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  1. Brandon
    I don’t think the Twins will add at the deadline because any upgrades available over what we already have are going to be expensive. We have a high floor across the board on the team. I can’t think of a spot on the team that I would consider a weakness. So to upgrade we are essentially going from a 6 to an 8 or 9 on a 10 point scale at a high cost. Why do that or pay it? Also 21 million is coming off the books with Kepler, Farmer, and Santana. 3 million more if you want to count Theilbar too.
  2. Brandon
    Someone should do an article on last year’s draft for Minnesota 1 year later. Who signed and how are they doing so far. Who advanced the most. Who was hurt the most, and who is off to a good start in their careers.
  3. Brandon
    I wonder if any of these guys end up in the OF. That 2nd pick is like an Eckstein / Castro pick in that he can stay MI but he also seems like the super utility type. I t like the Amick pick where we got him. It seems like we did pretty good for drafting 21rst. I don’t know the players or have anything to compare to. But it does seem like there is a high floor with our picks. High floor meaning making it to AAA or atleast getting some time in the bigs.
  4. Brandon
    Will he wind up at 2B like so many prospects we already have? Is he the son of El?
  5. Brandon
    The Twins are really good at manufacturing 2B. Why not add another to our huge list of 2B in the system. I definitely see lots of trades in our future.
  6. Brandon
    My other thought is we have a core that is establishing itself right now (Larnarch, Julien, Walner, Miranda, Lee, Lewis, Killeroff , Jeffers is now established, Martin, Woods-Richardson, Varland, Cole, Funderbur, and Alcalá, with Durán and Jax and Ober, and Ryan as established) several others expected up in the next few years E Rod, Lewis the pitcher in AA, Mathew’s, and more… Going high school now so we can go college in a few years should get us a new group of players ready to come up at the same time as our roster starts to turn over again.
  7. Brandon
    I’m looking forward to the write ups on today’s picks. I don’t follow the pre draft so much. I like to start following them when they enter our system. someone need to que a predraft remember the Berrios pick? Complete with draft day video of joy and jubilation and his journey through the minors ……. I think we all started following him that day….. I still check in on Petty from time to time because of the initial write up.
  8. Brandon
    The Twins are manufacturing 2B for our competition. We get to pick the one we want to keep and trade for pitchers. Let’s see we developed Steer, Polanco, Austin Martin, Julien, Keaschal, Lee, Miranda can play 2B as can Lewis. Schoebel is also on his way up. Am I missing anyone?
  9. Brandon
    This article applies to more than just baseball.
  10. Brandon
    I don’t really care if we sign him or not. I was just amused that this wasn’t stated earlier. It’s been sign him or not but why not option c?
  11. Brandon
    Nelson Cruz says hi
  12. Brandon
    We could meet in the middle and sign him to a minors deal and send him to AA .or AAA If he is a good teammate and pitches well, he could earn a promotion to the show. ST Paul Saints used to be the place for big leaguers to resurrect their careers.
  13. Brandon
    If Pittsburgh sells, we should go after Chapman and if Texas sells Yates. I'd agree that if we go after a reliever, we need to go after a top tier one. we do have 7 competent or better relievers without considering Topa or Varland or any other starting pitcher or all of the depth options in AAA.
  14. Brandon
    the last comment is the best. "a team source is surprised so many fans found the game on tv". That is funny.
  15. Brandon
    So did Castro play 3B, SS, LF, CF, and 2B with 20 games each this year or last year? We are at game 93 so how did he play 20 games at 5 positions? He is still a deserving all star. He also pitched in 2 games as well. Does Detroit feel stupid for letting him leave. Kindof like we do with David Ortiz? Castro is an allstar after Altuve had to bow out after getting a HBP playing against the Twins.......
  16. Brandon
    This or we stand pat. Maybe get a reliever. I don’t see too many needs for our team.
  17. Brandon
    Several observations 1. The Twins are 10 runs scored away from being tied for top scoring team in the league. 2. Our bullpen is currently 6 deep in terms of competence from the relievers, Staumont, Duran, Jax, Sands, Alcala, and barely Okert. Stewart is 7 and he should be back soon, probably after the all-star break. and we still have depth and Varland (I think we may acquire a reliever at the deadline but what do I know). 3. I think our defense has been better too. I don't hear too many negatives about it 4. Festa pitched better than his record shows. He only walked one and made it through 5 innings in both of his starts. He had 4 bad pitches that resulted in HRs against him which is a lot in 10 innings. otherwise, he likely would have given up less than half the runs he did. This tells me he is close. 5. Woods-Richardson has been a rotation savior. Ober and Paddacks ERA is slighted by a few bad starts. They have pitched mostly better. we just have to hope we get the good results in the playoffs. I am surprised by Lopez pitching so poorly this year. 6. Our deficit with Cleveland is from the 7-13 start when we had several injuries and slumps at the same time. Cleveland will likely go through a patch like this too. NY is now. It will be fun to watch the rest of the season.
  18. Brandon
    With his hot streak the last 6 weeks or so definitely helps his value. Hopefully he can keep it up and end up a .75-.80 OPS+ type offense for the season and he keeps up with his defense. There is planning and communication and setting up the pitchers that isn’t quantifiable so it’s hard to peg a value there. He is a popular player in the clubhouse so his work is recognized by his teammates. If he isn’t worth the contract he is probably not off by as much as we the fans might think. 🤔
  19. Brandon
    You’re trading for the reliever for their performance in the playoffs. We have to win 11 games or so to get the prize.
  20. Brandon
    Who gets bounced from the rotation if we get a mid-rotation starter?
  21. Brandon
    Our biggest need is the bullpen and maybe 6th starter. Brock and Topa could fix the pen but acquiring a good arm like Chapman or Yates would really help. Also converting Varland to the pen as well. I’m not sure what to do about the rotation. I don’t think we will pay the cost to get a top of rotation starter and our rotation is ok and if we stack the pen is where our playoff advantage comes from. we don’t need to get hitting. I don’t know who we trade maybe trade Kepler but I suspect we keep him.
  22. Brandon
    Larnarch had a decent finish to last season too. He never really seemed that far from being a solid hitter. I would think he will have more competition next season with Walner and ERod about ready. He may be traded by next trade deadline or after next season. We have several other OF who are working their way up the minors too.
  23. Brandon
    I was thinking we have several fringe all-star caliber players who could be an all-star. Jax, Ryan from the pitching staff. Miranda, Santana, or Jeffers or possibly Buxton if he is still top of the class defensively in CF. I wouldn't think all of these players but maybe 1 other.
  24. Brandon
    The All Star rosters were announced and I am surprised that only Carlos Correa was named on the Twins and he is a backup. Such a surprise for the 4th best record in the AL.
  25. Brandon
    I was going to mention that we traded for Johan. But many just say we would have just drafted him had the deal not been worked out in advance. when talking about all time great rule 5 picks you gotta bring up Shane Mack. That guy hit like Miranda is hitting now. Pressley is right behind these guys and ahead of Scott Diamond. He was a highly successful pick for sure. Too bad it costs 10 million to keep him on the team or he might still be here at half that cost. (From the Twins perspective not Pressley’s)
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