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  1. umterp23
    would be curious to hear/read how the intrasquad games are going and player positions in those games. Maybe coaches are doing just what we are discussing to gauge readiness to be able to play all over the diamond at a high level vs just being so-so. on different topic, hate that there are no longer MLB free games of the week for spring training. MLB and fans getting the shaft for watching games till season starts. Oh well, not ready to pony up $100+ bills yet for season pass
  2. umterp23
    Larnach has another good couple of days, if we are abundant in the same type of players others have said, could be time to move him in as part of a package for SP.
  3. umterp23
    3 year opt out deal works for both parties. For Correa, prove I'm the best at the position to get another look each year on more money, etc.etc.etc. For Twins, great move in that you are allowing some youth at the SS position to work on are they the guy for the future at that spot. Good move to allow Lewis/Martin to work in the system for another year, takes some pressure off but it also generates some pressure knowing you may get that chance to be the guy 1 year from now. Downside is Correa gets hurt (can't control what-ifs) misses some time, doesn't opt out because health is a concern. Then we get him for another year to roll the dice all over again. STARTING PITCHING has to be the key moving forward in the next couple of days. Monday, team could be totally different again
  4. umterp23
    Front office with a strategy? Jury is still out in my opinion. Made some head scratching moves/non-moves thus far in their tenure, but they sure have brought the buzz back this week, whether good or bad just depends on the seat you sit in. Starting pitching still is questionable, so maybe the A's become that dance partner over the next couple of days. Go Twins!
  5. umterp23
    Like I said makes some sense, didn't say I 100% agree with it. If the twins feel like move 31 year old catcher who has not caught over a half season of games, is blocked by a higher salary at 1st base/dh in sano and Kiriloff is the answer at 1st, then they moved Garver. I think he shouldn't have been moved. What the Mgmt team does now will give us an indication of youth movement or low budget financial commitment for the year. Time will tell
  6. umterp23
    so the move makes some sense but also looks like a youth movement move. Wear and tear of a catcher above age 30 can be a factor, especially after the injuries last few years. Would have liked them to move Sano, but $11MM and inconsistency had to be a factor with no deal for Sano. If Kiriloff ends up in OF more than 1B, then Sano at 1st, then Garver could be your DH. Next domino to fall should give us more indication of youth movement or salary constraints
  7. umterp23
    First call to your player rep was the right call. Front office guys are paid by the owners, so he needed to talk to Rogers first. Rogers can then funnel the message to all the guys. Not a big deal for me. I would think that Oakland, Cincy and other potential fits were on speed dial as well. He isn't going to say that in his presser. Go Twins
  8. umterp23
    The games being cancelled will be at least 15 games worth as the owners will use that as another backdoor to service time to free agency. Young superstars service year credit toward free agency will be on yet another delay. Still "laughed" when Kris Bryant got hosed by not making big league roster to start season but magically got called up one day later than required year of service day allotment of days. Owners, we may hate them, but sure know how to run a business. It's a business and not a love of the game for them. Always will be
  9. umterp23
    Push comes to shove and the owners will get more the upside than players. the players union balks at anything today, the players will get the media hit as the guilty party. Owners leverage will win out, just a shame it took a 10am start time yesterday to start hammering away till wee hours Tuesday am. Billionaire egos by owners will win again. Woke up to birds chirping in the air (Western PA) and sunshine to start the day, could we finally be done. Let's hope so, if not college baseball is a good time right now
  10. umterp23
    negotiations would be a good thing, but it is currently I puff my chest out and say this with a response of I puff my chest and hold my breath to be the bigger guy and have someone else say this. No such thing as a negotiation, it will be whoever caves first because of no income hits the wallet the hardest. Younger MLB guys who don't manage their signing bonus or current $500K minimum salary feel the most heat and urgency to get back to doing their job. Black eye for everyone involved
  11. umterp23
    Bring up soft hitting .140 rortvedt. Ouch, not the answer. Lousy defensively not so much for Jeffers. He is pretty much on par with any other backup catcher in the bigs. Caught Stealing 23%, Garver 23%, Rort 44%. So Rort had better % but way less opportunities, so take that with a grain of salt. Stolen bases aren't solely on the catcher, pitcher plays a part, so in depth analytics on who attempts a steal, who was pitching, situation, etc comes into play. So. Fielding % Jeffers .994, Garver .996 and Rort .989. So on paper, reason Rort is in the minors
  12. umterp23
    Hockey = grape, MLB = Strawberry, NBA = Apple, NFL = Watermelon. They all can break apart, just how much force to do it. You have your diehards in every camp that will support their team/league. Owners are looking out for themselves as they run a business, players make a crap ton of money for a game they are suppose to love, but its a business. Manfred as a commissioner has a lot to be desired but not a single commissioner works for the players. So the tug of war will continue, the he-said/she said public banter will try to lesson the fans on who hates who. It will never happen, but pay each major league guy $1MM base salary every year and then incentives galore to make their money. Reset each year, players will play to earn their money each year, vs guaranteed money and if I have the sniffles, I'll sit out for a few days. What a profession to be in!
