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  1. Linus
    I think the infield will be in flux next year. I view Lee and Lewis similarly in that they both have some good stretches yet neither can be counted on to be a difference maker at least so far. Defensively Lee kind of is who he is while Royce looks like he will become a good first baseman. The remaining playing time this season is important for evaluating both players. By no means should it be a given that both keep their positions next year. Keaschall- who knows where he ends up. KC will be the SS for a while so it will be good to see what he looks like. If the Twins are going to be a team with real playoff hopes they need to add about three players who are difference makers. You can’t be avg all over the board like they are now (except for Buck). Where are those guys coming from?
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    This is a valid question to which I have no answer. Seems crazy this wasn’t resolved in some fashion at the deadline. I do know that if you made me choose between $7 million for Caratini or $7 million for player X I’m likely choosing player X.
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    I assume you were referencing my post. When I said highest value I meant highest value he has left in his team control. As far as when / if you trade players my view is each situation is different. If the Twins were positioned to make a deep playoff run I would absolutely advocate to keep Joe and Jeffers. My view is they are not. Furthermore I don’t believe this current lineup has enough talent to make a run next year either. I also factor in a potential labor disruption in my calculation - perhaps I shouldn’t. I’m optimistic the next wave could be considerably better but that will likely be in 2028 when Joe won’t be here. The players we would have received for Joe and Jeffers could be important pieces in developing a winning lineup. From reading your many posts I understand you feel differently and value the current season more than something down the road. I understand that as I watch nearly every game win or lose.
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    Hopefully he just has some sort of muscle strain that will heal quickly. I get what Mike is saying: there was risk in not trading Joe at his highest value. The risk that his performance would fall off or that he would get hurt. Neither are far fetched at this point.
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    The offense will likely need a jolt as the first half production was based on a really high batting avg with RISP. As far as who to bring up? It’s a safe bet KC would produce more than Kreidler with the bat. Ironically the guy who could give us potentially the biggest jolt is Wallner. I know that opinion is unpopular but he has the potential to hit a dozen home runs in the next 7 weeks. He also has the potential to fall flat on his face and I would mostly DH him. One of the consequences of “going for it” is a whole bunch of roster moves just got a lot trickier. This org is going to prioritize the veterans as long as they think we have a chance. So lots of guys that we need to find out about are not likely to get much of a chance barring injury. If Jeffers, Bell and Larnach had been traded we would be sliding guys in easily and finding out who is going to be valuable to us going forward.
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    I don’t care about rankings. I’m really excited that Houston is hitting. And it’s consistent hitting with some extra base hits. You never know with prospects but so far so good.
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    I think Keaschall will end up better in the outfield but the offensive bar to clear is higher. Kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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    Yep. He should have been sitting on a dock up north over the All Star break.
  9. Linus
    Not a big league throw from Royce, especially from 60 feet.
  10. Linus
    Some of Joes fastballs are being identified on screen as splitters. Not a good sign.
  11. Linus
    Of all the players the Twins have played against Salvie Perez might be my favorite.
  12. Linus
    I agree that rebuilds should be avoided if at all possible. A good FO and stable ownership probably means you would rarely have to do them. Where I differ is there are situations where the risk of the rebuild is outweighed by the potential talent influx. I see the Twins as needing 2-3 really good players before they will be better than a 500 ish club. History would suggest we are not acquiring these players via free agency. Could they be Houston and Jenkins? Sure in two years when we don’t have Ryan, Lopez and Ober. IMO the timing was right to reset this team. Having said that I will be watching each night enjoying the games.
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    Good grief, they were running a $100 million payroll. I didn’t think Toms plan of fooling the average fan into thinking they were some new aggressive organization would be so effective with the Twins Daily writers.
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    Seems odd to be patting him on the back about taking on payroll when they are running a $100 million payroll to begin with. This is why I wasn’t in the “buy” camp - in order to truly make a difference they would have had to make much bigger moves than they ever would be comfortable with. This deadline is the very definition of a half measure. And I hope it works - I’ll be watching tonight.
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    And it will have to be when the Angels play here as those west coast games get past my bed time. Anyway, im off to check the schedule.
  16. Linus
    This it’s the very definition of a half measure. They tried to fix a problem they created themselves and end up with an even goofier roster than they started the season with.
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    I wasn’t in the “buy” camp and still feel like the Twins missed an opportunity to really rebuild the franchise. I know others disagree and that’s fine. What this deadline does tell me, based on the roster after the deadline is that Zoll is likely responsible, at least to a large extent for this goofy roster construction both currently and last offseason. My hopes that he would be a different baseball guy than Falvey just took a big hit.
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    I, for one, would have liked this deal to be done so we could message @Riverbrianevery time he came up to the plate about, you know, how RB would like his pants configured. Would have been one of the best bits in TD history
  19. Linus
    Sure if they weren’t trying to make the playoffs. You cannot be serious about winning with this lineup and bench.
  20. Linus
    It’s not - ended a few years ago
  21. Linus
    Perhaps we just should have kept him the first time. Do not like giving up Hill.
  22. Linus
    I think you mean to say pant legs but then again, I am not from NoDak. 😂
  23. Linus
    One reason I was against “going for it” was that to truly increase playoff odds would require some bold maybe risky moves which I never believed the Twins had the stomach for (rightfully so). What they’ve done so far isn’t really buying and of course they are potentially passing up an opportunity to reset the franchise. Obviously they have today so I might be jumping the gun on this post.
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    Yea not buying that one but that’s cool.
  25. Linus
    First of all, great topic Stringer and well written. You should write for Twins Daily. For me this is one of the biggest questions for the Twins to address going forward. And they need to do it much more decisively than they have recently. My example here would be Trevor Larnach. He’s having a good season but we waited for 4 years of substandard play to get here - that’s not how you form winning teams. To comment specifically this is my fear with Lewis. He is not a young player anymore and while he is playing better, there is serious risk that we could do this for 3 more years and not get anything but average production. Lee is thoroughly average - with the glove and bat. He’s younger and has improved his hitting year over year so maybe there is hope next year could be good. Keaschall is another Falvey bat first how do I catch this thing guy. He’s not a good fielder anywhere and, although I like his OBP and hustle, his offensive profile is not likely to ever offset his glove. My comments should not be taken as an attack on the individual players; they are all trying to do their best and many times things just don’t work out in baseball. If I were to “blame” someone or something it would be the Twins draft philosophy. For a period of time they just drafted the best bats they could find without much regard for other aspects of the game. Even championship teams field average players but you can’t have a whole lineup of them and that is my fear going forward for the Twins.
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