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  1. LewFordLives
    Not good.
  2. LewFordLives
    It also seems flatter. He used to have good late movement.
  3. LewFordLives
    I suspect Gallo will be gone sooner rather than later. This can't continue.....can it?
  4. LewFordLives
    I was hoping for some bullpen help.... nothing yet. Maybe the prices were too high.
  5. LewFordLives
    I agree 100 percent with everything in this article.
  6. LewFordLives
    No way would the Twins get a top 100 prospect for Maeda. Civale still has 2.5 years of team control. Maeda would be a rental who is still working back from TJ surgery.
  7. LewFordLives
    No. Cleveland is handing the Twins the division. (Whether the Twins take it or not is another question.) It's been an incredibly frustrating season, but the fact remains they are in first place. If the Twins make the playoffs they will need Gray and Maeda. Pitching and defense can go a long way in the playoffs. Who knows, maybe Correa and Buxton finally catch fire. Better late than never.
  8. LewFordLives
    If I'm the Twins I'd just roll with what they have. If they can't win the division with the current roster they don't deserve to be in the playoffs. If they can get a bullpen piece for cheap, then fine, but they have so many question marks that there's no point in emptying the farm of whatever prospects they have left.
  9. LewFordLives
    Having Hader in a Twins uniform would be awesome, but as others have pointed out.... is he the final missing piece? I think most of us would say: "no". I definitely wouldn't give up Raya and Headrick for a rental. Maybe if they had a plethora of good pitching prospects, but they don't.
  10. LewFordLives
    It doesn't matter how hard you throw if a good major league hitter knows what's coming. Duran created that entire situation.
  11. LewFordLives
    No. Decent pitching is more valuable than hitting. Especially in the playoffs.
  12. LewFordLives
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/dodgers-close-to-acquiring-lance-lynn-and-joe-kelly-from-white-sox.html This article says the Dodgers actually traded live human beings for Lynn and Kelly. I would assume they are making the White Sox eat part of Lynn's contracts.
  13. LewFordLives
    No way should the Twins be dealing a starter. The starting rotation is the only thing that has worked so far this year and is the reason they are in first place. No disrespect to Keuchel, but he has not had any sustained MLB success in three years. I'm fine with keeping him around for depth/injuries, but to replace Maeda??? ......seriously?
  14. LewFordLives
    If a team consistently goes over their allotment the agents will just automatically think they can force a team to go over the slot value for their clients. I think the Twins are smart by holding the line. Yeah, you may occasionally lose out on signing a later round high school player, but the vast majority of those players will never make the big leagues. That money is better spent elsewhere. And would that extra $700K even been enough to lure someone like #20 Larson from going to LSU? It's a lot, but it's not life altering money. He has the opportunity to play for one of the best collegiate programs in the country.
  15. LewFordLives
    I don't get this from the Angels standpoint. If they were a clear playoff team, then maybe they move all their chips to the middle, but as of right now they are seven back in the division lead and four for the wild card. Those are some expensive rentals. Maybe Moreno is gonna make another attempt to sell the team.
  16. LewFordLives
    I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry at that statement.
  17. LewFordLives
    Gallo needs to be released. There is no place on a playoff contending team for a .175 hitter.
  18. LewFordLives
    The Santana trade has to be up there. At the end of the day, what did they get.... NOTHING (see article above). I hated the trade at time and it didn't age well. There was no reason to make the trade. He was under contract through 2008. If they couldn't reach agreement on a contract they could have made him play it out and then let him walk after 2008 and take the compensation picks. Instead they traded him for a collection of projects from the Mets and missed winning the division by one game. I don't like it when people say you gotta get something for a pending free agent. Is there no value in watching a generational talent like Johan for one more season and making the playoffs? That one just really stings.
  19. LewFordLives
    Please please trade for Lars Nootbaar! That name just screams Minnesota. Seriously though, I think Carlson would be a better fit than some of the names I've seen thrown about. That said, I don't see a package that would get it done. The Twins organization is not deep in pitching, and they will probably have to add another arm in the off-season. The Twins should be clinging to young controllable arms like Varland and SWR, and I don't see the Cardinals taking more outfielders in return.
  20. LewFordLives
    If Turner keeps putting up decent numbers, I gotta think he forgoes his option and takes one more lap through free agency.
  21. LewFordLives
    If Dobnak can get back to his old self it would really help the Twins down the stretch. Getting Stewart and Thielbar back would be icing on the cake.
  22. LewFordLives
    A playoff contender should not have Keuchel on their roster. It's a great story, but he's cooked. If he wants to hang around and wait for an injury and a chance to prove himself, fine, but under no circumstances should the Twins rearrange the rotation to accommodate him. If he wants to opt out, then let him go.
  23. LewFordLives
    I just really disagree with this. They are in first place and have a good chance to make they playoffs. Yeah, this is an imperfect roster. However, what wins in the playoffs; pitching and defense. The Twins have good pitching and they can catch the ball. Can they go toe to toe with the Rays and the Orioles? The odds are against it, but it's not outside the realm of possibility.
  24. LewFordLives
    I gotta disagree on this one. Scott Erickson in first half of 1991: 12-3 1.83 ERA. And those stats don't even tell how dominant he was. It's too bad, Right before the All Star break he started experiencing elbow discomfort. He was never the same after that. He was still a good pitcher, but no longer the dominant force he was in the latter half of '90 and the first half of '91.
  25. LewFordLives
    Good article, but given the choice, I take Viola any day. In his prime he was an absolute beast. He was just flat out fun to watch. And as mentioned, he threw 255 innings in 1987. That's less wear on the bullpen.
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