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  1. tony&rodney
    So we are in total agreement. Let us hope the Twins trade for some pitching now to further improve matters.
  2. tony&rodney
    MLB teams want to have a steady stream of players edging their way forward in the farm system in hopes that one or two manage to be solid players. The Twins have a young team already and their lineup could stay more or less the same for the next 2-5 years. They need some catchers with Jeffers the only guy expected to be around next year. 1B = Kirilloff is best glove, Arraez needs to be in the lineup. 2B = Polanco unless they trade him, leaving the position for Arraez/Lewis/Steer/Lee/Julien. 3B = Miranda and they could keep Urshela. There are many others to fill here if necessary. SS = Correa hopefully but unlikely. Palacios or/and Lewis can cover this position. OF = Larnach, Buxton, Kepler, Gordon, Celestino and others coming in time. The only two prospects who currently project are Brooks Lee and Emmanuel Rodriguez. The Twins have a bundle of fair pitching prospects, none of them are now seen as above mid rotation or back end starters. Long way to say that, yes, the Twins could easily trade 5 guys. Heck, they could trade 10 guys if the return helped for a couple of years. They are not allowed to trade their 2022 draft picks at this time and that protects their best lineup prospect (Lee) and maybe their best pitching prospect (Prielipp). A bigger question remains. Do any teams see value in the Twins prospects? So far, no or at least it is unknown.
  3. tony&rodney
    The Twins future lineup has already or currently plays at the MLB level or on IL (Lewis, Larnach, Jeffers, Ober, Winder, Alcala). I think the Twins could easily trade 5-9 of their top 20 prospects without suffering a major loss in future value due to how young the current MLB roster is at this time. Remember that they cannot trade 2022 draft choices.
  4. tony&rodney
    The Twins still have some decent players: Arraez, Polanco, Miranda, Correa, and Buxton are solid guys and Urshela will return soon too. Gordon and Celestino played better than expected. It looks dark but it isn't that dark. I can see the core turning it on this month. August will be huge because the Twins play a ton at home and have a fair schedule. If the team can fight through the next week and get a few players back they could still hold on. Falvey has a day and half left in his season and we hope he connects too; it is needed.
  5. tony&rodney
    The Lynx? Don't gamble on it.
  6. tony&rodney
    Me either, but Falvey does whatever he wants and I'm not going to jump because the Twins FO lost track of the days or couldn't get something done again. I mean, adding Archer and Bundy has actually turned out way better than Happ and Shoemaker but I wasn't pleased at all by the repeat of gambling on those type of guys as opposed to a few trades last winter. This is a pattern, more or less and the FO also may actually have a policy against long term contracts of value for pitchers. It is what is and I wait to be surprised.
  7. tony&rodney
    I was curious about that too. Isn't is something how Thielbar has reinvented himself and stayed relevant?
  8. tony&rodney
    Ok, so we all knew Jermaine Palacios was a pure glove shortstop and we also saw how excellent his defensive skills are for a brief time earlier this year with the Twins. But, did anyone predict the power, batting average, and OPS? JP has torn up the pitchers in AAA for a while now. Is it possible that this guy has figured it all out and is going to flourish as an MLB shortstop?
  9. tony&rodney
    You eat white bread? That's amazing. You are going to live for a couple of centuries. It might be a good idea to adopt the Yankees or Dodgers in that case. I'll still be watching or listening to the Twins in eleven days and next month if I'm still alive.
  10. tony&rodney
    Not rah-rah in the least. I'm not disappointed that the Twins are in first place. I'm not much of a fan of the FO but mostly leave that alone, but the team is more fun to watch this year and have the ability to compete which was not the case last year and we don't know how next year will go. So, enjoy the team now. I haven't tasted white bread in more than 60 years. Doesn't it have preservatives that allow it to last forever? I only remember it tasted horrible. Maybe the Twins bullpen has left a toxic taste in your life.
  11. tony&rodney
    Take heart because at midnight tonight it will turn to August and your Minnesota Twins are in first place. For those who are discouraged call your friends in Kansas City .... or remember what transpired just last year. The Twins have a good schedule in August. We can all check back in a month to reassess the situation.
  12. tony&rodney
    The Twins had their chance to add Rodon last offseason and will get another shot in a few months, so they will do nothing.
  13. tony&rodney
    What would help the offense be productive through the remainder of the schedule is to add some significant pitching and release the pressure of scoring 7-10+ runs every game. That said, the lineup just needs to eliminate all distractions and go pitch by pitch and wear down their opponents.
