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  1. tony&rodney
    Sale doesn't seem likely and would be pretty much outside of the box for Falvey. Let Falvey concentrate on prying loose Edward Cabrera from the Marlins, a gamble worth taking.
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    Arraez or Miranda, Kirillof or Larnach, and Kepler for Cabrera and Luzardo should work for both teams. Perhaps add a Cavaco or Celestino from our side. That should help the Marlins with offense and strengthen the Twins pitching staff. It sure seems like the Twins will not move on anything until the entire Correa saga comes to a definitive end.
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    MLBTradeRumors has a post saying that Miami is listening on Lopez, Rogers, Luzardo, and Cabrera. They want bats and years of control. This is an opportunity for the Twins to pick up a guy (Cabrera) with massive upside. albeit a gamble. What is needed to complete this for the Marlins? Larnach or Kirilloff and Kepler for Cabrera. Add Ober and Martin going south with Miami sending Luzardo north? Hard to know what will work but there should be a match for at least Cabrera.
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    You make a good point but I would argue that the Twins ceiling could easily be $175M. Given their current roster I would make trades which actually brings the cost down. Large long terms contracts will always need a long term evaluation. Signing Correa without any other moves doesn't push the team far enough to justify the cost. Hopefully there are other ideas or moves to come in the near future. I also agree with what you argue about the value of the back half of large contracts. However, don't teams sign these contracts with this expectation because the front half balances out the deals in the teams' favor? The Hosmer and Hayward deals were totally panned immediately and who knew the mess of a situation that Cano would fall into. All of the other deals, like Mauer's, were a plus for the teams. I am generally opposed to large long term contracts because of all of the points you have argued in other posts. There is a time though and one deal I would have gambled on this winter is making an attempt on Carlos Rodon. I'm still quite ambivalent about Correa.
  5. tony&rodney
    The Twins could use a player who hits for average and has power but also has a high on base percentage and might steal some bases. Julien is that guy and he can be moved around the infield (1B, 2B) when he isn't the DH. Put him in the lineup.
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    Solid report these five are important to any success possible for the Twins in 2023. Most people would agree that Buxton and Polanco will produce given good health, and all of Kepler, Gallo, and Vasquez could surprise us with their performances. Arraez will hit. That leaves one guy who is not spoken for - Nick Gordon. He also needs to prove himself, although his case is different. Gordon had a fine year last year and seems capable of even better numbers, yet because he faced so many challenges and took such a slow path to regular work he will need to prove he belongs in the lineup on a daily basis. As far as those in the post, they each have different expectations. Jeffers should be able to relax as a backup to Vasquez and hopefully he is able to improve his at bats as well as his blocking with Vasquez as a tutor. I see Ryan as the perfect #4 guy for our starting rotation and his consistency would be welcome there. He can develop without the pressure of being a top guy. Ober fits right behind Ryan as a #5. Hopefully Ober remains healthy. There really isn't any reason to be so careful with the big guy any longer. Either Ober is ready to handle a full load or he gets replaced by another potentially positive starter, Varland. The Twins and their fans should have a good idea of where Kirillof stands by June 1. It would be optimum for the team and their fans if Kirilloff can replicate his Saints run last season in MLB starting in April, but a little patience may be necessary to allow for the rust to be removed. Either way, We should have an answer on Alex by June. With Gallo, Kepler, Gordon, Garlick, and Wallner available to play corner outfield and the potential to throw Celestino and Kirilloff into the mix, it is difficult to see where Trevor Larnach fits with the Twins. I expect him to open the year in St. Paul if he is not used a piece in a trade. Perhaps the Twins move several other players to open an option for Larnach as well. Larnach seems ready to get regular at bats and it may need to happen with another team. If he begins in AAA, I sure hope he rakes to force his way into a regular lineup spot for someone.
  7. tony&rodney
    This reads similar to an article about Royce Lewis just a few years back. One side comment - errors at the minor league level are not solid indicators of whether a player can actually succeed at a position. Lateral movement, reads, hands, reflexes, release, and arm are better indicators of future competence.
  8. tony&rodney
    Enlow may be gone soon.
  9. tony&rodney
    Manfredball is horse manure, especially the ghost runner.
  10. tony&rodney
    Manfred and the owners are content with what they have and display little interest, judging from their actions, in growing the game. Simply put, baseball either doesn't have competent overall leadership and vision or perhaps it is not interested.
  11. tony&rodney
    Winter is long.
  12. tony&rodney
    This is the song that never ends. It goes on and never ends ......
  13. tony&rodney
    A good MLB team must be able to sign and develop players via the draft and the Latin America route, identify free agents to sign, and acquire players via trade. Using all three avenues is optimal but if a team is able to be superior at a couple of the three options, there is hope. Where are the Twins in these scenarios? A number of general managers and team presidents of player operations have been very aggressive in trading, lost their jobs, and been recycled with other teams. I am wondering what has made Falvey so reticent to pull off a major trade or acquisition using players from their current roster. Perhaps other teams have zero interest in Twins players or maybe the Pohlads dictate more control than seems rational considering their business model. Either way, Twins fans wait and hope to escape the mediocrity that plagued the past two seasons.
