Jocko87

I brought him up in May and still think its a great idea. He's a RH Nick Gordon with options. Funny how most of the actual trades are from off the grids. Who had Floro anyway?

Right up my alley. Expensive, but a perfect fit.

I reckon we can table this discussion until Wednesday.

I do think it is very much trade deadline related. The additional off day on Monday makes it much easier.

I think giving the starters a little help down the stretch is almost as important as the lock down aspect.

As we have dozens of discussions of specific players and rumors I thought it would be interesting to discuss in a more war room, game theory manner. Speculating on names is fun but mostly unproductive. Who had Floro on their bingo card anyway? As Brock lays out here the market is rapidly changing and keeping up with names is a whole other layer of nerdery on top. If you were in the room with Derek and the decision makers (great band name) what would you propose as a strategy? What business case would you stake a professional reputation on? What pivot would you make when a major domino falls? Without any real idea how various front offices actually value players I’d rather not talk about a bag of balls for Gallo. We have many threads for that already. I’ll start for an example. Keep in mind I’d be comfortable presenting this to Falvey and not worried about getting fired. My focus for the trade deadline would be stacking the bullpen. Not getting another reliever to help out, stacking it deep with 2-3 solid arms. I’m comfortable trading any LH corner bat for an appropriate return with Kirilloff being my most valued. My preference is trading from the 40 man but if a AA Kiersey gets a usable reliever back I would do it. Appropriate returns for Miranda, SWR, Polanco and rule 5 considerations are welcome but I’m not selling from the top prospects. My theory on stacking the bullpen is that we need to lean into our strength and try to pitch our way through. The model is the Royals of 2015 but with better starting pitchers. The rotation is showing signs of slowing and a stacked bullpen will allow some rest down the stretch and be lights out in the playoffs. I would also consider moving a current starter to the pen as well. Varland is intriguing to me but others may prefer Meada. The bats we have in house will have to get it done. I’m ok with getting a cheap RH corner bat somewhere in the mix but I have very little priority on that issue. I believe at some point in September Buxton will start to work the outfield in preparation for a playoff run. At some point, If he goes down at least he went down swinging in October instead of June. That’s the RH outfield bat solution. I think this is the best combination of win now, win next year I can present with the information available. I don’t see a big splash move that does anything as productive as what I’ve laid out here, especially considering relative costs. What do you think? What would you present to Falvey? How did Ohtani and the Angels make you pivot? Keeping ahead of this front office is quite a challenge but it could be fun.

Going to see him tonight, he looked good the last time I saw him. Let me know if you want me to keep an eye on something specific. I sit close.

That feels like a good situation for the Twins. We are best off trimming from the 40 man somewhere and we have the product the market seems to be wanting. Win win.

Attended the turbo tubs game last night and a few observations. Firs and foremost, I've now lived about 16 years in Wichita and still don't know what a turbo tub is. I do know it's an abomination. Yuniors home run was certainly wind aided, it carried hard on everyone. Didn't sound well struck but still nice to see lift the opposite way. Brooks Lee still looks like Brooks Lee. One beautiful play on defense where Severino cut in front of him. It's was obviously the shortstops ball, dunno what Yunior was doing. Schoebel looks like a baseball player. Hit a couple of balls hard but his error at 2nd was a stone boot on a slow roller. Kierseys double was a can of corn lost in the lights by the Rangers #1 prospect Evan Carter. I do think kiersey is in play to be traded shortly. Heading back out tonight to see Raya pitch.

I feel like John has been holding the with Arraez in the infield joke for about 3 months.

Right, but there’s another year of win now with Gray. So far, still above .500 and making the playoffs. 🤞 Check with me in 3 years on Petty.

Left handed corner outfielders that can’t hit righties? Anyone? Bueller? We don’t need big moves to not be boring. The first trade was simple but kinda stunning, odd none of insiders sniffed it out. It’s not a boring move.

I’m just glad this will add clarity to the market for everyone. If Ohtani was hanging over everything nothing else would happen. As a baseball fan I’d love to see the Angels make the playoffs.

I've been using the Alex Bregman comp myself.

We wonder the same.

I read that like he would be as he can play against the two RHs in KC then off against the lefty. Getting 4 of the next 6 off, not 4 to 6 off.

Its not all that deflating in context of the week. Bullpen on fumes and it finally caught up with them. Why the bullpen is on fumes is the real question. Sands having no pitches on the usage chart is baffling. I'd probably have used him instead of Moran. He's fresh and should be able to close out a 4 run game. If not why is he here? I didn't care if it's the top of the order. If he struggles then try to put out the fire with Pagan or Moran. Bring up Headrick or something tomorrow. Without looking I bet there was a good spot to use him earlier in the week too. Inexcusable to have an exhausted group with one guy not pitching. It's like the old rule 5 days.

They didn't pay their membership dues.

I do like that they keep fighting.

True, true

I don't mind having that role on the roster but he has to pitch in situations other than full mop up. To have not pitched in a week when the rest of the pen is strained doesn't help anyone. I might have used him instead of Moran with a 4 run lead. Same difference possibly but at least I'm using a fresh guy.

Yeah, tv the half inning before radio. I keep both feeds going. 3rd out was recorded and he took 15 seconds to finish what he was saying. I could hear Dicks teeth grinding. 😂

I'm not sure why some people even watch.

Jenkins sounds like a pretty impressive young man. Gotta learn the media outro though. Lol

Was just thinking about various luminaries we've had in the 9 hole over the years. Would you take Gallo or someone who couldn't dent a tin can if he barrels it?