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  1. Brandon
    The Twins have done a solid job of developing pitchers since the end of COVID which I think messed up their rhythm. Ober, Festa, and Mathew’s are drafted and developed while Ryan and Woods-Richardson were traded for as prospects and Ryan only spent 5 minutes in our minors but Woods-Richardson was developed over time. In the pen Jax, Sands and Moran (should be back from injury) were drafted and developed so was Theilbar technically, I forget if we traded or drafted Funderburk, Winder, Henriquez, and also technically Tonkin, and Alcala and Duran were traded for and developed, and Louie Varland. So I think our development team has done their part of developing pitchers.
  2. Brandon
    With revenues dropping across the league this may not be a bad thing. Also the Twins are well positioned for the next several seasons where most of their reinforcements will come from within so development and health is more important so as long as those areas remain fully staffed is what I see as vital moving forward. And to continue this trend the drafting and scouting department needs to be fully staffed and prepared as well.
  3. Brandon
    The Twins improvement will need to come from players developing and being healthy. Luckily we should or could have big gains in those two areas next season. We will shed Paddack contract in a trade and probably push to trade Vázquez especially if we can resign Santana. I would be surprised to lose Castro this offseason
  4. Brandon
    I don’t think that Paddack has negative value at all. I don’t think it will be hard to trade him at all.
  5. Brandon
    Would a trade of Paddack, and Schoebel get it done? We could also take less cash back in the trade if we can include Dobnak. Options abound.
  6. Brandon
    I wonder if the Twins could trade Paddack and Dobnak in a packaged deal. Include a prospect if need be and free up 11 million. Paddack was highly effective in 3 out of every 4 starts last year. I think 2 in particular really skewed his numbers up last year from the High 3.00s / low 4.00s ERA he was pitching from otherwise. Dobnak is costly for what he is but the return would be of 0 consequence to the acquiring team. I like Nick’s trade idea with the Orioles I am ok with packaging him with Vazquez or Julien or Miranda maybe Castro. I think we should keep him but whatever. This is the big transaction of the offseason hopefully because anything bigger will result in something that really disappoints the fan base I think.🤔
  7. Brandon
    The big keys for this team is health and development. We need Julien, Lee, Walner, and Miranda to hit the ground running. we need continued health for the rotation and Buxton and Lewis, Lee and Correa the above health and development would fix most of the holes on the team. We even have Keaschall on the way and ERod at some point next season. Outside of a decision on Santana and a backup CF and maybe a reliever I hope the Twins stand pat this offseason unless they decide to trade IF prospects for an established 3B I don’t see the need to do anything.
  8. Brandon
    If the Twins somehow trade Correa, I could see the Twins signing Goldschmidt to give the team a name player. 1 year 20 million is cheaper than 37 million with 3 more guaranteed years at over 30 million.
  9. Brandon
    While it’s about the money it’s also about respect and the Mets disrespected him as did the Giants and if I had a no trade clause to a team with bigger pockets that is willing to trade for me , I try to tack on more guaranteed money to accept the trade. I would shoot for two or three of those option years to be restructured as guaranteed at 30 million or so
  10. Brandon
    So what does Correa get to waive his no trade clause? He will be in a position to make that demand. He probably wants those option years restructured so that two or three more years are guaranteed at 30 million a season. Then have a declining option year or two at the end. If I was him I wouldn’t accept anything less and if I was being traded to the Mets, nothing less than the original agreement would be acceptable. What do you think it takes for Carlos to waive his no trade clause?
  11. Brandon
    Here is the Twins offseason sorry to burst your bubble but here it is. 1. Trade Paddack and free up some cash 2. Either resign Carlos Santana to a 1 year deal or not. He is not a budget buster. The Twins say they have a 130 million budget but I’m sure they can go to 133 million or probably 135 tops We also have internal candidates for the position. 3. Sign depth relievers to minor league deals 4. Sign a back up player who can play CF defense. 5. Hire coaches and internal personnel. offseason complete. We have several starting pitchers ready for an opportunity Festa, Matthews, and Morris with Dobnak for emergency. We actually have plenty of relievers going into the offseason but why not add competition on minor league deals. We have ERod about ready to come up next year as well plus we have many young IF prospects/ players. There is not much to be done. Our team has a high floor moving forward as is.
