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  1. umterp23
    Some comments mention new owners to blow up the mgmt regime to improve, move players in the off season. I have no confidence that the team will be sold at a valuation of $1.7B and another +$400MM in debt. selling team doesn’t seem imminent What I believe may happen is moving players on expiring contracts if you have depth to move up from minors as your return on trades might not give you plug and play swap of players. Don’t trust mgmt team to find that trade solution. I think wallner should be moved and he may give you good return, but I don’t think his value is worth much. So we may have to part ways with a couple prospects or spice a deal. Not a fan of mgmt to select valued prospects to move vazquez, who is taking him in a trade (plus is his salary won’t be much) but we aren’t getting any solid mlb ready catcher in return castro to me would be a good trade if keaschall was healthy but he is weeks away france and Paddack make sense to move, but that is a money move only which isn’t much money we are between a rock and a hard place with no clear path out
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    If mgmt decided to pull a trigger with a trade, what would really want to give up for a good catcher. Give me catcher stability for a couple of years with a a balance of mid age catcher then over spend on aging catchers. Wallner/Julien and high AAA pitcher? I don’t know but seems wallner is gallo next generation. Gets hot for couple weeks and looks lost for a month. I don’t know farm system enough to throw names around or what targets truly make sense. I know we would have to shed some capital to make a trade, don’t believe our mgmt team knows how to do that
  3. umterp23
    Twins mgmt has put them in a really bad place with depth. Twins made a financial choice to trade Garver in his early 30’s age to not pay him a bunch of money as aging catchers bodies break down. Garver is full time DH and break glass need at catcher spot start. Then turn around and sign Vázquez to way over pay $10MM annual contract for a guy in his 30’s. Rortvedt is not depth we need, dude is in really bad place as a career .186, no power option. He is a cairmago version one but gets big league playing time. Twins are stuck with Vázquez and for all the fans who believe in a great clubhouse guy, get their wish to be the guy for a few days.
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    Clemens has been a pleasant surprise. Castro and Kiersey in OF is not good for different reasons. Kiersey defense is solid but his bat doesn’t play at this level. Castro is not a master of any position and his bat hasn’t been good all year. Pretty telling that no slump Lewis is on bench with bride getting the nod. Lewis isn’t ready to play, rushed rehab job is hurting team
  5. umterp23
    How is that ruled a hit…clearly center cut in glove. Scorers these days are so generous
  6. umterp23
    Castro showing why he isn’t a left fielder… poor angles running to fielding the ball
  7. umterp23
    So does passed ball stat exist anymore? Everything is scored wild pitch it seems
  8. umterp23
    Need happy feet Lewis to come up clutch
  9. umterp23
    Morneau with all kinds of excuses for the closer Duran. Closer doesn’t need to start inning with no one on to close the game. Hang pitches down the middle and more times than not they are hit hard
  10. umterp23
    The healthy hurt chart is color backwards. Green to me means go you are healthy and red is stop your hurt. Don’t think Vázquez is hurt as he just wasn’t playing enough to be out there every other day. Yes he and Jeffers had banged up hands but Jeffers has earned some more starts as he is playing better both offensively and defensively than Vázquez. Play the schedule you are given, so beat up the teams you are supposed to and then build momentum. Big stretch of games this week
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    Twins have just spent more $$’s on diamond dry than they did in off season in free agency
  12. umterp23
    Hard hit off the bat is something I’d be curious about as well combined,with launch angle. Don’t have the time to research all at bats, but looked at last night. Double, high launch angle and 100 mph off the bat having 1 strike on him in 1st at bat. Singles at 2nd at bat 109 off bat with no strikes in count. Singles in 3rd at bat 94.5 off at bat with 2 strikes. 4th at bat line drive out 95.7 off bat with 1 strike count. Last at bat after a brutal way outside strike2 call popped up to right at 86.2 off bat. Seems like when he is aggressive in the at bat his bat speed is higher. One of the few on the team with two strikes that is contact oriented.
  13. umterp23
    I like Vader and he gives you speed, hustle, solid defense and some grit at the plate. Dust, foot on base and a video review you make the call. When you watch it real time he is almost a full body length past the bag. One thing if you are sliding head first is touch and holding the bag with a hand. Take off the oven mitt these guys wear and he holds the bag vs flying over the bag. For a split second there wasn’t a single body part touching the bag per video review.
