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I would normally rant and boo, but my increasing malaise for this team only makes me feel underwhelmed.

Put him in CF in 5 days! im kidding but wish him and the Twins all the best

I hope the author (and Keith Law) keep saying Gonzalez just to troll Twins fans.

Buxton hasn’t been the same after his collision on the base paths. Maybe a stint on the IL is in order until he’s healthy enough to play in the outfield. Right now he’s not (nor is anyone else) hitting enough to be a full time DH.

Cheap vs. disciplined is an interesting way to put it. What's the definition of disciplined? To never overpay for a free agent? To be the highest bidder for a free agent don't you need to overpay/overvalue the player in the eyes of 29 other teams?

Again, I get it. For me it went from what I thought was a clever homage to the Twin Cities aside from the broader Minnesota brand to just being more in your face and dumbed it down.

Yeah I guess. I get it. I just don't like it.

Overall not impressed. I do like the red, white and blue piping on the pants. "M" hats are boring. Hate the Twin Cities jersey. If they wear them on a weekend its a slap to all of Twins Territory outside the metro.

yes thanks. I tried to delete them but didn't see how. Also, the payroll under budget must not account for the dead money? I had Dobnak at 0.00 because he was in the dead money category.

Polanco: Trade Urshela: Sign and trade Kepler: Trade BUC: Receive in trade FA: Carlos Correa (10 years $330M). Solidifies SS for the next 7-8 years. Maybe moves to 3B on the FA: Aaron Judge (9 years $324M). RH hitting corner outfielder who can cover CF when Buxton is on the IL. Asking a lot of Kirilloff, Jeffers and Larnach to stay healthy. Bench UT is a Spring Training competition between Julien and Martin but should get enough ABs when resting Buxton and moving Arraez/Larnach/Kirilloff/Gordon around. A lot was committed in free agency, but hey, it's not my money. C: Ryan Jeffers ($0.70M) 1B: Luis Arraez ($4.50M) 2B: Nick Gordon ($0.70M) 3B: Jose Miranda ($0.70M) SS: Carlos Correa ($33.00M) LF: Alex Kirilloff ($0.70M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Aaron Judge ($36.00M) DH: Trevor Larnach ($0.70M) 4th OF: Kyle Garlick ($0.70M) Utility: Edouard Julien ($0.70M) Utility: Gilberto Celestino ($0.70M) Backup C: BUC ($0.70M) SP1: Sonny Gray ($12.00M) SP2: Tyler Mahle ($8.00M) SP3: Kenta Maeda ($9.00M) SP4: Joe Ryan ($0.70M) SP5: Bailey Ober ($0.70M) RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.70M) RP: Jorge Lopez ($3.00M) RP: Griffin Jax ($0.70M) RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.00M) RP: Caleb Thielbar ($2.00M) RP: Jovani Moran ($0.70M) RP: Randy Dobnak ($0.00M) RP: Danny Coulombe ($1.00M) Payroll is 4.07% under budget

Love that the Twins made moves to win this year. Also love they didn't mortgage the future by overspending for SP rentals like Syndergaard or Rodon. SS is in as good of hands this year as ever. The hard truth is that even with production below what everyone dreamed on with Correa, it's better than what can be expected out of anyone else that would have been available so the time to try is now. The fact that Correa is earning big $$$ doesn't matter. If Correa didn't sign with the Twins I'd wager that $35MM "leftover" budget just doesn't get spent. I'm excited to follow the Twins for the rest of this year and with the rest of the division making minimal moves, the AL Central is theirs for the taking. Next year looks good too. Correa would be better than any other option, but even when Correa moves on, having his $35MM come off the books (as well as Sano's $12MM, Sanchez's $9MM, and Urshela's $6.5MM) the budget should allow for significant upgrades (or at least some interesting offseason blueprints).

Adding Rodon would have been great but SF not moving him indicates the asking price was too high - for any team to pay.

I'd like to add that it's pleasant the Yankees are also struggling Josh Donaldson: .217/.288/.261 Isiah Kiner-Falefa: .059/.111/.229

I am hoping Bundy has the best year of his career, as do the rest of the Twins pitchers, and it's really difficult to decide who gets to start game 1 of the playoffs because they've all been so dominant.

The Twins lost plenty of playoff games with Joe Nathan at the backend of the rotation as well. Admittedly, I'm biased as I think a "proven closer" is vastly overrated.

I don't think relievers win playoff games.

If this helps the Twins can use less than 16 starting pitchers this year, this will be a success. I'd rather run Paddack out there than the likes of Beau Burrows, Luke Farrell, John Gant, et al. I hope the options they continue to bring in makes it so the Twins don't need to stick with a Bundy/Archer if they are ineffective for too long as they did with Shoemaker and Happ.

Getting Correa is very exciting and is a HUGE upgrade at SS but I wouldn't be dusting off the spot for the division title just yet. Looking just at the position players (because there's even more to think about regarding pitching), compared to the last-place 2021 Twins the opening day roster is downgraded at C, 3B, and DH. And the 1B and RF spots have a lot to prove if they want to be a playoff team again. They've all done it before and I'm optimistic. Hoping Urshela's 2021 performance was the outlier and his true self is the 2019/2020 version. Also, if Jeffers, Kepler, and Sano can be much better than their 2021 numbers, Kirilloff takes the next step to becoming a star, and Buxton stays on the field, the division (and maybe more) is definitely attainable.

Yuck.

I'm glad the Twins can take advantage of the extra $$$ before hitting the luxury tax threshold. Oh wait, all that fuss really only impacted a small hand full of teams.

I think the baseball draft has much more variance and is a combination of scouting and luck - maybe looking at a draft as a whole would give a better picture to see if front office changes were necessary. Maybe there's no excuse for Tyler Jay, but extra points should be given for 2012 when the Twins selected Buxton, Berrios, and Taylor Rodgers. The 2013 pick of Kohl Stewart could be said to be redeemed by getting Mitch Garver.

Let's Go!!!

Whether the players get more money or the owners get more money, it doesn't affect me at all because it surely isn't ending up in my pocket. I just want baseball. A pox on both their houses!

I bet Keith Law would have hated Pedro Martinez as a prospect too.

The Mets OF was Fernando Martinez I think. The Mets didn't want to include him as he was being compared to a young Ted Williams.