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  1. drjim
    I personally would have preferred Romero, but certainly more inspiring than Gee, which was the move I expected. A lot to like.
  2. drjim
    Breslow is on the dl. Probably an innings thing for Busenitz entering a doubleheader today. He is unavailable until Monday at the earliest. One of the benefits of having interchangeable relievers with options you can move up and down.
  3. drjim
    They also just finished off a 3 game road sweep of Cleveland less than a week ago. There are occasional short term blips, especially when playing on the road against the best team in baseball in Boston and a team that is surging.
  4. drjim
    At this rate, I would anticipate disappointment. Assuming they don't trade Santana, I would predict they sign or trade for a starter and go into the season with: Santana, Berrios, addition, Gibson, May/Hughes/Mejia battling for last spot, with Gonsalves/Romero/Jorge waiting in minors.
  5. drjim
    Certainly flipping vets for prospects, punting the rest of this season and likely next year too is an option. Standing pat or making minor tweaks is not a bad thing either. If Santana stays, pitches decent, and then leaves as a free agent, that isn't a terrible outcome.
  6. drjim
    You can maybe get a better pitcher if you want to wait until 2019 and the prospect works out, or you can get a lesser pitcher but have him cheaper and more control. Or maybe Falvey and Levine are actually wizards.
  7. drjim
    Santana is not necessarily their best chip either, he's just the most veteran. Polanco, Rosario, Gordon, Kepler/Buxton (if you really want to retool), Dozier are all very solid chips. For strictly selling, Kintzler would be an ok chip, possibly Santiago if he rebounds a little.
  8. drjim
    If the Twins wanted to push contention back to 2019 Santana is a great trade chip.
  9. drjim
    At least not #3 caliber mlb pitching, might get a backend guy. You'd give up talent for control/salary.
  10. drjim
    The other option is keeping Santana and doing other things as well.
  11. drjim
    Interesting. You would trade Santana right now for another teams Gonsalves, for instance. That would be a tough one. That will end any hope for this year and probably next year too.
  12. drjim
    But it's next year too. And the reality of who they would actually get back in a trade. I don't know if those advocating for a trade have a good sense of what he brings back.
  13. drjim
    They have over $20 mil (Santiago, Perkins, Kintzler, Belisle, Breslow) coming off the books, and not a ton coming back in guaranteed contract increases or arb players. Could save another $3mil if they move on from Escobar. You could do Gibson, a legit starter, and a reliever and not increase payroll. If they want to bump payroll, they have a potential of $45mil coming off after 2018 (Mauer, Santana, Dozier), though that's when arb starts to hit.
  14. drjim
    You can get a cheaper and controlled player in exchange for Santana, but for that trade off you have to sacrifice performance. Or you can get a prospect, probably a solid one, but you would then sacrifice a significant amount of risk certainty and some time horizon. Not sure I would want to give up any of those three from the Twins rotation at this moment. Could change if the Twins really fall off.
  15. drjim
    One free agent and one trade from of/mi surplus might get you there. Taking a hole, digging a bigger hole, and then hoping it fills in higher than before seems risky.
  16. drjim
    The issue would be health. If he avoids injury it doesn't seem like his velo would lose so much that he would no longer be effective. He's probably good next year and then there is an option, all.at a reasonable rate. Seems like the kind of asset you would want to keep if you plan on being competitive (which they should). I'm not confident there is a sure thing pitching acquisition you get for Erv right now anyways. The theoretical trade is nice to dream but might smash into reality when the actual offers are on the table.
  17. drjim
    Maybe I'm too nice, but I found his performance acceptable for a backend starter. To put it another way, his performance yesterday makes it more likely he stays in the rotation and is tendered a contract in the offseason.
  18. drjim
    With that gb rate it does give some hope that he can carve out a little career as a backend starter. It's not what you hope for from the #4 pick but also not a zero.
  19. drjim
    I agree, but calling up Garver would challenge that bar, but I suppose nothing wrong with giving him a shot before the deadline to see if they can catch some lightening. Much more likely they try and add a cheap corner bat near the deadline (if they do anything).
  20. drjim
    Generally agree. He certainly hits enough to be a backup catcher (even a really good backup or borderline starter), but not sure if he brings enough glove.
  21. drjim
    I think the Yankees are better than the Twins and the favorite for the first wild card. But there are two, and Twins should be able to hang in there for that. I do think barring a trade, Yanks do fade a little, but league behind division leaders is a muddled mess.
  22. drjim
    Yankees will start to fade a little (still a WC favorite) if they don't make a big addition, they don't have the starting pitching depth. By the end of the year all 3 divisions could have 10 game spreads.
  23. drjim
    I'm surprised that the Red Sox aren't up in that division more than they are. Should win it by 10 games. Twins obviously aren't as good as Boston and Houston, but they can still hang with everyone else.
  24. drjim
    Granite won't walk much either nor hit for a whole lot of power. If he can keep up a high average he'll have value, like Tyner. Granite also brings more speed and defense, making him a more valuable 4th OF.
  25. drjim
    Garver isn't going to be a better hitter than Vargas.
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