  12. Brandon
    This will be a slow offseason. The big moves are trading Paddack and his exorbitant 7.5 million salary and the Twins will sign Jorge Polanco to a 1 year 3 million contract with 1 or 2 million in incentives. I hope they resign Santana but I can also see him going to San Diego or another team that wants a low cost 1B. Another signing could be Taylor on a 1 year 1 or 2 million contract. He had a bad season last year and so i am sure he wont cost much. and a few minor league signings for relievers and what else is on the list of things to do?
  13. Brandon
    This is not your Tom Kelley Twins that’s for sure. Rocco should get the team back out on the field for extra IF practice when the defense screws up badly.
  14. Brandon
    Landmines are perfect … front office has bullpen acquisition PTSD…
  15. Brandon
    The Twins will keep him next season. 7 million is not too much of it is expect Paddack to be traded first.
  16. Brandon
    That was exactly what I remembered about these guys too. I used to folllow the minor leagues for the Twins from the USA Baseball Weekly magazine. I remember thinking Mark Guthrie was a future star with his AA numbers and wondered why Torii Hunter was a prospect at all. And thinking Mahones was a future #2 or 3 starter.
  17. Brandon
    Does anyone know the Twins payroll in 1984 when Pohlad bought the team? How has payroll inflated vs the value of the franchise? This would or could be a fun stat to argue about here.
  18. Brandon
    The big negative for prospective Twins buyers is the large number of competing local teams for the sports dollars. Wild, Timberwolves, Vikings, U of M., Saint Paul Saints, Lynx, ….
  19. Brandon
    He could also DH. Larnarch was DH a fair amount last season.
  20. Brandon
    I’m more sure where he should be. I just know he will likely be a free agent and can play 3B, 2B and a little SS and he is good enough with the bat. He will also cost less 1-5 million contract. My guess is 3 million. That has a chance of replacing Castro in the IF. I just speculate that is an option.
  21. Brandon
    I can see the Twins bench as Martin, (2B, LF, RF some CF), Helman. (3B, 2B, LF, RF maybe 1B and SS), Castro (CF, SS, LF, 2B, 3B maybe RF) and Velazquez (C maybe 1B).
  22. Brandon
    Polanco get resigned? He has IF positional flexibility and will cost less as I don’t think Seattle picks up his option. That is the only way I see the Twins dealing Castro. I can see the Twins signing him to a 3 year contract too 9, 10, then 11 million over three years. Castro could be worth a little more maybe 3 year 36-39 million but not more than that. But I think the odds are less the 20% we trade him and that guestimate feels high to me.
  23. Brandon
    Santana is the prototypical Twins hitter. 20 HRs 70-80 RBIs good defense. Terry Ryan would be proud. Those type of hitters are a fraction of the cost of 100 RBI guys and the Twins run up the score by having a superior bench and deeper lineup. I’m fine with bringing Santana back for 5-6 million again. He is still good defensively and can be sent to the bench and still be valuable at that price. We do have Killeroff, Larnarch, and Miranda on hand for 1B and Severino in AAA. So we’ll see. When ERod comes up next year Larnarch will need a spot too. I almost forgot Julien for 1B. So much mediocrity I hope someone pulls it out.
  24. Brandon
    3.5-4 million is not too much for even the Twins to pay a reliever. Durán stays. Stewart is elite when healthy and won’t cost much he also stays. Glad Varland is in the pen. We have lots of options heading into next season with several more on the way. I’m more concerned with us keeping Canterino and if he will ever be able to pitch. He could solve any last remaining bullpen issues.
  25. Brandon
    I’m the minority but I actually appreciated the Pohlads telling us up front about the budget and plans. I do wish they had the fortitude to see baseball through the changing financial landscape throughout baseball as tv revenue dwindles and moves to streaming. I think my favorite thing about how the Twins operate is more like a family than business environment. My only complaint is that they don’t go all in very often. I guess they did two years ago but the change in TV revenue killed that and it looks like they can’t find ways to replace it which is why the team is now up for sale. I hope Derek Jeter leads a group of investors to buy the team. That would be funny while at the same time he would be the type of owner we want if we have to replace the Pohlads.
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