  14. umterp23
    Always interesting to hear about injuries when we see them but the excuses that it has been lingering for weeks to months coming out afterwards from players just sounds like excuses. It’s like when you hit weak ground balls and basically walk to first base for easy out, well,shucks, I was going to be out anyway. Miranda going on IL after demotion for really bad play and bad baseball IQ, but I’m hurt so maybe that’s why I wasn’t good. Twins fan have been hurt watching bad baseball, but last night was fun. Maybe some youth on this team can lead the way to allow the fans to enjoy good, playing hard brand of baseball.
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    No matter the lineup, is any opposing pitcher scared of this group?
  16. umterp23
    Jeffers had quality at bats. Didn’t chase anything outside the zone to draw the two walks. 1st at bat was very high fly ball onto warning track. Slight elevation change on that trajectory would have been 1-0 twins in the first. Dribbler happens to even out hard hit balls that are outs, so good with his effort. Button only at bat was to swing at first pitch for a ground ball out to start the game. 1stmpitchnof game and you swing you better not make and out. Correa had to talk about not worried about spring training results went he went 0-for, I guess when you are pulling in $30+MM, results be damned. Julien proves he can’t field. Now field may have been sloppy but he still made an error. always tomorrow, go twins
  17. umterp23
    Vázquez has smarts? How do you say that or measure it compared to Jeffers not having them?
  18. umterp23
    Voters dictate starters and so twins players will have to go the route of of selected and not auto vote in. Fan vote has skewed the game on occasions as with every other all star game including awful skill flag football pro bowl. I like our chances with a couple guys being included.
  19. umterp23
    People talk of salary relief if trading Vázquez. The assumption is we aren’t eating any of the salary to move, which is what Twins would have to do. Most likely teams are going to ask twins to eat $5MM and what relief is that? I don’t see twins trading Jefferson unless it is a sizeable offer in favor of twins, not sure FO has ever won on sizeable offer though. What team is going to trade for Vázquez and also give us a joint ready MLB catcher, not happening. $5MM to spend on FA catcher won’t get us much I don’t think
  20. umterp23
    Blinded by the signing dollars and opted for shades for indoor picture. Too cool for old school
  21. umterp23
    How many trade a catcher articles will be written? Break glass if necessary depth what we have at AAA, not ready ply 81 games like Rocco wants.
  22. umterp23
    AAAA and High Leverage situation verbiage getting used makes me laugh. Last time I checked AAAA doesn’t exist. AAA minor league deal would be fine and if anyone makes a case to be on 26 man than they are a major league player not some made up A status. bullpen and being brought in to do your job is do your job. Any relief pitcher is in a leverage position except a position player
  23. umterp23
    It's truly a damn if you do and damn if you don't time for Lewis. I don't slump comments truly shouldn't have been uttered last year and then truly slumped for last few months. He is good, but can't get past the injury bugs year in year out. If you backload the contract sure I would do it, but hasn't been a full year guy. If Mgmt claims they are severely cash strapped, then there will be more rookie salaried players on 26 man which hurts team as well
  24. umterp23
    Lewis can be a really good player... but... as comments have shown, injuries, lack of quality defensive chops and a arbitration eligibility for 3-4 years to come I can't think why you extend him now. His first cup of coffee for arbitration projects to be $2.3MM for '25 season. Why would we throw out there an example of 8 year $70MM deal concept at him. Would he most likely sign it? Absolutely he would but now you are cash strapped for all your arbitration players this year to get them signed. His locked up deal would have to be escalator driven for early years to have higher number in later years and no way it should be a full no trade clause contract. Would give him an opt out after year 4 before higher backloaded money kicks in. Just don't think it is necessary prior to him playing at least 125-140 games with 80% defensively and not a crap ton of DH games
  25. umterp23
    Something really satisfying to me when a teams make the playoffs and make a run with payrolls lower than then the big markets. Billionaires can do what they want, can't control that, but players playing on the field for teams that shouldn't be there makes me root for them even more.
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