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  1. Cory Engelhardt
    I do not think they have to trade Lopez, Ober and Ryan this offseason. My guess is they made enough conversation happen with Boston (among others) that Ryan is going to be dealt. He certainly can bring back a few pieces for next year (maybe a 1B or a catcher that can play, along with some good prospects) but I don't see the need to trade the other 2. That sounds bleak, but I do think they like Abel and Bradley, along with Zebby, to round out the rotation. Also wouldn't be shocked if SWR/Festa/Ohl/Morris/Raya/Prielipp, some combo of those are either traded for bullpen pieces or turned into bullpen pieces. Still wish we had Varland though.
  2. Cory Engelhardt
    If they are picking a lane, even then at times I figured I could wrap my head around the deals. That said, the Stewart and especially the Varland trades, the return on those I just do not understand. I do think they could have gotten a different prospect return for Stewart (how does Outman work if you also have Rodan and Larnach and Wallner and Jenkins and Rodriguez, all left handed hitting outfielders?) and Varland not being a free agent until 2030 or so, I don't see the need to move off of him at all. I almost think there is a story there, where maybe Varland was one who chose to not be here anymore more than them wanting to move off of him. The free agents to be, the return on those mostly made sense. And they didn't trade from their rotation *(yet) as that part of the team still looks like a strength. I have to imagine they have some idea of their starters value now, so offseason trading 1 of them now makes sense too to supplement the roster. They will need to build a bench. And they will need to have their young players in the next wave (Keaschall, Culpepper and Jenkins) all be ready to go in the next couple of years. I think that's what they are leaning in to. I just can't wrap my head around the Stewart return and trading Varland away. Those don't fit for me yet.
  3. Cory Engelhardt
    It’s the Stewart deal for Outman that I am confused by. But the Varland deal, I like the Rojas return.
  4. Cory Engelhardt
    Bradley may be. 4 years of team control
  5. Cory Engelhardt
    It actually is a really strong draft fwiw.
  6. Cory Engelhardt
    I'm failing to see the fit too. Hope I'm wrong. That said, I'm good with not seeing Keirsey play a ton.
  7. Cory Engelhardt
    And they wouldn't have traded for him if they were planning to JUST move him to the bullpen. Not for trading Duran.
  8. Cory Engelhardt
    I'd be shocked if Abel is positioned for the bullpen next year. Shocked.
  9. Cory Engelhardt
    Bob Nightengale just reported that the Correa trade is dead. Astros wanted the Twins to cover 50 million of the remaining salary (102.5 million) and send them an outfielder (Larnach maybe?) and that amount of money was too much for Minnesota to agree to.
  10. Cory Engelhardt
    I would be, ESPECIALLY on Coulombe.
  11. Cory Engelhardt
    Doing nothing would be a disaster.
  12. Cory Engelhardt
    Stewart could also happen
  13. Cory Engelhardt
    Kind of exactly this. The player still got paid right?
  14. Cory Engelhardt
    Shows how much waste it is to make deals on the baseballtradevalues site. Tyler Rogers was worth 0.2 on there. He received 26.8 back in value. Duran is going to bring a HAUL based on that site I imagine.
  15. Cory Engelhardt
    It should be the initial ask. Doesn't mean that's the red line, but good that was the ask.
  16. Cory Engelhardt
    Yeah really all of this and selling at the deadline, and possibly including Correa being moved is towards 2026 and 2027. That's all I meant.
  17. Cory Engelhardt
    JUST for fun; how far away is Walker Jenkins in this scenario? Not saying he is mlb ready, but I'd very much be excited to see him too.
  18. Cory Engelhardt
    I'd want a better return, and I'd push to even pay a LITTLE more down to get Walker Janek. Another catching addition would help our organization.
  19. Cory Engelhardt
    Having baseball as a distraction from reality still helps me I must say. But I get that too.
  20. Cory Engelhardt
    Lots of things to figure out for sure. Rumors around the deadline are fun aren't they? :)
  21. Cory Engelhardt
    I get that, and not at all arguing that thought. Maybe it's Brooks Lee at SS next year. Maybe it'd be a different SS not in the organization. I just said Culpepper because he may be at AAA before the end of the year and certainly could debut in 2026. Doesn't mean he is ready to take over at SS, but he could debut next year in my opinion.
  22. Cory Engelhardt
    I just meant it doesn't necessarily mean it was ONLY done for savings. Yes the prospect they got back is pretty far away, but that doesn't mean he didn't have value too.
  23. Cory Engelhardt
    This IS the argument.
  24. Cory Engelhardt
    IF they are better in 2026, isn't that the goal? Not saying they truly become the Rays. But if getting off of Correa does open a spot for Culpepper (as an example) and allows to sign someone else (even if it isn't a total payroll as high) that still is a tier or 2 ahead of how Tampa has operated right? Anyway, I'm 3 steps ahead here. This is probably just a rumor. Fun thought experiment.
  25. Cory Engelhardt
    I think we should revisit this thought on ONLY making deals for cost-savings after the entirety of the deadline is through. But really, neither Paddack or Dobnak were to be on the 2026 team right?
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