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  1. tony&rodney
    Perhaps this is the Twins way though as pretty much everyone practiced it a few times.
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    The Twins allocate their money across 2-5 players instead of choosing to go in on the more sought after players.
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    Gordon should get close to 500 plate appearances. I can't think of another Twins corner outfielder who deserves more.
  4. tony&rodney
    Would you trade Joey Gallo, Max Kepler, and Trevor Mahle for Dansby Swanson?
  5. tony&rodney
    Sometimes it is worth asking yourself ..... inconsideration of the recent history of the Minnesota Twins and their policies on signing free agents and taking into account the apparent strategies used by the current front office .... Where would you sign if you were a free agent? This is why the Twins need a miracle.
  6. tony&rodney
    Happy Holidays Seth. A miracle, indeed, is the only cure for our woeful Twins.
  7. tony&rodney
    Why would the Twins trade Sonny Gray and/or Kenta Maeda? They would if they could acquire a player or two to help them rebuild.
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    I think Bundy is still available.
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    Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like Major League Ready wants the Twins to have a strong core developed from both within and through trades that brought in solid prospects to develop and then sign a difference maker. I believe MLR once referenced signing Rodon or had a design for the Phillies guy next offseason. Mike is saying the same thing to some effect. The developed players should be supported by an actual difference maker like Correa as opposed to signing the same train of 3-4 mediocre players for $10 million each. Polanco or Arraez are pretty good players. A trade for say Edward Cabrera and Max Meyer. Would Sonny Gray and Caleb Thielbar bring in a player like Masyn Wynn? Perhaps just as important is whether our management would put the young guys in the lineup and on the mound. It can happen. Then again, maybe you both mean something totally different. I thought I would try to merge your ideas.
  10. tony&rodney
    It might be a good idea to consider checking the attendance numbers as well. Fans still matter in baseball.
  11. tony&rodney
    No worries because Swanson never considered the Twins for a minute. I like Lewis and Lee. I'm willing to put Lee at SS this year. There isn't a single starting pitcher on the team to lock up. Gray won't sign unless he gets paid stupid money which won't happen. Maeda is beyond the time to lock up a pitcher. Mahle has a bum shoulder that had him throwing 85 in his last start. Shoulders are very problematic, although I do hope he can recover. Ryan is already locked up by the rules in place. That leaves Ober, Winder, Varland, Sands, Henriquez, and Woods Richardson. I hope they all compete for a Cy Young, but it is completely unlikely to sign any one of them to long term contracts. Randy Dobnak is the sole winner of a long term contract signed by a Twins pitcher, which is totally noteworthy.
  12. tony&rodney
    Quite a few people have mentioned the Giants as "desperate", "foolish", or "irresponsible. I can understand a fan that just didn't want Carlos Correa at shortstop for the Twins. I can't understand the Giant references. They have a fine shortstop (Crawford) who has one year left before his numbered is retired by the Giants. They also have one of top ranked shortstop prospects (Marco Luciano) in the game. The Giants won 107 games in 2021 and were devastated to only win 81 games last season. They always turn a profit and they are the only team in baseball that pays their own way without taxpayer support, as in they built their own stadium. The Giants have the best actuaries in baseball. They are smart and decisive, not desperate. Just saying.
  13. tony&rodney
    Do you believe Manfred is bringing back the super ball? Maybe for a few televised games in Yankee Stadium, but otherwise unlikely. The AL Central in 2019 was pathetic. The 2023 season brings a more balanced schedule and both Cleveland and Chicago are clearly better than the Twins. The truth is that our Twins are much closer to competing with Detroit and Kansas City at this stage than to Chicago or Cleveland. Things can change in a hurry though and I still hope for 2-3 trades and a decent free agent signing. The Twins did make a significant play when they signed JD, but it is noteworthy that the longest pitching contract has gone to Randy Dobnak. So no, the Twins don't go out in the ocean. They made just one trip to the end of a pier for Josh Donaldson. The fish in the ocean are all scary. The Twins need to fish in a lake for Muskies, Northern, or Walleye. Right now they are fishing in a pond for Bluegills. Now I like sunnies but it takes too long to clean enough sunnies to feed a roomful of people, so I catch a pile of walleyes and northern instead.
