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  1. In My La Z boy
    I will hope the Escobar trade and the Pressly trade make this list by mid-season. Duran in the starting 5, and Alcala closing games. The James Rowson hire, albeit didn't stick, but that was an excellent hire.
  2. In My La Z boy
    I think the 2020 season is working against us. Owners learned how to function with no games and no game revenue. Manfred's relationship with the players union is not good, and they don't trust him. Players are more likely to cave than owners, meaning owners will likely push them too far. Fans, concession workers, ancillary businesses and communities get hosed. Money is a divisive force do doubt.
  3. In My La Z boy
    I hope we are not in full-blown rebuild, but I am speculating we are, and if we are, why would JD make sense on this team? If we go into April with our current starting pitching, signing or trading for no one, than we are in re-build in my opinion. You'll never get Falvey to admit rebuild. Bundy doesn't exactly signal we're going for it. Not giving Berrios the contract the Jays gave him doesn't exactly signal we're going for it. Not competing for any free agents in Oct/Nov doesn't exactly signal we're going for it. I gather we are rebuilding, and/or preparing for a partial season.
  4. In My La Z boy
    Trading JD isn't about the bring back, it is about salary relief on a team rebuilding with youth. If we aren't signing or trading for some quality starting pitching (and it looks like we aren't), then you move the old and overpaid. If Donaldson struggles or gets hurt early, you get zero for him at the trade deadline.
  5. In My La Z boy
    The Berrios trade coupled with no interest in free agents this Oct/Nov tells me we are going with what we have. If we are going with what we have, we try to trade JD - and with a universal DH - I think we find a National league taker. I keep Arraez, and he bats leadoff - and he primarily DH's, and backs up 2nd and 3rd. Youth movement for us, especially if we have a partial season I think.
  6. In My La Z boy
    Point was - they should have let him fly as a starter in April after the great spring training run. 2nd point was - if he throws like a stud this spring, we might have something. He didn't get the chance to translate to games that actually count last year. Not on him.
  7. In My La Z boy
    He was by far our best starter in spring training last year. He should have been in the rotation to start 2021. Hindsight says he was mismanaged. He deserves a spot in this rotation. He will have a good spring in my opinion. I am a Dobber fan, and still believe - as does the front office. He'll get every opportunity to begin the year in the rotation.
  8. In My La Z boy
    Paying up for Story reminds me of paying up for Donaldson. We supposedly don't land Wheeler (like we tried?) - and we settle for offense/defense in Donaldson. We need quality pitching as a top priority. If we pass on Donaldson we are in better shape today. I say pass on Story. We seem intent on running out a bunch of kids on the mound. I'll bet we also are intent on running a kid out to shortstop. They got their Buxton signing done. Not sure they sign a big deal for anyone else as things stand today? Let's see how Nick Gordon looks at short this spring might be the thinking until we get to Lewis or Martin.
  9. In My La Z boy
    My definition of a fair way to assess this deal - to me, it means we are trying to win. I want to try to win. That is what this means. I am also happy with this deal because it means Byron likes us and wants to stay and win here. This is all good.
  10. In My La Z boy
    This is only a conundrum for us. Based on the hindsight provided by the Jose Berrios saga, I believe the FO has always been set on a team friendly extension, or a trade. Trading the 2 most valuable trade chips left over by the TR regime is consistent with most front offices desire to create their new team in its own image. Falvey would have taken a world series championship with Ryans players, but now here we are. I think they are trading Buxton.
  11. In My La Z boy
    I'd like to see it this way, but have no faith in this FO to acquire the correct prospects and develop them into allstars.
  12. In My La Z boy
    Sadly I agree. I will hope for a couple big trades to go along with this, and maybe we take a flyer on Syndergaard? I cannot imagine Pohlad outbids everyone for anyone.
  13. In My La Z boy

