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  1. Linus
    The other factor here is people are assuming Jeffers maintains his production. I don’t think that is a given as his hitting and defense started tailing off towards the end of the season. If you trade Vasquez and Jeffers regresses we are in a world of hurt.
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    Because both players have guaranteed no trade contracts. There is no getting out of either contract.
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    This is the crux of the issue. At best he would be one of the relievers that get churned back and forth to St Paul. Since he is out of options you would have to outright him then. So you might as well do it now and let him have one last crack in St Paul if he clears waivers. If he doesn’t I wouldn’t bat an eye. He’s eminently replaceable.
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    I’m not sure what you do with Balazovic but I know what you don’t do. That is count on him for any meaningful role for the Twins next year.
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    Understood. The pick is different than having Petty. Who knows maybe the pick ends up being better than Petty or Petty could be great for years and the pick is a bust. That was my original point which is it’s been great for the Twins but the final tally has yet to be made.
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    Early return is great. But like most trades you can’t really grade until we see what Petty does. If he ends up being a front line starter with 6 years control then I’m not so sure.
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    I e been thinking about this as well. It seems that the Twins do operate fairly closely to a revenue ratio which might mean big changes. Who knows maybe they will count on a revenue boost from this playoff run. However it could be a much bigger factor than we think in the Polanco and Kepler decisions.
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    Thanks for researching and writing this. Very informative.
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    Couldn’t agree with this more.
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    I think a case can be made that the second half improvement in offense was due to us playing lots of bad teams. The offense in the playoffs looked just like it did in the first half when we were playing good teams
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    Not trying to discredit Maki but how much of this is the Twins just getting better pitchers? I will say it seems like our pitching has taken a step up so he deserves credit just hard to know how much. In many ways I think Falvines greatest strength is finding good coaches and in untraditional ways.
  12. Linus
    I predicted 85 wins and going right down to the wire with Cleveland for the division. Also predicted the bullpen was going to be a problem.
  13. Linus
    Would this constitute shopping at Dior? Or Costco?
  14. Linus
    “Sonny what do you think about returning to the Twins? Um doubtful. It was nice but this is my only crack at free agency so I’m going to take the best deal I can get and I don’t think that offer will be from the Twins “. what the hell is the guy supposed to say?
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    I think you make a good point here. We were kind of lulled into thinking that our hitting process worked in the second half - regression to the mean. The most obvious answer was we were simply playing bad teams with bad pitching. The playoffs gave us a harsh reminder of what our offense looks like against good pitching.
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    This. Houston made the plays and we didn’t. It’s a team game. Blaming individuals after the fact means you don’t understand that.
  17. Linus
    I would explore all avenues. My concern is that the free agent class for starters is thin so a trade might be your best bet. Here is one thing I know for sure: I am not counting on SWR Festa Balazovic and the other half dozen name’s constantly thrown out for anything.
  18. Linus
    Welcome to Silly Season where no take is too outlandish or based in fact. Here is my Twins Daily PSA: Byron Buxton has a FULL NO TRADE CLAUSE. He took less money to stay here. HE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE
  19. Linus
    The umpiring was not good. However the Twins two strike approach makes the problem markedly worse. They appear to be looking for certain pitches even with two strikes and will not protect the plate. So yea Julien is right that the ball is inside two inches and yea I don’t care because way too often the ump is going to call it a strike. So yea you were right but you are also sitting in the dugout. This is especially a problem with runners on base.
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    As I stated in a different thread my worry going into the playoffs was our feast or famine offense would lay an egg and give us no chance to win. And it happened. Multiple times. I like many things the FO has done. I so appreciated not having to watch Archer Bundy etc this year. But I just have this bad feeling that their philosophy for lineup and bullpen construction is flawed and we all know they ain’t changing which means more of the same next year.
  21. Linus
    The Pressly trade continues to get worse. Never understood that one.
  22. Linus
    I’ve been a believer in Kiriloff but my belief is starting to waver. Scouts liked his potential at first but he has been inconsistent with the glove and is not a good outfielder. His hitting profile of gap to gap power with lots of line drives isn’t evident. He seems to have gravitated towards the three true outcomes approach and it ain’t working. Don’t know if that is being placed upon him by the hitting coaches or what. Next year is huge for Alex in my opinion. I believe it could literally make or break for him.
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    Thanks!
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    What about getting doubled off? Sounded like a blunder on the radio but don’t trust not TD sources.
  25. Linus
    I could not watch the game. It was suggested on Twitter that Julien didn’t run hard out of the box and should have had a triple not a double. Of course then he gets doubled off. Can anyone shed light on these two events?
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