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  1. tony&rodney
    Wallner should get a boost to St. Paul by next Monday, after the break. Matt has put himself in a good position by improving in several areas. Now he deserves an opportunity to see what more experienced pitchers bring at AAA.
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    The starting pitching has been better than just about anyone expected to this point. Duran and Jax have saved the bullpen, but others have had some decent games too. If Winder can get strong and Ober can return there is some hope for the pitching to recover from this recent spell. The bullpen will need one person to get it together - Derek Falvey must deliver with a couple of trades for relievers. A good starter would help but a couple of relievers are needed. Hopefully the Twins can close out this last week with some flair, and wins too.
  3. tony&rodney
    Happy for both Luis and Byron. Well done. Love the video of the presentation by Rocco. You can hear all of the Latin players and see and feel the excitement from those in the room. Cool.
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    The entire blockage for many Twins fans is overpaying for a player in a trade. Falvey will need to decide pretty soon if he expects the Twins to have a good showing after the All-Star Game. The pitching is getting shaky. We know that Royce Lewis isn't going to be traded and they should not consider trading Emmanuel Rodriguez, but anyone else from the the minor leagues is fair game. I'm not a gambler but bet the odds are better for the Twins this year than they will be in the next two or three years. Get some pitching Falvey, please.
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    Fair point.
  6. tony&rodney
    The future .... C = Jeffers and hopefully some help via FA/a trade 1B = well covered with Kirilloff and Arraez leading the position and Miranda too 2B = Polanco is taken for granted and Arraez still has a small glove for 2B 3B = Miranda and/or Lewis can handle the position SS = Correa? Maybe Lewis takes care of SS, but don't quit on Palacios LF = Fa / trade or Larnach CF = Buxton with Gordon/ Celestino still worth some playing time RF = Kepler, Larnach E. Rodriguez is the Twins best prospect but a few years away. So the Twins could use some new blood in time but while I'm not enamored with any of the trades suggested in the post, it is a well thought out exercise and doesn't do anything to harm the future of the MLB team. The Twins can certainly afford to part with both position players and pitchers in a few trades because their budget and roster configuration is pretty stable and the young players are already sprinkled across the roster. All of Martin, Cavaco, Severino, Wallner, Julien, Contreras, Mercedes, Steer, Sabato, Enlow, Enriquez, and Strotman are just hopefuls missing from any lists of top prospects across MLB. Matt Wallner and Steer may develop but all of the others are blocked by multiple better baseball players. The Twins will need to dangle some of their young pitchers to acquire a couple decent pitchers.
  7. tony&rodney
    Sometimes a team needs to put themselves in the action. In the trades listed only Ramos was a loss and Mauer was entrenched at the time. Falvey was enamored with Paddack three years ago (me too) and didn't update the cautions (I did). Trading Rogers to San Diego was a terrible idea that cost the Twins a good reliever and $11 million. Now it is time to add a couple of relievers and the team has plenty of minor league prospect capital to dangle, especially considering the youth of the mlb roster and Lewis block many of the milb guys.
  8. tony&rodney
    Robertson - ok, but I'm looking for others guys than you list but your guys may be fine too. Mahle is a no and I'm good with the starters. The Twins need to shoot for a guy like Bednar. Maybe SWR and a young prospect lower rated will do it. These guesses are always iffy in July.
  9. tony&rodney
    Ryan is looking like a decent pitcher but he does not project (imho) as an important dominant player. The Twins get 4-6 innings of competitive ball and occasionally 7 innings from Joe Ryan. That is good, but he is susceptible to patient hitters with power. Smeltzer has similar stats; he is good too. I get your choice of Buxton if he manages to get 500 at bats. Arraez has been pretty much in control of most pitchers and has added a little bit of power which means his value is strong. Duran has shown an ability to command several excellent pitches and throws strikes and he is evolving into a dominant force for the bullpen. The Twins starters have been quite good this year thus far but they could still use a horse like Verlander or Cole. I'm not wanting those two but am hopeful for either a member of the system to develop or a trade for someone, The latter seems unlikely. While I like the current group of young pitchers and prospects there isn't really a top flight pitcher in the group. So, maybe another position player takes the place of Ryan as a core four member in your article. Alex Kirilloff, Jose Miranda, and Royce Lewis all seem like players that could really be excellent.
