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  1. farmerguychris
    Are they really still planning on keeping Pagan in our pen??!! Lets move him for literally anything. Don't want to waste CC or Buxton, or any other lead we ever have to let him give it up again.
  2. farmerguychris
    One player - even one as good as CC does not make a team as we found out in 2022. BUT - the health Gods have to be on our side this year don't they? After last year being the experiment of getting injured to possibly never return - it HAS to be better right? A nice blend of vets and young guys sound like a way to win if we can stay healthy. BUT - we still have about $15M more to spend right? A right handed OF bat would be great. Anyone looking for a corner left hand bat we can trade for a right hand bat perhaps? Give them Kepler and get someone who can be the next Garlick at a higher level.
  3. farmerguychris
    I would expect this or perhaps put Polonco on the trade block and put someone into the 2nd base role between Brooks, Lewis or Martin.
  4. farmerguychris
    Am I understanding this correctly? We get CC for the next 6 years (his prime age) at $33.34M per year, and then can keep him longer at a lower rate if he hits a certain number of plate appearances? How is this not a great deal for us??!! This sounds like an outstanding deal for the future of the Twins. Not only what he provides on the field, but what he provides in clubhouse leadership. Allows Farmer to be our infield utility role (plus super utility Gordon who can play OF), don't have to rush Lewis back - win/win. Lets keep this train going. What am I missing that any fans might not love this? Sure injury history, but really have any players made it this far into their careers without any injury concerns?
  5. farmerguychris
    Nope - would prefer to go with our younger guys and anyone we can get for Kepler and hopefully Pagan. No spot for either of them once picked up Gallo and saw what Pagan can do in the pen last year.
  6. farmerguychris
    Does Garlick still have options? If so - why not take a chance to see if he bounces back? My only request is if he starts off slow - don't be afraid to pull the plug on him and move on before June.
  7. farmerguychris
    I, for one, do not want to give up on Martin yet. He has been highly touted most of his career as someone who can be an impact player. While yes, he has not yet met those high expectations - he also is still young. Sounds a lot like Gordon who we were pretty happy to have last year.
  8. farmerguychris
    No way am I trading anyone with starter potential for someone slightly better than Garlick.
  9. farmerguychris
    Its just amazing the player Buxton can be when healthy! That game winner against Chicago was very memorable. I know the 'if he's healthy' may always apply to him - but to have the speed in the field, the hustle to beat our infield singles, and the power he shows in these clips demonstrate why he's well worth his salary even if he only plays 2/3 of the year.
  10. farmerguychris
    Free agent contracts are stupid this year - long and expensive. I think this Twins F.O. is going to have to change their way of thinking or we might be left in the cold frequently by sitting and waiting things out.
  11. farmerguychris
    IF our season starts off rough quickly (like we did in 2021) I think we should move this direction quickly. Trade people like Gallo if can get anything for them and let the youth learn at this level. Might not get many wins, but might also be fun to watch the guys we've been hearing about for years show their stuff and grow.
  12. farmerguychris
    Bullpen help. We have depth at starters, but even if we signed a true number 1 starter - the analytics this FO operate by suggest they would often not pitch past 5 innings. Spend some money on the BP to replace Pagan, Megill, Sands, and Moran. Last year we had a BP full of 1-inning guys - nows the time to address that and get a stacked set up back-ups who can pitch 600 innings.
  13. farmerguychris
    Boris's rush to get this done tells me there may be something legit to the physical the Giants gave him. Otherwise he would have taken his normal time to get CC back to that $350M figure he sought.
  14. farmerguychris
    Agreed - this is simply bad for baseball. A hard cap needs to be put in place asap or there will only be 6 fan bases that have anything to look forward to. I used to cheer for the Mets when compared to the Yankees and how they've treated the Twins in my lifetime. Now I can only hope all big market teams lose and lose big every year until the system is fixed.
  15. farmerguychris
    Sure - but that .199 BA - thats hard to get over. Especially at that salary. What was his WAR in '20 and '21? That will show his true value.
  16. farmerguychris
    OK - I gotta say I'd prefer Gallo over Pagan. Its not THAT bad, even if its awful.
  17. farmerguychris
    I've defended most of the moves this F.O. has made despite often being in the minority - but I don't understand $11M to yet another left handed corner outfielder who hits below .200. Whats the point - do they really not want Wallner to play that badly or perhaps is Larnach having a set back? This makes no sense at all. Even if we trade Kepler, now we have this guy who is also 'just a guy' but at a higher salary. If were right handed I could at least understand that angle of it.
  18. farmerguychris
    If we can't get anyone to play for us in FA, I'd prefer to not make trades so can keep our farm as it is, and then sure - lets let the kids play! Would be fun to watch the next core come up and work with the existing one. Sure they may have some hard times, but they will learn on the job also.
  19. farmerguychris
    They probably traded Gio in hopes that the cash saved by trading him could go towards C4. But now with the Giants involved, we have a hole and money to spend. I'd prefer to play the young guys however.
  20. farmerguychris
    But hey - don't forget we still have Pagan.
  21. farmerguychris
    This off season is a great example of why MLB needs both a salary cap, and a floor. Contracts like this will ruin baseball if the trend continues of only the big markets being able to buy teams. With that said, it will be a good thing for the Giants for the next 5 years or so. Then they will have an albatross contract that they can handle, but we would be in trouble having on the books.
  22. farmerguychris
    I can't sit here and honestly be upset with the Twins F.O. on this one. They made a more aggressive offer than they ever have before by a long margin. They offered a higher annual value each year of the contract, and as we heard previously, likely offered opt outs. I'm sorry but 13 years is too long a contract for any player with any years of service. Do we want CC at any price when he's 43, let alone at $25M+? I don't. While in 2056, $25M might be a cheap price for a player - the odds that CC plays at even a replacement level are low. Good try F.O. - on to the next option. I say lets go big on pitching. Dansby may be fine, but I'm concerned he is going to want CC type money but with only 1 real year of top level performance.
  23. farmerguychris
    Am I the only one who feels Farmer may be fine for half a year while Lewis gets healthy? I like having CC on our team, but not enough to keep us from spending money in the future when I think Lewis may be a good SS for us very shortly.
  24. farmerguychris
    Sounds like we don't have to worry about catcher this year until someone gets put on the IL, as catchers tend to do. Hope we have another backstop on the current roster worthy of a 40 man spot. One thing checked off the list - well done. Next...
  25. farmerguychris
    I think we could be in a position where we could offer him a long contract with opt outs every year. Look - we have Lee and Lewis both as possible above average players at SS, and while I know the club takes the risk by offering opt outs that a player can elect not to take if they perform poorly, I think CC has the potential of being good in most areas in play. I wouldn't mind having him for a year, or 6 years - but no matter how good he is today, I'm not sure I'd sign anyone for the 11 year contracts I've seen signed this year. Too much risk when you have potential SS starters in the wings, even if they are not CC.
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