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  1. tony&rodney
    Even me, I want Kepler to make some adjustments to become the AL All Star RF. Nevertheless, Max is a really good player for the Twins. If you watch every at bat and every play you will suffer through the frustration of feeling that he could make a few changes to be a more effective offensive force. Then you watch him run the bases and play in the outfield and you wonder who could be an improvement. Kepler is underrated in my opinion.
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    A few points to make: 1. Arraez is a really good mlb hitter; 2. Arraez is not a DH, SS, or LF by any stretch; 3. It is ok to have Arraez to back up Polanco, Donaldson, and Miranda; 4. Please, never compare anyone to Rod Carew; 5. Appreciate all attempts to fix the Twins.
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    The Twins need experienced starting pitchers. If a trade brought a MLB ready prospect such as Sixto Sanchez, Edward Cabrera, or Max Meyer - yes, ok. However, Seattle does not have MLB ready prospects. Their top two, both excellent, are not quite ready. The Twins already have an abundance of MLB ready prospects and should only add younger pitching if they are consensus top ten talents. So Seattle doesn't work. The teams that have some trade opportunities are Miami, Oakland, and a few others.
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    The suggestions for additions to the team are always interesting to read. My underlying question concerns the real payroll for 2022. A payroll of $135 million leaves the Twins with about $45+ million to allocate. This leaves room for trades and free agents. However, a final payroll of $90-100 million is certainly plausible. A budget below $110 million limits both trade opportunities and free agent additions. It would be interesting to see what the rosters of people here on TD put together for $100 million. The payroll question goes with the expectations for the 2022 season. It seems that trades, including the pitchers suggested in this post, are subject to the payroll and expectations for next season as currently being planned out by Falvey.
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    Jeffers has talent and the Twins do have three decent catchers really. I believe Rortvedt is somewhat underrated as a catcher and also think he has some future with a bat as well. It may be best if the Twins cash in the current high value of Jeffers to help acquire some pitching. Jeffers should be a fine MLB player though. Is he a good exchange for someone like Edward Cabrera or Max Meyer? That is what i wonder.
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    Any stop of play will adversely affect the game and people should remember that most young prospects are not allowed to gain any experience in the minor leagues if they are on the 40 person rosters. The owners want to show power and the PA is misguided in their ideas with raising the luxury tax limits. It is, frankly, shocking that the PA does not focus more on expansion and set wages in years 1-3 at a much higher increased rate of pay than is currently used.
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    Neither Andrus nor Simmons are reasonable options for the Twins, whether they are hoping to compete in 2022 or are in a rebuild/lose 90+ strategy phase looking to build toward 2025.
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    Arraez may interest Miami because Jazz Chisholm would likely be a good CF. San Diego could use a decent leadoff hitter and move Cronenworth to !B. Oakland needs a 2B and leadoff hitter. There are options. I'm ok if Arraez is a utility player (who doesn't play much defense) for the Twins, but the team still needs to add a minimum of two experienced starting pitchers and a shortstop.
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    Arraez is a very good OBP machine and he doesn't hurt too much playing infield. Rooker has unrealized power potential. They both look about the same in left field and the pitchers aren't happy to see their names penciled in there. Remember that mistakes in the infield are usually one base while two bases is the charge for a miscue in the outfield. Pretty much everyone loves to watch Arraez bat. The issue is that he does not have a position with the Twins. This is a tough situation and why this post has many comments.
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    FWIW - from BaseballProspectus- Elvis Andrus ss 8 years/$120M (2015-22), plus 2023 option - this contract was signed with Texas 8 years/$120M (2015-22), plus 2023 vesting option 22:$14M, 23:$15M club option 2023 becomes player option with 1) trade or waiver claim and 2) 550 plate appearances in 2022 or 1,100 PAs in 2021-22 combined if traded, Andrus receives full no-trade protection with new club
  11. tony&rodney
    Congratulations on completing the minor league report for the Twins current system. The videos and posts were absolutely terrific. The videos put a human touch to the names and one can feel the excitement and energy these prospects direct toward their craft. Many of us spend too much time on our addiction to baseball but you must be really driven to feed us these excellent posts. Finally, I sense that these young players can identify with and respect your love of the game because they have enormous commitment and love for the game as shown by their massive efforts to reach their goals and thus they enjoy the interviews and mentions they receive from your posts. Excellent series and wrap - a big thank you for the content.
  12. tony&rodney
    Welcome to TD. There was an earlier response that answered this, but each time there is expansion the owners decide how it works. From Wikipedia, concerning the 1997 expansion draft: posted by mnfireman For the first round, 15 players from the rosters of their entire organization—both their 40-man roster, plus all minor league affiliates.[4] Each team could add three more players to its protected list after each round.[4] All players in an organization were eligible to be drafted, except those with no prior major league experience who had less than three years service if signed at age 19 or older, or had less than four years of service if signed at age 18 or younger.[5] Players who were free agents after the end of the 1997 season need not be protected. I hope this helps.
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    Unfortunately, this is the crux of every discussion so far in building a team for 2022 and beyond. They have to rebuild the entire rotation from Opening Day 2021 and while the task is difficult it can still be accomplished through a free agent signing and two trades. I'm not yet prepared for 2-3 seasons of 90+ losses.
  14. tony&rodney
    The comments about talent are quite interesting. When one considers the vast call for the Twins to roster players without MLB experience to "see what they have" versus the comments about the lack of talent in MLB, it flies in the face of numbers. Now I have always been into numbers and stats and really haven't found saber-metrics to be so revolutionary, but when one considers the influx of Black Americans and Latin players into baseball (not even mentioning Asian and others) in the past 75 years along with the improvements in the medical field and training it boggles the mind to suggest that the baseball players today are not talented enough or that there are not enough players to field additional teams. While one should take care to compare the different professional leagues in North America, it is a simple numerical fact that baseball has more parity than either the NFL or NBA. Now golf, which I do not follow (golf is a good walk spoiled), could likely say that there is plenty of decent golfers today and there is room for more tournaments. I don't know about that, but baseball has talent oozing from many places and the hold on expansion is a hold on expanding the interest and development of the game. Expansion is overdue.
