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  1. HawksNest
    I like it, especially if they're 100% convinced Graterol is a reliever long-term. Folks may be underselling Maeda a bit since he was in the NL and on the west coast. He's really pretty good.
  2. HawksNest
    kudos to the front office!
  3. HawksNest
    Good news, no brainer extension!
  4. HawksNest
    Recap of Doogie Scoop on Skor North re: Donaldson: Twins have a 4 year offer on the table to Donaldson that is closer to the $80-$85 million range as opposed to $100+Twins are NOT the high offer right nowDonaldson’s camp speaks with Twins FO almost dailyStar Tribune report that we are “out” on Donaldson is “asinine” and Doogie has no idea why the Twins would have leaked that (he confirmed the Miller report originated from Twins org.)Doogie’s sources say that Donaldson is extremely intrigued in playing in the AL again, that he’s an “AL guy”. Playing in the Central is also appealing considering the lack of pitching when compared to NL East team.Thinks 100% that Donaldson would play here if we upped our offer and that he is very open to the idea of playing for MinnesotaSays that upping the offer is not a Pohlad decision but that Falvine seem unwilling to budge off assigned “values” that they give free agentsIf all things are equal, Donaldson would likely re-sign with Atlanta, but clearly Atlanta hasn’t reached his asking price yet (neither have we obviously considering we don’t have the high offer)
  5. HawksNest
    Don't forget trading away arguably 2 of the very best right handed relievers in the MLB and a guy that would slot in pretty well at 3B right now that hit 35 HRs last season (Eduardo Escobar).... Point being, outside of Cruz and Odo, player acquisitions by this FO have not been their strong suit
  6. HawksNest
    And we're going to be in the same boat next offseason too. Cruz likely retires (maybe) Odo: FA Hill: FA Bailey FA Marwin: FA Romo: FA Clippard: FA Adrianza: FA May (?): FA Not sure what the long term plan is here. What path is the FO choosing to take, or are they still trying to figure that out despite coming off a 101 win season? Feels like the team arrived 2-3 years earlier than they thought and are unable or unwilling to adjust. We have to be the least aggressive FO in the league
  7. HawksNest
    Respectfully, I couldn't possibly disagree more with this take.
  8. HawksNest
    I'd take Story for Royce Lewis and prospects 10 times out of 10. Story is a stud and we would be ecstatic if Royce Lewis became 60% of the player Story is right now
  9. HawksNest
    HIll is a total wild card and tough to really depend on at this point. He's going to be 40 years old and underwent "modified" Tommy John surgery. If he really is able to come back midseason and be as effective as he's been the past several seasons, it's complete gravy. Bailey seems to be a total wildcard to me. Yes, he's been injured and terrible the lasat 3+ years. However, something seemed to click when he got traded to Oakland last year. Maybe Wes and the guys can build off that. Nevertheless, it's disappointing because we all know deep down that these two moves are going to be it, more or less, on the pitching side this offseason. There is no evidence whatsoever that this FO is willing to put player before contract and settle for something other than low-risk, 1-year deals. Gotta keep those books clean! or something... The battle for the AL central crown is going to be a dogfight Praying that Graterol, Balazovic, and Duran pan out
  10. HawksNest
    Lots of the successful, championship winning teams in recent years have generally consisted of homegrown, organizationally developed lineups. When the homegrown position players peak, the front offices have gone out and signed or traded prospects for established pitching. Obviously exceptions can be pointed out like Strasburg (he was drafted by Washington), but he seems to be more the exception than the rule.
  11. HawksNest
    Maybe this has already been mentioned, but my concern with Graterol is that he doesn’t miss a ton of bats. I mean, you see the big 102 mph fastball with tons of movement, a wipeout slider, and apparently a decent change up (didn’t see it out of the bullpen) and you’d expect huge strikeout numbers. Reality though is that his electric stuff hasn't really translated to big strikeout numbers even in the low minors. looks like about 1 strikeout per inning pitched in his minors career. just a thought
  12. HawksNest
    THIS. 1000 times this.
  13. HawksNest
    Good, rock-solid pitcher. Very much in the Terry Ryan/Falvine mold of a signing...1 year, vet, cheap, zero-risk. He'll be a good, reliable back end of the bullpen arm
  14. HawksNest
    Buster Olney tweeted that with most FA pitchers signed, the Twins (and White Sox) are seen as most desperate for pitching help. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/1207026472323407872?s=20 Slow clap for backing ourselves into a great negotiating position re: trades and free agency....
  15. HawksNest
    If the Twins don't want to give MadBum $20+ million a year, why on earth would they trade for washed up, injury prone David Price and pay even more salary for him? Makes zero sense IMO.
  16. HawksNest
    Goes without saying, but Betances is an absolute stud. He did however only pitch 0.2 innings last year due to lat and shoulder injuries. His season then ended for good after those 0.2 innings with a partially torn achilles.
  17. HawksNest
    It's pretty simple really....If you want to play in Free Agency, you HAVE to wrap your head around the fact that you are going to be locking yourself into a "dumb" contract more than likely. Not sure if Falvine are there or ever will be. That's just the way it is. You're going to have to overpay 9 times out of 10. Not a lot of "good" deals to be had in free agency with the upper echelon names. Seems like this front office is obsessed with getting "good" deals and ensuring we have financial flexibility as opposed to just going for it, even if it means years 3, 4, and 5 of a five year deal may be rough. This is not a bad approach if you're not a contending team. We're constantly told to value short term deals and the financial flexibility it affords. I'm not really sure what the financial flexibility is good for if you never actually use the "flexibility".
  18. HawksNest
    Both Olney and Rosenthal do NOT have Twins listed among finalists for Wheeler in tweets/stories from this morning. I'm becoming more and more convinced that "impact" pitching will have to come via trade. Just really don't see this team changing 60+ years of doing things one way to just completely transform into an organization that drops $100+ million on free agents. Hope I'm wrong, but how could you possibly think any other way? Until proven otherwise, this seems to be the default position for 99.9% of fans.
  19. HawksNest
    Pomeranz was PHENOMENAL when he moved to the bullpen full time with a 1.90 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 23⅔ innings. Sign me up for that
  20. HawksNest
    They've blown an 11.5 game lead Is the team legit? Yeah I think the lineup most definitely is. Or is it a .500 team that played way over its head the first 1.5 months of the season? I don't know...the last 45 games are going to reveal a lot. All I know is that this team had an 11.5 game lead in early June and are now on the verge of a historic collapse of epic proportions. Hope they can figure it out.
  21. HawksNest
    FWIW Reusse tweeted around midnight to expect Buxton to be placed on the IL....
  22. HawksNest
    Any idea why Balazovic is on the "temporary inactive list"? Did I miss something?
  23. HawksNest
    Same old, same old. Nothing changes, ever.
  24. HawksNest
    ZERO Twins chatter. Zilch. Nada.
  25. HawksNest
    Hudson, now Elias both to Nationals per Rosenthal
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