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  1. Thrylos
    May and Meyer were not MLB-ready when they became Twins. They were in A+ and AA respectively. The whole idea is to trade for MLB-ready young starters. Starting caliber outfielders are easily obtainable as free agents. One of Carlos Gomez, Carlos Gonzalez, Melky Cabrera, Jay Bruce, Lorenzo Cain, Colby Rasmus etc might actually be an improvement over Kepler for 2018
  2. Thrylos
    The 2015 Texas Rangers would beg to differ.
  3. Thrylos
    Not really. The Twins just drafted Buxton's replacement at 1-1 last season, and can afford to sign someone like Carlos Gomez to replace him until he is ready. Add Dozier and Santana, and there are a lot of pieces that are easier replaceable than Sano, who can land front line pitchers...
  4. Thrylos
    Harvey did not have any clubhouse issues. He had partying in NYC issues. And injuries. If healthy, getting him out of NYC might help him lots.
  5. Thrylos
    Quick: Point to the one that does not belong in the list
  6. Thrylos
    Price, Kershaw, Hamels can opt out. Harvey, Keuchel, Volquez are FA. Good luck (Harvey is attainable and I would not mind the Twins taking a flyer on him this season as a reclamation project)
  7. Thrylos
    deGrom is 29, at his peak; Sano is 24, before his peak. DeGrom has a good 4-5 years of peak left on him, Sano has 10 or so. This is a huge consideration, as far as value goes. I cannot find an acceptable trade package for Sano with a single team. Might take Rendon and Strasburg, but Strasburg's contract is a mess... (And the Nationals would not do that...)
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    Santana and Liriano had zero innings pitched as major leaguers. And took them 2-3 seasons to have an impact. I am talking about veteran top of the rotation pitchers.
  10. Thrylos
    Too much. If you look at the Verlander trade, it took 2 prospects ranked between 50-100 and a C type prospect. Archer is more valuable, but Kepler is more valuable than a 50-100 ranked prospect. There is no way the Twins trade Royce Lewis. Kepler, Gordon, and Gonsalves is more than the Astros paid for Verlander. Probably a fourth piece, like Felix Jorge or an A level prospect like Lachlan Wells needs to be added, but that core is fine.
  11. Thrylos
    Based on the fact that the last time a top of the rotation pitcher was acquired in an off-season was in 1991 via free agency and in 1992 via trade, a good guess is that has not happened lately...
  12. Thrylos
    (For that unrelated garbage: Not a bag of balls, but a GG AS OF buying low, a potential top of rotation guy and a ready closer - but don't let the facts get in your way) The point is for the Twins to compete deep in the post season they need a rotation better than at least half of the other contenders, not to mention of the team that won their league. Period. If that is not the goal, you might as well not spend money for free agents at the level of Nolasco and Correia and Pelfrey, and do a honest rebuilding trying to build an elite rotation with younger pitchers. If your goal is to be mediocre, go to the post season occasionally and then one and out, sure, go for it, but, of course, we do not see eye to eye, since I want the Twins to win, and apparently you don't.
  13. Thrylos
    Would these guys make the Twins' rotation better than two of the Indians', Yankees', Red Sox', Houston's? If not, they are not the right pitchers for the Twins.
  14. Thrylos
    In this organization, a coach who says that will go with each pitcher's strengths, instead using a cookie cutter approach (be it cross organiationally teaching the sinker in the zone or the change up) is a breathe of fresh air and something the Twins have not had for a few decades. On the other hand, about half of the job of the major league pitching coach is to not let stuff get into pitcher's heads and have them pitch instead of thinking about pitching out there. Last season too many pitchers were thinking. Let's see how different it will be this season.
  15. Thrylos
    Having someone who was below average defensively as a finalist is laughable; however since it increases Dozier's trade value, I am all for it...
  16. Thrylos
    Here are the leaders in several metrics, old school, new school and in between, among qualified (per fangraphs) AL 1B, with Mauer's ranking also included: Plus Minus: Moreland; Mauer 3rd Defensive Runs Saved: Santana, Moreland tie; Mauer 3rd RZR: Valencia (yes that one); Mauer 3rd Out of Zone plays made: Smoak; Mauer 4th UZR: Mauer 1st Fangraphs Def: Mauer 1st Fielding percentage: Valencia & Cabrera tie; Mauer 3rd Inside Edge 90-100% plays made: Moreland; Mauer 6th Range Factor: Abreu; Mauer 7th Should Mauer objectively be a finalist: Probably. Was he outrageously snubbed? Not really.
  17. Thrylos
    If the old skool has issues with bat flipping should also have issues with pitchers pumping their fists after strikeouts and the such.
  18. Thrylos
    Congrats and I hope that he puts his stamp to the Twins the same way the other new coaches outside the organization did last season.
  19. Thrylos
    We are splitting hair between B and B- My logic with B- is that if Berrios got a B, A is not high enough for the pitchers that set the curve like Kersaw or Kluber or Scherzer... If those guys are at A, and pitchers like Stroman, Darvish, and deGrom are B's, Berrios should be a tad lower - Did not pitch a full season either.
  20. Thrylos
    So many A's and B's, you'd think that the Twins' pitching staff was competitive this season... Belisle is a C+ (4.03 ERA, 4.07 FIP, 0.72 WPA) WPA saves him, but what role would he have, if any with Cleveland or Houston or the Dodgers? Berrios is a B- or so. 3.93 ERA, 3.86 FIP are not "A" material. Lots of flashes and lots of potential, but some bad moments as well. Could be an A sometime. Not now. Boshers is a D (4.89 ERA, 5.19 FIP, -0.65 WPA) pretty horrible all around. Replacement level that should have never been in the majors. No excuses. Pitching sucked and grades should reflect that fact.
  21. Thrylos
    He'd make an excellent bench coach for a team like the Twins while waiting for the new round of openings next season
  22. Thrylos
    Sometimes, you don't even have to see them play. Baddoo looks like Adrian Peterson on his heyday...
  23. Thrylos
    He overrates Gordon who might end up out of SS and at a corner OF, and never had a .750 OPS in 3 seasons as a pro. Same with Kiriloff. If these guys were not 1st round picks, they would not be there. Gonsalves is also overrated IMHO. Enlow underrated. I think that I might have him ahead of Gonsalves at this point. Baddoo and Diaz underrated. Cannot compare Baddoo with Kiriloff, their ceiling and on the field performance and rank them that way.
  24. Thrylos
    Two words: Brandon Morrow.
  25. Thrylos
    This hiring is interesting because he indeed is in the Pro Department vs. the Amateur Department. He has done plenty of minor league scouting, but was BA's big draft guy. At least he is a new voice with a different way of looking at things, which is exactly what the Twins need.
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