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  1. Brandon
    If Brock shows he is still a dominant reliever like before his injury, then we may not be as short on relievers as is written here. Duran Brock Jax Thielbar Pagan then we can choose 2 or 3 from Meada / Ober Sands Floro Winder Balazovich We would be in pretty good shape for the playoffs.
  2. Brandon
    That would lessen the need for a reliever if he comes back effective similar to what he was before his injury.
  3. Brandon
    If I’m bringing Austin Martin up it’s to be the 4th OF. Taylor is a superior defender and that matters especially in the playoffs. He has a .730 OPS and it’s been on the rise. He doesn’t get on base enough but has speed when he does. And he bats 9th. I do think Martin needs to be playing 65-75% of the time to show what he can do. But it needs to be at several positions. It would be nice to see what Funderbunk can do in our pen. I’m fine with rotating him in at some point. Is Brock coming back this season? obviously Gallo and Luplow get cut first if Buxton and Killeroff are available to come back from injury. not sure what to do with Castro but he deserves to be on the roster in the playoffs. Both Solano and Farmer are safe. I don’t see us getting rid of either. I actually want to see Solano retained for next season. Gotta give the front office props for getting him right before spring training. If Solano and Gallo had traded salaries we would probably be fine with both players right now …. Both would be worth what they are getting paid for.
  4. Brandon
    Has there been any word on Brock? Also in the news former Twins reliever Stashak signed a minor league deal with the Giants.
  5. Brandon
    I’m fine with Gallo. He at least has an OPS over .750. I would prefer him to get his average up to the .220 range. I’m more surprised by a lack of movement for a bullpen arm.
  6. Brandon
    I hope his success continues. If he can be a 4.5 ERA pitcher the rest of the way, he is of value as a member of a 6 man rotation helping to keep innings down and arms fresh for the playoffs.
  7. Brandon
    I meant Casey Mize. Oops
  8. Brandon
    I guess this is the Ohtani thread. I’ll try another one. The Twins should sign David Robertson to an either a 1 year 10 million or 2 year 18 million contract to be a late inning reliever in the pen.
  9. Brandon
    Johnny Mize is still with Detroit. He is coming back from TJ surgery next season and is a solid starter. With all of the money they have coming off the books they spend it properly they could be a flawed .500 team next year. That’s competitive in our division.
  10. Brandon
    There should still be money to sign a starting pitcher and a reliever or two. I expect the Twins to go dumpster diving for relievers. They may sign one for a 4 or 5 million 1-year contract or 2. I doubt Larnarch and Walner will be on the Twins. I think it's either one or the other with them. Gordon will still be around to be a backup OF. The Twins will still want a backup IF. As far as starting pitchers go, they won't want both Paddack and Varland in the same rotation especially since they don't have a viable 6th starter in AAA yet. I can see the Twins signing someone over the offseason. They will have the money based on the budget. and the Fact that they will want a short-term starter I can see them resigning Maeda on a 2-year deal or someone like Odorizzi on a 1-year deal. I do think they will want to watch costs unless the Twins win the World Series then I can see them getting to 130-140 million payroll level. I do agree that the spending will be less, but I think the Twins will have a budget closer to 130 million.
  11. Brandon
    I’m more interested in seeing who else joins the climb to become a top prospect. Whether or not they join the top 100 list.
  12. Brandon
    Moves the Twins won’t make: 1. Resign Gray to 3 year 72 million 2. If not Gray then sign Kershaw to 1 year 25 million. Let’s get stupid shall we? Let’s trade one of our top prospects say Lee to Pittsburgh for Bednar and a prospect. This clears up the extra IF problem and makes our bullpen dominant the next 3 years. This will bring back so many memories of the Matt Capps trade.
  13. Brandon
    Having the I ter ational class of 2009 reach 500 HRs as Twins is a nice marketing opportunity for the Twins. As long as Kepler and Polanco are helping the Twins, they should be here. Though we do have nice hitting prospects on the way. …. We will see.
  14. Brandon
    I see them exercising the option. Lee will not likely start the season in the majors and when he is ready then we can trade Polanco. Also they will pick up Keplers option too. As of this morning the international class of 2009 for the Twins Sano, Kepler and Polanco have combined to hit 416 Homer’s and counting. Kepler is 12 away from catching Sano. Sano has 161, Kepler has 149 and Polanco 106.
  15. Brandon
    And DH and 1B and maybe LF.
  16. Brandon
    To hit and run you need hitters who make contact. We have too many strikeout artists on the team. Correa is likely one you could hit and run with. I agree they should do more stealing with a runner on first and Correa at bat. And lastly Brett Butler probably added 30 points to his batting average with over .400 batting average when bunting. I don’t think that is his career average but I remember that being his bunting average when he had over 30 bunt base hits.
  17. Brandon
    Henriguez needs more than 4 appearances to show he is ready. He could be a September call up if he keeps it up. He still needs to show consistency to get the call up.
  18. Brandon
    Jeffers isn’t playing more because we signed Velasquez to be the main C. He is getting paid 10 million to C for us. Jeffers should get more playing time. At least in my opinion. Clearly Jeffers has earned his way to 60% of the C duties and Velazquez needs more time on the bench. An occasional start at DH or 1B for either in is not a big deal. Though I hope we don’t play Velazquez too much at 1B or even again…..
  19. Brandon
    no We have plenty of 1B options. maybe for a game or 2 he can play 1B. But we should have plenty of other options. He can be a DH if we just want to get his bat in the lineup and extra few days.
  20. Brandon
    I would have Balazovich on the list somewhere. He is proving himself reliable in the pen now.
  21. Brandon
    I could see Dobnak replacing Keuchel in the current rotation either next start or start after it.
  22. Brandon
    If the option is Gallo or Lee. I think using September for them to compete and show who is the better player and better option for the playoffs at 1B is fine by me. I think Lee can handle that and get used to playing in the majors to be fully prepared for next season and see if he is ready to play for us in the playoffs.
  23. Brandon
    MLB.com has our system ranked 11th out of the 30 teams. 3 top 100 prospects and good depth. We added 5 new top 15 prospects through the draft this year.
  24. Brandon
    I’m totally fine with resigning Gray to a 3 year 70 million contract. I think he likes being competitive and close to Tennessee but probably hates the cold.
  25. Brandon
    He has been solid in AAA and starting to pitch like he deserves a promotion back up to replace Keuchel for a start or two before Ryan comes back. next season he can be a long man or 7th starter. If he cracks the top 5 good for him especially if we pile on more depth. That should mean he earns it.
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