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  1. beckmt
    Would not add Reed, Slegers, Diaz. I would add Bard. I of course do not get to see the scouting reports. Expect that Palka, Vielma, and Vargas will be removed and I hope Gibson will be. We know what he has and he needs a reboot elsewhere. This could all change with trades now and early in the offseason.
  2. beckmt
    The valuable trade pieces are pitching. Twins do not have it at this time. Now is the time to see what we have. Given that another week will not matter. Twins have about 2 weeks to see if they can become relevant again or to unload other pieces. We also have 4 middle infielders for 3 positions and 5 outfielders for 4 positions. And 2 corner infielders and 2 catchers. That makes 13. Molitor seems to like 13 man pitching staffs. Something has to give in this logjam, my issue is that the odd person out might be Rosario, who would not fit with Molitor's ideas.
  3. beckmt
    He was in charge of that matchup. Any righty would have been a better matchup than Rogers. How Molitor uses his pitchers goes right to the heart of managing. And when you only seem to have 2 you can trust and use them too much that is not good. Why not try and see if Hildenburger or one of the other new pitchers can do the job.
  4. beckmt
    We have a saying in the areas I come from "How did it work out" Rodgers is not overwhelming enough for that matchup. Find a better one.
  5. beckmt
    From what I have heard Jake Mauer is considered to be the best of the Twins minor league managers. He seems to win no matter how good or bad the talent is. However because of his brother, he cannot be the next Twins manager. Time to go outside the organization.
  6. beckmt
    I respectfully disagree. Any manager who leaves a lefty in to face Rajia Davis, who is a lefty mauler, and cannot smell a rightly does not manage my ballclub. And these have been his stats since he has been in the league.
  7. beckmt
    Jake Mauer will never be the manager while Joe is on the team. Fair or not that is my opinion. I do feel he is the best internal choice.
  8. beckmt
    Wonder of Kitlzer was unavaliable due to the fact he was part of a heavy trade discussion.
  9. beckmt
    Bullpen and loss are on Molitor, why would you let Rogers face Davis? He is twice the hitter against lefties. I do not care who your closer is, just do the matchups.
  10. beckmt
    Depends on the return. We have a large number of pitchers in AA and AAA who at least need shots to see if they can pitch at this level. Are you going to wait until they are out of options to find out?. If we sweep the A's probably nothing will happen, if we lose a couple, Twins will almost certainly sell. I hope they are able to sell the pieces that bring the highest return.
  11. beckmt
    Also on the list should be Bard and Jay. Both could be here next year. We shall see, but lets move some vets and start bringing up the kids. We need to know before next year how they will shape up in a race, not in meaningless innings in September against a couple of clubs that are rebuilding, and other clubs that are gearing for the playoffs and resting their players.
  12. beckmt
    I was one of the few on the bandwagon of pay the man. That is exactly the type of flyer the Twins should have taken, not on the low risk low reward relievers and surprise when they fail.
  13. beckmt
    Question for Seth. Where do you see Polanco playing for the Twins next year? Expect Gordon will be the SS, so how do you unblock the logjam? Assuming the Twins do not give Dozier away in the offseason.
  14. beckmt
    Problem is here and what do you do to solve it. This sounds like a trade Dozier for what you can get(not much) because Gordon will be here next year and room will be needed. Escobar will not bring back more than a lottery ticket. He is slightly better than your average utility player. And he has proven not to be able to play for long stretches without his bat going south. Maybe you have to bundle Polonco with a pitcher and send them both for a better return. Twins may need to make some good quantity for quality trades and those are hard to make.
  15. beckmt
    Problem with selling from areas of weakness is that Twins will need starters next year, so at least be careful with what you do. I would love to see them sell from the bullpen if they get the chance, They have several relievers (Curtiss, Bard, and several others to look at). There is also the idea of moving some spare parts, I would look at moving a SS (Polanco prefered, but also maybe Escobar) because Gordon will be here next year. Agree Garver should be up, but he somewhat duplicates Grossman as an OF option. Take offers on the starters, but only move them if you are belown over by them. Relievers I would move whatever the market will bear, if you can get good prospects, but expect market to be soft as there are a lot of relievers on the market. But this as middle infield are the Twins biggest areas of strength right now so I hope some moves will be made. Garcia and Santiago are gone (FA) at the end of the year. Gibson should be non tendered so Twins will need mulitple starters next year. mlbtraderumors has commented that they feel the Twins should flip to selling as they have some useful pieces. My guess is the weekend in Oakland should tell. Twins need all 3 games. Go Twins.
  16. beckmt
    I consider Mauer about average between hitting and fielding for a 1B man. 5-7 million a year is low for that type. Mauer is just different in that his OBP is higher than most first baseman, he is a better fielder than most, just he does not have the extra base potential of other players in his position. Therefore since the Twins do not have an obvious replacement(unless you move Sano there) and that leaves the 3B hole.
  17. beckmt
    Not a Gibson fan, gives up way too many bad starts, expect him to be non-tendered. That will help free up money. New FO is getting up a head of steam and starting to clear out the player who have been here way too long.
  18. beckmt
    Good analysis Nick. It could fall apart, but at least it looks like they tried. Will need more moves to get further.
  19. beckmt
    Looks like a good deal to me. Could bite some in 4-5 years, but sometimes you have to sell the base.
  20. beckmt
    Yes but I am looking at budget for 2018 and beyond and Mauer is beyond. Maybe he will retire, but if he has this year at the current pace and next year about the same doubt he will retire, so am looking at a 2 year deal in parameters above.
  21. beckmt
    Molitor will be shorthanded tonight, and they bring up 2 relievers, 1 move has been made would need a second to bring up 2.
  22. beckmt
    Lavelle claimed it was another pitcher coming, not Haley, wonder if Haley might be gone also
  23. beckmt
    Did you see the game today, Molitor needs arms tonight, not tomorrow.
  24. beckmt
    Polanco really is the issue here. He may not make the team next year unless you unload Dozier somewhere, so using him as a piece in a trade to me is a very good use of assets. This can be decided over the next week as the Twins could fall out of it and choose to sell.
  25. beckmt
    No, to me he is another AAAA pitcher, good but not able to pitch successfully at the MLB level.
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