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  1. TwinsDr2021
    The trade Simulator has Julien as high as 41.4 and Luzardo as Low as 50.6, So it shouldn't be unrealistic to think they match up fairly close, the Twins may have to throw in a really young flyer to even it up. If the Marlins have to take on Salary (Kepler and/or Polanco) in a trade for for Luzardo that probably does mean the Twins have to pay more in terms of prospects, but I don't see them giving up two of their top 3.
  2. TwinsDr2021
    The way you have it, I believe the Marlins say yes, and look to flip Polanco or Kepler to get a even bigger haul. From a Twins perspective they would only have to add Polanco or Kepler, not both. the price for a 26 year old pitcher with 3 three of control left is going to be crazy high, The cost for two years of control for a 26 year old pitcher was the AL batting champion.
  3. TwinsDr2021
    The question was if you were Miami would any of those 3 pitchers for trade Polanco and Festa? I am guessing you are saying you would for Meyer, maybe on Cabrera and no on Luzardo. as for the rest that is why I put their age and controllable years.
  4. TwinsDr2021
    I agree with Steve above that Paddack should be the highest on this list. I came up with more than 20 guys that would bring a higher return than Martin. I just don't think 25 year old minor league player (that requires a 40 man spot) would return what a younger more highly rated prospect would return.
  5. TwinsDr2021
    If the Twins had Meyer (24+) controlled until 2030 (I think), Cabrera (25+) until 2029, or Luzardo(26) until 2027, would you trade any of them for two years of Polanco and a 23+ old Festa? I wouldn't, maybe after Polanco proved he was healthy and productive.
  6. TwinsDr2021
    I wasn't responding to the next quality SP. I was responding to the "give the youngsters some spot starts" The Twins don't have any youngsters Starting Pitchers on the 40 Man, except SWR that was my point. I was asking about what youngsters he was talking about. (Maybe he was referring to Festa, Rays, Lewis or others)
  7. TwinsDr2021
    Which youngsters? SWR is the only pitcher on the 40 man under 25
  8. TwinsDr2021
    Castro IMO is a great back up for a couple of weeks at most. Too much playing time and he will get exposed and people will want him replaced. His OPS last year against LHP was .636.
  9. TwinsDr2021
    I would argue the Twins had 7 (Lopez, Gray, Ryan, Mahle, Maeda, Ober and Varland) and only went 8 deep. (Keuchel getting 6 starts) As of today they have Lopez, Ober, Ryan, Paddack and Varland. which is a couple short of last year. IMO the Twins are far short of last year. I hope they do something to make it up.
  10. TwinsDr2021
    Texas 5, Twins 4, Blue Jays 4, Houston 4, Balt 3, Arizona 3, Miami 3, Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 2, Tampa and Dodgers 1. With a few teams having another starter real close. Maybe comparing teams that didn't make the playoffs isn't the best comparison to make?
  11. TwinsDr2021
    Paddack is 28 and a FA after the 25 season. So something likely will be or should be done with him before next off season (trade him or extended him) Canterino will hopefully be a super stud RP pitcher for the foreseeable future. Can't imagine a 26 year old guy that hasn't pitched more than 37 innings in a year since 2019 would spend the next few years building up to be a starter again. (IMO that ship has sailed)
  12. TwinsDr2021
    Not comparing how good they are (because he probably isn't as good as any below) but He is younger than Varland, Canterino, Funderburk, Headrick, Winder, Alcala, Sands and 149 days older than Balazovic, So in reality if he was put on the 40 man, the only guy younger would be SWR (and Balazovic) He is only a year and a half older than Festa.
  13. TwinsDr2021
    We are all idiots, if the Twins would have just struck out more in the Houston series they would have won it. "The reality is that striking out less this postseason has not led to more wins.” said Falvey. The reality is that good hitters are the most important part of scoring runs, when your hitters aren't that good you can them try for more power, why not?
  14. TwinsDr2021
    How about the Pressly trade? So far the Twins have gotten negative WAR out of it.
