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  1. Nashvilletwin
    So you keep Peralta and get nothing for him? That’s not how a smart, well run franchise like the Brewers operates. They build value and then realize it as all small market teams should do. Sure, some trades may not work out, but they know 100% Peralta is gone at year end. So we get to watch Ryan and Lopez pitch twice a week if healthy and finish the season with decent ERAs but losing records on a 75 win team? Its a strategy, but so is building for a true contender with a solid cheap controllable core in ‘28 post the lockout.
  2. Nashvilletwin
    Why should we expect more for Ryan and Lopez than what the Brewers got? We should not over estimate the value of our players (the TD faithful also think Jeffers is going to get us a legitimate controllable immediate starter - unlikely). If you think you can compete, then maybe you roll the dice. But getting those two players from the Mets is WAY better than a full season of Ryan in 2026 when we might win 75 games and a half season of 2027. The Brewers won the most games in MLB last year and still traded their #1. Both the players received are expected to contribute at the big league level this year and are controllable for SIX more years. The Mets might feel they win that trade, but the Brewers feel they win it too. We’d be lucky to get that deal for either Ryan or Lopez. Prediction - what we end up with for both of them will not be as good.
  3. Nashvilletwin
    Exactly. The Brewers are more than contenders and they move their top starter whom they know they could never resign for two top 100 prospects, both of whom are likely to contribute this season. So they lose one year of Peralta and get TWELVE years from the other two. Smart move by a smart, much, much better run organization. The Nationals also traded their top starter to the Rangers for a haul which included their #2 prospect - a highly regarded 3B who was the #12 overall pick last year. Meanwhile the completely brain dead, misguided Twins who for some reason think they can contend with what is arguably one of the bottom three rosters in MLB sit on their hands. Five innings of two run ball twice a week from Ryan and Lopez isn’t going to cut it. Let’s all wait and see if their gamble turns out or if they end up blowing the value of Ryan and Lopez. Sadly, my money is on the latter, especially with the work stoppage coming next year.
  4. Nashvilletwin
    Of course they aren’t. Neither were the Canucks fans. But it’s the right move. Just like our fans will bellyache when we move Ryan, Lopez, and Jeffers. Teams like the Brewers and the Twins cannot afford to lose their talented players for nothing - even if they are a legitimate contender like the Brewers and ESPECIALLY if they are not even remotely contenders like our beloved Twins. The starting pitcher trade market has been very slow. This is a good sign as pieces are starting to fall,
  5. Nashvilletwin
    Whomever the Twins draft at #3 this year. Otherwise its a toss up among Culpepper, ERod and Gonzalez and it doesn’t much matter the order. Ideally we see all three plus Jenkins this year at Target field.
  6. Nashvilletwin
    Meanwhile, the Brewers once again demonstrate how a smallish market team should operate. Peralta traded for two top 100 prospects because they weren’t going to be able to sign him when he hit free agency. And this, remember, is a team with legitimate WS possibilities. Very much unlike our Twins. At least the starting pitcher market is opening up. But clearly one buyer has now left the market.
  7. Nashvilletwin
    We’ve seen Julien produce and we’ve seen him fall off. Hard to say what caused the fall off, but it might be worth seeing what he can do once he’s no longer under Rocco’s thumb. But Julien (and his agent, btw) probably agree with you and most TDers - he would be much better off getting a fresh start with another organization. He probably can’t wait to get released from this clown show the Twins have been with their young major leaguers over the past half decade or so. He’s probably not the only one either.
  8. Nashvilletwin
    Actually, I think Julien did finish the last two months on a pretty decent tear last season.
  9. Nashvilletwin
    Is anyone else having trouble getting through to the Twins ticket office? It seems like they are unprepared for the high call volume this morning…….sheesh.
  10. Nashvilletwin
    Please TD no politics
  11. Nashvilletwin
    Would you trade SWR for Ober right now? I would not - both because SWR is probably better right now and SWR most likely has higher long term value to the organization.
  12. Nashvilletwin
    Yes. I wouldn’t be surprised if Ober is out of the rotation by year end.
  13. Nashvilletwin
    Possibly missing the most important, relevant question, particularly to T-Cubed: Can the Twins beat last year’s 25 year record low attendance (since 2000, excluding covid) of 1.77 million this season? BTW, when these are your top 25 questions, you know your season’s expectations are in bad shape. One example: the question isn’t if Lewis will actually consistently produce, but whether he will be healthy (as if being heathy is the only factor to guarantee his legitimacy - btw, with Buxton you could say that).
  14. Nashvilletwin
    The consensus seems to be that Keaschall now has a weak arm. If so, get real.
  15. Nashvilletwin
    Ideally the pattern is full in the OF with our future trio of Jenkins, ERod and Gonzalez. All of those three are better overall defensive OF alternatives inclusive of speed and arm. But who knows.
  16. Nashvilletwin
    Don’t disagree - lots of options. But that doesn’t mean Jeffers for one year or less is going to return more. If the market for Jeffers were a near-term legitimate position player or starter, we’d have hit the bid. You are overestimating Jeffer’s value in the trade market. Wish it weren’t so. For example, one trade analyser suggests a fair swap of Abner Uribe (25 year old #4 relief pitcher for the Brewers) for Jeffers and Julien. That’s the kind of deal we should expect for Jeffers.