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    Thank you. I didn't look it up, but this works. I would suggest that teams only get to protect three more players after they had lost a player in the draft.
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    Expansion franchises would pay a large fee to gain entrance into the exclusive club, MLB. The fee is for players. Every team should lose some really good players. The details are hammered out before the drafts. I would even suggest if the fee is $1B or more that teams only get to protect 15 players from their 40 person lists. A stab at who from players currently on the 40 person roster: Lewis, Miranda, Buxton, Kirilloff, Kepler, Jeffers, Larnach, Polanco, Ober, Ryan, Winder, Balazovic, Duran, Alcala, Sands - that's fifteen. Naturally, the list would be different when expansion occurs and teams would try to trade players they were worried about losing. Players below the 40 person roster eligibility are protected in most expansion cases. These details get negotiated amongst the owners. One can see that most of the best players remain with their team. The league would, ideally, want the new teams to be rostered with respectable players. The new CBA gets hammered out. MLB expands by two franchises. Oakland and Tampa Bay get moved if they do not resolve their issues. Knowing that expansion will happen should expedite their decisions.
  17. tony&rodney
    Simmons has an interesting past with some spectacular defensive seasons. Walls has a bright future and will never be compared to Simmons as a defensive shortstop. There isn't a single team in baseball today that would choose Simmons over Walls for their 2022 team.
  18. tony&rodney
    Arraez is a great batsman and he does well enough against lefties too. His tenacity at the plate is awesome and may certainly benefit those who follow him in the batting order. The problem with Arraez is not an issue with his skills but rather the lack of a position right now for him in the lineup. This makes him a prime player to consider when looking to trade with another team. It is unlikely that the Twins would put Polanco out as an option in a trade and Donaldson is not very tradable right now. An aside, Donaldson was really good last year and remains a veritable star player. Maybe the Twins find a way to fill their holes in the pitching staff and then Arraez becomes a good offensive utility player.
  19. tony&rodney
    Every player is locked out that is currently on the 40 person roster. Ober, Ryan, Dobnak, Thorpe, Vallimont, Sands, Winder, Strotman, Duran, Jax, Balazovic, Cotton, Moran, Stashek, Garza, and Alcala are the young pitchers that would not get to pitch in the minor leagues. A lockout that lasts will really hurt the Twins.
  20. tony&rodney
    Cold weather and we are all making our own hot stoves; it's all good. Nothing has changed, but we did learn something .... maybe. The Twins eschewed pretty much all free agent players. They may be waiting for a better value on a couple of players. We also did not see any trades or even read any real rumors concerning the Twins. Perhaps this is closely tied to the CBA. It is pretty clear that the Twins need pitching. Oh, they also need a shortstop and possibly an outfielder. At this point there still are a few free agents worth signing: Carlos Rodon, Trevor Story, and Michael Conforto. There are a ton of players worth trading for and this is why this post is popular. Luis Arraez leads a host of rostered players that can be used to upgrade the team. Donaldson and Sano can still contribute but it is quite unlikely they return anything in a trade right now. All options need to be on the table, including a few of the pitching prospects. The Miami option as submitted above is a positive move. Bassitt or Manaia are solid options and Montas is a great goal. It is unfortunate that Arraez does not have a clear position with the Twins. Polanco needs to stay at 2B and Miranda covers Donaldson at 3B. Arraez is not a DH or an outfielder. San Diego could use Arraez as could Oakland or Miami, but the bottom line is that the Twins must add at least two pitchers.
  21. tony&rodney
    This may or may not be accurate, but the new teams would be rostered from a draft from the existing teams. Each team protects 20 players and can protect three more players if a player from their system is drafted. There are 30 teams. Two teams draft 40 players apiece from the list of 600 players left exposed to the draft. MLB rosters could be set at 25 players where it has been in the past. Two teams add only 20 players to MLB rosters. There are plenty of good players to fill the rosters of two new teams. Clearly there would be a set of rules established to carry out a draft, from fees to draft.
  22. tony&rodney
    Aaron played his first dozen years in Milwaukee and was a beloved player for baseball fans in the Midwest, especially Wisconsin and Milwaukee. This is the obvious explanation but I get your point. The Braves may have moved to Atlanta but Milwaukee never left Aaron.
  23. tony&rodney
    Perhaps, but compare to NBA and NFL. MLB rarely has teams finish below .300 winning percentage, which is terrible. This is common in the other leagues and the NFL has had a handful of teams go winless. Parity may be how we perceive the competition, but I am in favor of anything that creates closer competition. It just seems difficult.
  24. tony&rodney
    The U. S. population has tripled in the past 100 years. Baseball has grown enormously in many countries outside of the United States. There are plenty of players and there are a number of cities that would support baseball. Yes, baseball should add two teams. Where is a little more controversial. Everyone will have their own ideas. My quick response would be Portland, Oregon and Montreal, Quebec.
  25. tony&rodney
    I always thought it would be cool if the Twins had their own Hall of Fame (like they do), put those numbers up around the stadium (they do), but did not retire the numbers. Maybe then fans could watch player X wearing #6 and patrolling the outfield at Target Field and trying to live up to the number. Nothing real against #82, but I can't relate to that number. I also think former players would like to see someone doing their number proud. Always loved Jim Kaat and very happy for him. Joe Nathan sure did the #36 proud playing for the Twins though too.
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