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  1. Danchat
    I wouldn't put any stock into seeing Chacin followed by Poppen... I don't think Poppen will start on the 30 man roster. I would expect Hill to definitely be followed by someone.
  2. Danchat
    So much for "it's a shortened season, so it's more likely Buxton can play the whole year"! It's time the Twins find a capable backup who can man CF so Kepler can stay in RF. The Twins have a glut of corner outfielders (Rosario/Cave/Kiriloff/Rooker/Larnach) and could really use a true CF backup. Perhaps Wade Jr. will get some chances, and down the road Celestino could be that guy if his bat develops.
  3. Danchat
    I think it's worth noting that one of their best prospects, Michael Kopech, is opting out this year.
  4. Danchat
    Good stuff. I think the Reds will pose a bigger challenge than expected. Not sure if the Cubs will live up to expectations this time. Also... isn't Felipe Vasquez on a permanent suspension? I don't think he'll be playing in the majors again, with the charges currently against him.
  5. Danchat
    For what Maybin did last year, $1.5M is quite the bargain... savvy move by the Tigers. Keuchel signing with the Sox doesn't scare me. He had a 4.72 FIP and 1.367 WHIP last year, and isn't likely to return to putting up numbers from his prime.
  6. Danchat
    You're not wrong - if there's less chances for Buxton to hurt himself, he's likely to be healthy more often than not. Hopefully he will be healthy for the playoffs, if we get to that.
  7. Danchat
    This simulation was so realistic I could see this happening in real life. Rosario and Balazovic get traded, and then immediately destroy us in the playoff. We trade for an ace and he's a non-factor, Sano strikes out a bagillion times... but hey, at least we finally got a playoff win!
  8. Danchat
    Holy crap, the Rays already have Balazovic in their rotation, and in the playoffs? He ain’t even on our 60 man roster in real life.
  9. Danchat
    I find it interesting that Clay got on the roster, but Jake Reed didn't. Clay's development has been rather slow, but perhaps he'll take a step foward. Walks seem to be a big problem for him, but allowing home runs isn't - he's given up 6 career HRs in 6 minor league seasons.
  10. Danchat
    Yeah, those are the three I thought of too. I hope we can get these kids back in baseball in 2021 and get things back to normal.
  11. Danchat
    Just read this on MLB.com: Minor league prospects who are not on the 60 man roster cannot be traded, and that on top of the other reasons is likely why few if any trades happen this year.
  12. Danchat
    Balazovic being off the roster is the only head scratcher for me. Jake Reed was bad last year and the FO has never seemed to think of him as more than just a guy. The rest of the younger players are likely too far off in case they are needed to play.
  13. Danchat
    I'm not sure if it's going to be worth trading for anyone this year. Many prospects won't be playing, the playoff run will be short, and I just don't know if it will be worth it. I expect few trades to happen.
  14. Danchat
    It's gonna be weird not having any games against the AL East or West... but hey, the schedule really couldn't be any easier! We will only play one division winner and only 2 90+ win teams. No Yankees or Astros!
  15. Danchat
    You can see my list here: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/37846-who-will-be-on-the-20-man-taxi-squad/?do=findComment&comment=969643 After looking through these, I would subtract a couple pitchers and add Tovar as another SS and a veteran catcher (either Telis or Graterol).
  16. Danchat
    I actually have Gordon on the 30 man opening day roster. You might be right about the catcher situation, so I’d expect Tomas Telis to be on the squad rather than one of the younger catchers.
  17. Danchat
    I guess I'll try this for the heck of it... here goes! 30 man roster (non 40 man additions noted) C Garver Avila Astudillo 1B Sano 2B Arraez Gordon SS Polanco Adrianza 3B Donaldson Gonzalez (UTL) OF Rosario Buxton Kepler Cave DH Cruz Rotation Berrios Odorizzi Hill Maeda Bailey Bullpen (single inning) Rogers Duffey May Romo Clippard Littell Stashak (long reliever) Dobnak Smeltzer Wisler Now time for the full 60 man squad. These will be in addition to the names above: C Jeffers (non-40) Rortvedt (non-40) 1B Rooker (non-40) Wiel (non-40) 2B Blankenhorn SS Lewis (non-40) OF Wade Jr. Celestino Kiriloff (non-40) Larnach (non-40) SP Pineda (suspended) Thorpe Duran Balazovic (non-40) Jax (non-40) Chacin (non-40) RP Poppen Alcala Romero Gearrin (non-40) Vasquez (non-40) Colina (non-40) Bridwell (non-40) Hackimer (non-40) Thielbar (non-40) How about that? 25 hitters and 35 pitchers. Probably a bit pitcher heavy, but it's a start.
  18. Danchat
    The Rich Hill signing is looking very smart with all this happening... Berrios-Odo-Hill-Maeda is a pretty strong rotation, and no longer will we have to worry about Homer Bailey being our #3 starter. I don't forsee many or any trades happening midseason this year, so this rotation will have to do. Who knows if Odorizzi will make much when he hits FA in 2021 with so many question marks around MLB right now, so he probably should have declined the qualifying offer... but there was no way to anticipate all this (better FA market, COVID, and impending lockout).
  19. Danchat
    If only this could have happened during 2012 or 2013, a season where we didn't have a chance...
  20. Danchat
    Nice list! Sabato and Rooker look like near identical prospects to me... I'd put Jeffers at #6 over Enlow and Thorpe. I think Jeffers is a stud, and Enlow's upside isn't amazing and Thorpe might end up as a decent reliever. Just wondering aloud, where would Jaylin Davis and Lewin Diaz rank if they weren't traded? I know they'd likely be outside of the top 10. Though with the way Falvine is drafting hitters so frequently, it's easy to forget they aren't in the system any longer.
  21. Danchat
    I dunno, he hasn't even played enough baseball in the minors to likely get any attention in the Rule 5 draft. He's got a long way to go and as you said, he's likely not one of this team's top 20 prospects.
  22. Danchat
    How long has Thorpe been showing up on these prospect lists, 7 years now? I hope he can finally graduate and stay as a big leaguer. Jeffers at #6 just feels right. I thought he should have been higher on these lists last season.
  23. Danchat
    Looks like this was a quality value pick, for whatever that's worth at this point in the draft. I will be interested to see where Sabato & the others land in the Twins top prospects lists.
  24. Danchat
    I agree with the "you don't draft for current needs" argument, but my concerns are twofold: 1) 1B/DH only players are not very valuable compared to basically ever other position in baseball and 2) the pipeline for 1B/DH prospects is already filled up quite well, with Rooker, Kiriloff, and Wallner all potentially filling the same role. It feels like we drafted the exact same guy 3 years ago in Rooker, and he hasn't gotten a cup of coffee yet... I'd rather take the risky route and draft the top-end pitchers. Yes, I know the bust rate is very high, but we all know the Twins aren't going to find an ace in free agency and likely not through a rate... heck, our current ace was a 1st round pick. Hopefully they will target pitchers in rounds 2-5 and into undrafted FA - the more, the merrier.
  25. Danchat
    So another college hitter, this time in the vein of Brent Rooker... eh. The Falvine regime sure loves their strong hitters, especially when measuring exit velocity.
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