tony&rodney
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Nice to have two SP in the top ten in baseball in WHIP. Pretty clear that it is impossible to define an ace but performance game to game and over a season sure seems important to me. Ober has been exceptional this year minus his two horrific outings versus KC.
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So Julien plus an low-A prospect in the 15-20 range for Snell?
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Harper really was a very good baseball player. There is the iconic photo of him upended on a play at home plate.
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Twins (Ober) vs Tigers (Faedo): 7/28/24, 12:40pm
tony&rodney replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
Vazquez has been a better hitter than Jeffers the last couple of months, which is saying something. Ryan is totally fighting it. -
Tanner Scott and Blake Snell for our Sunday evening? What I keep going to is the cost in prospects. We have seen several trades already where it seemed the cost was relatively light MIA-NYY & MIA-AZ and a recent one where the price was dear (SD-TB). It is impossible to know how other teams value the players in the Twins organization much less how the Twins order their own prospects. I would guess that there is a depth chart and thus areas where some good players could be seen as useful in a trade. Steer and CES were dealt under that model. So, what is the guess for who the Twins would dangle?
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The minor league reports are always what I look forward to on Twins Daily. They are excellent. These days I mostly listen to the Twins on the radio and have at least two milb games on the computer. Prielipp looked like he was toying with those Hi-A batters. In only two innings his stuff was fantastic. One well placed weak ground ball to shortstop (in the hole) was beaten out and a little lopping fly ball to right should have been easily caught for an out. Only one outing but Prielipp has stuff. I'm flummoxed at how long Emmanuel Rodriguez has been sidelined. He is missing some important development time.
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Miller is out - injured.
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Ok, I get it. Arozarena plays for Seattle and you like Lewis. It's all good. Side note - sure hope Correa can return soon and finish the year strong.
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Randy Dobnak Has Earned His Way Back
tony&rodney replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
It was fun to watch Dobnak twirl the ball the other night. He looks good. MLB is a really tough business though and the road to wearing the uniform is full of hazards; opportunities are scarce. The Twins have given Varland a few shots at the starting role. He struggled quite a bit early this summer, but he has been pretty good lately. Festa is clearly a rising star with mixed results thus far. Matthews is lurking with a recent resume second to none. Dobnak is in a tough situation, which is all too common for AAA players. Hopefully, Randy Dobnak can play again in the big stadiums with a noisy crowd and all eyes on his performance. -
Of course, the Twins are loaded with guys who have hit 10 postseason home runs. I don't care that the Twins didn't trade for Arozarena but he is a dude. I actually don't think the Twins will add anyone, which is fine too.
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I'm hoping to watch Matthews pitch tonight. He looks like a pitcher who can roll through a lineup. The command and control, the physical makeup, the variety of pitches, the good velocity, and the odd short delivery make him a tough at bat. Zebby has been fun to watch as he goes through the system. His consistency this year really shot him up the rankings. The Twins have to be pretty pleased with how their minor league starting pitchers have grown. Festa, Matthews, and Morris are having really good seasons. Varland seems to have made some positive growth recently. Raya pitched well last night. There are others as well, with Connor Prielipp back on the mound too. Added to the emergence of Simeon Woods Richardson, the Twins look to be in a good spot for starting pitchers.
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Some things to consider: 1) Houston has money and pay JV $12M for 2024. 2) Verlander is a difference maker. 3) There isn't really any deals like that available this year. I agree that someone like Verlander would require a loss of maybe Keaschall and .... Morris or Culpepper (SP). The ask for Snell will be less than that because he is a rental and never a sure thing. The risk associated with Snell and then a subsequent triggering of the $30M option if Blake is injured should substantially reduce his value. We shall see. As I always say, we are just guessing. I was surprised at the reasonable cost for both Puk and Arozarena. Then again, I think both of those players are good and others do not.
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Yes, but as others have pointed out there is no way Snell chooses his option. Snell is going back on the market this coming offseason. The big question is what it takes to pry him away from San Francisco.
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The focus on payroll and the owners is pointless. We know that the New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, and maybe a few more have access to more money via their market. MLB has a different reality than the NFL, NBA, and NHL. The Twins have more than enough money allocated for their team. Falvey has the team he wanted. A reasonable trade can happen but it is entirely possible that Falvey has little interest in putting a deal together. We will see soon enough.
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There are still some players to check on but the Twins missed on two good ones already, Puk and Arozarena. I kind of doubt that Falvey is in on anyone substantial but it sure doesn't hurt to be optimistic. How about Snell? That's optimistic.
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Twins (Lopez) vs Tigers (Montero): 7/26/24, 5:40pm
tony&rodney replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
No Miranda, hmm. Maybe the Twins want another day to decide who goes down for Miranda. Skubel pitches tomorrow which means a likely move. Hard to figure out Falvey's moves; gave up a couple of years ago. I thought it might be good to let Miranda hit today in Detroit before facing Skubel, but maybe the Twins want Jose in St. Paul a little longer and he doesn't get called up today or tomorrow. The Twins keep these things secretive. -
Twins (Lopez) vs Tigers (Montero): 7/26/24, 5:40pm
tony&rodney replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
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Keaschall is not a sure thing but Arizona did not give up a top 150 prospect. I have no idea why Falvey chose not to engage for Puk, but I believe the Twins could have made a better offer than what went to Miami. It could be that Falvey doesn't have much interest in making any trades at this time. It is a guessing game. One thing that everyone can agree on is that nobody knows how each team values players, either their own or other guys.
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An interesting idea - whether the Twins should think about another team and how they use/exchange/accumulate players. My thought is that the Twins need to focus solely on their own team and what weaknesses need to be addressed. The trades of A. J. Puk and Randy Arozarena did not include Top 100 prospects or even top 10 club minor leaguers. The Twins have definite thoughts on all players and it will be interesting to see whether there is a belief that an exchange of Twins guys for another team's guys will help the team in 2024.
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The role of bench bat and pinch hitter is a rare item. There are a few players who like coming off the bench to hit. Others seem to have a need to be a part of the game before they bat. It might be impossible to explain but Margot looks futile when he pinch hits and the results are glaring.
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He is a DH and was sent back by Cleveland after being taken in last winter's Rule 5. Hits a ton, similar to Severino but younger. Gabriel Gonzalez is seen as a better hitter as far as prospects go.
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My exact thoughts when I saw the news on the TB-SEA trade. I think the Twins are going to sit it out.
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Wonder if Falvey inquired on Puk. We never know how individual teams evaluate prospects from other teams but the two players going to Miami seems light. I think the Twins could have easily beat the deal that went through.
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Much ado about nothing really. The owners and front office have been quiet. Preller was following orders to go all in. The owner died, Soto was traded, and the Padres are back to the general pack more or less with payroll. FWIW, San Diego is averaging over 40,000 per game in attendance this year.
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Sands does need to show he can do it again next season but he looks pretty solid right now. Woods Richardson seems be getting comfortable with his pitches and his body type holds promise of sustained production. Next year is ways off but you can be pretty certain that Max Kepler will no longer be playing for the Twins. There will be some inexperienced players brought in and a veteran signing similar to Margot. We don't need to worry about that now though. Let us all hope that Larnach goes on a two month plus terror and that Wallner hits with some consistency.
