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  1. Need to keep some prospects in our ranks - keep looking but I want these three on our teams.
  2. This doesn't bother me too much. I think we have enough options at 1st, and with our other needs Bell would have been a luxury. Am surprised Cleveland is going to do this however - perhaps a sign of things to come with the new minority owner?
  3. I like him but no thanks. Too much risk for me.
  4. I'm fine as long as we continue to be a middle of the pack player in terms of dollars spent. However, its more important how we spend it instead of how much we spend.
  5. I think Jim was better than Carl, and I am hopeful that the fan in Joe is better than Jim for their willingness to invest in the team. I am optimistic but don't expect a change overnight.
  6. I like Ryan and hope he's with us in our rotation for several more years - but with his age and the amount of team control we have I see no benefit to considering him for an extension for at least another year or two.
  7. Since that is where he spent the majority of his time in the minors, it only makes sense to give him first shot there with Gio gone. However, I'm more comfortable that I would be without Arraez and possibly Farmer also being able to play that position.
  8. I think his value is at its peak right now. He's fun to watch, and he's a great hitter. Just don't think he will last long term on those knees. I'd dangle him out there to see what kind of a SP we could get for him.
  9. Don't want anything to do with him. Sure, his metrics say he should be better than he is. But for 3 years - his inconsistency in putting a few pitches every outing in the middle of the plate gets him rocked. If its true that 'multiple' teams were interested in trading for him, perhaps the Twins f.o. is just trying to sort out the best deal for him in a trade. Worst case however is that we stall too long trying to get too much and then end up keeping him because his metrics say he should be better than he is. Move on from the guy - don't care if we get nothing from him.
  10. Lets be honest - The Twins didn't win with C4 as our Opening Day shortstop either. One stud is not enough to win in baseball.
  11. If history is any indicator, my guess is this trade is so that not only will this open the door to play Miranda full time at 3rd, but also frees up about 9 million. Also - it is my next hunch that the extra $9M will be added to make our 'biggest free agent contract ever offered ' now 9 million more and still end up as only his 4th best offer when Carlos signs elsewhere. Farmer will end up at SS, Miranda at 3rd, and still sitting on that extra $9M with no one to pay it to. I don't like this move. I hope I'm wrong. I think Gio was a good value at that price.
  12. Gotta say.... I'm not really impressed. The one Buxton is wearing is OK, but others are right - the 'M' looks pretty uninspired. I'm not a good dresser because I don't care enough to be. But do these tops and bottoms even match?
  13. Nice article and I like some of the ideas EXCEPT, I'm not interested in trading away Lee. Too much potential.
  14. If we don't sign C4 again, we need to sign some splash players. Pham is not one. Is he any better than our young guys who need reps? If we only sign players like this, the team is obviously falling into the 'not trying' for 2023. I'm sure Pham is fine - BUT, with $50M to spend, and we focus on needing a big bat (which he is not) what is his appeal?
  15. We have money available, lets not shop at the scratch & dent this one off season.... please? None of these options sound like anything that would improve our team.
  16. Yes we should. The 2 reasons we let him go was injury concerns, and that we knew we would not pick up another year of arbitration. We can offer him a lesser contract and if things go south performance wise - cut him like we did Joe Smith.
  17. Is it worthwhile? Only if you want to win ballgames. Impossible to have starters go only 4-5 innings (which i'm fine with) but you can't do this without a great BP. Must invest here if you want to win - its that simple. Doesn't mean need to sign big time FA arms, but convert more starters who can have the potential success of Duran.
  18. It is ridiculous of the F.O. to expect to not have starters see a batter a third time in a game, but then leave the BP completely unprepared for that kind of load. Probably the biggest glaring mistake they've made IMO. If you want the starters to go 4-5 innings fine, but you must then stock you BP with arms who can make up for the short starts period.
  19. If this is it - I think the top dogs in the organization don't really understand what a rebrand is. These just look like they are using older/dirtier hats.
  20. Pass. At this point Jeffers has not shown he can be our #1 man behind the plate. We need someone who has proven over multiple seasons they can wear that hat 4 times a week. If Jeffers pushes them out of a job, so be it, but what has he proven long term for us to give him the full time role? Trade or a FA - sign our primary starter next year and let Jeffers try to beat him out with his results.
  21. Getting this hire right could be the biggest move we could make this off season. I hope we really hired the right guy, not just recycling someone who had qualifications at the right price.
  22. Yes! It absolutely makes sense that you want both a L and R handed hitting catcher on your roster. This position needs regular breaks, so to have the ability to simply play the one with the best matchup natually is nice to have. With that said - can't just throw anybody out there - they need an upgrade (or 2) behind the plate from today. But in a perfect world one catcher from each side of the plate would be ideal. Can't always make that work of course.
  23. I think his luster has worn off too much to get what he's worth in a trade. Better yet- lets not worry about trades at the moment when we can get new players for nothing but money. Sign some pitching and give up nothing in free agency but money.
  24. All this ace talk is kind of unrealistic. Just give me a solid #1, three #2 and one young guy who is ready to be a star. I think that would be better over a whole year compared to 1 true ace plus four #3-4 guys (which we already have minus the ace).
  25. According to Google, the average MLB Athletic trainer makes about $62K per year. In comparision, the average NBA Floor Sweeper makes an average of $80K. I hope the F.O. doesn't try to save money with this hire and they overpay for a position that has been unable to keep us healthy for multiple years recently.
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