  14. tony&rodney
    Upon reflection I want to apologize to Nick Nelson for making a sarcastic remark that Sano could also rebound. Nick Nelson (and others) puts in the time and effort to write articles for Twins Daily and I do appreciate that. It makes sense to try and see the positive, which I mostly do. Sorry Mr. Nelson. It is fair to say that I am not a fan of 200 strike outs or the style of baseball that Gallo brings to the game. I think this move will further alienate the younger fan base which wants a faster pace of action.
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    Maybe, but I was just saying the Padres did get positive value from the trade.
  16. tony&rodney
    The Padres rode Rogers very hard early in the season and burned him up. The trade was poor because the Twins paid for Rogers entire salary and also paid both Paddack and Pagan. The Twins continued use of Pagan demoralized the team. Finally, Rogers was used to acquire Hader. The Twins lost this trade.
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    Of course he can. So can Miguel Sano.
  18. tony&rodney
    Because many of us are diehard Twins fans we wait for something positive to occur. However, Falvine have been less than acceptable at a time when the AL Central has been the weakest in memory. Still, we wait.
  19. tony&rodney
    I would not have signed Bellinger with his option. His contract is for $12.5M with a $5M buyout. Bellinger was an MVP and suffered a bad injury a couple of years ago. There is some thought that he may be finally healed. If you consider both players, the Gallo contract doesn't seem so crazy. I agree. However, in consideration of the needs of the team the signing was pointless at any price.
  20. tony&rodney
    Who gets a roster spot if Gallo is the same in Spring Training as he was for the Yankees and all of Martin, Gordon, Larnach, and Wallner tear it up? I would guess we know and say that Spring Training doesn't mean anything, which means that the competition for a roster spot doesn't apply to Gallo. While it doesn't matter to me what a player makes in salary, it does matter to the Twins. The Twins seem to continually have about $30 million per year in mediocre players but cannot afford Carlos Correa. That doesn't add up. I can support financial realities and understand if Correa was too much. I'm ok with using Kyle Farmer or whomever until Royce Lewis is ready but also want the team to transition to a more watchable game. The signing of Gallo must portend a series of trades and they will need to be major moves to improve the roster.
  21. tony&rodney
    Good for you. You were one of the 20% who supported a $350 million deal for Correa. I wouldn't be upset by what the players make either. But I do have a question about talent and the style of baseball. Gallo simply isn't any good. I wouldn't pay him a penny. Gallo only makes sense at half the cost if the Twins are trading Larnach, Kepler, and Gordon plus having lost faith in any potential from Wallner or Martin. Then again, maybe that is the plan. I sure don't know or even pretend to know what Falvey has in mind for a plan.
  22. tony&rodney
    Cleveland is a fun team to watch. They pitch, field, run, hit, and have fun playing for the best manager in baseball.
  23. tony&rodney
    I'm afraid that this is the only course of action. The Twins would be more interesting with a roster that costs below $100 million because they would be forced to develop and play athletes. They could have been better by being less cautious and pushing the payroll to $165 million. In between, they are stuck signing mediocre players and threatening more of the same of the last two years. It would take two or three trades now to turn the team. I'm not sure that is possible and while it doesn't seem correct, other teams may see the Twins as vulnerable. That makes trades difficult. I guess we shall see what happens next but one could have never seen such a poor start to the offseason.
  24. tony&rodney
    The Twins spent the bulk of last year in 1st Place in the AL Central and their attendance tanked. The team was boring to watch was the general consensus amongst the population. Attendance is how the people voice their collective thoughts. As a diehard Twins fan I really struggled to watch the team because of the way the games were managed, the lack of fundamentals, the poor plate approaches, and generally shoddy, uninterested playing style. Now the Twins add Joey Gallo? Even if he hits 40-50 home runs, he will strike out 200+ times. And then we read he signed for $11 million? I would have been a little worried about adding J.D. Martinez, but now the Twins signed Gallo. Incredible. Clearly, Luis Arraez is out the door too. Bring back Miguel Sano.
  25. tony&rodney
    I have zero confidence in the Twins ability to develop players right now and also have questions about their ability to evaluate talent. That said, I do like Brooks Lee. I just worry about how he may be handled by the Twins.
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