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  1. Brandon
    If we still had Berrios we would probably still have Rogers too. The thing of it though is we followed Berrios since he was drafted as an 18 year old. It would be fun to have him spend his career in Minnesota. It looks as though Martin is on track to being a super sub player. The question will be can he hit enough for average or will he develop enough power to be productive? He gets lots of walks now but when he comes up and hits .250 how many walks will he get? a .315 OBP is not good enough to start if you do not hit 25+ HRs. Richardson-Woods seems like he will be a good starting pitcher for us. Rosterman is right in that Berrios won the trade. I think we lost it a little because we would have qualifying offers on Rogers and Berrios and would get draft pick compensation for them when they left this offseason and we would probably be a better team with them on it. But the final outcome is to be determined.....
  2. Brandon
    I agree with the rankings.
  3. Brandon
    Who would be an honorable mention? Schoop? Wells (with Baltimore) .....usually we get a few who missed the countdown.....
  4. Brandon
    An 80+OPS hitting good defensive player on the bench who can play many positions including SS is valuable. Think Nick Punto. I can see a nice 3-6 year run with him as a backup. I do hope he improves with the bat a little more but I think he has done enough to keep his spot on the team.
  5. Brandon
    I imagine he is on an innings limit. I doubt they let him go much more than 100 innings this year. Or they probably have a more complicated pitch limit. Either way as a starter he should have a handful of 5-6 inning starts this year. If he does that and we want him on this team, he would need to come up as a reliever. The minor league season ends the last week of August maybe first week of September.
  6. Brandon
    “If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball”. Meaning if Martin can play SS he can play LF. I don’t see a need to move him now. But I do think the Twins should continue to give him time at other positions too. The Twins can make the decision when he comes up or in Polanco’s case a few seasons afterwards.
  7. Brandon
    I think Canterino should stay in AA until he has several games of 5-6 innings then he can go to AAA. After the trade deadline the Twins could promote him to finish out the season in the pen as a 2-3 inning pitcher pitching at most once every three days. This would allow the Twins to bring him up and limit innings while giving him time to build up his arm strength.
  8. Brandon
    I hope to see Miranda come in and add some intrigue to this discussion. He did hit better this last week. His strikeout rate is solid for a hitter. I think he is close now.
  9. Brandon
    The bullpen is in good shape at this time. Sure, we could always use an established reliever to help but I don't think its a top priority at this time. as it stands we have these guys in our pen. Pagan, Duffey, Duran, Theilbar, Smith, Winder, Jax, Stashak, Coloumbe. We also have in reserve to be called up if needed: Moran, Cotton, Cano, Megill, Rodriguez, Sands, Romero. a few on the injured list that could make it back this season: Alcala, Romero and we have pitchers in the minors who have yet to be called up: Canterino, Henriguez, Woods-Richardson, and Strottman I think if we can get Alcala back and or Romero, we will be fine. Also We will continue to have 14 pitchers on our staff which will help us manage the reliever's work load. Like I said acquiring a solid established reliever would be nice as you can never have too much pitching. However, it's not a necessity at this time.
  10. Brandon
    Real reason for low attendance: Chicks dig the long ball. MLB is suppressing the long ball. There are fewer chicks at games as a result. The guys are noticing so they stopped coming so they could go out to impress chicks.
  11. Brandon
    Then Correa is probably worth more to us then. I would keep him if we are contending and that is all we could get. I would start listening at 3 top 100 prospects. I would want to make sure we become a power house if we trade him while in contention. if we swoon and are out of the race that is different.
  12. Brandon
    I am fine with trading him if we can get a Hershal Walker type return (5 players and 5 draft picks) That trade set the Cowboys up for their 3 year run. Otherwise lets just ride the wave and have fun.
  13. Brandon
    top 5 is my vote. They are clearly in the 3-6 range in the league. You have the Yanks and Astros as 1 &2, with Minnesota, Anaheim, and Tampa and maybe Toronto are in the next tier.
