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  1. Doctor Gast
    As you said " Twins aren't in the FA market". So Twins aren't affected by this FA log jam. Teams that are looking to sign big-name FAs , those who lose out will turn to trades. Twins aren't waiting for any big-name FA, they need to trade for a frontline SP. If they come up with a fair deal to get one now we can beat the rush. Delaying to make a deal only hurts our chances. IDK what unloading Vazquez, Farmer, Polanco & or Kepler has anything to do with our off-season success. On the contrary, It tells me that they have given up on getting front-line SP via trade, therefore punting & picking up Happ & or Shoemaker FA (with all that $ we saved on those players) & trying to sell us what a wonderful deal they made. That would be a great way to kill any momentum we gain much like '21.
  2. Doctor Gast
    I'm with you, Nash. C4 will be back, in '24. I'm counting on it.
  3. Doctor Gast
    Any $ money to be spent needs to be spent on Jeff Mathias as catching coach.
  4. Doctor Gast
    I put a lot of stock in what Wash can do. He'll put Sano to work with his coaches. I wish Wash, his coaches & Sano well. If they can correct Sano, maybe then MN would rethink their philosophy?
  5. Doctor Gast
    Great point Matthew. Mauer's heart was in catching. He was catcher that was great at hitting. That's the position he loved & where he felt he could best help the club. Hitting came easy for him, catching came harder although he had the soft hands & rocket arm that are required for being a catcher yet he worked hard at it & took pride in it,
  6. Doctor Gast
    Loved the Noah Miller video that he not only has the skills to be a great SS but also the baseball smarts.
  7. Doctor Gast
    Polanco & Kepler are studs in their prime, they are 100% ready to go. How long has it been since Polanco was allowed to play healthy? He's been dominated when healthy & he's going to mash this year. Play Julien at 1B. Kepler has found his groove he's going to mash. Kepler is in his contract year. He was pumped last season don't you think he's going to be super pumped this season? Other teams know this but they think they can pass off on them a bunch of lotto tickets. No, thank you! Are you still perturbed that they didn't do that last year with Kepler? It made more sense last year than this year. But I'm against trading any of our great players for lotto tickets. Teams think we are desperate to dump payroll and want to make a killing. The message that was sent was the right one.
  8. Doctor Gast
    If we had the extra $, it'd be intriguing. But I'd still like to see the cheaper version Miranda take off there & we still have Farmer to fall back on. Both would be a much better defensive option.
  9. Doctor Gast
    Ryan pitched better in '23 than '22 & I expect him to pitch better in '24 with more Quality innings pitched. Last year like the year before Ryan (like Ober) hit a wall. The secret is look for signs & scale back innings. This year that wall will be farther down the road. Ryan always picks veterans mind, always trying to get better. Of course, he needs to reduce the long ball but a few solo HRs won't hurt. As long he gets his strike outs. (the same as the Twins hitting theory against opposing pitchers of get a bunch of SOs, they won't hurt you as long as you keep hitting HRs when you don't need them)
  10. Doctor Gast
    Both want a trade but MIA isn't looking for prospects.
  11. Doctor Gast
    Many teams are in the same boat as the Twins, no $. Maybe a few who are in a little bit better situation will wait out for a great FA deal. But with trades, there's no $ involved you just have to match our strength to their weakness & their strength to our weakness. Find a way.
  12. Doctor Gast
    IMO Luzardo is the one to target. IMO MIA is serious about trading Arraez because they can't afford his extention. We can rope in MIL who needs a 2B & can trade Adames (SS). We can basically trade Jeffers & Julien for Luzardo. We can work something out for Strobel. I'd bring in a 4th team to make it happen. PS Luzardo will work great with Lopez. I'm a big believer in what E Rod can do, he's valued too low. I really like Myers but hate to give up another Minnesotan for him. IMO Varland is much more reliable than Myers is right now. Cabrera (MIA) has the potential to be a PS SP if the Twins think they can fix his command,
  13. Doctor Gast
    Although Canterino still has hopes to be a SP, he'll start in the BP in '24. That'll put more pressure on these 4.
  14. Doctor Gast
    Fair enough, I just don't like to use the wasted years that TOR & MN were experimenting with him at SS & his swing to use as a comp of what he can actually do. I'd like to start a month or 2 before AFL when he went back to his old swing. Those wasted years unfortunately have to be made up so starting at AAA isn't a bad idea. Especially if Buck is ready at CF. Although getting HBP helps his OBP, I don't like him getting hurt. I wish he'd back off a bit.
  15. Doctor Gast
    I expect better from Martin after 6 yrs. He's a lead-off hitter against LHPs.
  16. Doctor Gast
    Thanks your right, I guess I've been frustrated with how things have been run. It'll take too many years for a young normal Latin international prospect to ripen into a full-fledged catcher. So this draft is basically nonessential unless you want to develop a steady pipeline (which is not a bad idea). But does nothing for our current need.
  17. Doctor Gast
    Jeffers was given the full catching reins in '22. He was way overmatched & was quickly overstretched, crashed & burned. '23 Jeffers was a much better catcher primarily because of Vazquez. Offensively because Vazquez was his safety net and defensively just by observing how Vazquez handled his pitchers. '24 if everything remains the same I see Jeffers regressing and Vazquez improving both offensively & defensively. If Vazquez is removed from the equation I see another crash & burn for Jeffers. A defensive catcher takes advantage over a hitting one. where I agree with Blyleven. Jeffers doesn't have the defensive chops, or stability in either hitting or defense to ever make it into the top ten. Is Jeffers underrated? No. he's overrated by management.
  18. Doctor Gast
    I'm sorry Matthew I disagree with you. I'm all in for the art of the game when it comes to stealing a base, taking an extra base, getting a great jump on a batted ball, running a great route, great AB between pitcher & hitter while both go through adjustments. Managers manage a great game by adjusting to the conditions, Picking off runners, throwing behind runners, Catchers throwing out a base stealer, calling a great game plus many other heads-up plays all are artful & legit. Technically stealing signs, using sticky stuff & stealing strikes aren't artful & should not be legit. Why does hockey have a goal light? Don't they want to be artful? No, they just want a fair game and goals to be goals. Strikes should be strikes not be determined by fooling the ump or by umps biases based on veteran, rookie, & or team. Electronic Strike Zone will not take away from the game it'll make it fair.
  19. Doctor Gast
    Keep Vazquez & trade Jeffers for a frontline SP. The only player I'm interested in BOSOX is Teal.
  20. Doctor Gast