  13. umterp23
    Throw Larnach as a sweetener, used that in another post. If Kepler is moved, then I guess Larnach is playing daily. Kepler stays, I would play Kiriloff in OF more than 1st base. He can spell Sano couple days a week and you could put Gordon in utility role. Arraez I would move with Larnach and pitching prospect in a 3 for 1 or 2 deal to get a quality starting pitcher
  14. umterp23
    Would have, could have, should have signed this guy, that guy, but we get this guy commentary is about what I thought I would read this morning. It takes two to tangle and maybe, just maybe, we have had conversations with some of the better targets off the board and threw a contract out there. The player and agent could have easily said no thanks, appreciate the gesture and moved on. We will never know the what ifs side of things. So it comes down to quality for the price tag and how much price tag wiggle room do we really have. Probably not as much as we think there should be. Lockout is on, no news on player moves till 2022. Once the gates are unlocked, the mad dash is on. Hopefully Mgmt won't be still in taking their warmup suits off when the other offices are out of the blocks. I still see a trade going down when the lock out is over to grab a top 3 rotation guy, who not sure.
  15. umterp23
    on paper nice exercise, but in real time action Buxton has to appear in 100 games a year at a minimum during his contract. To be the guy, day in day out, number should really be 130 games a yea. Biggest problem I see for him to be elite and a true difference maker can't be 1/2 the season year over year. Let's hope the injury bug goes on hiatus for him
  16. umterp23
    Thug move
  17. umterp23
    he hit low .200's after the trade is a telling sign for me. Some will say change of scenery, living out of a suitcase as potential factors. I say not so fast, when you get traded to a contender to make run for post season, his juices should have been flying high. Liked him for what he was, but not for what he might be at a $10MM+ price tag. Say hello to the national league for Cruz if DH gets implemented.
  18. umterp23
    Pretty big gamble to trade both but very interesting concept. Garver with the injury last year to the you know whats, to me is the long term concern. Turning 32 this year and needing more rest to the knees, lower back and his manhood, has me thinking at best 75 games at catcher. Do we really want Rort who is probably a year or year + away from being a go to guy? Probably not. Trading Jeffers is risky because of youth compared to Garver, more seasoned and to me Rort is still a solid #3 catcher behind these two. Won't say no if the return is there though
  19. umterp23
    I'm not trying to debate you bight on Sano, was trying to find a similar comparison to Ryan and if Sano is deemed acceptable in a different position. All good on my end and your comments. If Ryan was to improve to say .240 avg, 20+ homers, K% less than 30% would we be happy? I think so. That easily replaces Garver at everyday type of catcher and allows him to move to DH at bats. The player movement on the team gets interesting at that point.
  20. umterp23
    But do you love Sano who is an older version of Jeffers: Avg, 23 out of 24, OBP 23 out of 24, OPS 17 out of 24 and amount of K's dead last. So he basically last in everything if you look at the top 24 guys listed. Sano had just over 200 more at bats than Jeffers. So ouch to both. Jeffers as a catcher vs 1B play is a little more taxing for him than Sano. I like Jeffers a lot and think a full season of MLB play was a sophomore slump so to speak. Sano is just Sano, big hit, bigger whiff type of player
  21. umterp23
    Move Sano along with Larnach in a package deal to get a MLB starter. Someone will bite on Sano hit 30 HR's and striking out 45% of the time. He is what he shows. Larnach might not be an answer in the outfield, if you think he is then Package Sano and Kepler together. This opens the door for Miranda to get his feet wet in the show. Rotate Miranda and Kiriloff at 1B along with Miranda at 3rd. Donaldson can take a day off here and there and you can get Garver some DH at bats to rest his legs behind the dish. Looks good to me on paper, but paper don't win games.
  22. umterp23
    It's a fun paper exercise on values, who is wanted, trade partners, etc. Bottom line as a fan, all the comments are a good gauge on what we would like to see happen. I don't see Garver and Jeffers being moved. Garver has issues with injuries, Jeffers filled in quite nicely, regardless of the .198 avg to date. He is strong behind the dish, has some easy power and is serviceable. Rortvedt is solid behind the dish but I don't see see his bat being better than the other two. I"m not hung up on righty/lefty options to give guys a break. Jeffers hit lefties fairly well this year and Garver can hit both options. If we play the spreadsheet statistical managerial role of Rocco we are in trouble.
  23. umterp23
    to keep Garver healthier, I see his rotation at the DH spot crucial. Now that opens up a can of worms. Let's say Kiriloff and Sano are rotating at 1st base/DH... Garver and Jeffers are rotating at Catcher... I think we have DH covered in that scenario but the spreadsheet loving Rocco could be the issue to the solution. Now if Miranda is the 3b of choice and rotates in with Donaldson because we know his legs will dictate DH time... we have DH issue with getting everyone at bats consistently
  24. umterp23
    At least no one has brought up Lewis yet. I have seen comments in the past that Lewis is heir apparent at SS and it could be next year or after. Not sure that is viable option. Handful of games since 2019 with a knee injury doesn't bode well for a SS position that has to move quickly and plant throw etc. SS needs to be addressed with a long term (meaning not a one year deal) FA acquisition. If Gordon is the better option, then make it so if you don't acquire anyone. You need stability on a diamond with C, SS & CF. We have 2 out of 3, who is SS that solidifies the group. Very easily could have 1 out of 3 if Buxton moves on
  25. umterp23
    Pay him what he wants, how about pay for 36% of what he is worth since he doesn't play more than that in last 4 years. What he wants and what he deserves are millions apart. No faith in the guy who had one out of this world month in his career.
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