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  1. farmerguychris
    Yes - our goal this year should be to win 1 playoff game. We can do that while still building for the future if we let Gray and Maeda go. Focus on next year after the recent Royals series. Sell high.
  2. farmerguychris
    I would prefer doing nothing than moving on from one of our top 3 future guys - that is my biggest fear.
  3. farmerguychris
    I was on the fence about being buyers or sellers - Now, I'm in the seller column. We won't be able to trade for enough players to win in the postseason if our regulars can't even win 1 game against someone like the Royals. Trade away expiring contracts and build for next year. We could still back into the playoffs, maybe even win a game (reasonable goal for the Twins) and hopefully benefit next season from our guys who could simply walk after this year.
  4. farmerguychris
    Just like Kepler - one brief hot stretch does not eliminate 3+ years of below the line performance. Maybe we can trade both of them while they're hot for more than they're worth.
  5. farmerguychris
    Why would we trade a guy who can be part of our future when we have the 'current' guys failing? Trade or cut Kepler and Gallo and let Larnach and Wallner play the corners with hopefully a right handed guy acquired for the current 2. Larnach (mostly due to injury) hasn't shown us a full year of what he can do. Gallo and Kepler have.
  6. farmerguychris
    So are you recommending we should do nothing, or that we will do nothing?
  7. farmerguychris
    Kepler or Gallo may be cut if my option. We have enough left handed corner outfielders in the minors who are ready to step in at the big club level and we wouldn't miss much production by having Larnach or Wallner in there instead.
  8. farmerguychris
    Give me a right handed corner outfielder who can hit lefties and maybe another left handed pen pitcher.
  9. farmerguychris
    I just can't imagine trading any of our top 5 prospects this year for a right handed bat or pen help. Anyone interested in Kepler or Gallo and we can just take the other team's right handed version of that player? Low floor, middle upside?
  10. farmerguychris
    Eh - What else ya got?
  11. farmerguychris
    He's pretty much a perfect Super Utility Player for us. Can play nearly any position in the field, and not a butcher at the plate. I think in the spring it will be between Gordon, Martin and Castro for the 12th and 13th bench spots. None may be exceptional regulars, but the ability to play anywhere and hold their own at the plate will be what determines who stays and who plays in St. Paul. Should be a good spring battle.
  12. farmerguychris
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  13. farmerguychris
    They'd be fools to at least not listen to offers. They don't need to be the sellers here, they can sit and see what others try to sell them for him and see if it makes sense long term.
  14. farmerguychris
    No thanks. Not a big fan of giving up anyone to help the pen. We can improve the pen without letting anyone important go by just letting Pagan walk.
  15. farmerguychris
    My favorite part of this article was where we tell Kepler to go play center. Wish I could tell my bosses what I do, and what I do not prefer to do. Since he's not producing in the batters box the way we need him to, we should at least get more from him in the field. He has the ability to play CF and we need him there.
  16. farmerguychris
    Agreed about Bellinger. We're only one injury away from having a non-CF starting in that role everyday. On an expiring contract I'd be open to tossing them an offer on him. Don't see a benefit of trading any of our top 20 prospects for him - hoping the cubs just want a salary dump perhaps?
  17. farmerguychris
    I've thought about this for awhile, so seems like a good time to ask - Do we want our players to make the All Star Team? 1 - They need the rest more than they need the recognition right? 2 - With arbitration negotiations coming up yearly, and these hearings overseen by non-baseball people - wouldn't it be better for our payroll to have players not make all star teams, thus not expecting to be paid more each year? Maybe its only a few million over the course of a season - but a few million could help us upgrade from some of our players like Pagan couldn't it? Would have been nice to see Duran in there closing out the all star game, but would prefer to not risk injury to one of our few pen pitchers having a good year.
  18. farmerguychris
    Rocco is fine. Managers get too much credit when things go great, and too much blame when they go poorly. We are a .500 team just like the analytics predicted we would be before the season.
  19. farmerguychris
    I think he could have a great role if playing for Cleveland.
  20. farmerguychris
    In your opinion, what 'role' should he have as our highest paid pen pitcher? His salary is 50% of the total pen expense.
  21. farmerguychris
    @AaronGleeman Emilio Pagán is the only MLB reliever with an ERA+ below 100 and negative Win Probability Added every season since 2020. 2020: 94 ERA+, -1.0 WPA 2021: 81 ERA+, -0.6 WPA 2022: 89 ERA+, -1.0 WPA 2023: 79 ERA+, -0.3 WPA His combined -2.9 WPA since 2020 is dead last for relievers. His results prove he is worse than being 'just a guy'. We would be a better team with literally any other relief pitcher in his place.
  22. farmerguychris
    They seem to be ok at scouting other team's players, but are we as good at scouting our own young guys? Steer, Cano, Petty?
  23. farmerguychris
    No.... just no, time to move on. Trade him (the fo claims they can) for some no name single a reliever and bring up literally any other pro level pitcher to replace him.
  24. farmerguychris
    Fun article - nice idea and well written.
  25. farmerguychris
    I've noticed some horrible umpiring this year - not only this play, but more 'no where near the strike zone' calls being called as strikes. The current batch of umps are making a pretty good case for robot umps going forward, even if most of us don't want them. We want accuracy.
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