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  1. tony&rodney
    We could have just brought back Farmer and Margot as added depth. Same, same.
  2. tony&rodney
    If he were at 2B, it wouldn't be a big deal to slide over once a week. But I mol agree, especially #2. Like I say too often I have zero idea what Falvey has as a plan.
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    That trade doesn't do anything for the Rays this year. Matthews would be too high a price to pay. Julien gets his score about the same way as anyone else. Might be worthwhile to keep in mind that many people on Twins Daily have repeated their disdain enough that there is a bias tilting far away from how he is viewed in the baseball world. I'm not sure if the Rays are still looking for a catcher and whether the Twins would trade Jeffers. But, like I said I have gone over quite a few players and don't see a fit. Maybe though .... we'll see.
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    I would do this trade if the Cease deal was completed first. Both would be huge news. Put it at 100-1 odds.
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    Someone needs to explore or explain why the Twins would trade any of Lopez, Ober, Ryan, Festa, Woods Richardson, or Matthews. I'm not opposed to a deal but how is moving a SP of value going to make the team better? Coby Mayo looks like he could be a really good player and i highly doubt the Orioles are even listening on him. Does he play first base or third base pushing Royce Lewis to first base? I'm interested in thoughts on this and wonder if any Baltimore fans would see a 1% chance of Mayo being traded.
  6. tony&rodney
    Sure. Henriquez is good but he is out of options. Just to add a note on the Baseball Trade Values site. I looked up Royce Lewis just now and his value is 60.4 and his value at the end of the season was 31.7. Apparently, the offseason conditioning program that Royce has dedicated himself to has created great value or been noticed by someone. I'm hopeful for Lewis but that is quite a jump in value.
  7. tony&rodney
    Unless the Twins trade for Cease and manage to retain their guys like Woods Richardson, Festa, Matthews, and Morris I cannot imagine a scenario where any SP goes to another team. In the event that Cease is added, I would want more than Mayo for Ober or Ryan. I might consider a trade for Basallo. Mountcastle would be a decent addition for Paddack and Topa, that's about all I can think of right now.
  8. tony&rodney
    Looking for a shortstop like Urias or DeJong tells me that the Twins may no longer feel Lee can fill in there.
  9. tony&rodney
    Yandy Diaz would be a strong bat to add and play first base. The question is how do the Twins find an exchange suitable to the Rays in order to complete the idea? I'm at a loss for what Tampa Bay would accept for Diaz.
  10. tony&rodney
    One of these years all the games will be played via holograms based on WAR and a host of other statistics or is that MLB The Show? Until then I guess we will need to watch each season to see who wins and who loses.
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    That's the plan.
  12. tony&rodney
    Look, you don't know anything about this player and I'm not at all understanding what point you are trying to make. Stats are always a poor resort or do you think it was a mistake for the Yankees to allow Aaron Judge MLB time after hitting .224 at AAA in 2015? I'm not God so I don't know how ER will do this year or next anymore than I know next week's winning lottery numbers but if you do let me know so I can buy a ticket.
  13. tony&rodney
    Falvey has called Andrelton Simmons too.
  14. tony&rodney
    The title of the article has to be a trigger for Larnach and Wallner. I was just wondering if this was the splash to sell tickets and media subscriptions that Dan Hayes talked about over in The Athletic?
  15. tony&rodney
    From my side, this is what the Twins should do. I'm not sure what Falvey thinks though and he is the boss and may have totally different ideas ... like Rizzo, which is a yuck even though he is a great guy.
  16. tony&rodney
    The future will tell us the answer. The past tells us that ER hit .280 last year with a .298 BA at AA. My point remains that the guy has great talent and nobody will know what is the end result until the end has come. I'm a little surprised you are questioning ER when you have already stated you have not seen him play. Nevertheless, it is clear that there are quite different thoughts on the player and you have a similar mind to Falvey perhaps on these matters.
  17. tony&rodney
    Although I'm not a big fan of BTV and don't belong to the site I would agree that it gives at least a very rough clue to value at some level. Pitching is really valuable, especially young pitchers under control for 3-6 years and having any reasonable potential. It would be crazy to trade a rotation piece or even any of Festa, Matthews, Raya, or Morris for Mountcastle. Mountcastle for Paddack and Topa is roughly fair.
