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  1. SwainZag
    Realistically what do you guys think is the package that brings Kikuchi to Minnesota? Expiring, Twins would be on the hook for ~4.1-4,5M left on his deal. He makes a lot of sense to join this rotation.
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    Everyone drafted ahead of him not named Max Clark, are 3-4 years older than him. Comparing him with college players at this point is all but pointless.
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    Those Italian Hot Italian Beef sandwiches are bomb! Had one there when I visited in May, it looks as though I was 2-3 sections to your left up in the 2nd row of that game!
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    Who goes down?
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    I think it's 8. He singled in his last AB on the 3rd I believe.
  6. SwainZag
    These all look like reasonable and realistic targets. Yates or Scott would amazing to add to this bullpen! I think you are spot on that Garcia would take a haul to pry away, but those underlying numbers are hard to argue with.
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    On the other hand SWR has been better in less innings than Berrios at only 23 years old. Berrios leads the league in HR allowed this year, while his K/9 has shrunk to 6.4. On top of that, he's owed $85 million over the next 4 years.
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    Totally missed the part about Cruz being a shell, my mistake! I was just comparing their ages and numbers, which are/were pretty similar.
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    I didn't see any Cruz slander in the post. Nelson was having a great season for a very poor Twins club. Even with his .907 OPS, getting a pitcher of Ryan's quality for a 40 year old pending FA is a good haul. Of course it looks even better now, but Ryan was a borderline Top 100 prospect with pretty great AAA numbers. Ryan age 25 and Festa age 24 in AAA: Ryan: 12 G, 57 IP, 11.8 K/9, 1.6 BB/9, 3.63 ERA, 0.789 WHIP Festa: 14 G, 59.2 IP, 13.1 K/9, 1.8 BB/9, 3.77 ERA, 1.291 WHIP What would be the thoughts about the current Twins adding THAT 40 year old Cruz this year in a trade for Festa?
  10. SwainZag
    IMO, it would be more of an issue if Jeffers was doing anything at the plate. In the last 6 weeks their starts have been nearly identical, Vazquez starting 1 more game at C, while Jeffers has DH'ed 6 times. In that timeframe their batting lines looks like this: Vaz: 81 PA/75AB, .187/.225/.293 OPS: .518 Jeffers: 120 PA/104 AB, .164/.261/.279 OPS: .539 Also note that Jeffers hasn't DH'ed a game since Royce has been off the IL.
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    Luzardo's numbers were down across the board before hitting the IL, and since they transferred him to the 60 day IL, the absolute soonest he is eligible to return is August 18th, The chances he gets moved this year have to be extremely low.
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    I agree. That's the risk you take when you DH one catcher and start the other.
  13. SwainZag
    I see so many posts about the Twins acquiring a "1 or 2 starter". Who are these 1 or 2 the Twins could acquire? There's a small handful of aces and then the next 30-35 starters are in a pretty close tier, including Joe Ryan and Pablo (despite his inflated ERA). Do we want to see the Twins unload the farm for a guy like Erick Fedde, who technically is a top 20 pitcher this year, but is 31 and never shown he is more than a mid-rotation until this year? I have read how the Twins should avoid the veteran guys like Verlander and Scherzer because they are old and expensive. Who are these guys they should go after? Most of these guys are on contenders. Maybe Jack Flaherty, who's having a pretty nice season, but hasn't been good before this year since 2020? I understand how Manaea isn't an ideal target, he falls into the Ober or Paddack range, but who's out there?
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    "Hiding" Buxton at 6 or 7 in the order might just work out? Very small sample size but.....in the las 16 games, Buck has hit .328/.365/.586 with 4 doubles, a triple, 3 HR and 11 RBI. He's also played every game in Center. he definitely looks more confident at the plate.
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    Thielbar is 37, there's no way any team takes him on a trade. If the Twins do part ways it will be thru release. I'm not sure you could convince many people he has been better than Funderburk though, who has an option. Caleb has been pretty bad, but he does have a track record and he's throwing harder at 37 than he ever has. I'm not jumping on the bandwagon and if he keeps walking guys, Edit: So stoked for Festa. I hope he takes the opportunity and shows out! Very looking forward to seeing him pitch
  16. SwainZag
    16 GS 3.43 ERA, 1.134 WHIP, 6-6, 2.1 BB/9, 6.3 K/9, 4.99 FIP, 97.0 IP 13 GS 3.26 ERA, 1.137 WHIP, 2-1, 2.5 BB/9, 7.7 K/9, 3.66 FIP 60.2 IP I know pitcher A has 35% more innings, which is pretty substantial. The Twins have also handled SWR with kid gloves and La Makina is one of my favorite former Twins, but that trade is starting to look not that bad. Reading SWR was young for his current level got pretty old to read, but the kid is turning into quite the asset.
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    While he is 2 years removed from his arm surgery, his 78.1 IP this year is more than he threw the last 2 years combined. I don't think anyone should be surprised his arm is still getting back into shape, you see this often with guys who miss a full year+ coming back from TJ surgery. I don't think they are playing with fire at all and letting someone still working his way back from surgery get a couple weeks off isn't out of the ordinary at all.
  18. SwainZag
    I can't imagine the asking price on Gallen. It has to be astronomical. Top 5 in CYA voting two years in a row, a year and a half of control left and is 28. Talks probably start with Walker Jenkins plus.
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    I would be extremely shocked if Lee gets moved. He should be looked at as a future top of the order bat instead of a trade chip IMO.
  20. SwainZag
    Lots? There are very few actually. Jax is 29 years old. He has over the last 4 years transitioned from a back end starter to one of the more elite relief pitchers in baseball. Why would you want to change that?
  21. SwainZag
    They took Ober with their 12th round pick in 2017, just fyi.
  22. SwainZag
    On the contrary the young players were given ample time and AB's to stick around. If Wallner and Julien hit at the major league level they wouldn't be in AAA. Veterans get the advantage of past performance and contract, while young players need to show their worth to stay on the big league team.....especially with a team in contention. I'll add Carlos Santana to OP's post as well. Since May 28th: 89 PA, 78 AB, .346/.427/.615. 6 2B, 5 HR, 16 RBI. I understand that the young players are sexier, have higher potentials, but veterans are helpful, weather we want to accept that or not.
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    If he didn't have injury issues, I would be all about adding him to the team. But with the injury concerns, his extremely poor season and if it's true that the Chi Sox are looking for an insane return, it's a sure no go. One of my close friends is an M's fan, and he has been telling me since January he will be a Mariner this year. We will see what happens.
  24. SwainZag
    Sadly true. I really hope he shakes it out though. We have seen him be a productive hitter. Pitchers definitely figured out that he sits on the fastball and let's everything else go. It was fine when they would throw the junk for balls, but when they realized they could throw it for strikes and he wouldn't swing or have very soft contact things went downhill. He certainly has potential, but needs to realize that pitchers make adjustments and he needs to as well.
  25. SwainZag
    Looks like he has played and started there twice so far since his call up to AAA. Make it noted though, it's the only time he has played 2B in his minor league career. You do have Julien there as well, who plays the same position and needs to be getting the ABs as well.
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