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  1. Fire Dan Gladden
    I think a Mahle extension is a given, with the dollars and term really based on health and performance. Your numbers are not outlandish, but probably on the high end of an offer. There are still a question on how much Gray truly wants to be here. He will likely be able to name is 2-3 year contract with just about any team. Maeda could be interesting. If he has a solid year, and wants to continue as a SP, will the Twins bite. I do not think the effectiveness of the young guys will have a huge impact here. With pitching trending towards having a whole bunch of four inning pitchers, you really can't have too much quality.
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    Pitchers are always such a high risk investment. RP even more so. I am as high on Duran as anybody, but I do not believe there is a huge rush to lock in his years right now. He is not going to sign a Dobnak-like contract. Let the next year or two go by, then buy out his arbitration years plus a year or two if he continues down this path. If he continues to be a rock star, the Twins will still be getting a discount on the contract (albeit a lesser discount then now).
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    This could also be a culture/mentor move as well. Every team needs players in the organization that are "seasoned" minor leaguers. Beyond the organizational depth piece, could be he is also there to help some of the younger guys.
  4. Fire Dan Gladden
    You beat me to the punch. If our worst position is a 2 WAR, this is going to be a fun season.
  5. Fire Dan Gladden
    Here is the games caught leader list for 2022: J.T. Realmuto, PHI [C] 133 Sean Murphy, OAK [C|DH] 116 Cal Raleigh, SEA [C] 115 Martin Maldonado, HOU [C] 113 Jose Trevino, NYY [C] 112 Jonah Heim, TEX [C] 111 Jacob Stallings, MIA [C] 110 Will Smith, LAD [C|DH] 109 Christian Vazquez, HOU [C] 108 Keibert Ruiz, WAS [C] 106 Austin Hedges, CLE [C] 105 Elias Diaz, COL [C] 104 Austin Nola, SD [C] 101 Carson Kelly, ARI [C] 100
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    This is such an important part of team catching analysis, I am surprised this was not addressed in the article. Context and comparison. The days of having one starting Catcher are over. Having an awesome 2-way catcher is exceedingly rare, with the better hitters being moved out of the position to protect their health. The Twins appear to be better off than most teams at the major league level, especially if Jeffers can settle into the offensive side.
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    I am going to join the party and voice my pre-displeasure at Edmond Juilliard being called up in July, hitting .480 with 5 HR over 8 games, and being sent down to AAA to learn how to bunt.
  8. Fire Dan Gladden
    Look! Out in the field! It's a third baseman! It's a second baseman! ... It's SUPER PUNTO!
  9. Fire Dan Gladden
    Dodgers are not looking for a long-term replacement, so you can rule out the kids. The Twins didn't sign these guys to move them right now. Depth and redundancy is good. As with just about everybody, you answer the phone on trade proposals. But I imagine it would take a pretty healthy overpay by the Dodgers to get someone like Farmer from the Twins. Not because Farmer is a world beater, but because he plays an important role right now.
  10. Fire Dan Gladden
    The silliest? Really? I have seen some doozies... FWIW Morneau was drafted as a catcher (them Canadian hockey players think they can stop everything)
  11. Fire Dan Gladden
    No more impact on the Twins than anyone else. I've said this elsewhere, I have no problem with this rule. Long games can negatively impact teams for many days afterwards, with reliever and catchers taking the brunt of things. As MLB systematically takes removes all of the strategy decisions from the game (full-time DH, no more LOOGY, pitch clocks eliminating most of the surprise elements) this is one area where teams actually have to make decisions.
  12. Fire Dan Gladden
    This move probably means a few things: 1) There is some question on Polanco's knee and possibly Kiriloff's wrist as well 2) None of the young infielders are not ready to make the club (Lee, Martin, etc.) or are going to be moved to 2B 3) There is another trade in the works involving any of the aforementioned players, but strongly pointing at Polanco. 4) Gordon's life as an infielder in MN is over Solano is a perfectly fine backup infielder. Can play all 4 positions, has a respectable bat. He could also easily serve as a 2B placeholder until one of the prospects is ready. I can't speak for everyone, but with so many moves this offseason, it sure has been fun to try to figure things out.
