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  1. SteveLV
    Can Keaschall play 3B?
  2. SteveLV
    You could also use Prielipp as a pseudo-starter going say 3 innings and then turn over for an extended bullpen game to continue to build up his innings pitched. Twins have options for the bullpen.
  3. SteveLV
    Jacksson, are you suggesting that we are now forbidden from ever trading with the SFGiants again because we had bad luck before? Seems like a bizarre, illogical take. Many teams have had bad outcomes with the Rays, but the Twins have done well. Yet the Rays picked up the phone this past trading deadline.
  4. SteveLV
    I agree that this is an intriguing option. Certainly has paid his dues as player and coach in spades. Also bilingual, which makes so much sense with the demographics of modern players. I like him on paper and hope he is interested and interviews well.
  5. SteveLV
    Those numbers on runners advancing at a slightly reduced rate on Wallner. Do those numbers account for all the situations where runners had no need to risk advancing because their team was already thrashing the Twins? Kinda like defensive indifference in reverse? He does have a strong arm, but you need to catch the ball first. I think he is destined for DH and occasional OF starts if he cannot play 1B which is what everyone is saying. I still want to trade for Eldridge....
  6. SteveLV
    Quick thoughts: Naylor would not take calls from the Twins. He is going to get plenty of interest from contending teams. Alonso? Likelihood of Pohlad ownership paying him a FA deal is zero. Wallner to 1B. Give it a try in Spring Training and give him all winter to work on it. Might save his career. It would be so Twins to sign the Ghost of Paul Goldschmidt late in FA. He is done. My somewhat realistic dream is to trade Lopez to the Giants for Eldridge in some package and literally and figuratively swing for the fences.
  7. SteveLV
    That Mets trade would heavily favor the Twins, IMO. McLean has already demonstrated dominance in SSS at MLB level, Jetts is a very highly rated prospect, and why would they want Lee (even though I also advocate moving him if we can get a SS coming back...).
  8. SteveLV
    Parker, Counsel is coaching the Cubs. He HAD MLB managerial experience when he was hired by the Cubs. 7/8 with prior coaching. If he were still coaching Milwaukee, 6/8 would be correct, but he is not.
  9. SteveLV
    And Counsell did have experience with Milwaukee before the Cubs. But he did not when Milwaukee hired him. So 7/8 had MLB coaching experience. I agree that I want them to hire a coach who has proven coaching track record, please.
  10. SteveLV
    Abel and Tait. But you knew that.
  11. SteveLV
    We have so many weak players on our 40 man roster it is child's play to make room for guys with projectable talent. Youd could cut the 40 man to 27 or 28 with no loss of actual talent.
  12. SteveLV
    If you are trading Ryan to the Tigers, I want McGonigle for Ryan and Lee. They would never do it, but that is who they should get.
  13. SteveLV
    I strongly believe Ryan would fetch more trade capital than Duran. Am I way off base?
  14. SteveLV
    Next article will ask whether we should tender Joe Ryan or let him walk as a FA.......
  15. SteveLV
    I would trade Jenkins for Skubal right now! Are they offering that? :)
  16. SteveLV
    The numbers are what they are, but they are obviously skewed by what division each team played in over this time frame: easier to chalk up wins in weak central divisions than on east or west coast. Have only had balanced schedules for very short duration of this compilation. The Yankees have not had a losing season for 23 years. The Dodgers have made the playoffs 13 consecutive years. The rich are going to out-perform the poor. There may be flukes, but money will win out. NFL Salary cap and floor with full revenue sharing, and you won't see this type of domination. Baseball is less inclined to this phenomenon than football, where a QB like Brady can allow a team to dominate for many years. Baseball has no equivalent, although Ohtani is close!
  17. SteveLV
    By the way: The Title of this thread should not be roster "trimming". Roster "pruning" at a minimum, if not wholesale re-landscaping.
  18. SteveLV
    3 pages on an ok player who is slated to make more money than he is likely to produce. Keep him, trade him or non-tender him, it will make no meaningful difference to the Twins' future.
  19. SteveLV
    If the Twins have to spend money after a tear down to meet the effective salary floor due to existing revenue sharing, I would rather they sign some long-term contracts for their young studs and front-load them if necessary. Spending money on older guys with no realistic future with the team is just treading water. You only sign guys like that to plug a gap in a good, competitive team, e.g., Don Baylor. What good does it do anybody to sign guys like Hoskins or Bell on a .500 team going nowhere???
  20. SteveLV
    Love Maddon, but does he want to coach here????
  21. SteveLV
    ERod also walks over 26% of the time, so you need to factor that into the analysis. His OPS was .840 in a down, injured year (not that he has many un-injured years, but you get the point). Larnach's OPS was .727 last year.
  22. SteveLV
    I think they deal Ryan. They listen on Lopez. Buxton stays unless he has a change of heart. Lewis unlikely to be dealt unless someone overvalues him. Jeffers only if someone blows them away and they have someone to replace him at C. I am pretty sure you need a C to field a team. Larnach needs to go to make room. If they are getting a SS back, they should bundle Lee to add value to the return. His ceiling now appears to be average SS at best. Hope I am wrong. To be honest, it would be more interesting to follow the Twins next season if they did tear it down and play the young players than some half-hearted band-aid patchwork mess like last season. At least we could have some hope for the future. Imagine something like: Jenkins CF Rodriguez RF Martin LF Gonzalez DH Eldridge (San Fran) 1B Keaschall 2B Culpepper SS Lewis 3B Ford (Sea) C Mathews, Woods-Richardson, Preilipp, Abel, Bradley, Rojas, Laweryson, Sands, Festa, Adams, Funderburk, Ohl, and Raya as pitching staff. That would be fun and interesting, no?
  23. SteveLV
    Any and/or all of the above! Anyone in the college coaching ranks on the radar?
  24. SteveLV
    Boy, do you really want to be committed to paying Ryan $30M per year when he is 36? I don't.....
  25. SteveLV
    Trade for Colt Emerson in the Mariners minors or Aidan Miller in the Phillies system. Let Lee transition to utility role. Would cost Ryan probably, but you are then set at SS for a decade, barring injury.
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