  14. tony&rodney
    Redundancy in my add-on to this response ... The Twins lineup has been reasonably healthy all things considered and while all things are possible I would not expect the lineup to be improved next season unless Jermaine Palacios wins the AL MVP at shortstop. The lineup is young and needs pitching but people are afraid to gut the farm system which apparently isn't good enough anyway to draw any interest from other teams. The Twins look to be in a tough position. Do they consider trading Polanco, Urshela, and Kepler? This always circles back - it's Falvey Time.
  15. tony&rodney
    Personally, I have considered Polanco the best overall player on the team for five years. He is good.
  16. tony&rodney
    The Twins need pitching, it is that simple. Every pitcher in baseball carries risk-this is an obvious truth. Pablo Lopez fits a specific need and the various suggestions of offering a young outfielder, a young infielder, and a young pitcher all are reasonable. Now, will Miami agree? Although the main need for the Twins is in the bullpen, starting pitching is also thin. Pull the strings and gamble on a questionable shoulder or two. Lopez and Bass for Larnach /(Kirilloff?), Steer, and Winder/Ober/Canterino and another player mutually agreed upon and acquire Montas and Puk for Martin, Woods-Richardson, Sabato, Julien, and Varland/Povich/Hajjar. These two guys push Ryan to #3 and Gray to #4, but also release stress on the relief corps because they usually eat 6-7 innings. Something needs to change because the Twins are quite unlikely to go after and successfully sign a top free agent pitcher and they need a guy or two. The time is ripe to take a chance. The Twins have a decent lineup and it is also very young. They don't exactly need to save so many prospects for the next several years, especially hitters. Both Brooks Lee and CES could be ready in a couple of years and Erod is coming too. Trading four of our dozen pitching prospects is unlikely to hurt if the addition includes two guys like Lopez and Montas.
  17. tony&rodney
    Exactly and Buxton wasn't moving either.
  18. tony&rodney
    Excellent work and a fine draft - excited to see how Lee and Prielipp work out.
  19. tony&rodney
    I like this plenty because of the assumption.
  20. tony&rodney
    No disrespect to either Gray or Paddack but they are different types than either Montas or Castillo. Now i don't think the Twins will swing big for those two but Gray is a good #3/4 pitcher and Paddack may never be above a #5 again after an exciting look three years ago that sold Falvey on his potential. Something has to change if the Twins want to have good pitching. There are a number of avenues to take and all should be under consideration: draft/development (Prielipp is promising), free agency (always risky and seemingly blocked by the Twins book), and trades. If Kirilloff returns Lopez, then maybe it is time to gamble. It doesn't look like Kepler would return very much and Larnach is a question mark right now. Going forward, Arraez looks ok at first base and the team should be able to get production somewhere to make up for the loss of AK. The Twins are in a funk because everyone knows they are vulnerable with their pitching and the batters are pinched to do too much. The good news is their lineup (when rolling): Sanchez, Arraez, Polanco, Urshela, Correa, Miranda, Kirilloff, Buxton, Kepler, and Gordon. Gray has been fine behind Ryan, but it is pretty tough to watch Bundy and Archer pitch. Those guys did alright at times but they were really a stretch from the beginning. I guess we can say an improvement on Happ and Shoemaker, right, but why is that the ceiling. The guys missing here are Winder and Ober who looked to be ready for their opportunity and instead got injured. Is Smeltzer toast? This all just means that this is Falvey Week. We shall see how he shines.
  21. tony&rodney
    Tough to know but it does seem like the current brain trust doesn't care for base-running, bunting, or sacrifices in any fashion. Even the simple details of backing up fielders seems lax. The Twins seem good at their approaches on the other hand, pitching and batting.
  22. tony&rodney
    So the general consensus puts the Twins between a rock and a hard place. They would be better off with Miranda and Kirilloff in the lineup this year. If the Twins cannot even pry away a couple of decent relief pitchers using prospects there needs to be some reflection on the talent within the farm system.
  23. tony&rodney
    I have been a huge fan of Buxton all along, for sure. Still, the Marlins may have given up Alcantara + for Byron a year ago. Still like Buxton, but the Twins need to get some relief pitchers and a bonus would be a starter. The MLB roster looks pretty solid and affords the Twins an opportunity to trade some prospects for needed players.
  24. tony&rodney
    Yup. When you don't add in the offseason you have to add during the season. The Twins could still win the AL Central without adding any players if both Cleveland and Chicago continue their lackluster seasons, but the Twins have a more difficult schedule ahead and adding some guys would certainly help. Falvey is on point right now - we shall see what he has in his hat, soon.
  25. tony&rodney
    Nothing wrong, at all, with the list. However, the Twins need a couple of decent relief pitchers and could really benefit from a starter that goes 6-7 innings too.
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