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    Pagan looks tantalizing with his fastball and other pitches, but we are seeing why San Diego may have cut him in Spring Training if the Twins had not become the Padres benefactors. I hope he does better, he throws some good pitches but then ... wham. I'm still hoping too.
  11. tony&rodney
    Neto looks like a really good player but Lesko still seems totally enticing.
  12. tony&rodney
    Agree with the top five although I love how Kirilloff, Miranda, and Urshela are contributing. I would put the order a bit different: Arraez, Polanco, Correa, Buxton, and Kepler. Sanchez and Jeffers can do damage from time to time and everyone has to be pretty pleased with the contributions of Celestino, Gordon, and Garlick.
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    Yes, the Twins do need to add a couple of arms for their bullpen, either from their own system or via trade(s). The Twins lost Rogers in a real head shaker of a move and I was super critical at the time. I have moved on and there isn't any more time to look back. Falvey must look forward and find a way to help this team in 2022.
  14. tony&rodney
    Nick Gordon is a really good guy to have on your roster. He may not be a starter but his talents fill so many roles that his value is large. The Twins have had too many years where their 25th player (26th in this case) was either a speedster/defensive player or a powerful pinch hitter who was weak in a number of areas. Gordon is a keeper with his current level of skills.
  15. tony&rodney
    The Twins are on a 90 win pace. There have been some beautiful wins and some ugly losses but baseball can be messy. The consensus was that the Twins were a .500 team until they added Correa. Optimist hoped for 83-87 wins. This past week saw the Twins face some emerging talent from Cleveland and Baltimore. Chicago is hoping to sweep the Twins and Texas will be a challenge as well. I will look for a 4-2 record on this road trip but be content with 3-3. The Twins do need their young guys like Miranda, Kirilloff, and Celestino to be tough outs and hurt bad pitches and their stars need to shine too. It is a race to the All Star break now when every team makes their internal assessments.
  16. tony&rodney
    I'm ok with the Twins adding Lopez.
  17. tony&rodney
    Agree with the focus being on the bullpen. The Twins do not really need bats and a starter would be nice but not necessary. There should be pieces within the Twins minor leagues that would return a couple of good relievers.
  18. tony&rodney
    Wholeheartedly agree that catching is a position of need. The problem is that some of the college catchers are really best at DH, which we do not need. A high ceiling pitcher (Lesko, Prielipp) or glove/ bat combo (Neto) translates to bpa for the pick. The conversations in the draft room will be plentiful. The one guy to avoid is a DH type hitter.
  19. tony&rodney
    The one thing that is pretty obvious with many defensive ratings is their weaknesses. Correa is a good glove, Larnach, while improving, is not. Jeffers cannot throw or block but gets high marks for ??? framing ???.
  20. tony&rodney
    You asked which hitter and I prefer Lesko, but if the Twins as is likely take a batter they should make it someone who use a glove skillfully. Of the names the post mentions, Collier and Neto qualify.
  21. tony&rodney
    We can all agree the New York Post is less than worthless. Correa? That is future Falvey's problem. We can certainly just have Carlos until this season is complete, so no worries for now.
  22. tony&rodney
    Yah, imagine if they traded every player that ever played a game in MLB. They might have the best record in milb.
  23. tony&rodney
    Kirilloff has a sweet swing and makes solid contact. Alex will be a big part of the next 85 games. He is also a decent glove and getting better at first base. Kirilloff is my choice to play 1B for the Twins.
  24. tony&rodney
    Why not? The Twins need somebody to help out Duran and Jax.
  25. tony&rodney
    Every prospect should be movable.
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