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  1. SwainZag
    It's not even Christmas yet. Can the "we only did this" takes wait until at least Spring Training? Vasquez is an excellent add at an area of need
  2. SwainZag
    Tell Surly to pony up some cash for naming right.
  3. SwainZag
    Condemning the front office before it's even announced what Atlanta gave up to bring him in. A little quick, no?
  4. SwainZag
    Even in that article he stated that the Twins are not shopping Kepler, but there had been interest elsewhere. I don't think there has ever been anything from the Twins saying they were actively looking to move him.
  5. SwainZag
    I doubt he is hinging his entire decision on the signing of one player. Could be a small factor, but I would think his camping is hoping a team adds on a 4th year, or an opt out. Not all FAs are in a hurry to sign.
  6. SwainZag
    I would much rather one of the younger guys get a full chance in the rotation than spending $12.5 per year on Manaea. He would slot in behind Gray, Ryan, Mahle and Maeda. Give Ober/Varland/SWR/Winder those innings.
  7. SwainZag
    The bases will be bigger. I've heard nothing about changing of the ball size.
  8. SwainZag
    Correa was hit by a pitch on May 5th and broke a finger in his hand, which kept him out until May 18th. I am guessing the games you referenced was during the Astros series of May 10-12. Complain about Rocco and the lineup all you want, but come on, he was hurt and on the IL. It sucks you and the grandson didn't get to see him play but that's not on "in-consistent lineups." The man was injured. Unless you bought you ticket last minute, you should have known good and well that he wouldn't be in the lineup that day.
  9. SwainZag
    His 2021 was gigantic, but took a pretty big step down last season. Which is the real Reynolds going forward? If it's the .262/.345/.461 version from last season some of these trade offers are way, way too much. If going forward he is closer to the .305/.390/.522 things are probably a little closer with trade values. Do I offer Lee AND Lewis for him? I'm thinking no.....
  10. SwainZag
    Like I said in a previous post, I would welcome the addition...but wouldn't like seeing Arraez going away to bring him here.
  11. SwainZag
    I wouldn't mind having Lopez, I just don't think he's THAT great of a get. Before this season his previous high in innings was 111, his overall numbers and K numbers dropped from his great 2021 season. If you take out his nearly unhittable 23 inning of April baseball last year, he was more or less average the rest of the year. I'm not saying I wouldn't like having him on the staff, but would hate to see Arraez and more go for him personally.
  12. SwainZag
    Polanco has proven to be subpar SS. Can he play there in a pinch? Yes, but other than that he's a liability.
  13. SwainZag
    A great hitting catcher is such a luxury. Yes it would have great to have one, but at his age and an educated guess that he will only catch ~110 games or so......it seems like a poor use of funds IMO. I'd rather see them just pony up the money for a SS and sign another catcher to share duties with Jeffers.
  14. SwainZag
    21 man roster?
  15. SwainZag
    You can have an analytical ball club with good fundamentals, they should co-exist.
  16. SwainZag
    Correa is not a forgone conclusion yet. The opening day rotation looked like this: Ryan (5 career starts), Gray, Bundy, Archer, Ober. The 2023 rotation is looking like: Ryan, Gray, Mahle, Maeda, Ober/Varland/Winder. The bullpen is already looking better as well than what they started with. The offense of course would take a hit if Carlos ends up signing elsewhere, but there is room for hope with a lot of young players. Pessimism IS a downer and I believe skepticism is warranted and fair game. But when almost every thread is about or derailed with fire the manager/front office, woe is me, Twins are dead to me etc.....it makes it hard for some people even want to come post and be around. Even the most skeptical fan base should have some positive chatter out there. EX: Varland throws 6 shutout innings and there are 10/1 more comments about how the manager/front office is dumb for pulling him rather than the great performance. Just my two cents.
  17. SwainZag
    There isn't a lot of hope? The Twins should go into next year with 1 maybe 2 players above the age of 30. The entire core of this team is under the age of 28. I know everyone is on the extremely pessimistic, all hope is lost, fire everyone train, but good lord. Injuries decimated this ball club this season. The 2023 already looks a lot better on paper than the 2022 did coming into the season and we are months from opening day. Call me optimistic, but IMO the pessimism has gone off the dead end around here.
  18. SwainZag
    I've posted this before, but here's what I would do: If he opts out of the final 2 years, I offer 7 years - $200M. 2023 - $35M 2024 - $35M 2025 - $26M 2026 - $26M 2027 - $26M 2028 - $26M w/player opt out 2029 - $26M w/player opt out. Contract would still give him the original $70M for the two opt out years, but would be adding a 5 year - $130M extension on with 2 opt out years at the end of the deal. Realistically there might be more lucrative offers out there, but I would imagine it would be somewhere in the ballpark. It would also give him some flexibility in the last 2 years if he wanted to opt out and try for a last multi-year deal right after he turns 32. With the current year, total contract with Twins would be 8 years, $235M which comes out to $29.375 AAV. It's about $3M a year short of what Seager got last year. You could always tack on some incentives to up the ante, or add $4M per year and add $20M onto the deal to put it on par.
  19. SwainZag
    Yeah, I see the 1st 20,000 get the hat. The game I went to after every half inning they listed like 20 numbers.....I think it was seat numbers or maybe raffle tickets, but they gave away a ton of stuff. The guy in front of me got a signed 87 World Series jersey.
  20. SwainZag
    I made it out to Minnesota in April and saw a 3 game set. I would most definitely try to go as many of the 6 games left I could if I was anywhere close to making it manageable. I absolutely love going to the ballpark, especially at discounted prices. I'm not sure if they still do all the giveaways during the fan appreciation nights, but I won a really cool retro Joe Mauer jersey in one of Target Field's first years. Edit: I have never seen another Mauer jersey like it. It's this one but Mauer with the 7.
  21. SwainZag
    I would take him back in a heartbeat. The Twins should have decent money freed up with declining the options of Sano, Bundy, and Archer. Sanchez is set to be a FA.....and decisions can be made on Kepler and Urshela. Optimal situation in my book is Correa stays and they still have room to add.
  22. SwainZag
    So you are assuming anyone that has been called up this year was strictly because of injuries and no one was promoted on performance? Any specific examples of players performing well being denied a shot? I believe this was an issue with the old FO, but the current one has been pretty aggressive with promotions of deserving players.
  23. SwainZag
    The only prospect they traded in their Top 20 from 2021 was Petty. Ryan, Duran, Miranda, and Winder all graduated off the Top 10. Martin and Balazovic both dropped pretty considerably in their rankings. Trades did not gut their farm system.
  24. SwainZag
    If you can see into the future and see which pitchers are going to avoid the IL, there's a lot of money to be made out there.
  25. SwainZag
    Who exactly have the Twins been cautious with lately? They have used 15 players this season who are 25 or under.
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