    A Man of Many Gloves

    Doctor Gast commented on Paul D's blog entry in Paul Danesi

    Thanks to the Dodgers the "super-utility player" became appreciated and it has been overused for a lot of players who don't come close to the phrase "super-utility player". But Ceasar Tovar is the true essence of the "super-utility player" the original. Great article. Tovar should be in the Twins HOF if he's not. I wish I had that baseball card of Sandy Valespino & Ceasar Tovar rookie back!
  21. Doctor Gast
    You don't trade a Juan Soto comp. especially when his trade value is low for what he's worth. BTW I wouldn't trade away Lee either. E Rod has Eddie's spirit but with discipline, that's a pretty awesome gift, plus he's not bad in the OF. Some think he'll bulk up and move off CF IMO he doesn't need to bulk up any more than what he is & he'll stay in CF.
  22. Doctor Gast
    I respect your opinion Seik. Overall I see value in it. But when you have a definite need you go after the sure thing. IMO Ethan Salas is the most certain thing to come out of the Latin Americas. Many of our picks accept our 1st & 2nd (yet many of them still don't pan out) are cheap lotto tickets. We need an elite catcher to progress to the WS. What kind of catcher is $300,000 going to get us? Daniel Peña, hits well, he's not a slugger but I don't care. The thing I look 1st in a catcher is his arm. I see Daniel Peña has a poor CS% that got much worse going to FSL, which shows me he has a poor arm & technique. 2nd thing is his athleticism, back up position of 1B doesn't give me much confidence. Again I respect your opinion & thoroughly enjoyed your article, we just disagree on some points
  23. Doctor Gast
    Heard about it about 4 weeks ago. MIA still is very satisfied with Arraez a fan favorite but MIA doesn't figure they could afford to sign him to an extension so they'd like to unload him while he's still worth something, Looks like a good opportunity to hook up with a team that could afford to give up a good SS & needs Arraez and we can land Luzardo. Make it happen
  24. Doctor Gast
    Yeah. this has been unfortunate. So many very good catchers come out of Venezuela, Other teams have footholds there & MN fights for the leftovers.
  25. Doctor Gast
    Yes that was true for me too, my wife is Magali
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