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  1. TwinsDr2021
    So we should just ignore that in that time Berrios has pitched in 8 more games, 88.67 more innings, and have average 5.99 innings a start and Gray has average 5.2 innings per start. So penalize the guy for pitching more and claim the guy that pitches less is better? Seems like a huge stretch to make the Twins look good.
  2. TwinsDr2021
    I agree that Cruz wasn't technically a salary dump, and was 100% the right thing to do. I also don't think Berrios was technically a salary dump, but with that said per sportrac last year's Twins payroll was 120 million and it currently sits at 72 and change. Which IMO means they didn't re-invest that savings (Yet, hopefully) which at the end of the day is dumping salary. So even if they add Story and 20 some million, they have reduced payroll this year by approx 25%. Which isn't a good look, and as of right now made the team much worse.
  3. TwinsDr2021
    I don't agree with that, I think the people that have been begging to trade him and punt 2022 on prospects would have been the ones saying that, which is no different then they have been saying for months.
  4. TwinsDr2021
    Was that really the consensus? Some believed it was a signing to save face because they didn't bring any pitching, and coming of the year they did, not spending money would have looked real bad. My biggest issues is they didn't do a trade like Gray on top of the signing JD. That would have made more sense, then trading for him now. I don't like the idea of trading JD to free up money for Story, because that means they will never sign more than one guy, now if trading JD was to sign Story and free up money to bring on a pitcher, I can agree with that.
  5. TwinsDr2021
    That idea IMO makes the FO look worse, they are the ones that signed him two years ago, and that does make them look like they are throwing darts and hoping something works. Also if they truly wanted just to get rid of him and it wasn't amount money they could have spent money in FA. My guess is they said screw it on 2022, and the new deal came out with extra playoff teams and they thought we team that can compete, so the changed their plans, again.
  6. TwinsDr2021
    Swapping out Donaldson's contract for Story's kind of makes sense, because you have Arraez and Miranda to play 3rd, Swapping out 2 of your top 3 catchers and Donaldson for Story, Gio and Sanchez doesn't really seem like the team got better.
  7. TwinsDr2021
    This guy says the Twins had to offload payroll? But didn't explain why, if the Twins are going to start saying they can't afford a 120 million plus payroll and have to play in the sub 100, well screw them. I don't understand this trade at all, and I can't believe had to trade Donaldson, Garver and Ben so they could play Story, doesn't make sense to spend that kind of money to not really make the team Better,
  8. TwinsDr2021
    I have two big problems with this trade, one it wasn't done after signing another starter, meaning this seems like an awesome second move for a starer, not the first move. And my second problem is WHY the Heck didn't they make a trade like this when they were in real contention? It really seems like when you think you may have some sort of idea on what the FO office is doing, they go and do something that completely goes against that though.
  9. TwinsDr2021
    ? They traded Cruz and Garver and got back 2 guys in the majors and 2 guys that were required to be on the 40 man, and both seem very unlikely to start the season on the Twins. Other teams trade guys that require a 40 man spot with no indication they will be major league players and the Twins horde them, it seems like a weird strategy to pin yourself down on the 40 man.
  10. TwinsDr2021
    Honest question, why does the age difference matter when they are both on the exact FA schedule? Arb3 in 2023 and UFA in 2024?
  11. TwinsDr2021
    I love his age, hate that he has to be put on the 40, I would hope that 21 year old on the 40 would be somebody that helps the MLB team, not somebody that that you hope can help at some point. Unlike some of the older prospects on that 40 that the team needs to figure out ASAP, you would hate for them to rush him up and ruin him.
  12. TwinsDr2021
    Isn't he basically Pineda but cheaper, maybe?
  13. TwinsDr2021
    My opinion, I think getting IFK is a good get, helps the hole at SS, he costs more than Garver so the FO can say they are spending, he is a Arb 3 next year so if he isn't good they can cut ties if Lewis or Martin are ready, if he is good they can go to Arb. On the down side trading Garver to get him seems weird, people think the Twins have a strength at catching, so I guess plan B is some AAA catcher? Seems like this FO just can never have a Plan B, So if Jeffers isn't really good, they didn't actually make the team better, lateral move that cost a couple of million. So unless the pitcher that is already on the 40 is good MLB pitcher, seems like a questionable move, when they seem to have a better group of assets to trade from.
  14. TwinsDr2021
    what is your point of this reply to downplay top 100 lists for the sake of this FO?
  15. TwinsDr2021
    Maybe it was better or it is better, doesn't really matter, this FO was handed a ton of talent. You saying 6 years later half of the players are still here basically proves that point. Not sure if you were on this site back then but Romero (top 100 prospect) was a future top of the rotation pitcher, Gonzo (top 100 prospect) were no worse than a 4, Jay was a lock down relief pitcher. (lets not forget they were also given Gil and Ynoa) Lewis was added with the first overall pick they were handed, Martin and SWR are a result of Berrios who they were given. Alcala was traded for Escobar, Duran for Pressly, Maeda for Graterol, Odo for Palacios. It isn't a knock on this FO to say they inherited a darn pretty good situation, it is actually disingenuous to say they weren't. They took what they were given and supplemented and swapped out a few players and did well the first 5 years, now it is up to them to get their young guys to perform and they are going to have to hope their pitching prospects work out better than the pitching prospects they inherited. But is it really better today than before, well if the pitching prospects work out with Martin and Lewis, then yes it is, but if there isn't enough of them or Lewis and Martin aren't really good, then no it will be worse, much, much worse.
