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  1. Fatbat
    It’s understandable that the clubhouse would be concerned by lower payroll but at the same time all the young guys should be looking at their own opportunity to improve so they get the big paycheck. It’s possible to cover the 250 innings of Gray and Maeda if guys step up todo it. Everyone is down on C4 but if he takes us deeper into the playoffs in ‘24, you haters better make that crow sammich and eat it. the payroll issue will work itself out in time. Relax a bit, it’s holiday season.
  2. Fatbat
    So #10 thru #30 did not win the WS. Spending $$$ does increase your chances at winning. It does have to be spent on the best 26 players you can get.
  3. Fatbat
    With a salty attitude, I see the FO getting Matt Gorski from Pitt in the rule 5 draft. Just to get everyone on here tweeked saying that CF and 1B now has depth 🤣
  4. Fatbat
    My wife is great at finding expensive Crystal and China sets for pennies on the dollar at thrift stores. The Twins need to hire someone to do the same with a player or two every year. Like my wife says, there is always someone selling something that they don’t realize is worth more than they know. Since the Twins owners don’t want to budget according to their market size, they better find some rough diamonds and shine them up by April.
  5. Fatbat
    @Danchat I wonder if the FO is going to take a flier on a guy if a certain someone they are watching falls to them. Just trying to pull a rabbit out of the hat and have a guy like Castro make an impact 2 years in a row. Seems like something they would try since they have a limited budget and they love to buy damaged goods at the thrift store….
  6. Fatbat
    You are correct and for all those reasons ownership should change their budget.
  7. Fatbat
    I totally missed this thread and started something similar but more on the lighter side. It leads me to a question tho. If a team picks a player via rule 5 and then the player gets injured, can they stash them on the disabled list until healthy and then activate them as normal? Just curious.
  8. Fatbat
    I had a little time to kill so I started a shallow dive into possible Rule 5 players the Twins could add that would address a need for the ‘24 season. My first find is the #20 prospect from Pittsburgh, OF Matt Gorski. He has power and speed but has had injury issues. He seems perfect for us. If you have time and want to chime in on who you think would be a good rule 5 pick up next week, here is an opportunity for you to play FO for a day!
  9. Fatbat
    We don’t know everything the FO does but my inclination is that we aren't going outside the org to deal with 1B issues. Its gonna get fixed internally or at least attempted to be fixed. Just doing the Farmer for Carlson kills 2 birds with one stone. Finding the right deal for pitching is going to be tough. I would imagine it will take some creativity cause it sure seems like a FA pitcher is out of the question.
  10. Fatbat
    Or the pick could be HOF. Either way, we will be talking about it for years.
  11. Fatbat
    Its 2 guys coming back from TJ. maeda pitched 104 this year and had some early issues that he got reset. Its possible both him and Paddack each get to 150 but I expect 100+…. It’s a reasonable expectation. 150+ is a stretch but it’s possible. If Maeda has a 3.9 era 1.13 whip and throws 147 innings for Detroit, is he worth $12M in ‘24? Edit…. In addition, Jordan Montgomery pitched 188.2 innings in ‘23. The most of his career. Had a 3.20 era and 1.19 whip. 10wins/11 losses. He is 30 and he is looking at $25M/yr or more on a 4-6 year deal. He isn’t known as an Iron man but he is gonna get his payday.
  12. Fatbat
    He just proved in ‘23 that he can still pitch to his career averages. Paying him $13M/yr is about half as we would pay a #1 SP. I fail to see the risk because 2 years removed from TJ, he will probably improve his stats and durability.
  13. Fatbat
    Just 100+ per year for $13M . Its not overly expensive if he has 2 Good years. He is also the kind if guy that can pitch 5 innings in a playoff game and keep the score low. Thats hard to find. I expect Paddack to also pitch 100+ innings in ‘24. That would have only required us to find a viable option for another 100 innings which I would hope could be covered by Varland/Headrick.
  14. Fatbat
    Not Signing Maeda for 2 yr 26M was just dumb. He has a shiny new arm and he knows how to pitch. We could have gotten 200+ innings in ‘24/25 out of him. Congrats to Gray on his overpay day. Thanks for the draft pick.
  15. Fatbat
    I’d bet they all stay and pitch for the twins at some point unless traded before ST. A DFA will only happen if they suck really bad and then said sucky pitcher will likely clear waivers. At worst, the Saints will have somewhat solid hurlers.
  16. Fatbat
    Or he would have turned it down and Detroit would have paid him more. I’d take him at 20.3M ….its not my $$$$
  17. Fatbat
    Should have offered Maeda a QO. Hind site…..
  18. Fatbat
    If C4 had 15 less GDP and 30 more hits, he would have been right in line with his career averages. He played hurt most of the season so I would expect he will have much better stats in ‘24 when healthy. I got no problem paying $33M for the best C4.
  19. Fatbat
    Thats a great reason to develop pitching in the farm system.
  20. Fatbat
    It’ll be fine, Buxton will be healthy🤣
  21. Fatbat
    I guess I just considered him a #3 but I see your point. Miami still seems to be stacked with SPs. I just hope that whoever we actually get to fill Grays spot is successful and here for years.
  22. Fatbat
    Especially Festa.
  23. Fatbat
    Not yet but then neither was Lopez in Miami.
  24. Fatbat
    Wallner being the hometown kid with huge potential isn't going to get traded early in his career. Raya is the bulldog that our FO is betting on so he is not going anywhere. I can see SWR and maybe Headrick packaged for Sandoval, they seem to be close to MLB but not exactly in the plans to be fulltimers in ‘24. That would also open up a 40man spot.
  25. Fatbat
    The blackburn deal is interesting because what do you do with him until someone needs to skip a start? and honestly do we need the #29 or 31 prospect?
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