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  1. tony&rodney
    Minor league signing?
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    .... except he has not performed because he was injured. 2023 was a good year for Luzardo and he still has some helium. What did the Cubs find? I was thinking you might know someone or have seen the players discussed (particularly Keaschall) play quite a bit last season. When I saw Luzardo last season (on several occasions) and Keaschall (quite a bit), I saw an injured guy slinging it. Keaschall looked like someone a team needs. Now the reports currently are that Luzardo is fully healed and progressing through a normal healthy offseason. This is great news for him and the upside is there. My deal for him would just not include Keaschall. No way.
  3. tony&rodney
    So, once again, we get a little press on Pablo Lopez via MLB.com. ESPN's Jeff Pasan suggests that the Twins are "listening" on deals for Lopez.
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    So I guess you dismiss the injuries and are really high on Jesus Luzardo, but also not too keen on Luke Keaschall. I just curious about how many times you have seen each of these guys in the last year? You seem to know something about each of these players and have a strong opinion, which is fine. How did you come to that opinion?
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    I'm a little surprised on some views of Luke Keaschall. He really looked like he controlled his plate appearances last summer. The quickness of folks to agree with this trade made me wonder who has watched Keaschall, or for that matter, the current version of Jesus Luzardo. I was all over ideas and proposed several last winter that brought Luzardo and/or Edward Cabrera to the Twins in the past. Times have changed though. Not only has Keaschall shot up the charts but he did so while waiting for surgery. The guy can hit and he is a player. Meanwhile, the unfortunate has happened to both Luzardo and Cabrera; injury after injury. Miami would gladly take Kaelen Culpepper and Yasser Mercedes, both fine prospects, for Luzardo. I'm afraid the risk isn't worth it for Luzardo or Cabrera. FWIW, Fangraphs and MLBTradeRumors project Luzardo at $6M with Baseball Prospectus at $6.5M.
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    That is my preferred alignment.
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    This is a possible route. If Boston is locked out of the free agent market they may be quite aggressively seeking an additional starting pitcher. Can Willi Castro be added to a SP to pry away a player like Jarren Duran? The initial impulse is no and I want Emmanuel Rodriguez to start the year in the lineup, but stones need to be turned over, conversations and opportunities need to be explored. A top offer of Jhoan Duran, Willi Castro, and Kyle DeBarge or Billy Amick might draw the attention of Arizona for Jordan Lawler. There are deals. What they are, we cannot know. However, Willi Castro should only be moved for something significant and most likely as the second player in a transaction.
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    EmRod does not have splits LH/RH, he just sees ball. Really. Perhaps a difference will manifest itself at the major league level, but Emmanuel does not have a problem facing left-handed pitchers. The Twins have twisted themselves into knots playing the platoon game too often, and I am not opposed to platooning when it is called for in specific circumstances.
  9. tony&rodney
    This depends on a several factors. Do the Twins have anything in the works with Boston for an outfielder? Who is calling and offering what in return? Will San Diego send Cease for Larnach? Will Pittsburgh send Jones for Wallner? The Twins have a few options in the outfield and several of them require patience with young players. Will they have any patience? Emmanuel. Walker, and Luke Keaschall may all step up as better options in the outfield than either of Larnach or Wallner. This is difficult because right now Larnach has made some major improvements in his batting approach and Wallner is one very dangerous hitter putting up really strong OPS numbers. I think the biggest question is whether Falvey plans anything at all other than ST invites to players on milb contracts. Will he? I would put Emmanuel in the outfield now.
  10. tony&rodney
    1. Royce Lewis could be your power hitting first baseman. He has bulked up to hit the long ball but it also affected his flexibility to play 2B or 3B. 2. This one will be very tough. Dalton Rushing hits while Jeferson Quero provides defense. Who know if they can be acquired. Perhaps Brooks Lee for Quero. 3. The Twins already have this player in Emmanuel Rodriguez. Let him play. 4. Money problems aside, there are options. Both Dylan Cease and Sandy Alcantara could be possibilities. Miami would need to be blown away. Blow them away by offering MLB players Chris Paddack and Edouard Julien along with minor league prospects of value such as Charlee Soto, Kaelen Culpepper, C. J. Culpepper, Billy Amick, and Yasser Mercedes. None of those guys need to go on a 40 person list and all have some promise. That is a haul. San Diego might just take an exchange of starting pitchers plus a mid range prospect.
