mets, Brewers and Giants. That'd be the ones I think have the will and the players to make it happen. Otherwise wait till the trade deadline.
  12. weitz41
    Kind of depends on how you look at it really. Playing for the Twins. YIKES...Cavarco was a helium pick. Those are 50/50 at best to begin with. Wallner has been a solid pick so far. Not great but not awful. E Rod was a complete unknown, and Jenkins wasn't an option at that time. Cant was a home run if you go by performance when healthy. That last word makes him just one of those guys that who knows what might have been. The rest are trade bait or bubble guys. You can pick it a part till you're blue in the face, but overall, they drafted well. Did they win a pennate because of them? Of course not, but they got a lot of positive from them or the players they got with this draft class
  13. weitz41
    Just my opinion. But McLean is likely not available after what he did. So, if you are seriously looking to trade Ryan to the Mets. What's left? Likely Tong and maybe Sproat for pitchers. The Twins and Mets do match up well for this trade. I did post a trade on BTV but I doubt the Mets would trade Alveraz.
  14. weitz41
    I can't tell you why, but Mendez really has my attention. Amick and Winokur are good prospect as well. He (Mendez) just seems like a small adjustment (more loft) or a different voice is all he needs to take it to the next level. Hoping I'm right about that....
  15. weitz41
    If we go with the tear, it down narrative. I can't see Torii as a good fit. I doubt he's patient enough to deal with what we may see next season. Better off getting someone who's been there before. My pick is Brandon Hyde. I believe he was one of the guys they considered before hiring Rocco.
  16. weitz41
    T.C Bear. If you didn't notice it. He is to blame for this mess we're in. T.C. has negative WAR year after year but yet there he is EVERY year! He finally infected the whole team...That's right T.C. bear is the bad guy.
  17. weitz41
    I agree 100% if Padlo gets traded it's not going to be pretty. BUT WHAT IF??? The Pohlad's say Fav you got up to 140 mil in payroll to work with?? I know crazy talk.... Naylor 3/60 or trade for Alec Burleson Williams (closer) 1 for 12 Kelly (starter)1+1 for 15+ per 2 3-4 mil DP arms Ryan traded to Angels for Neto and Adell Clemens, Martin and Lee bench Just wanted to change to a more positive subject. I realize it's highly unlikely, but a fan can dream.
  18. weitz41
    Using the Pirates as a punching bag over payroll seems a bit extreme. A while back there was an article asking something like are the Twins the most irreverent team in MLB. I'm guessing the Cubs and Astros may have something to say about dumping your (not good enough) roster for future success. Magic 8 ball... is the Twins payroll going up? Magic 8 ball... is Padlo Lopez getting traded this offseason? Magic 8 ball... is Joe Ryan getting traded this offseason? Magic 8 ball... It keeps telling me to "Cannot predict now"
  19. weitz41
    Thanks Cody again for a well written article. But I'm going to disagree on the general tone of it. I don't buy into the "we're going to lose 100+ game next year" narrative. 1st of all the guys they traded: Only Bader and Johan have looked just as good or better than when they were Twins. The rest...Well seems like the FO came out ahead on them. Again, I get the WTF about it though. I hope, of course and I may be wrong, Lee, Lewis and Wallner had a down year. Buxton was WAY past due for the season he had. Buck regresses., ok sure, but what are we talking about though? 30 HR and 20 SB with 110 games played, or 50 games and always injured. Lee didn't get to AAA and tear the cover off the ball. Lewis played in 106 games this season. That's close to 1/2 his total games played in MLB. Wallner was still 10% (OPS of 110) better the league average and had a pretty bad year. I want to believe the next manager will think just a little here and a little there and we're a playoff hopeful. Play league average defense, use the base stealing advantages, keep Joe and Pablo and I think that's a real possibility. Despite all the negative Nancy's on this site.
  20. weitz41
    My response to the article title is were you around or paying attention from IDK. 2000 to 2015? It may not be a Cy young winning pipeline. BUT night and day from Radke and WHO? Also, I get it, we see or think about the last few years not the real change from say... 2000 to now.
  21. weitz41
    I'd say they're cutting payroll on a manager as well. But that won't kick in until after next season. Pohlads will get a new yacht next offseason.... Brandon Hyde strikes me as a good choice for a team full of young players that need a manager that seemed to make young players better.
  22. weitz41
    Maybe we can take a step back from our Twins love and say...IDK...In this era of MLB you may need multiple high price players to sustain a winning? Who's a star player or high dollar player on the Tigers (None right now) or Guardians (Jose Rameriez, actually he's on a cheap contract) Just doing a little fishing a here, but in the last few seasons only the Diamond backs and the Guardians have bucked that statement...Are the league average payroll teams getting edged out of the playoffs? Seems like the last few seasons they have. but that is IMO
  23. weitz41
    Rocco needs to move to 1st base coach for Tampa Bay Rays. But is that going to happen??? Couldn't help myself sorry...(not really)... All Kidding aside. Too few games in AAA for Jenkins for this to happen yet. E Rod seems to need a breather (injury) every 30 game or so...It may be a little early for this now. Should it happen heck yeah. Will it? Sometime in the 2026 season hopefully.
  24. weitz41
    Of course, a lot depends on where the FO goes with Laranch, Lopez and Ryan this off season. My best guess is. SWR is #4/5 starter with Bradley being the other # 4/5. Miranda 😞 seems like he's cooked. Clemens/Julien 1 will be back if Laranch is moved. I'd say Clemens. Outman is Kersey with more power so outside chance (40/60%) he's back till someone now in AAA gets him DFA'd I could also see all the no's getting minor league contract offers to stay in the org. I don't think there many to protect from the Rule 5 draft so more could stick (on the 40 man) around then we think.
  25. weitz41
    Best of luck to you with that.
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