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All of us want 8-9 million. Want and get are 2 different things. 2019 was not too friendly for the relief pitcher contracts. The high priced relievers the year before that were not signed by the Yankees all did poorly. The big money Colorado paid out the previous year did not pan out. 8-9 for a non proven closer will be a tough one to get
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In 2011 May was not even in the top 100 prospect lists. To be the top player in a system like that is not saying much. The year he was traded to the Twins is when he dropped off those lists. It is not like he was a top prospect. There were a couple of people who really liked him https://www.minorleagueball.com/2015/9/28/9409909/unsubstantiated-prediction-trevor-may-will-be-an-all-star-starter In terms of soon to be free agents. May has had a great year and a half. What he gets in free agency will be determined by what happens this year.
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The problem in getting a top of the rotation type pitcher in midseason is that it requires a team to be really bad while having a very good player.
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Is Berrios healthy? Is Pineda the pitcher he was id the second half before the suspension? Is Odorizzi the first half pitcher? Is Homer Bailey the better than league average pitcher he was last year? Is Smeltzer the low 4 ERA or FIP pitcher? Same for Dobnak? Does Hill rebound to where he pitches like he did for the Dodgers? If two of the first three questions have a no it is highly unlikely it matters who is available unless the offense is on pace to shatter the 1067 run record. For every no answer in the second 3, replace the name with Graterol, Thorpe, then Poppen. If you get to Poppens name and the Twins are not on pace to shatter the 1067 record it is highly unlikely it matters who is available. There are 2 scenarios were the midseason trade becomes important. One is that the offense has managed to put the team in first place despite less than best efforts from the middle and bottom of the rotation. If the top 2 are going good the team needs a third for the playoffs. The other scenario is Berrios is going great and the team pulls off a blockbuster because they don't think he can keep it up for a whole season but somebody else does.
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Even is coaching got a couple more mph on the FB it would still be mediocre.
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Max Scherzer has a far better history after age 36. The big thing with pitching is injuries . You can pick a trend and an age but injuries are more likely to be the cause of decline rather than just age
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They did not only ask for Buxton. It was Buxton and prospects
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The candidates make sense, the proposed offers except for Archer do not.
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Front Page: Twins Front Office Testing Fate in Waiting
old nurse replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I don't know what to make of the high priced free agents this year. It seems like they are using the Twins' interest and offers to drive up other teams' offers. If you listen to Ray Manzarek's comments, that is the impression I am getting from all this. Please note, I don't think I could post the response so listen at your own risk -
Bailey pitched at a "role" or "solid" level depending on whose WAR calculation you chose to use
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Martin Perez started 29 games last year at a replacement level.
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If only 75 pitchers are better this year it is a good signing.
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Grandal and Keuchel are not one year deals. Length of contract is a moot point. Top 10 ranked prospects and immediate impact. Still waiting for Buxton or Sano to play a full year. How long ago was that they were top 10. It is all on paper. You have no idea if it will work.
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Yolmer Sanchez, GG 2B White Sox. Career OPS 80
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Last year the Phillies signed the 2,13 and 34 per ESPN. They went nowhere.
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Perception perhaps. Moncada had a hard hit 38% last year. That is about his average. That is league average
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Reported concussion. Therein lies the problem
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Mike doesn't remember the original post and neither do you.
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Bilateral leg weakness is part of post concussion. It once again shows how little willingness there is on the part of the public to understand brain injuries.
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Trading for Segura and Realmuto, moving top prospects and adding 400 million of payroll over time was just attempting to stay mediocre?
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The OP Not only did the Washington Nationals not go "all in" in 2019, but they went "all out" when they let Harper go. The Phillies went "all in" and I don't think they made the playoffs. Or maybe they did win the World Series and the Nationals winning it was a mirage. I would be very happy to see the Twins win the Central again in 2020 and then not go into a coma just because a team has NY on its unis in the playoffs. To answer your question IGK, you said this post was completely false.
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They also let a top position player walk. They let a 330 million dollar player leave for a 140 million one. That would not be considered going all in. The rest of the free agents was not major additions. Sanchez rose, Rosenthal and Dozier flopped. So signing Harper, McCutcheon, and Robertson after signing Arrietta and Santana the year brfore is not going for it?
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Whatever you cam do that is not too stupid.
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I did not claim that anyone had said that the Twins would have beaten the Yankees with Pressly, only that it did not matter if he was here or not in that series. Realism is that Pressly became better when he went to Houston. He would not have gotten worse under the coaching from Johmson, but there realy isn't any compelling reason to believe he would have gotten better. Pressly's was quoted as saying Houston wasn't saying anything different to him than the Twins were. His pitch mix changed. He bought into what was being said to him there, not here. he significance to the Twins for the 2019 season is what? They won 101 games without him and got swept in the series with the Yankees. Your own statement would be an indication that he would not have changed the outcome of that series. Realism is that there was no indication that he would have wanted to stay here. The tattoo on his back would be a great indication of where he wanted to be.
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Ryan Pressly was pitching to a FIP of 3 before he was traded. That is the pitcher he was here. That pitcher would also have been a free agent after last season. He might have helped win a playoff game. He might not have. He was also due to be a free agent at the end of last season. If you are going to be optimistic that he would have developed here as he did in Houston and sign an extension then you have to allow for the optimism that Alcal will develop control and have a one two punch of a 97 fastball and a good slider thus being an effective set up man Celestion can be a competent CF with a .300 BA and doubles type power. The optimist outlook that you have kept Pressly is you now have co closers in Rogers and Pressly, you still get swept by the Yankees. Trade, you get 6 years of a set up pitcher and a replacement for Buxton when once again the head is softer than the wall. Pessimist, you still did not win a playoff game and you now have nothing.