  13. Fire Dan Gladden
    You are arguing points that really don't fit what I am saying and changing tacks in what you are defending. Read the post immediately over yours from JMlease1 to understand the point I am trying to make. Bottom line is that putting Pagan in a low leverage middle relief role as the Twins try to fix him will have a very small impact on the game outcomes. On the chance they are able to fix him, he could be a valuable piece. If not, expect the team to move on from him. High upside, low bottom.
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    Ummm..... no. That isn't what I was saying. What I was saying is that we don't know what potential causes were or what potential adjustments have been done to make him potentially pitch better. We don't know what we don't know. Again... no. I am not going to quote the hundreds and hundreds of posts and articles talking about the roster changes this team has made (C, 1B, 3B, LF, 4th OF, at least 2 SP), the expected returns of an insane number DL players from last year, nor the fact that they have not made any more moves to acquire BP pitchers. The roles are pretty much set. The team on the field will look vastly different from the team that was until 9/1 basically in the running for a division title. Now they just need to play the games.
  15. Fire Dan Gladden
    Lots of layers to these discussions. Keeping it post-61, Killebrew is a lock, but not so sure after that: All Twins that spent their entire career here. Not even considering Rod Carew here... Pitchers are a whole different mess. Take out WAR and Blyleven looks awfully similar to Jim Kaat. Viola, Radke, Perry are all somewhat similar. Santana did not play long here enough. All due respect to Rick Aguilera, but where the heck does Joe Nathan fit into this discussion? Fun discussion!
  16. Fire Dan Gladden
    As an aside: The fact that we are having this type of conversation about the usage of our #8 reliever should tell us how little usage questions there are about the team this year.
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    In a bubble, I agree. But we don't know what we don't know. It will be very interesting to see what role they have him pegged for when the season starts: Low leverage middle relief (where his impact on the game will be minimal) or higher leverage spots. My bet is on the former with the hope he can find his mojo. Barring another barrage of injuries I have a hard time seeing the Twins putting him into any high leverage situations until he shows he is ready (like 25-30 innings of killer pitching).
  18. Fire Dan Gladden
    Thanks for bringing a different discussion POV to this Ted. The Gallo/Kepler portion has been buried into the ground.
  19. Fire Dan Gladden
    So, so many things wrong with this comment: 1) He is a person, not a robot. Things like self-confidence and trust come into play. Imagine you were Pagan and you jumped on to TD to see the comments about you. How would you feel? Let him work into his confidence. Pitchers can and do improve over time. 2) There may be a hundred factors that went into his performance last year that the general public knows nothing about. Those factors could have changed, allowing him to better focus on pitching. We, the general public, know nothing about him as a person. 3) Saying the games early in the season are less important speaks to ignorance. Every game matters. Early games are insanely important. Look at studies done on standings 30-40 games in vs the end of the season. The numbers are something like if you are more than 5 games out after 40 games, your chances of making the postseason are very low.
  20. Fire Dan Gladden
    You just described 90% of the bullpens in baseball. I could take out Twins pitchers and insert other teams pitchers into just about every statement. 100% agree with every word in your last paragraph. On paper, the BP looks pretty solid, but we have to play the games. Let the volatility commence
  21. Fire Dan Gladden
    LOL... The life of a reliever. While I am not a huge fan of Pagan, he has shown in the past that he can be successful. The Twins do not need him to be Duran this year, the BP is deeper. High ceiling, low floor, reasonable contract, good stuff. I have no problem putting him in low leverage situations until he proves he has figured it out. It not, let him go. All signs point to him being worth a flier. Low leverage MR should not be a major point of contention at the moment.
  22. Fire Dan Gladden
    Stu, Sorry you had to qualify this article with the satire header...
  23. Fire Dan Gladden
    Gonna stick with the post-61 Twins here: Terry Felton Sidney Ponson Tommy Herr Tom Nieto
  24. Fire Dan Gladden
    Ashbury wins the Comment of the Week Award!
  25. Fire Dan Gladden
    Beast, most of the discussion here wasnt to actively replace Miranda, just conjecture over whether or not Gordon would be his backup.
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