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  1. Doctor Gast
    I'll state my view again, IMO the rule 5 draft is a great thing. It prevents big teams from hoarding minor league players & it gives those players the opportunity to be MLB players. And it helps a little, small teams to become more competitive. Because we are deep enough in pitchers & OFs, we haven't needed to dip into the rule 5 draft these last few years
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    Ohtani, can bring in a lot of money, Marketing, tickets, TV rights along from Japan.
  3. Doctor Gast
    So would I, TonyO. LAD have been interested also in Adames (SS) MIL for some time
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    Much like Colume`, It was clear very early that they couldn't handle high leverage so why did it take them soooo long to remove them & put them in low leverage & slowly build them up to mid leverage? We desperately need a front line SP to push Varland to a piggy-back role with Paddack. & have Canterino, Headrick, SWR, Winder, & eventually Festa (who's ever hot) to fill in in long reliever & spot starter. Resolvido
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    Not only is Santana is an absolute rule 5 wonder he is an absolute wonder period. Santana is my favorite Twins SP, and I've seen them all. From Pasqual to Lopez. He should be in the HOF, one CYA was stolen from him, you'd think the 1st perfect game pitched in NYM (that was the start of his downfall) would merit love from them? He is the SP that I have enjoyed most watching, Besides his accolades, & records he was a great clubhouse guy, very laid back, fun loving, caring & anytime their was a rally he'd be the lead cheerleader. His career was cut short but if those who voted really knew Johann Santana, he'd be voted in the 1st ballot.
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    For example MIL is going to lose Burns. They have Adames & a boatload of quality catchers. they can spare their backup catcher. MIA will cobble that up in a min. FO has to see the opportunity they have. If they think MIA will come & knock at their door with a wonderful deal they'll be left sucking their thumb. SEA will be waiting to see how Yamamoto & other firebrands shakes out before they decide & if none come to fruitation then they won't trade anybody. A bird in the hand is better than 2 in the bush.
  7. Doctor Gast
    All these promising prospects should be higher in the rankings while Prielipp hasn't proved anything in proball yet he's ranked 6
  8. Doctor Gast
    Agreed, I stated take 2 steps but I didn't state ahead or backward. I corrected it. IMO when acclimated to MLB it'll all be forward.
  9. Doctor Gast
    Great job Nick, same order as I would rank. Unlike Raya, SWR has been on the fast track all his career. It seems sometimes with him it's one step back, 2 steps ahead. Let's see him take 2 steps ahead this season.
  10. Doctor Gast
    I thought MIA would deal. They want to keep Chisolm in CF so what they are looking for is a SS, a catcher that can hit. If we offer Jeffers & Lee, I think that 'd be enough to make MIA consider giving up Perez & a nice throw in. Myself it'd be hard to give up Lee because he'd be hard to replace but it might be worth it. My preference is Jeffers/ Rogers. Then MIA could get a Tim Anderson type to fill in at SS https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trades/153732 Rogers is a LHP SP which we can extend. But I think the best idea is to ask Pablo for his advice, he'd have 1st hand evaluation. Hopefully it had been done. IMO we need to be quick because many teams need pitching that have excess SSs & catchers. After Yamamoto signs, the SPs who are up for trade will be gone soon.
  11. Doctor Gast
    My definition of super utility is someone who can play SS & CF well which translate he can play anyplace well. Castro fits that bill all others are just plain utility. A good chance we can see a small regression from Castro but glove can play anwhere & his base stealing adds another benefical dimension to the Twins game where very valuable. They should limit Gordon only in the OF because his glove & bat don't play well in the INF. The turning point for Martin when they resolved Martin off SS (finally) & Martin resolved to focus on his own style of batting at the end of '22. Martin adapts very well & have the grit to make it in MLB at CF sometime in '24. It'll be a very interesting spring training indeed. Castro & Farmer can handle the INF.
  12. Doctor Gast
    I was overjoyed when Buxton signed the extention. Because Buxton is a difference maker at CF and with the incentives based on games played, he be well worth the $. If he can't play CF IMO he shouldn't play. What I'd like to see is have Buxton play enough games at CF to help win the division & have him 100% in the PS. Then I'd be happy. It'd be hard to determine how many games he'll play. IMO they took care of the problem last year but he still has a chronic knee problem. IMO it can be controled so he can make a significant impact on this team.
  13. Doctor Gast
    Thank you jorgenswest, I appreciate it.
  14. Doctor Gast
    I thought I had responded to your text but couldn't find it. I appreciate your trade offers & share in the love for TonyO. BTV listed Julien as OFer & Carrigg as SS, they really blew that. Carrigg can play anywhere including pitcher, but he was drafted as & his heart is at catcher. He also has a rocket for an arm. To fill a need at CF he was moved off of catcher his last college year. Which cost him a high ranking at catcher in the '23 prospect Draft. He has been highly underrated IMO he can become an elite catcher.
  15. Doctor Gast
    With Hinch (IMO still is a good coach) who finally has something to work with will improve DET's record while the departure of Francona DET will become our new competitor. I was thinking maybe this division won't be a cake walk.