  14. Brandon
    Bechtold is this generations Blankenship. Also David Banuelos is this generations Drew Butera. All defense not hit backup C. And my favorite part of his acquisition is we got him for pretty much nothing. (1 million international spending so the Mariners could chase after Ohtoni).
  15. Brandon
    On something like this we should all be cognizant of others and Anderson should just brush it off. So many fans yell harsh stuff all the time. I am sure Anderson has thicker skin. I am not defending Josh as he should watch what he says.
  16. Brandon
    I don’t think anyone does. Just enjoy the ride. A .280 average is doable however.
  17. Brandon
    Well we could sign Paddack to an inexpensive extension after we see how his recovery is going. Maybe next year at 1 million the following season at 2 or 3 million with an option for 5 million give or take. Nice cost control move. We get Pagan for 2 seasons. I think this trade is ok. It would be better if we had another month or two before the injury but we did get to see our pitching get off to a great start and see that we have lots of depth before the injury. I don’t think we lost this deal or if so not by much. Remember closers aren’t as valuable as a stopper who comes in at the most important moment to pitch like Duran ….
  18. Brandon
    At least with Paddack’s injury his salary will remain low so when he comes back he won’t cost much.
  19. Brandon
    Riverbain, I totally agree with your first point 100%. On the 2nd point however, I think the plan was for Miranda to take over 3B eventually with Killeroff at 1B and Lewis at SS. I think they figured all three would succeed. As surprised as they are of Lewis success, they are probably equally surprised at Miranda's failure so far. So for now, the plan is to pivot and prepare Lewis to come back up and play different positions. I hope he is back soon. The cool thing about Lewis is that he will be able to play anywhere he is needed if he can continue to handle SS. We will still have plenty of money to sign Correa to a long term contract if Falvine decides to pony up. we will see on that one. but for the here and now. I am ok with waiting a few weeks to see if Miranda can turn it around up here then get sent down if he doesn't show the required improvement.
  20. Brandon
    There are enough options for LF with Celestine and Garlick until Larnarch returns. Gordon too but it would be nice if he would do a little more with the bat and get on base at a better clip.. as far as 1B goes we need to give Killeroff a chance to show in the minors he can come back from his injury and hit again. Otherwise we can pivot and trade for someone like Josh Bell around the trade deadline. starting pitching is fine. We have lots of options with several more about ready for their chance. Ryan, Ober, Gray, Bundy, Archer, and Winder is 6. Maeda will be back in late August/ September. Balazovich, Canterino, Richardson-Woods, Smeltzer should all merit opportunities at some point this year. Smeltzer appears ready for more opportunities. Right now these are the three areas of concern as well as the offense at third base. I think the best course of action is to work through our issues internally since we do have the talent to plug the holes. But if Sano and Killeroff can’t make it back by the trade deadline, then a trade for Bell makes the most sense. Arreaz could go back and help out at third base fixing 2 holes with 1 player.
  21. Brandon
    I would think 100 to 115 or so games in CF and another 10-25 games at DH. That would put Buxton in line for 120-130 games. That would be an improvement over past seasons. I do think his current DH numbers are SSS and will improve. Since Buxton has already missed 12 games this would be a great outcome for this season.
  22. Brandon
    I hope they move Lewis around for the time being 1B, LF, SS and 3B as we need help at 3 of those spots right now. I wonder if we could trade with Washington for their 1B if someone doesn’t step up soon. We can get Arreaz more time at 3rd.
  23. Brandon
    Being a 4th OF is not the same as in years past. If the 4th OF can play CF there will be lots of opportunities between CF, RF, LF, and DH and pinch hitting he could easily start 100 games and make appearances in 40 others. He could easily make 400 + plate appearances. Especially with an OPS over .800
  24. Brandon
    With all this COVID and HBP injuries and knee surgeries and groin injuries and knumbscall injuries all within the last week or so, Does anyone know what the actual 26 man roster is at this time?
  25. Brandon
    Either he makes it or doesn’t there is no worry. He’ll make it back though. Probably as an Arreaz type of super utility player.
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