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  1. Brandon
    This is a more normal offseason move for the Twins. We still need to sign fellow minor league contractor Minaya. But at least Coloumbe is more left handed of the two if we can only afford one of them in this crazy offseason.
  2. Brandon
    I would like to see pics of Correa in uniform for each of these teams/ Waffle House/ Fellowship of the Ring…..
  3. Brandon
    I didn’t mean right this minute but in the next year or two before they hit arbitration maybe Miranda, Ryan, Jeffers, I would do a 3-4 year extension with Arreaz now with an option year or two. Killeroff if he has a strong bounce back season. I would probably wait to see Lewis healthy the rest of this season and all of next before approaching him….
  4. Brandon
    Hopefully we start signing some of these younger guys to long term contracts like Atlanta has done. They have a great core in the starting lineup and they are locked up for the next 5+ years.
  5. Brandon
    I still think adding an 11th year at 20 million is not too bad. Inflation at 7% will half that in terms of value by then. If it gets the deal done…of course medical are the issue maybe make the last year contingent on one of a few scenarios 1. Pass a physical. 2. Get 400 plate appearances in year 10 or 850 in years 9&10. 3. Maybe have a 10 million buyout for the 11th year as well. Adding an opt out after year 5 or 6 if we need to be creative. I do think the Twins can get back in this. I think they should since they don’t really have a great option there. If they sign him and a solid bullpen arm it would be a successful offseason for the Twins. This would set the Twins up well in negotiations for the new TV contract. Payroll needs to go up with 14 teams over 200 million in payroll. We should at least be in the 160 million range.
  6. Brandon
    Being 41% better than the average player is typically an All Star. That was his end of season numbers.
  7. Brandon
    Bassit and maybe Contreras are the two we missed out on. Though The Catcher we did sign will be a good value too.
  8. Brandon
    I think the other owners chimed in and said something to him along the lines of we will make sure no one goes above a certain spending amount in the next CBA if your going to spend like this. Also the Mets are probably thinking about 12 years down the road or even 8 or 9 and wondering how Correa will hold up. I think Correa can play another 10 years but I bet the last 3 won’t be all star caliber play.
  9. Brandon
    This explains the recent trade rumors for Kepler, Gray, Meada, and Arreaz. The first three have a year before free agency with Arreaz having 3. The Twins probably don’t want to offer Arreaz a long term deal with his knees. We probably get a starter back in the trade that has more than 1 year of control left. We rebuild in 2023 and come out strong in 2024. I doubt teams will continue to go crazy next offseason ….. then again….. with these trades our payroll going into 2024 & 2025 should be pretty low giving us plenty of ability to sign free agents.
  10. Brandon
    There’s a good fit for Escobar in. Boston as Story slides over to SS from a now open 2B.
  11. Brandon
    A lot of those guys were drafted under Terry Ryan. Too bad he didn’t stay to help them continue to draft good players. He was really needed in 2020.
  12. Brandon
    JD Martinez signed with the Dodgers for 10 million. He would do more for our offense I think. Gallo will have 30-40 useful hits and that’s about it on offense. We could use more professional hitters on this team.
  13. Brandon
    The team entered the offseason with few holes and a solid floor at most positions. A C and SS are needed. We got a solid C. Not sure why we signed Gallo for 11 million….. but anyways we can find a good floor SS maybe Andrus or god forbid we sign Swanson. I wonder if we are closing in on a trade with Miami involving Kepler and Lopez as part of the trade ….. anyways back on point. The key for next season is better health. We just need a SS and some tweaks for next season. Yes we lost out on CC and 285 million was a low offer. 10/300 should have been the offer at minimum but the Twins did say from the beginning that they wouldn’t be the highest bidder. With opt outs and what not may have given Correa protection against inflation running rampant. I think the Twins were competitive till SF got desperate. They were likely told Correa was about to sign with the Twins …. I wonder if Minnesota offered 10/305 or 310 if he would have signed a while back…. anyway the point is the Twins have a competitive roster if and it’s a big if they are mostly healthy. So they are not going backwards.
