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  1. tony&rodney
    To be fair, sometimes there are obvious instances where a player waives the NT clause. Perhaps some people feel Correa would do so. Correa doesn't seem likely to simply let that go in my opinion. It seems fair to respect the clause and not include players in ideas for trades when a guy has insisted on a NT clause in their contract. Often the NT means the player gives up something, however slight, in return.
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    Carlos Correa has a no trade clause in his contract.
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    Ok. So Jenkins. I thought you were referring to Lewis. No worries.
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    Not sure how you see that comment as "talk down" as it surely was nothing but a use of numbers to show how different stats don't necessarily work because of differences in positions. Nothing intended.
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    Arraez? AL batting leader.
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    Odd, a number of comments disappeared from this post. I think about a half dozen or so.
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    Both pitchers are decent depth pitchers but not worth putting in the rotation in front of #4 Varland and #5 Paddack. Not a bad thought but they are more needed where they are now.
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    Enjoyed this segment quite a bit. Particularly liked the comments from Lovin on meeting players where they are and navigating forward. As a retired AP History teacher and baseball coach, I always enjoy the breakdown of individual items and a positive approach. Baseball has always been very interesting to me because of how one deals with the failure. Lovin's comment on the focus towards small improvements is huge for pitchers developing their repertoires.
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    No reason for the Angels to agree to anything for the A's.
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    Pablo Lopez, Carlos Correa, and arb eligible players all will increase the payroll next season and beyond. The amount of money may be a hindrance to adding a corner infield bat/DH on a multi-year contract.
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    I believe Arraez was even more popular to Twins fans than Lewis. Falvey, Dipoto, and other front office folks look for ways to strengthen their teams. It is impossible to know how various people value any player. We are just guessing. Writers and various sites are also just guessing. People crunch data endlessly to make their arguments and valuations but in the end it is the people in the front office who make the calls and they have guys who crunch numbers who advise them. I will throw out a guess here and say that the Twins are not interested in a trade of Polanco for Woo. Again, just a guess and many others including Seattle will see it differently. The one thing I will add is that 30 years old is not the end of the line for an athlete. Mookie Betts is moving to second base full time, supposedly, as a 31 year old. It is always difficult to know when an athlete can no longer meet the physical demands of professional sports. I don't believe Jorge Polanco is nearly done.
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    double entry
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    I have seen most of Royce Lewis' plate appearances. That hasn't been very many thus far. I'm not putting down Lewis in any way nor have I at any time. Lewis had some big hits, made some noise, and garnered a following on Twins Daily. He has a bright future in my opinion. It is a little early to compare him to anyone who has played a full season though. Lewis hasn't even played half of a year yet. At age 24 Lewis has 239 PA, ARod had 3515 PA. It is never a good idea to make unfair comparisons. To my earlier points, other teams will bring up his name just as Arraez was the ask last offseason. I'm uncomfortable with the idea of trading Lewis and do not expect it to happen. However, guessing the future is always tough and trading an Emmanuel Rodriguez, someone who hasn't even had an at bat at AA yet, could also be a terrible idea. We may be surprised by who is traded in a transaction. Perhaps the Twins have their roster already.
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    This doesn't really work. You might think about the 3028 pitches thrown by Pablo Lopez in 2023. I would not make a comparison between pitches thrown and putouts by a first baseman, but you can maybe see why all teams hold the really good starting pitchers in such high regard. Every team needs pitching. Once upon a time the Cincinnati Reds needing a pitcher traded an "old 30" Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, who was a terrific 26 year old starting pitcher. Both guys had fantastic careers. Pitching can be very costly. The question is always what a team will pay.
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    Why not? I'm not suggesting Royce is the guy to go, but Harmony55 brought up a valid idea for discussion within a post that is focused on MLB for MLB players. In such a post, Lee, EmRod, and other milb guys are not on the table. I think all of the various ideas for putting together minor league prospects with Polanco have been worked to death. That is why the Harmony55 question was thrown out there.
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    FYI https://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/ You can see the contract terms more or less and who has what clauses. For example, Carlos Correa has a no trade clause. Also, teams are not required to have a left-handed starter.
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    Falvey will not look to add a milb pitcher like Hancock for Jorge Polanco. Do you believe that Jordan Balazovic would have brought the Twins Gleybar Torres a couple of years ago? Will David Festa bring in a starting centerfielder of note. Polanco is a good player. Yes, the Twins have Julien and more, but a team doesn't just shed important players for prospects similar to what they already have in their system. A number of people keep suggesting that getting rid of Polanco, Kepler, Vazquez, and Farmer would free up money to sign a free agent. That isn't how it works and the Twins are not in on either Montgomery or Snell. We don't know what is going to happen, but dumping payroll at this time will not lead to an AL Central win. Perhaps something loosens after the free agents sign and teams look at where they need players. I'm thinking that the value for Polanco is greater than many expect and possibly too large to trade at all.
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    This has been a common thought and it makes a ton of sense. The argument from another viewpoint is that Gilbert or Kirby throw 1,000 innings with a 3.00 ERA in that same time period while Brooks Lee hits .280 with a 800+ OPS and wins a couple of Gold Gloves at third base. I would be very uncomfortable doing a Lewis for Gilbert/Kirby (I actually believe Seattle likes Gilbert more), but I can see a rationale. Nevertheless, I don't think anyone needs to worry about this deal from either team.
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    Always interesting to me to see how others view past Twins teams. Some of us have religiously listened to or watched the games since the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins in 1961, but it is really good to see younger fans perspectives as well. All opinions have their own orientation. The 1977 team was the most exciting team for me, yet I would say that the 1969 season was probably the best in Twins history despite not playing in the World Series.
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    In any number of other posts I have suggested that it will be difficult to obtain a player such as Kirby or Gilbert. Other teams are bound to ask about Lewis. I do not believe either team takes the risk but it makes some sense. Adding a guy from each side might be useful. Lewis ignited a number of Twins fans last year and Falvey did pick him as draft pick #1-1. I'm not sure Seattle is willing to trade Gilbert (or Kirby) for Lewis and the Twins would be reluctant to move their guy as well. It seems like any move that occurs will be in March.
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    Nothing has really changed in over a year on the trade news front regarding Kepler, and Polanco and Farmer were added to Max this offseason. The Twins are trying win games and flipping productive experienced major league players like Jorge, Max, and Kyle for prospects might help in future years but it will cost wins in this coming season. Thus no deals thus far. The vast quantity of speculations on how to offload Kepler and Polanco for backend pitchers or future players was never going to be a sound strategy favored by the Twins. Trades can still occur and Polanco is available for the right price. Right now the Twins are sitting in a better spot to win their division (ALC) than any other team in the American League is in their divisions (ALE or ALW). The cost for Polanco (or Kepler) is nowhere near the figures put out by BTV. Falvey knows this and so do a host of other teams. A trade will be tricky because either the Twins blink for less than full value or another team feels the need to make a gamble for a productive player and agrees to the price set by Falvey. I'm fine with no trades, but will continue to maintain that any trade must clearly make the Twins a better team this year.
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    Strong team.
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    Good for Hader and good for the Astros. The end of games were tough last year versus the Astros and now it might be even more difficult to come back late against Houston.
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    Because it is not true.
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    Does anyone believe that Ryan had any choice on a budget or that he did not spend as much as his boss(es) allowed?
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