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  1. baul0010
    I forgot about Odo! We traded a low level S.S. & isn't the S.S. back in our organization again? That should definitely rate on the list.
  2. baul0010
    If that's our timeline, the front office failed. I doubt they'll have until 2025 if the next 2/3 years plays out as you suggest.
  3. baul0010
    If that is the case, we won't have to worry about the Twins winning championships!
  4. baul0010
    We don't need a rebuild! I think that is why most of the slightly more than above average fans are a little salty that the Twins F.O. did nothing before the lockout. There was so MUCH pitching to be had and not many of them went for above what was considered market rate. If we could have only added two starters, not many people would even be uttering rebuild. With the talent we have in the minors, the talent we have on our roster, a couple starters to supplement where we are now could have went a long way. The Twins may not have been the division favorites, but i think that would have pushed us back into contention for it.
  5. baul0010
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/07/byron-buxton-trade-rumors-twins-phillies.html Falvine's my Uncle, I just called him (them?), he said "yep, damn near traded"! ?
  6. baul0010
    Rogers is through arbitration, we were actively trying to trade him because we don't want to pay him. We struck out with pitching and the front office needed to spend money... Donaldson! How is Buxton even remotely market rate? A non-injured Buxton would be getting 300mil. If I remember right, Buxton was damn near traded as well. Simmons and Sano, that's just proof our front office office knows how to spend our money wisely.
  7. baul0010
    What if they both want market rate deals? I think it has been proven we don't do market rate deals. I'd rather take my chances with the prospects than a 1 and 2 year pitching rental. I would still love to sign a shortstop and let Lewis and Martin battle it out for whatever positions they best fit. If we added a solid shortstop, develop Lewis and Martin, Kiriloff and Larnach start hitting, the lineup could be scary. We don't have the arms to compete next year. Develop our talent and lets get back to winning the division in 2023 with a hopefully stacked and cheap rotation.
  8. baul0010
    We better hope Larnach is ready! Looking at that list, I can see why starters and shortstops were picked over.
  9. baul0010
    With the Pitching staff we will be rolling out, you won't need to worry about S.S. defense. The defense we are going to need will be pushing the fences back and raising them higher. Maybe we can keep some of those HR's in the yard then.
  10. baul0010
    As of now, it doesn't seem like we will be spending on Story. If the Twins plan on bringing Simmons back, I would offer a Minor League deal (I think he had a -.5 WAR last year). Bring in Palacios, Lewis, Martin, and Simmons to duke it out during spring training. If no one steps up, Simmons is back for another year.
  11. baul0010
    If they start using the DH spot on him and let the pitcher's hit....It'd be down with it. If he's hitting, I'm out!
  12. baul0010
    I guess the Dodgers had to spend some money. I could have dealt with Taylor at 15 mil seeing as simmons made 11 mil last year.
  13. baul0010
    I agree. We whine when all the top pitching talent gets unreasonable deals. This year it seemed that most deals were fair market rate. Other than Scherzer, I have not thought anyone got more than they deserved. This was the year the Twins needed to step up and make something happen. Even walking away with Rodriguez and Stroman would have been great. Neither were bank braking deals!
  14. baul0010
    How about Chris Taylor? He'd be a good stop gap then transition to utility role.
  15. baul0010
    With the dollar's we should have available, it seemed doable. 1 free agent, 1 through trade, and Pineda kinda sorta solves pitching. I would bring in Chris Taylor to man short until a prospect is ready, then he moves to our utility role. Relief options would be solved through the minors with our prospects. I'm all for developing our talent, but the F.O. made it seem that we were trying to contend this year.
  16. baul0010
    I think I might need help understanding. Bundy could be a good flyer if we had signed a free agent starter, traded for another starter, and wanted depth pitching. As I'm watching all the pitcher's sign, I keep thinking, I would have signed that free agent pitcher and given him 1mil more per year to come to MN. I get the F.O. doesn't want long term pitching contacts. No Ray or Gaussman. So more 3/4 year contacts are signed and I still wonder why not any of those free agent pitchers? But what really got me was seeing Stoman sign a 3 year deal with the Cubs. The Cubs are going no where, and we've been linked to Stroman for a couple years now! What gives?
  17. baul0010
    Who is going to be our new emergency pitcher when we are getting a real butt kicking now?
  18. baul0010
    I was hoping to read that we signed Chris Taylor to play short, Stroman to head the rotation, and traded for Montas. I guess Megill will have to do.
  19. baul0010
    It sounds like there is a lot of rumblings that Canterino could end up as a bullpen arm in the majors anyway. That could end up being a solid trade.
  20. baul0010
    That is too bad. I would have liked Gray at 14mil over 4 years. Gray and Ray plus our pitching prospects could have made a nice rotation.
  21. baul0010
    NOPE. He was great. I love watching Cruz. But, he will decline and we already can't afford pitching, Buxton, a S.S., why spend money that will be wasted on a ready to decline D.H. We can put Sano there and watch him decline for what we already have sunk into him.
  22. baul0010
    It appears the F.O. and Ownership want desperately not to enter a rebuild. I believe that higher spending teams can supplement the lulls in prospects reaching the majors. The Twins don't appear to be one of the teams willing to pay market rates for players (theirs or others). We are always shopping in the bargain bin, have a few prospects flame out, and then we are back to losing. Instead of the F.O. dreading the "rebuild", we may need to embrace it. We don't seem to be one of the teams that can sustain winning when our talent dries up. I'd rather be losing while developing quality prospects, with the hope of winning a world series, than watching Andrelton Simmons play while trying to claw our way to .500. When you can't be the Dodgers, it might be time to go the route of the Astros (tank like you've never tanked before!)....minus the cheating. Well, if the cheating gets us a W.S. win...maybe cheating too.
  23. baul0010
    I'd be all in on a package deal of prospects for Ketel Marte and Zac Gallen.
  24. baul0010
    I think that makes the trade look much worse. IF, we could have signed him to this contract...I'd rather have JOSE!!!
  25. baul0010
    The first thought that popped into my head was Kirby Puckett in the powder blue uniform!
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