  11. tony&rodney
    The Twins are in limbo right now, so no deals.
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    This might be it. I too was flummoxed by the choice of such a lowly rated player. I doubt the Cubs trade Kevin Alcantara, but that sounds more fitting. Castro should be part of a larger trade.
  13. tony&rodney
    While I have no idea the exact idea with this article, I'm guessing that the writer was attempting to find the value in trade between the Cubs and Twins. Clearly, I'm opposed to this specific exchange idea from my comments above. However, the concept of putting out guesstimates for potential trades is worth a discussion even if I (or others) may have dismissed it as not worth a second look. Perhaps individuals might find it more interesting to suggest alternative trade proposals, but I'm not seeing any benefit to putting down the writer. Another option is to skip the article or at a minimum refrain from commenting. We may be venturing into a time of no relevant offseason news. Falvey takes vacations too. Twins Daily must be searching for ideas, which is tough.
  14. tony&rodney
    Apparently nobody cares a hoot if rich people commit crimes. So ..... APPROVED
  15. tony&rodney
    Something close to context - Willi Castro (i year left) for Kali'a Rosario, except for the Cubs player is out of options.
  16. tony&rodney
    Don't back down.
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    FWIW, Willi Castro was the Twins MVP in 2024. That should somehow be important if his skills are still there. Castro has over 4 WAR the last two years and elsewhere on Twins Daily there are discussions about picking up a 1 WAR player and likely for more money. We can trade Willi but the return should be reasonable.
  18. tony&rodney
    The Twins don't need prospects. That said, Castro may be a player to tilt a decision in a potential trade for real talent. I would hope Falvey is asking virtually every team about their players, particularly teams like Milwaukee, Boston, Seattle, Arizona, and a couple of other squads. While I'm not privy to the opportunities out there, it seems like adding Willi Castro to Jhoan Duran (and possibly Kyle DeBarge) might slide Jordan Lawler to Target Field. There has to be other ideas as well. The Twins definitely can deal Chris Paddack for a decent minor league arrow to bring their money into alignment. Willi Castro provides value to the Twins team. If another team sees that value then the return should be something worth discussing more than a high ceiling player (rated as a 40 prospect) out of options. Maybe the Cubs will trade Kevin Alcantara. He would be worth an exchange for Willi Castro if the Cubs are going for it.
  19. tony&rodney
    I'm fine if the Twins roll it back with their starters. Lopez, Ryan, Ober SWR, Festa, Matthews, Morris, and Raya are a decent pile of starters before panic usage of Lewis, Adams, Culpepper, or others (Dobnak). The value of our starters to other teams is an unknown. If a team wants to make an offer, the Twins should listen on everyone. Meanwhile, rolling it back with our position players put us around a .500 club. So, there is that.
  20. tony&rodney
    Woods Richardson earned a spot in the 2025 rotation. We sure hope he progresses as opposed to regresses. Perhaps the Twins are able to add a pitcher via trade (highly unlikely). I have wondered how other teams view a pitcher like Simeon considering his youth, years of control, and decent first season as an MLB starting pitcher.
  21. tony&rodney
    Minor league invites to all who are interested: Bader, Laureano, etc. Sure, $1M sounds fair.
  22. tony&rodney
    Exactly. If Falvey doesn't want to make any trades, it is time to go with some talent even if it is inexperienced. I have seen enough of 1 win players. I get that others are fine with going forth with what we have now plus adding one or two has beens. I guess I'm out on that plan. Sometimes people just see things differently.
  23. tony&rodney
    Sadly, I'm in the same boat as Riverbrain. I don't expect anything to happen but just don't want to watch any more guys who are done. Emmanuel Rodriguez is your starting LF and can slide over to CF when Buck needs a nap. Royce Lewis is best suited for first base. A few of your problems are solved.
  24. tony&rodney
    So, I'm not that all into WAR, but one needs to go back to 2021 since Bader was worth a crap. In sum, by the end of each year Bader is back on the market and another team believes he will suddenly become Mr. 2021 again. Just say no.
  25. tony&rodney
    Will Bader sign for less than $4 million? If not, he is not really an option .... unless Falvey gets the go ahead to spend more money ($140M). As it is Keirsey Jr. can play centerfield. An even better option is to allow the new left fielder, Emmanuel Rodriguez, to slide over to centerfield when Buck needs a day off. Emmanuel does not discriminate when it comes to hitting LH pitching either.
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