  15. TwinsDr2021
    My point was if Buxton is out for an extended period (which is likely based on history) they are left with two utility guys (one who has been solid and also gawd awful and one who was super valuable 1 year as utility player) and a complete unknown, things could go real south in a hurry.
  16. TwinsDr2021
    I remember a nice stretch, and I also know that he is 26 and as a 25 year old he had an ERA of 4.63. I also remember in 10 starts he had an ERA of 5.30 last year. I am not saying he can't be a viable starter, I am saying using analytics/probability he is probably better suited for the pen. I have no problem if the Twins bring in another pitcher and give him the fifth spot. But again if you are going to slide a position player over a few feet based on analytics they should be looking at prospects with the same approach.
  17. TwinsDr2021
    One could argue that having those players at CF means you have nobody for CF. I personally think it is somewhere in between.
  18. TwinsDr2021
    For a team that heavily relies on analytics, to ignore it when it come to prospects makes no sense. What will happen with Wallner, Larnach, Castro, Julien, Miranda, Martin, Helman, Keirsey, Festa, Varland, Lee and others? This FO should be using history as their guide to decide which guys have really good chance at being good, a good chance, and not so likely to be good. You/they can hope and believe every prospect that the Twins have is the exception to the rule like a Merrifield, but hope is not a plan. IMO, Wallner should be a decent starting outfielder for a few years, Julien's bat also should play in the majors, Festa has a good chance at being a decent starting pitcher, Varland looks like a relief pitcher, and Lee has looks like a future starter. The rest seem like back ups, fill ins, or utility type players and not guys you hand jobs to, they have to force the teams hand. (which turns into a great problem to have)
  19. TwinsDr2021
    Festa turns 24 in March, has a minor league ERA of 3.88 and has pitched 3 innings AAA. So the probability of him becoming something more than a 4 or 5 isn't real high, I hope he exceeds that, but I am not expecting or counting on it. He has a very similar minor league profile to Joe Ryan, except Ryan was better in the minors
  20. TwinsDr2021
    He is basically a 5 inning starter that doesn't strike out guys, no thanks.
  21. TwinsDr2021
    agreed, two vastly different ways, some look at the drugs, homelessness, feces, crime, stores closing in an area(s) and project it to all the surrounding areas and say those that don't agree are ignorant or worse , and others want to say the those things that are happening are an outlier and pointing those things out are bigot, racists, uncaring or worse. When in reality good and bad things are happening everywhere. Which is why are an article like this is only meant to divide people.
  22. TwinsDr2021
    Did you even watch the 2:14 video? Rosenthal didn't say anything bad about San Fran, he said the Giants are struggling with perception, taxes, and against better teams. And Buster said he didn't understand the perception and it was still a great place. After watching this is article is even worse. It is like the author of this oped didn't watch it either, and made up what Rosental actually said.
  23. TwinsDr2021
    I didn't get that out of this article at all. To me it sounded like the Giants feel like "they've got a geography problem, or a city problem, I guess I would say,"" If they are making the same offers or better as others and players are turning it down and saying something along those lines as part of the reason. Maybe it is a lie and something to run cover from their fans. But we all know San Fran doesn't have to best reputation right, on top of they always have the large state tax to deal with. But this author went much further than just this, he called them liars, bigots, and other names and tried to prove without real facts why they are liars and bigots. (he left out crapapp and other things that give people this impression). if you don't want comments on articles don't put them up. Plus maybe not have your gold caretakers call people names.
  24. TwinsDr2021
    Isn't that what this opinion editorial is about? "Players, for whatever reason, have a negative perception of San Francisco right now." The author goes on to explain why they are wrong with no facts and using only antidotal evidence to back it up. The only real why to say on topic for something like this is to say I agree or I disagree? Correct?
  25. TwinsDr2021
    I think you missed the point on that one. If drugs are legal or not prosecuted, there are no more arrests for possession, selling, distribution, etc.. and if all other crimes stay the same, your overall crime rate goes down. See my fact check link above.
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