  14. tony&rodney
    Joe Ryan is a top ten asset, in my opinion, because he could be a very consistently good pitcher. We could see another five years of seasons as good or better than last year from Ryan. That said, I do view him as an excellent #4 or decent #3 pitcher in a starting rotation. If the Twins can acquire or develop a pitcher with more than two years of control remaining to slot into the #1 or #2 positions, they would be among the team's best assets.
  15. tony&rodney
    Julien seems close, maybe closer than we expect. The one thing that stood out to me about Julien's at bats is how well he controlled the pitcher-batter engagement. Julien could benefit from looking to do more damage early in counts, but he is one player I expect to benefit from the better umpiring at the MLB level. He needs a home defensively or perhaps breaks in as a DH. I am ready to see Julien get an opportunity this season.
  16. tony&rodney
    You are not wrong in your assessment. The best players usually have some degree of risk. The Twins have totally eschewed the risk of long term contracts for their own reasons, right or wrong not being important, which will mean a list such as Nick has put together. The balance of healthy/unhealthy makes us question the probability of success for the team at the very least.
  17. tony&rodney
    For some reason I think San Diego will only trade Kim for a huge gain in player resource. Since the Padres are all in for this year for sure, it is more likely they make one more trade of a future asset for a pitcher like Sonny Gray or T. Mahle. From the Twins perspective, it makes sense to talk with Preller and see if either a Kepler-Kim swap works (unlikely) or if the Friars are interested in giving up a top prospect for Gray or/and Mahle. These are the types of conversations we all hope that Falvey is both initiating and pursuing.
  18. tony&rodney
    MLR - this is the ticket to being a Twins fan. MikeLink45 - Don't let the ghost of Willie Banks ruin your daydreams. He was actually fun for a brief burst.
  19. tony&rodney
    Miami has a few pitchers with years of control remaining and the Marlins still need bats. Maybe it is time to gamble a little going for a Cabrera and/or Luzardo. what does Miami want in return?
  20. tony&rodney
    While I enjoy watching Ryan pitch, he has struggled some against the top teams. Joe still has to prove himself against the top lineups. Lewis and lee are all the future hope and I'm ready to see both play at Target Field this summer. Meanwhile, Jorge and Byron are proven performers and we hope to see them play often in good health.
  21. tony&rodney
    Huh? I think I either don't get your point or you misunderstood what I tried to say. Buxton is far shy of Mauer in every way yet Joe was vilified as no Twin ever. We might be better off just enjoying Buxton whenever he plays instead of getting worked up over the downside of the games he misses. FWIW, I agree with the idea that suggests Buxton plays when able and goes on the Il when injured as opposed to sending him out crippled to DH and swing for the upper deck. I always felt that those who criticized Mauer missed a carreer they will be unlikely to see again and although just a half of that, we should just enjoy Buxton's skills because he too is a rare talent.
  22. tony&rodney
    Go for Edward Cabrera instead - maybe Larnach plus a minor league player like Miller.
  23. tony&rodney
    Love these posts. I commented too long on the last two so will only add one wishful thought - Miranda needs a new jersey number.
  24. tony&rodney
    Joe Mauer had some serious injuries, most sadly the debilitating concussions that pushed him to an early retirement after forcing him to come out of the catcher's crouch. Mauer ended with 7883 innings behind the plate as well as 5136 innings at 1st Base and 308 games at DH. Professional sports are tough and Mauer's career, magic as it was, ended too soon. Byron Buxton plays with a fiery passion that ignites entire stadiums. When the Twins are on television or go on the road, Buck is the draw; he is simply electric. For his career thus far, Byron has played 4436 innings in CF and appeared in 35 game as a DH. Buxton has only taken the field for 100 games once thus far and only managed to make it out to CF in 57 games last year. Because Byron Buxton is on a team friendly no trade contract and especially because he is the best centerfielder in baseball when healthy, we need to just hope for the best and believe that he will do his best to keep us watching. Injuries to athletes are a drag, but for nobody more so than the athlete and their families as they heal and rebound and train to come back again and again. Like others, I wince when an obviously hurting Buxton resorts to swinging from his heels because it is less painful to trot than it is to run even if running brings him pure joy more than the 450+ foot blasts. Let us all wish the best for Byron Buxton and hope he is used more appropriately in 2023. In the meantime, maybe Celestino is ready to be a decent backup in CF if none of Gordon, Gallo, or Kepler fit the task.
  25. tony&rodney
    Wacha as a small part of a grand movement of chairs. 1. Burnes acquired for Miranda, Ryan, and Martin after agreeing to a long term contract. 2. Cabrera and Luzardo acquired for Larnach, Winder, Raya, and Miller. 3. Kim acquired for Mahle and ..... Pagan. Wait. NEVERMIND.
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