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  1. beckmt
    my opinion is that he gets 1 or 2 more starts, Ober you can send on a rehab assignment, so there will be some time. Gray will return to the rotation. When Ober is ready, if things do not improve Bundy will be toast. We cannot afford to waste time with marginal starters. Winder has certainly earned a position in the rotation.
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    Probably the best chance of help comes from St. Paul or Wichita. Teams are not trading viable pitchers this early. And yes there are a couple of guys that I would not have on this staff.
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    Unless Vallimont turns it around soon, doubt he will be on the 40 man past mid year. Glad to see the pitching hold up, we will soon need bullpen reinforcements here
  4. beckmt
    duffey can maybe still be effective in a lessor role. I feel that Thielbar and Stashek will not be part of the next good Twins team and we should be working on there replacements now.
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    May not do much. Lot's of rain predicted the next 2 days.
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    That is why you bring up Moran. You can't afford a total question mark for a reliever. Thielbar is unusable except against a lefty for the 3rd out of an inning. That is a very poor use of resources.
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    I also would DFA Thielbar and Stashek. Bring up Moran and Cano. If you can't trust the pen, a lot of it is replaceable. Especially the bottom end.
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    Pitch selection was bad. Rodriquez had fanned on breaking pitches, why even throw him a fastball in the zone (unless Duffey missed, I don't know). All the hits came off fastballs, probably not located well. Find another pitcher and use Duffey in much earlier spots. Duran or Alcala would be my preference, Pagan would have been fine. But the pitch selection and pitcher usage was curious.
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    This is why we need to fire Rocco now. In the case use a closer who has closed before, you only have 2.
  10. beckmt
    My guess is the Twins go with a 6 man rotation early to save arms and assess. Bundy will have a very short lease. this also protects them against an Archer flameout. Just hope that Alcala and Duran step up. This is what this move is about.
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    Interesting, shows a lot of faith in Duran and Alcala. Rodgers was not being extended anyway, so cashing is the correct play.
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    Couple of thoughts. Twins could take the Myers contract, which is only for this year. Would hate to give up a left handed hitting outfielder, as the Twins are right handed heavy. Back side is you can never have too much pitching, if Archer or Bundy implode or both and one of Ober and Ryan do not have a good year, you are going to need a lot more depth. You are asking 3 pitchers in ST. Paul or Wichita to step up, that is a big ask. Both Paddock and Gore where much more highly rated prospects than any of the Twins current minor league starters. If Duran and Alacla step up, Rogers will not be here next year. So if the deal is right, cash the chips. Would have to see the total deal before making an opinion on it. Like the framework however.
  13. beckmt
    Problem is with most FA signings, the great majority do not work out, unless you are signing from the top of the pile. And those contracts turn bad usually the last few years. To keep the Twins relevant and keep the club running well, you need the cheap pitching from the prospects. Cleveland has gotten it for years, and the Twins look like they are going that way. It is dangerous, but when you don't have unlimited money, you have to cut somewhere.
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    I am a little more optimistic. We have to know what is in the pipeline or we will be losing pitchers, some who might turn out to be quite good. Twins pitching did very well in Wichita last year and hopefully will do well in Minneapolis and St. Paul this year. We will have to fly with what we have, and it could well be better than people believe. I just hope if the retreads go south early they are quickly cut (I have more rope for Archer than Bundy) and the pipeline is tested. Twins bullpen could be very good if Alcala and Duran both come through early. We have more velocity there than the Twins have ever had. Just hope the starting pitching can get us 5 - 6 innings and that maybe Maeda comes back in August and gives us a boost.
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    Theilbar had multiple saves with the Twins the first time through. I would not sleep on Duran also being a big part of this pen. I think the pen will be fine, just the management of it will have to be watched.
  16. beckmt
    I don't want to see any of Rooker, Garlick, Smeltzer, Cave or others of the like here. We need to move forward and find players to fit this team.
  17. beckmt
    Arraez will DH and play 3B. Sano will play 1B and DH. My guess is that Sano and Sanchez will sit against tough rightes on righties. You will need a RH hitting outfielder to play when the opposition starts a leftie (Kepler should not be an option, unless the Lefty does better against righties. Rooker and Laurach should be in St. Paul. To start the season I am expecting 15 pitchers because of the short spring training. Gordon should give you a lot of coverage for a short term. We will be fine.
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    Winder should be with the Twins in a starting role and Duran in the pen. Don't waste their bullets in St paul.
  19. beckmt
    I tend to agree with this more on pitchers and not so much on position players. Pitchers tend to decline quickly (except for the special few), and the last few years of those contracts can be bad. At the age these players were, do not see an issue. Twins will have a new TV contract in the next few years and the MLB keeps signing great contracts for rights. Those get shared. Also with inflation dollars today are greater than the same dollars tomorrow. For me on position players it depends on the fit and temperament. Twins have a lot of young pitchers coming, lets find out what we have.
  20. beckmt
    Hate to throw cold water on the parade. The players Duran faced yesterday were minor league depth pieces. After a couple of these sessions, let us see him in the middle innings or as a starter for 3 innings and see how he fares against major league hitters. Just slow things down. I really hope he works out, but this is a very compressed spring training.
  21. beckmt
    Wonderful!!. I look at this as a 1 year deal, buys the time to develop Lewis and Martin. Maybe Correa will like it here, It also depends on whether the QO is still around (that is a players decision, but they will have to agree to an international draft for it to disappear). Probably a factor was there were no pitchers worth buying anymore, so we will have to trust the youngsters (and I feel some of them will work out). Maybe there is one more trade for a pitcher, but the Twins can always get deadline help, which is usually cheaper than now). Great move by the team.
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    I also was a believer that Donaldson needed to be moved, not because he was not a very good player, but because he needed to be moved for the next level Twins to appear. Twins seem to be moving toward what the Rays do, many multi-positional players that can cover for injuries, without a big dropoff in performance. That was one of the issues last year and prior years. Sanchez is probably only here for one year or will not be here this year, Urshela fits the Twins model. I have also seen the mlbtraderumors story the Twins have reached out to Story's representatives. That would cause a lot of it to make sense. Either Story or Correra could be signing a one year pillow deal if they do not get what they want, but more likely Correra goes back to the Astros. Better chance is the Twins are using 2022 to see what they have in the upper minor league levels and fill from there, Second thought is the maybe Miranda is being used in a trade for an Oakland or Cinncinatti pitcher. Wait until the chairs stop moving.
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    Maybe they also have a deal for Sanchez. Miranda had nothing left to prove at St. Paul, does that mean Urshela plays SS. I know he played some there, but don't think he was that good. Maybe we needed Sanchez to get an Oakland pitcher, but this makes little sense to me. Donaldson I can understand if the Twins were rebuilding and he would probably not want to be here.
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    According to MLBtraderumors the Twins have checked the medicals of Rodon and Kikuchi. Signing one would be no surprise. But we shall see. I would rather spend money than prospects.
  25. beckmt
    depends on who you give up, but I don't like guessing games. Maybe just maybe you can get a pitcher you can afford, but it does not come cheap. Rather than trade prospects, would rather trade Kepler who seems to have reached his peak. But most of the lower clubs value cost control and younger players, maybe that will change as I understand the new CBA has some penalties for bad records year after year. (Read Pirates, Miami, and others). Should be interesting.
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