  14. Brandon
    We have 3 free agent starting pitchers next offseason. I imagine the Twins considered signing a starter to a 2 year or longer contract and then trading a starter. Maybe not making us better in 2023 but a more secure 2024. And we get prospects back in a trade more than likely which helps balance out the prospects we traded last year a little. Gray could potentially net us something good as he is a good pitcher. Pitching isn’t cheap and the Twins could just be gauging the market to see what is available.
  15. Brandon
    I guess cheap power in a power depressed environment. Though why not get JD Martinez?
  16. Brandon
    It may have been an unspoken part of the agreement that the Twins would help Correa rebuild his reputation and say good things about him to help drive up his value. The fact that the Twins did offer 285 million is significant. That was a nice floor for Correa but that offer should have been 20 million higher. But 350 million is something the Twins were right to stay away from. I think Correa did enjoy playing in Minnesota. I also think he would have been happy to resign here. But he also wanted the money. There are too many teams with blank slates right now. This doesn’t seem to be the year to be in free agency. I don’t know if I would pursue Swanson all that much. The only reason would be to trade him after the first season when in house replacements are ready. Lee may be a downgrade on defense but not likely with the bat. I think a pivot to Elvis Andrus makes more sense to me. Trade for a starter and Keep Kepler and sign a high end reliever. Maybe Eovaldi instead of trading for a starter. Nick check your math …65 million not 80 million for ages 39, 40, 41 seasons. Cabrera’s production at those years says ? Hi.
  17. Brandon
    The Twins could have gone to 11 years and 305-310 but going beyond that was too much. The Giants lost out on several players and had to make something happen. This move for them reeks of desperation and hope for high inflation to lower that contract in the last 3-5 years. Also we should go get Elvis Andrus on a 1 or 2 year deal. I don’t want Swanson at more than 8/160. I am fine with waiting on LEwis/Lee at SS.
  18. Brandon
    Hopefully we sign Evoldi and Correa and maybe a reliever. If we did that we might have to trade Jepler for payroll space and hope that Killeroff and Larnarch are good in both RF and LF.
  19. Brandon
    Arreaz is elite at getting on base. There are not many .380+ OBP guys out there. The new rule changes are designed to help guys like him. Also offense is a bigger hole then pitching at the moment. I don’t know how much of an improvement Lopez would be over Ober/Winder/SWR/Varland. I mean he is an improvement. But compare a .380 OBP to a .310 OBP. Which is the bigger gain? I guess having Lopez helps protect 2024 rotation since we have 3 or 4 free agent starters next offseason. On the other hand Rooting for Arreaz is fun. His skill set is unique and reminiscent of Carew. This trade scenario is gonna make my head explode I love/hate it at the same time.
  20. Brandon
    at the current inflation rates the contracts values will half every 5-7 years so the values will definitely drop.
  21. Brandon
    Bassitt for 4 years is fine. He hasn't pitched too many innings so his arm can last. 37 isn't too old either. between him and Rodon I would sign Bassitt. That is a way better term.
  22. Brandon
    On the plus side, The Twins list of upgrades is so much shorter than in recent years. 1 Sign Correa 2. get a 2nd C 3. maybe sign Bassit or Rodon if we don’t sign Correa. 4. Maybe sign a Reliever 5. maybe get a RH OF 2 objectives and 3 maybes. Not really much is needed but health.
  23. Brandon
    San Diego lost the Chargers. The Padres are the only major sports franchise in town. They get all the corporate dollars and they are selling out all of their tickets. I bet their tickets cost more then the Twins tickets do. If Minneapolis could Jettison the Vikings, Wild and Timberwolves, and sell out more expensive tickets and rework the TV and Radio contracts we could spend at the Padres level.
  24. Brandon
    The Twins are scheduled to meet with Boras and Correa at the Winter Meetings so let’s see how that goes and then decide whether to sign or pivot. The Twins should know what will get the deal done by the end of that meeting.
  25. Brandon
    The Twins need to go get a C regardless and an OF so that can be done at affordable prices so the Twins can work on other goals while waiting for Correa to resign. There are not many alternatives solutions at other positions that the Twins will be in on. I do believe the Rodon situation is going to cost too much at this point. Too many teams with him as a big need have clear books or crazy rich owners. (Baltimore and New York Mets & Yankees) Plus around another 8 or 9 teams … at least we can afford a good bullpen arm in FA this year Even with a SS signing.
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