  18. tony&rodney
    No connection whatsoever. I was merely saying that Bader is now a Twin and hoping he has a good season. I have no expectations at all. The numbers were just to promote a positive view. I'm not sure how you managed the comparison but rest easy there was no such thing. We don't know what any player will do in the 2025 season. Likely? Who was the most discussed and hyped player of this entire offseason? Roki Sasaki. He could be ROY or go down with TJ surgery. The future is unknown.
  19. tony&rodney
    Good lord, both you and Brock fixated on Chourio. Apparently I should not have mentioned him or Mauer. Different people use different rankings which is fine. I used Keith Law. He sees most players in person, has been involved for a long time, and is somewhat respectable. Law has Emmanuel higher this year than he had Merrill last year. In any event, they are completely different types of players whose general rankings are similar. Every rookie ever has questions and success is never guaranteed. Jackson Chourio was really struggling until mid June but was in the lineup every day. Jackson Merrill did just enough to keep himself in the lineup but the Padres were firm that the job was his no matter the performance. Jackson Holliday struggled for the Orioles and was eventually sent down. See what I did there? Kept it to the Jacksons. None of these guys are similar to Emmanuel Rodriguez except all were rookies. There are times when a team should put a rookie in the lineup and let them play through. If the only time a rookie gets an opportunity to play is when an injury occurs there is an underlying philosophical thought that the veterans are just better. Plenty of people on Twins Daily subscribe to that idea. We have a resident expert on this topic, RpR. No big deal, just a difference of opinion.
  20. tony&rodney
    Tommy Pham is still a decent bat. The defense is Twins appropriate and he is a guy like Bader, Grichuk, etc. The money/payroll situation was only a thing for those who were influenced by the never-ending barrage of "owner/team imposed ..." b.s. pawned off on us by writers all offseason despite or maybe because of the Twins issuing a statement that payroll would not be cut but not answering any further money directed questions. Once the press release came out that the Twins were for sale we pretty much knew that payroll was the responsibility of the next owner. At that point it became a dead issue except for the writers constant mantra. Falvey is a mystery to me. I have no idea what plan he has for the Twins. I can't see one, so I'm critical because I want him to do something but not critical because he may have an overall idea for the team. So, Falvey is a complete mystery to me.
  21. tony&rodney
    This is really the complaint/viewpoint opposed to signing Bader. Bader plays great defense, runs the bases well, and can hit a home run. Your point about OPS is right on, but Bader is more capable of putting up a .450 OPS than a .800 OPS at this point of his career. Unless .... unless ..... unless Bader has turned the corner and will pop 25 HR, steal 25 bases, hit .280, play flawless defense, and begin to have the career he once was forecast to reach. If. Bader is on the team until October and I hope he does well.
  22. tony&rodney
    Bad manners are all the rage in the past decade so I just wasn't enamored of the constant whining about the payroll, which was important but less important than roster management. I'm not setting up a Go Fund Me for the Pohlad family but I'm not hurling invectives in their (or others) direction either.
  23. tony&rodney
    This is a fair trade, although slightly (in my opinion) an overpay by the Twins. How in toothpicks did the writer come up with Bailey Ober as a guy to trade for Mountcastle? If we are going to get crazy and wild, propose a trade of Vazquez for Rutschman. I'm not sure Baltimore wants to trade Mountcastle but Castro works or Topa and Paddack is fair as well.
  24. tony&rodney
    I think Byron would have liked the Twins to allow him to work through his problems. The injuries were tough and were a definite factor in his career. Whatever happened though you can be sure that Buxton is pretty happy that baseball has turned out well for him. I doubt he expected to make $100 million playing baseball when he was a kid.
  25. tony&rodney
    Ok. It is because of the contract. Using those two names was a red flag for you and thus you have ignored my main point. Forget Chourio and Mauer. Jackson Merrill is a close comp. That doesn't change the calculus that it takes an injury for the Twins to consider a rookie. It is getting to where I'm sounding like Emmanuel Rodriguez is all that can save the Twins from a .500 season here. The guy is young, has had numerous unrelated injuries, and has flaws in his game as does every player in baseball. He also has a ceiling worth looking at and needs an opportunity to play. You want Rodriguez to prove himself in the minor leagues and are focused on his weaknesses. I'm ready to see him at Target Field and am focused on his skills and strengths. We are not going to agree, which is fine. Its all good and will play out according to management's plan. Ultimately our thoughts are worthless on this. I'm retired and no longer make any money working in baseball. Just a fan now.
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