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  1. old nurse
    As it stands right now one of Festa or Mathew’s is the sixth starter. Who is the seventh starter to start the season. Raya has had all of 1 start at AAA, Morris has had 7 starts but only 34 innings. Unless they feign a better than Plutko type there needs to have another backup to start Varland will need to stay a starter.
  2. old nurse
    Austin Martin come to mind
  3. old nurse
    A no hit catcher that is excellent at catching can have a job if the number 1 catcher as talented as Will Smith for the Dodgers
  4. old nurse
    The smell is the Ben-Gay from the downside of their career players wanted by someone who learned nothing from Margot to the but but what about Santana? Excellence slows down to still above average
  5. old nurse
    The around 20 pre arb players on the roster would show much for the farm system
  6. old nurse
    Whitlock might be the one of the few recent picks that worked but injuries are derailing him
  7. old nurse
    Old school voters might have voted him in. That school is out for summer. That school is out forever
  8. old nurse
    Wow. No truer words were spoken about you than by yourself. Thanks for the laugh
  9. old nurse
    So much for you putting me on your ignore list. One, I said last 2 years, 2 There were more than just the 2 pitchers chasing a Cy Young in 23. Prove me wrong or be quiet
  10. old nurse
    The people who think Baldelli has a quick hook ignore that last season and the season before he was operating more on pitch count than innings. If it looked like the pitcher was going to go over 100, he didn’t get to start the next inning.. somebody with the knowledge and desire to sort through the records can tell me if I am wrong or not the people who complain about the quick hook, in my opinion, just do not pay attention to details
  11. old nurse
    The have Stewart, Jax, and Duran for high leverage, Sands, Topa, Alcala for the medium. A lefty is missing. Tonkin fits in as the 8th guy. The minor league retreads they usually sign will be in St Paul. They will be needed for when someone gets injured. That aspect happens every year. There is always the possibility of a trade of one of the top 6 to get the lefty. Or as part of a trade for another piece. If they were not going to keep Tonkin they probably would have released him at the end of the season wihen the released other players
  12. old nurse
    I asked a question about Ronnie Henriquez and got the answer to the question with this article. I bet he gets Topa and Tonkin, too.
  13. old nurse
    It is at this point debatable if it helped Zebby’s career or not to have been added. It seems like more and more there is a learning aspect that needs to occur at the major league level for those who are talented, but not in the elite category. For position players the consternation when someone is not added would appear to be misplaced given the results of the last few rule v drafts. Look at the AAA success of Chris Williams yet he was not claimed. So, is Olivar a better prospect? Rankings say yes, but if Williams were 22 and not what he is would that change the opinion? Rule v is now about drafting a player to help the club the year they are drafted.
  14. old nurse
    Nunez was taken and kept. He was a know defensive specialist and pinch running speedster. The other one was returned.
  15. old nurse
    Rule v has been a good thing for fringe pitchers
  16. old nurse
    2022 rule 5 draft had 2 position players taken, Noda and Sabol. Noda had a good first year, sophomore slump last year. Sabol played at a replacement level for the Giants, pretty much got moved out of the catcher position, 2023 saw 2 position players taken. Nunez who is a defensive, speed no hit utility player was kept, de Los santos was returned. 2021 had 51 total players taken, and I didn’t see a name that stood out LeBlanc got his year in Miami and was released after the following year in the minors, Young was drafted by Washington and was not claimed back when sent to the minors, Maciel was returned, Ronnie Dawson was kept and releases at the end of the year, Nogowski was released. Kirwer was returned That is the first 6 selected position players Of the 10 position players I looked up, 1 good season out of multiple. I think by and large the FO do a decent job of knowing what position players will make an impact and which ones don’t in protecting position players. If Olivar is near ready, then they protect him as he actually has hit in the minors. If he is not protected i think the chance that he is a viable starting catcher goes way down
  17. old nurse
    They were interested in Montgomery last year and he is available in a trade
  18. old nurse
    Would you give up your top prospect and a stud left handed reliever with 2 years of control for 3 years of Duran and one of Castro? That could be a lopsided trade. They might trade one of their other near ready catchers, but not Rushing
  19. old nurse
    The third round draft pick doesn’t seem like a steep price but Drew n a half season get MLB. Com top 30 status, 35+ FV from fangraphs. Winokeur is a top 30 prospect, 40 FV, Povich and Steer made it to the major leagues. Alas, 2025 is an odd year, they will get the supplemental first round. They would have to give up their second rounder. Thats Canterino, Soulare, Jeffers, Keashall, Prielipp, among a couple others. So they are finding talent. Walker is getting up in years but power is the last thing to age out. Still, for half the money the could resign Santana and still have a promising player
  20. old nurse
    Grichuck turned down a 6 million option. I doubt he is coming here for 5. Topa made 1.25. I doubt that he would make less than that even though he was injured last year. The arbitration process does not seem to work that way. 2 c prospects for 10 million in salary relief seems like an overpay for the receiving team . The pre hype prospect for Paddack with no money going out is another dream. The team would do your trades and signings in a heartbeat, but the reality of the players or other teams doing it is quite the stretch
  21. old nurse
    The twins in the last 3 years have been averaging using 20 relief pitchers. Yes bad relievers are fungible. The extended stays of Okert, Jay what’s his name, and Dobnak would show that quality relievers are not fungible. If you believe Topa can be a good reliever you keep him. If you think he is going to be injured once again, you let him go. Tonkin ate up 80 innings last years of low league pitching. Not exactly a great job, but somebody has to do it. If having a roughly league average pitcher as your 7th guy in the bullpen and not worry about it, Tonkin’s expected arb numbat is not egregious, nor is it likely to be more expensive than a league average pitcher free agent. What is out there is likely not better for a cheaper price,
  22. old nurse
    Thanks for the laugh considering the response you got later,it caused another laugh
  23. old nurse
    I can’t wait to see who gets the Twins Trade Candidate Breaking Down Rony Henriquez duty.
  24. old nurse
    The most common names to come up for trade are Grochet, Montgomery Sonny Gray and Luzardo. The only place that I found mention of trading Lopez is here.
  25. old nurse
    The Taillon and Snell trades are the perfect examples of what happens in these trades for prospects or near as ready as they are ever going to get players.
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