  16. Doctor Gast
    Cleveland got the #1 overall '24 draft pick. IMO fortunately this draft is considerably weaker. not sure where the Twins are.
  17. Doctor Gast
    "Great" is a general exageration by some members who try to justify not moving these players off these positions when I advocate for doing so. Members now are saying that Jeffers is "untouchable" that's super star MVP statis. And where do you think that noise came from?
  18. Doctor Gast
    As a LH hittng CFer with good #s, there's a good chance he could be taken. Right now we are pretty deep in CFers (Buxton, Castro, Gordon & Martin at some point) & they are thinking about adding from outside. Unfortunately, we don't need him which is a good problem. Uncertain how he'll respond to MLB his 1st year but hope he'll develop into a MLBer & does well. Even if he does well I doubt that the Twins will regret it.
  19. Doctor Gast
    Maybe FO don't listen to the fans but the owners & unbias baseball reporters do & FO needs to listen to them.
  20. Doctor Gast
    Absolutely not, any transaction to move Lewis to the OF isn't worth the risk, I don't care how good or cheap he is.
  21. Doctor Gast
    Amen to what you said. Concerning Molina, their manager often asked Molina for advice especially about pitchers. I can really see Molina helping out Contreras to fill that gapping hole that appeared after he left. See the pitching & catching staffs really turned around, resulting in a major turn around for the whole team. Can Molina really do that? Yes he can. Former Twins, Nellie Cruz was hired as a Latin America Coordinator & Chris Archer as a special assistant (although he hasn't officially retired) by the Dogers. Both have shown great ability to be mentors. To be selected into the Dodgers system is no small thing & God bless to both of them.
  22. Doctor Gast
    There's only 1 true untouchable & that's Royce Lewis. There are too many intangibles that go along with his talent & upside to ever get close to a fair return on him, a likely perennial all-star & future MVP, someone to build a team around. Then there's the very hard-to-trade & that's #1 Pablo Lopez, an established veteran who has a great attitude, anchors our rotation & still has plenty of upside- all-star & likely CY winner #2 Brook Lee is a great all-around player who can play anywhere on the INF, pure switch hitter that shows some power- likely all-star. #3 Jhoan Duran, hard to find a better high-leverage RP who is undervalued w/o him our BP goes from the top to below average- should be an all-star. Low trade availability- #1 Walter Jenkins, I believe he could be another Aaron Judge, Someone we can dream about but that's all it is right now a dream. He's someone I'd like to hang on to but if a deal to good be true came along I'd jump on it. IMO a Judge type isn't someone who can take us to the WS. As I get to know him more, my opinion might change. #2 Joe Ryan, a hungry young SP with still a lot of upside fairly durable- potential all-star. #3? Edouard Julien, is a great hitter that I'd like to keep as a 1B man but would trade very quickly if projected as a 2B man especially if a top-end SP is in the deal. The others I'd be open to trade especially if they top out in trade value & less likely if they are under-valued.
  23. Doctor Gast
    I think you're underselling the importance of defense at the catcher position & trying to sidetrack this thread. If the defense wasn't the deciding factor why go through all that trouble with a 3-way trade because Contreras was the more offensive catcher? When a successful organization like the Braves makes defense (that doesn't mean ignoring hitting) a priority in the premium position of catcher then the Twins need to take note. I agree that the Twins need to improve their offense but a big bat isn't the answer. Twins have been drafting, signing and hoarding big bats, yet their answer is always another big bat. The Twins were 3rd in HRs last season, their focus on HRs has resulted for years SOs in clutch ABs, poor hitting in RISP, especially with the bases loaded, until Royce Lewis (who doesn't adhere to the Twins philosophy) showed up. This FO together with their minions have said that Jake Cave is a great CF sub (which means a lot of time) Jorge Polanco is a great SS & Luis Arraez is a great 2B man. Their bat played well there but their glove definitely did not, they didn't take their defense at all into consideration. If no one stood up & contradicted the FO we would still have a Cave-ish type CF sub, Polanco would still play SS and Arraez would be playing 2B & we'd be competing with KC, CWS & DET for the cellar. Thanks to those who stood up, FO has changed their position by upgrading at CF sub, SS & traded Arraez for Lopez (upgrading SP). Those were the biggest reasons together with Lewis that we broke that winless PS game & ultimately series losing streak. My point in this article is to provoke people to think & stop drinking the FO Kool-Aid. For us to win a WS with this team we need to upgrade our premium position catcher, change our hitting philosophy & maintain our pitching dominance.
  24. Doctor Gast
    I remember in Moneyball when Bean wanted a trade for a certain player & offer a certain player. He'd asked for a different player & offered a different player but it boiled down that he got his player with the player he wanted to offer. In the begining there's a lot of posturing by the FOs & FAs to get their desired outcome. So don't believe evrything you read. Just like a super car promotion, you go in to buy the car on sale. But discover that the car had been sold but they have another car they'd love to sell you.
  25. Doctor Gast
    Johan Santana was a Rule 5 draftee & after the dust settled he was a Twin. That's all that mattered to me. Because the Twins were creative only adds to their credit & merit of claiming him.
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