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  1. sweetmusicviola16
    Sounds about right to me. Javier and Cellestino or maybe Alcala. We have a strong farm. But we also have a team that is close to WS competitive. We have a young team. I'd just like to see us not waste the strength of the farm by allowing them to be mired in the minors. Now is the time to utilize to add some of the pieces on the ML level that we need. I see what you are describing in Alcantrara and if you get him w/o giving up major pieces then why not? If not him then who?
  2. sweetmusicviola16
    I'm for trading for Giles. Care to drop any names on who the players we trade are? I'm not for the Ray trade. Too little return for Larnach. I'd rather see us pursue Matthew Boyd from Detroit for a lesser price. I think Boyd would give a great return on a better team.
  3. sweetmusicviola16
    Yes to this. A deal somewhere along the lines of Javier and Cellestino. I get that we don't want to give up the Kiriloff's and Larnach's for a Alcantara. But just once it'd be nice to get back a talented potential like this instead of just ending up releasing our prospects after they fizzle. Think Gonsalves. Alcantara has the physical talent to be really good. Whether he has the mental makeup is the question.
  4. sweetmusicviola16
    No, Alcantrata is genuine. Young and talented. The FO needs to wisely move some of our prospects. There isn't room at the ML level for all of them.
  5. sweetmusicviola16
    If they sign one of the second tier of SP they will be right around the 130m mark I estimate. They should go after Cole instead and they'd be at about 145m. I too have no confidence that they will do either. So I'm taking the under and putting them between 115 and 120m after an extension or two. We will instead be told that they will be ready to strike for the right player mid-season with their coveted financial flexibility. I'm hoping to be proven very wrong this winter.
  6. sweetmusicviola16
    I like this on all counts. I'm all in on signing Cole. Wheeler would make a great #3 behind Cole and Berrios. With the now reupped for 2020 Odorizzi we would have what might be the best rotation in baseball. But if we did want to shell out less money either a trade for Jon Gray or consider a Pineda reigning for 2/23 would work too. But imo its all about Cole. I'm neither here nor there on bringing Cron back. Maybe see if he'd sign for last seasons salary again? What I would add to your plan is to use a couple of our prospects to trade for some bullpen help. Ken Giles of Toronto comes quickly to my mind.
  7. sweetmusicviola16
    Ovepaying for a player cuts into the budget. I'm fine with the signing btw. But after a lifetime of watching this team operate I'm well familiar with how they do business.
  8. sweetmusicviola16
    From another angle, this is an overpay for the Twins. I'm thinking by 3-4 mil. Also there will be no compensation if he signs elsewhere now after 2020. But with an internal SP, Graterol/Dobnik we are now looking at only 2 spots to fill in the rotation.
  9. sweetmusicviola16
    I contend that Wheeler is not better than Berrios. Cole, or Strasburg easily is. One of these is who we should be aiming for, and we have the money to out bid anyone.
  10. sweetmusicviola16
    and if the big signing is Odorizzi, who I'm not against signing, and say Travis Wood as a bounceback signing then the off season is a huge fail. Sign Cole and use some prospects to get a premium bullpen guy or two. We can afford the best. Especially when he's still only 29 y/o. Start out a 8/275 mil with a buyout after year 2.
  11. sweetmusicviola16
    Screw financial flexibility. Now is the time to sign Cole.
  12. sweetmusicviola16
    If it was truly about our window being open we would push every bit of resource towards Gerrit Cole. You resign Odorizzi and Pineda for about 25mil. With Cole leading our rotation and Berrios following we'd be in great shape. Our lineup is fine, just need another C. But we won't go all in on Cole and we'll be told about all of the other factors of why Cole wouldn't come here. No, show him the money. With the present lineup and the farm we have their is no reason we can't lure the best. Except for $$$$$
  13. sweetmusicviola16
    Verlander won WAR. ERA and Era + were both close. K/9 was not a landslide either. Only FIP was a sizable edge to Cole.
  14. sweetmusicviola16
    Anyway, Cole will be richly rewarded despite his lack of the award. Falvey should have traded Gordon to the Pirates when he had the chance.
  15. sweetmusicviola16
    Depends on what you deem as "numerically inferior". The only place I see Cole as having been superior would be in FIP. For what its worth, if I had a vote I would have voted Verlander also.
  16. sweetmusicviola16
    Agree. Many are predicting/dreaming of the Twins making many major moves this off season. I don't see it happening. I look for the resigning of Odorizzi and Pineda and a backup catcher and a couple of internal options filling out the rotation. These will cost close to 30mil anyway. Sorry, the idea of the Twins investing 70-80 mil in trades and FA's doesn't line up with our history. It isn't happening.
  17. sweetmusicviola16
    milb deal for Salazar. Then minimum if he makes the team and incentives after that. I can't see any team giving Salazar anything more than an milb, he's pitched 1 game in the last 2 seasons combined. But I still have no issue in signing guys like this to make good deals. It causes no harm to the team and allows the player to showcase his talents to the rest of the league. Win win
  18. sweetmusicviola16
    When you have as many holes to fill as the Twins you almost have to sign a couple of bounce back candidates. I have no issue signing Salazar, as long as its not a guaranteed deal.
  19. sweetmusicviola16
    Odorizzi was also acquired by trade and Wheeler was traded early on in his career.
  20. sweetmusicviola16
    Of all the FA's my own preference would be Ryu. He should demand less dollars and a shorter term and you will not forfeit the draft pick. Resign Pineda for a 2 year deal for 22-24. Trade some of our lesser than Lewis/Kiriloff prospects for John Grey and let Graterol, Thorpe, etc fight it out for the 5th spot. A rotation of Berrios, Ryu, Grey, Pineda, with the internal choice looks like a AL competitive rotation to me.
  21. sweetmusicviola16
    I don't believe we sign any of the Top 5 available SP's. I see us resigning Odorizzi and Pineda. We will likely move on from Gibson. They do need to cash in on some of the excess prospects they have at some point. So look for a trade of someone along the lines of Gray, Archer or Boyd.
  22. sweetmusicviola16
    Honestly that 9th inning double by Buxton was a gift. He should be 1 for 6, and looks a lot like Buxton.
  23. sweetmusicviola16
    Nobody has mentioned Torreyes. He is still in the mix and I wouldn't be overly surprised if he gets the nod over Adrianza.
  24. sweetmusicviola16
    imo the real winner would appear to be Jake Cave. If a player like Andreoli were to see significant time with the Twins in 2019 then the Twins would likely be in trouble. I see Andreoli as AAA depth and nothing more.
  25. sweetmusicviola16
    Verlander also extended for 2 years. 66 mil deal. No excuse for this team not to have been in on 2 generational talents in Harper and Machado.
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