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  1. LewFordLives
    Good article. I generally agree with most of it. I do disagree with the notion that cutting ties with Urshela had anything to do with saving money to sign Correa. The amount Urshela would have gotten in arbitration would have been a pittance compared to Correa's deal. And if that was the driver behind the decision, then this organization really needs some self examination. Completely agree that moving Urshela was perplexing. Are they really that confident in Miranda? Farmer can play 3B, but then who plays SS?
  2. LewFordLives
    In my mind, the left side of the infield has gone from a strength to a glaring weakness. I question whether Miranda will stick at 3B, and if not, what is plan B? Moving on from Urshela could be the the worst decision the front office makes this off-season. I guess there's time to address this, but teams aren't going to just give away a quality third baseman.
  3. LewFordLives
    Ignore the $11 million (which is an absurd amount).......what hole does he fill on this team? This is the most bizarre nonsensical signing I can remember.
  4. LewFordLives
    It sounds like a completely ridiculous rumor to me, but I thought the same about the Joey Gallo rumor.
  5. LewFordLives
    The Twins timing couldn't be worse in regards to their TV contract. Bally's and other regional networks are feeling the pinch of cord cutting.
  6. LewFordLives
    Maybe Scott Boras convinced the Twins there was a "mystery team" bidding for Gallo. Boras makes my skin crawl, but whatever he makes off his clients is not enough. That dude is a miracle worker.
  7. LewFordLives
    Hosmer would have been a lot cheaper. I believe the Padres are on the hook for almost all of what he is still owed.
  8. LewFordLives
    You can also add that Kepler has a team option for next year....it does not sound like that is the case with Gallo. If Gallo is comeback player of the year he's one and done.
  9. LewFordLives
    At least Terry wouldn't have given him $11 million! Terry only shopped in the bargain bin.
  10. LewFordLives
    Yeah....the rumor was so crazy I didn't think it could actually be TRUE!
  11. LewFordLives
    Someone is also going to have to come off the 40 man. I can't think of anyone currently on the roster that I would value less than Gallo....not even Pagan.
  12. LewFordLives
    Which means he'll probably be batting clean -up for the Twins!
  13. LewFordLives
    $11 million? Is MLB so out of whack that Joey Gallo is worth $11 million? Was there a bidding war for his services?
  14. LewFordLives
    Gallo.....????? I don't get it. Forget about what I said about not piling on the front office based on rumors. Yuck!
  15. LewFordLives
    I understood. I know you aren't piling on, but many are. I think we are in agreement. When I said "that's fair" I wasn't being sarcastic. I felt you raised a good point In that we have to take these things with a grain of salt.
  16. LewFordLives
    That's fair. This article has caused us to pile on the FO. While it may be fair to pile on them for other reasons, it's probably not fair to judge them based on second hand rumors.
  17. LewFordLives
    If Turner, that would be surprising. You're absolutely right. Why go after Justin Turner when they had Gio under team control for a perfectly reasonable amount? Maybe they think they can get Turner to sign for pennies on the dollars??? I don't know.
  18. LewFordLives
    I doubt he ever entertained even the possibility of coming to Minnesota. It wasn't happening, unless the Twins offered some monumentally ridiculous overpay.
  19. LewFordLives
    Does anyone know if Celestino is out of options? I doubt they bring six outfielders north, although I guess you could easily put Gordon down as an infielder. Other than that, I think this article sums up the current situation, for better or worse.
  20. LewFordLives
    I generally disagree with the premise of this article and others I've read suggesting the Twins got "played". Everyone knows Boras is willing to drag these things out, and the acquisition of Farmer suggests the front office knew they better start thinking about plan B. Bottom line is we don't know what discussions were/are taking place, and we don't know that the delay with Correa affected other negotiations. I like to think they could have afforded both Correa and Bassit, but we don't know if Bassit would have been willing to play in Minnesota, or maybe the FO just didn't think he was worth the money. I would add that nothing was going to happen on Correa until the Judge situation was resolved. Setting ultimatums would have been pointless.
  21. LewFordLives
    Never say never, but yeah, I think this is unlikely. I have seen nothing to indicate that Falvey is interested in doing a rebuild. The only scenario I can see them trading Gray is if they acquire another starter and then are blown away by a trade offer for Gray. They can always flip them at the trade deadline if they are out of it.
  22. LewFordLives
    Don't laugh, I think that is exactly how it would go down. Kepler (or other outfielder) to Yankees. Twins get Clarke Schmidt or another major league ready prospect, and agree to take Hicks and all of the $30 million he is still owed. Yankees add another quality prospect, with quality contingent on the outfielder they are sending. The Twins should have significant payroll flexibility the next few years. If they can't get the good free-agents, that payroll can be used to their advantage in other ways.
  23. LewFordLives
    I'm not losing sleep over this. Correa is a great player,........but he's not THAT good. That's a ridiculous amount of money. He will have 3-4 good seasons and then be dead wood with the Giants trying everything they can to unload him for luxery tax reasons.
  24. LewFordLives
    Yankees probably want to find a taker for Stanton's contract. Good luck with that.
  25. LewFordLives
    Aaron Judge? Surely he would waive his no trade clause.
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