  17. Nashvilletwin
    Yes, a really good article. Thank you. He very well could be our starting SS later this season and certainly in ‘27. However, ideally Houston’s bat gets good enough that we utilize his D at SS in ‘28. If Lewis can figure things out, Culpepper could slide to 2B and, please Lord, Keaschall is our long-term raking 1B. I and a lot of Twins fans would be very enthusiastic post the strike to embrace that infield.
  18. Nashvilletwin
    Hope springs eternal……lol. Anything is possible…..I guess. But I’ll take the under on that. And we will see what we get for him. You can take both nothing and a near term (by ‘27) legitimate position player or starter prospect. I’ll take a dart throw or a decent young reliever with upside. Gentleman’s wager between friends.
  19. Nashvilletwin
    Well, the timing all depends on the offers on the table and the amount of risk you want to assume. Given he won’t be back, he must be moved no later than the deadline. If he has a good first half, he’s healthy, and there are some injuries to other catchers on contenders (which I agree is very possible), then his value may go up. If any of the opposites are the case, then his value might be higher now. We don’t know what the current bids are, so it’s difficult to say what is the right move. But trying to sneak Jackson through waivers and losing him might complicate the catching lineup later in the season. So that would suggest a benefit to moving Jeffers before opening day if they don’t want to carry three catchers. Btw, you are mistaken if you think Jeffers is going to return a relatively near-term projectible starting position player or starter. That’s just not going to happen - his value, especially for less than a half of year, is just not that high. A young solid reliever who projects as part of the bullpen for several years and has some upside as a later inning type would be an excellent return for Jeffers. Otherwise, you’re looking at a longer-term dice roll - of which the organization is long already.
  20. Nashvilletwin
    The smart move is to now move Jeffers while his value is highest. Ideally the return is a player who already has some MLB experience and is controllable for several years. A solid reliever candidate might be an option. The additional benefit is that it opens up needed ABs for the players who still have a chance to prove if they can be part of the next core. This includes current rostered Twins and near-term prospects. We need more investment in these players - not less. 2026 is the perfect year to do that. If Jeffers stays, the roster just becomes more of a Rocco-inspired platoon model. Snooze……
  21. Nashvilletwin
    To be fair, Duran, Ryan, and Cruz are really on nobody’s list and, five years from now, nobody will be even remotely be thinking about them as all time Twins. Those players are real stretches. The exercise includes all regimes - and this regime has zippo to-date and, possibly, zero on the horizon among current rostered players. Here’s hoping, however, my grandkids and I have develop great memories watching all time great Twins Lewis and Keaschall. Let’s throw in Jenkins, ERod, Culpepper and Tait. That would be wonderful.
  22. Nashvilletwin
    What’s so sad about this list and all the comments is that there is only one Twin from the current regime that even basically gets a few honourable mention votes: Buxton. No other position players and no other starters. And what’s even sadder is there are no other current Twins that likely would ever be considered for a list like this. Boy, how this franchise, which has produced so many great memorable players, has fallen. The Pohlads, Falvey and Rocco have produced nothing of lasting fan value and devotion over their entire regime together. Nada. There is a whole generation of young Twins fans who have no players to look back on as their idols or to relish their accomplishments. That’s really sad. The Falvey/Rocco era will not be remembered for producing any great Twins. (And that, by the way, is why you tear down and rebuild by investing in and committing to a young core - you might just get some Hrbeks, Gaettis, Puckett, Mauers, and Morneaus. And by creating these “legends”, one builds enduring and greater franchise value and fan devotion. Just saying…. Our ownership and leadership are basically brain dead for not being able to see these basics and recognising their failures).
  23. Nashvilletwin
    Meanwhile Tucker signs with the Dodgers for $240MM/4 years. That’s $60MM per year or about as much as the Twins total team budget sans Correa’s subsidy. The salary cap with a high minimum is sorely needed. But look for a huge fight against it from the rich teams and the high priced players and their agents. 2027 is going to be a bloodbath.
  24. Nashvilletwin
    Actually it’s a good thing that our drafted players (and those mostly developed in our system like Martin) are actually playing. It’s wonderful to see and the right move, especially for a cash constrained franchise like the Twins. Time to see what they can do (notwithstanding the retreads brought in to still steal innings and ABs). I personally hope we see much more of it as the season progresses. But to claim as the author did that most of these young players finally getting their true legit chance are already “legitimate contributors” is a bit disingenuous.
  25. Nashvilletwin
    “Minnesota has managed to turn a long list of those selections into legitimate big-league contributors and, in some cases, foundational pieces”. Then Buxton, Lewis, Lee, Wallner, Larnach, Jeffers and Keaschall are listed as examples. These claims/statements are so ridiculous and inaccurate that it obviated the need/desire to read the rest of the post. The only “long list” is the list of failures under Falvey/Rocco et al. Buxton and Jeffers - yes. But from a different regime. The rest are either big disappointments to date (Lewis, Lee, Larnach), platoon players (Wallner, Larnach), likely utility players at best (Lee - the TD can’t wait for Culpepper to take over SS), had their careers to date mismanaged (Lewis, Larnach, Wallner) or yet to be proven (Keaschall). Btw, Martin should be added to list and could be included in many of the above categories. Not one of those at this point is a legitimate every day reliable major league contributor. Just because they are in the projected starting lineup for our beloved Twins does not make it so. Now, some may still get there with Lewis and Keaschall being the most likely. Let’s hope so. But to even suggest that position player development under Falvey has even had a modicum of success is just pure propaganda.
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