  16. TwinsDr2021
    Buxton, Kepler, Rosario, Sano, Polanco, Arraez, Garver, Kirilloff, Mauer, Escobar, Gordon, Berrios, Gibson, Romero, Gonsalves, Stewart, Mejia, Jorge, Duffey, Pressly, Rogers, May, Wade, Baddoo, Jax just to name a few plus the first overall pick. Sure a few of those pitchers didn't pan out but at one time or another some were in the top 100 prospects overall. That is like 7 all stars, 4 of which are pitchers.
  17. TwinsDr2021
    Throwing the prospects to the Wolves in 22 doesn't guarantee anything for 23, there should be a way to promote these pitching prospects and get their innings and try to compete with the offense they have. I have no interest in watching a bunch of pitchers pitch 2 or 3 innings every game, but I have Hulu so not watching probably won't be problem.
  18. TwinsDr2021
    They could do a couple of things, not sure which is the best, but they could call a balk if runners are on, they could call a ball if nobody on, or they could give the manager a warning on the first one, kick him out of the game on the second, and maybe after the second ejection they could start fining the manager. All those seem like good deterrents.
  19. TwinsDr2021
    100% agree on the first two and in the same boat as you on the third, seems pretty easy to have the grounds crew put some lines of the filed to help the umps. And if they make these changes Mauer could come out of retirement probably hit over .300 and get to 3000 hits. Win, win, win
  20. TwinsDr2021
    Nobody said it should be discarded, did they? It should be taken for what it was 60 games, Are we going to base Sano for example off of last years first 60 games or the last 60 games? No, did anybody think that Maeda was going to continue on that run in 21, I didn't, things normalize over a whole season, taking 60 games as anything more than a good run is a fools errand.
  21. TwinsDr2021
    not to put words in his mouth, but 2020 was a 60 game season where anything could happen. The Marlins went from winning 57 games in 2019, to winning a playoff series against the Cubs, back to a 67 win team in 2022.
  22. TwinsDr2021
    My two cents on Ober is for me personally to temper expectations. If the Twins have a have/had a similiar plan with him as last year, I don't expect him to be any worse than last year, meaning keeping his innings down but keeping his pitch count down. But if the Twins plan to extend his pitch count consistently to 80 or above, it will be hard to predict what that means for him, he could thrive or maybe he gets exposed, we don't know, we can only assume or predict. He didn't start that great (or really that terrible either) last year, seem to find his grove in July and excel in August and fall down again in September, that was making 7 5 plus innings starts and pitching roughly 75 pitches per start (for those 7 starts). Minus a couple of starts, after hitting that 80 pitch mark the next star was usually much rougher. IMO if the Twins plan to continue to push his pitch count he will be more up and down. But if they plan to use him like last year 25 or so stars, 5 or less innings, and around 65 to 75 pitches, I would expect him to have even better numbers than last year. As for my sleeper it has to be Sands, first he is already 24 and will be given a chance before any younger prospects because they have to figure out where is fits in the Organization and because he is on the 40 man and so far has the least expectations of the pitchers on the 40 and unless things go real bad, I don't see many of the starting pitching prospects not on the 40 being added.
  23. TwinsDr2021
    Honestly I think this case could be made for any contract negotiation, listen to the commercial for the MPLS teachers union, they want small class sizes and more social type workers hired (I am not taking sides on this and not meant to derail this thread), that may help with education and may help with the rank and file,? but it is also the goal of the union to expand its members and get more money from the tax payers (that is their number 1 job). I am surprised the union isn't asking for the 40 man to be expanded, that would give the union more leverage, expand its membership and have more players making MLB money. Now it may further hurt the middle guy, because it is more cheaper contracts to replace vets. I also believe the more regulation they put on the owners the more the income disparity will be come in the players. For example if teams need to hit a minimum floor, who are they are going to give that money too, a middle of the road vet or a high performance guy, I think the best business model would be to pay the best players more, and continue the path that MLB has went down, bring up young cheap guys and if they aren't stars use them and abuse them until it becomes costly then cut them loose and bring up the next guy, if they become a star they will pay them. (not much different than now, other than they will just pay the stars more, IMO)
  24. TwinsDr2021
    The media has their own agenda? That can't possibly be true, just look how consistent and fair they are in covering everybody and everything. (that was sarcasm) I believe Boras has tremendous sway, that is his job as the agent to get the absolute most for his clients regardless of whom it affects. If the Union doesn't see this, that is on them not him. The union's job is to extract the most amount of things (money, benefits, etc..) from the owners as they possibly can, and always claim the last contract was unfair.
  25. TwinsDr2021
    When did the Twins put Matt Wallner on the 40 man? (was this meant for winder? ) Maybe the site should keep the list of the Twins 40 man roster since so many times people are confused of who is on it and not on it.
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