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  1. MNT1996
    It doesn't seem like he has overpowering stuff that would give him a bullpen role. He has done great in the minors as a starter so I think the Twins should just roll with that for now. I think the Twins will give him a shot as the 5th starter this season at some point.
  2. MNT1996
    Sure he had a great 2020 season and a couple good season for Cleveland prior to that, but I really don't think he is worth that much. I think there will be regression back to his career ERA of 3.90 and career 1.2 WHIP.
  3. MNT1996
    I was very critical of the front office at the beginning of the offseason, but I'm very impressed with their decisions recently. Making great additions and keeping Cruz.
  4. MNT1996
    A little steep with the price, but I think it's going to be 100% worth it. His leadership in the clubhouse with be worth half that price at least.
  5. MNT1996
    PECOTA still believing in Sano and giving a higher projected DPC+ to Wade compared to Kirilloff and Larnach tells me everything I need to know about these projections. I'm going to completely disregard them.
  6. MNT1996
    I'm putting my life savings into Kirilloff Stock. Alex to the moon. Also I'm short selling Rosario.
  7. MNT1996
    Oh great. Rosario is definitely the kind of player who will be motivated to absolutely destroy his previous team at all costs. It had to be done, but I really don't like seeing him in the central.
  8. MNT1996
    To be honest I'm really not all that curious because his guess is as good as ours with how well Larnach is going to do as a Twin. All he's going off is past college and minor league stats as well as looking at previous prospects that are comparable that have either succeeded or failed. There's no measurement of the prospects response to the pressure that comes with the MLB or a measurement of how susceptible they might be to future injury.
  9. MNT1996
    The Twins' history with picking pitchers in the first round has been pretty iffy. They probably should just use that high pick on position players from now on.
  10. MNT1996
    Not sure why so much attention is being given to this Keith Law guy. He's obviously had prospects in his lists that have flopped, and he's had prospects not in his lists that have done a lot better than the ones at the top of his lists. Time will tell which prospects pan out, not some guy on twitter who is just speculating.
  11. MNT1996
    The Sano era is going to end a lot sooner than 2024
  12. MNT1996
    Arraez is definitely more versatile than just playing 2B and DH. I think the Twins will have him play some at LF, 3B, SS, and 2B in 2021. He'll basically take Gonzalez's position.
  13. MNT1996
    How do you define being "fiscally responsible" in terms of owning a sports team? Maybe you judge the team by looking at their payroll vs. their playoff results? If that was the case then I'd argue the Twins have been pretty fiscally irresponsible. Also I'd like a list of the "TON of FA out there that can help", because many of the proven players are being gobbled up by the teams that want to take a risk and dish out the money. It's no coincidence that those teams that want to take the risks are usually the ones that end up actually winning playoff games. The "sit back and let's see if the farm system can win us a championship" approach has been going on for many, many years here and it's gotten the Twins a nice 18 game postseason losing streak.
  14. MNT1996
    Winning is fun. He'd have fun in MN if the FO would decide to actually take a risk and cut some splashy deals so the Twins can actually win a playoff game.
  15. MNT1996
    There's the big move! Amazing job, FO
  16. MNT1996
    It's really not a surprise the Twins don't make big moves. They've been that way for decades. Then they wonder why fan enthusiasm decreases and why their playoff win-less streak reaches new highs.
  17. MNT1996
    Ah the good ol' Twins I know and love. Never trying to make a big deal and always playing it safe and cheap. I can't wait until the Twins sign Marwin Gonzalez to a multi-year deal and then sign a couple more minor league players to round out the AAA team! Let's keep that playoff streak going!
  18. MNT1996
    I highly doubt it. I think they'll stay true to form and make a couple small money moves to bolster their bullpen and maybe add another cheap starter. I don't see any big splashes happening.
  19. MNT1996
    If the Twins can sign Cruz to a similar deal to what they did in 2019 I think they should do it 100%. Cruz provides a very valuable, steady presence to the lineup. Look at all the hitters around him in the lineup in 2019 and 2020. Did any of them provide consistency even close to what Cruz did? Kepler went from .252/.336/.519 in 2019 to .228/.321/.439 in 2020. Sano went from .247/.346/.576 in 2019 to .204/.278/.478 in 2020. Buxton provided some offensive stability in those 2 years going from .262/.314/.513 in 2019 to .254/.267/.577, but everybody knows about Buxton's injuries and his inability to consistently play long stretches of games. Let's look at Cruz's numbers in those 2 years. 2019: .311/.392/.639. 2020: .303/.397/.595. Forget about being the Twins best, most consistent hitter in those two years, he was also one of MLB's best, most consistent hitters in that time frame. Is he old compared to the league average? Of course. Was he old compared to the league average in 2019 and 2020? Yes he was. The Twins need a stable presence in their lineup especially now when they have some rookies coming up and they have other guys who have shown they can't replicate their numbers year over year. History shows Cruz can provide that stable presence. Resign him.
  20. MNT1996
    Twins should not trade Larnach. I really think he's the Twins RF of the future. Kepler is a career .237 hitter with a career OPS of .763. Those are not extraordinary numbers and I think Larnach will be able to match and even surpass those numbers after a year or two in the MLB. Give Kepler one more year in RF to potentially boost his trade value after a terrible 2020 and then shop him.
  21. MNT1996
    I don't think Kepler will be a Twin in 2024. It's going to be Larnach in RF, Kirilloff in LF, and either Rooker or Sabato at 1B.
  22. MNT1996
    I think Kirilloff starts the year in AAA and Cave + a cheap Gonzalez-like utilityman that the Twins will sign this offseason will share left field duties. I could see Rooker and Kirilloff spending time at 1B in AAA because the Twins will want to move away from Sano sooner rather than later. I think both Kepler and Sano will have average to above-average years in 2021 and they both will be traded in the '21 offseason. Hopefully getting a decent starting pitcher in return. Larnach will then replace Kepler in right field in 2022, and Rooker/Kirilloff will share 1B/LF until Aaron "Babe Ruth Jr" Sabato comes in and takes the 1B spot.
  23. MNT1996
    There it is. Now the Twins are a World Series team!
  24. MNT1996
    I really want to hear the rationale behind putting Kepler ahead of Cruz and Buxton in the team MVP rankings. lol
  25. MNT1996
    I'm actually in favor of trading Arraez. I want the Twins to go after LeMahieu and the Twins would need to free up the 2B spot for that to happen.
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