    Jorge Polanco and The Twins

    In My La Z boy commented on Tim's blog entry in Tim

    This is the question. Does Falvey think we are a playoff contender next year, or does he think we are rebuilding? We certainly should consider trading him if we aren't thinking playoffs for 2-4 years. Given the contract, and his numbers, Polanco is by far our most valuable trade piece. I'll give the chances of this happening at 10% max. Zero percent if we cannot sign Buxton.
  14. In My La Z boy
    Rocco did not make as many puzzling in game blunders the 2nd half of the season, I'll give him that. Managers matter in most cases - others, not so much. Was Madden a genus or was it Tampa as an organization. It is obviously Tampa. On the other hand - look what Cora did in Boston - Baker in Houston. Those managers mattered. I do think Falvey hired Rocco to implement his agenda. I think other managers are more free to do their own thing. Rocco's level of decision making freedom is perhaps much less than some? Maybe this moves him from an F to a C- in all fairness?
  15. In My La Z boy
    There are plenty of ways to win? I'm sorry, but major league baseball says no salary cap's/no salary minimum's so there seem to be only 2 ways to win in today's game. The Tampa/Oakland way - The Yankees/Dodgers way. If we aren't playing the way Tampa plays there is no other way for us until Pohlad gives us $200M annually. As to fan support - it has way more to do with the State of Florida, and the ridiculous dome. Marlins never draw either even when they are good.
  16. In My La Z boy
    Next time don't beat around the bush and just tell me what you really think. I advocate nothing here. Just saying, why do we play the games? We play to win. Tampa wins. They keep winning. I'd like to win. As other posters have posited - we have an excess at 2B, and if trading - should trade from strength. I love Jorge. Easily my current favorite player, but he likely brings back more in quality trade than any other 3 players we have combined. He had a career year, and honestly we could have finished last without him. We are a million miles away from the playoffs with this pitching staff. Can we compete the next few years during the balance of Polanco's contract?
  17. In My La Z boy
    Tampa would most certainly trade Polanco. He has peaked, and is our best trade value chip. Selling high and buying low is always the objective in Tampa and Oakland. When, if ever have we sold at the peak of anyone's value? We certainly have a surplus at 2B. Trading anyone else (with the exception of Arraez) would be selling low.
  18. In My La Z boy
    Not sure trading Sano opens up anything? If not for Kirilloff's injury, Miguel would have ridden the bench the past month. I think we keep Sano as primary DH and back up 1B/3B. I'd try Kirilloff back in the OF and give Miranda 1B.
  19. In My La Z boy
    I agree it makes sense to trade either Garver or Jeffers if it helps the team rebuild quickly. We need to either sign and/or trade for 4 quality starting pitchers somehow. I love Rortvedt's defense and his arm, and am all for giving him a shot. We can get our offense from other positions. I do think Garver could bring back a nice return.
  20. In My La Z boy
    I will hope the FO is humbled, and makes some adjustments. Thanks for the chart - lots of Aggressive - Reach - and Huge Reach on this chart. Not much performance thus far to validate the aggressive - reach and huge reach. Leads one to believe Falvey and Levine bought their own hype and came in a little too big for their britches. The Pohlad family has always had a super long leash. I think so many on TwinsDaily aren't necessarily eager to keep this duo, as they are resigned to the fact that the duo isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Humility is now required to right this ship in my opinion. They know it hasn't gone the way they planned. Let's hope they can fix it. Frustrating to see both Greene and Baz debuting this week. I'd like to have gone starting pitching with both the Lewis and Cavaco picks.
  21. In My La Z boy
    Totally fair argument. I disagree, but your side has merit. I am probably more upset with the end of the season, no games for 6 months, and a suck year, after barely any ball last year. So many unknowns, and zero confidence this front office nails it this off season.
  22. In My La Z boy
    I guess I am asking too much from our front office to trade the Jays Stewarts Gonzalves's of the org and not the Ynoas & Gils. C'mon man. This is why they get paid. Trade the Alex Meyers when the Nationals traded him to us. You are making my point. We seem to be on the wrong end of many of these. We should be trading the Smeltzers, not acquiring them. We should be trading the Caves, not acquiring them. I can't name a diamond we uncovered for a bag of balls. We've certainly received some bags of balls for some diamonds in recent years. The only good returns we've received is from trading good players. All of us fans with no front office experience could have gotten good returns for Pressly/Escobar/Cruz and Berrios.
  23. In My La Z boy
    Why do you advocate for trading minor league pitchers? I'd say our organization has no business trading minor league pitchers until we field a group of 5 starters that can keep us in games. I mentioned Ynoa because he was another very young pitching prospect we traded for what turned out to be nothing. As you say - you trade pitching like Tampa - or how about the Dodgers dealing us Smeltzer. For whatever reason we've accumulated way too many 25-26 year old AAAA guys - potential maybe 5th starter guys. We then compounded the Gil/Cave error, by choosing to keep Cave over Wade, and here we are watching the Yankees giving Gil a starting rotation position at 23 years old. Same age as Balazovic. The Yankees see something they like very much in Gil, that is obvious or he'd be in the minors.
  24. In My La Z boy
    Gil is still 2 years younger than Ryan - 3 years younger than Barnes and Ober - is there an "eye" test anymore? How about trading Ynoa? Same mistake. No, these are not the type of pitchers you trade for bench players. Strotman we just got in the Cruz trade is 2 years older than Gil right now. He is the type of pitcher you trade. Not electric, not 19, not for a bench player.
  25. In My La Z boy
    Gil has quite an arm. This kind of arm should not be traded at 19 years old, especially for a 4th outfielder. Not sure any of us needs hindsight to make this claim. Live young arm for a 25 yr old 4th outfielder. Wasn't wise then, and looks worse now.
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