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  1. Danchat
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    Locking in a rookie starter is not a good idea if Graterol pitches like typical Twins rookie started. It took Berrios, our best prospect in quite a while, a season of bad pitching to figure things out.
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    I would DFA Duffey, he has zero value at this point. He's proven he can't be a starter or reliever in the big leagues. Mejia has been a fine back-end starter when healthy, so I'd rather just plop him in the rotation instead of trading him.
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    I agree that we probably won't sign him... but my guess is that they've offered him a one year deal and he's probably looking for more.
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    I believe the lack of converting prospects into quality players is a separate issue that has harmed this team. The Twins should be able to rely on some of their AAA/minors players panning out, but the past 3-4 years almost all of them have flunked. Look at the relievers - Tonkin, Busenitz, Chargois, Curtiss, Duffey, Rosario... all failed or given up on too early. The Hicks trade was a great example... the Twins bungled his development and traded him when his stock was high, got a decent catcher back who immediately melted down upon reaching Minnesota. IMO it’s not mostly due to lack of talent. Other teams can rely on some of their prospects turning out, but the Twins can’t. Until they can, I don’t think it matters all that much what they do in free agency. Yes, they have the money to sign some guys (they need relievers badly) but I don’t see this team doing anything until the broken development system is fixed.
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    Rumors are saying the Astros might go after Cruz now... so it might be between Houston and Minnesota now. Also, the Nationals are signing Matt Adams on a one year $4M deal.
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    The Indians are trading Yonder Alonso to the White Sox for prospect Alex Call. So it seems the Indians are swapping out Encarnacion and Alonso for Bauers and Santana.
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    All three of the Giants players were taken in the AAA rounds, meaning those players' talent is marginal and no 40 man spot is needed. It would be one thing if they lost 3 guys in the MLB Rule 5 draft, but the minors version? I'm not sure if that's even worth talking about.
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    You are correct, but the reports are indicating Encarnacion will be traded to the Rays soon. Having Encarnacion on the Rays squad would likely stop a Cruz signing, right? If that one rumor is true, than Cruz is probably going to be a Twin soon.
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    I see zero reason for a lack of excellence in what you've provided. Rule 5 AAA moves mean basically nothing in the grand scheme of things. And I agree with everyone else that the Twins need to find excellence first.
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    My biggest offer to this guy would be about 6 years for $120M total. His 2018 season wasn't all that great, and I'd be concerned he'll have some troubles with strikeouts, plus I wouldn't want to pay this guy into his middle to late 30s like some offers have. I'm predicting he's going to go down as one of the biggest FA busts in MLB history, but I should wait to see the mega-deal he's going to sign.
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    Wait, so the Rays are going to get Encarnacion and said goodbye to Bauers? Weird. I'm not even sure if Encarnacion is going to be much of an upgrade from Cron as his OPS fell to .810 last season and he'll be 36 next year. Meanwhile, the Indians get Santana back and acquire Bauers, but also lose prospect Yandy Diaz. I can't tell if this is much of a win for them, as Diaz seems like a higher quality prospect than Bauers is/was.
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    Murray is 5’ 9”, which would make him a very short QB. I think the shortest starter is 5’ 11”... I understand his decision to play in the MLB over the NFL.
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    I'm getting a lot more confident that Mauer is going to be a Hall of Famer at some point in the future... not soon (as in not a first ballot shoo-in or anything), but if we're going to have a Baines line, Mauer's stats plus playing catcher is going to get him in. I can see why Smith got in, while the stats don't look super impressive, I think he's got a much better case than Baines has.
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    That doesn't justify overspending. Just because bargains didn't work last year doesn't mean they won't this year. Hopefully they will make a couple bigger signings alongside some cheaper moves. I do think they're going to get one higher-tier reliever like Familia.
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    $30M over 3 years to Lynn? Alright... have fun, Rangers. Looks like the Angels are adding Justin Bour, and it seems he'll rotate with Pujols and Ohtani at 1B/DH. Also, the Tigers added Jordy Mercer for $5.25M on a one year deal. IMO that makes Schoop's deal look better as he's not a great hitter and already 32 years old.
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    Not sure why you specifically mention the Twins, all the other teams also missed out on him. Do we even know if the Twins tried to sign him? I feel like your comment would make more sense if we were talking about a guy like Cruz, of whom we’ve heard has an offer from the Twins.
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    I'm torn because while I want the Twins to make some signings and add a good bat to the team, I'm just not sure about Cruz. But I'm also not sure about Austin, but he's a young guy with the potential to be a solid starting 1B while Cruz is 38 and on the decline. But the Twins added Cron and they've seemingly made an offer to Cruz... so it seems to me that Austin is the odd one out, and I'm not sure I agree with that. I hope we don't end up with another bad free agent deal where it turns out we just should have committed to Austin... and in this context the Cron claiming is also odd, because it seemingly ruled out a Cruz signing. I'm confuzzled.
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    Nice list, I don't really see any egregious choices here. I also agree that Alcala profiles as a reliever and I think they need to transition him to the bullpen ASAP. Plus we could use some more relief prospects because all the recent ones are busting. I will say that #7 seems high for Wade, who seems like more of a 4th OF in the bigs. Maybe a Grossman-like career.
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    Or maybe, believe it or not, they actually have a plan and they're going to spend some of that $$$! Soria makes a lot of sense, I can see that one happening.
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    I still expect two relievers to be signed for medium to large deals here, but maybe it won’t happen until January/February. I wonder if they’ll work on some extensions in the meanwhile. But yeah, if Schoop is the biggest signing, that’ll be one disappointing offseason. I don’t think it will be, though.
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    This was an opportunity over the 2017 offseason, and I doubt he gets traded again this year.
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    I dunno, Murphy's poor fielding compared to Schoop's above average fielding makes it pretty close. With the team the way that it is, I'd rather go with the younger Schoop (27) than Murphy (34). On a different note, I wonder what the Twins' chances are of extending Schoop if things go right? Maybe he'll enjoy his time here and the Twins will offer him a competitive deal. I wouldn't assume he goes right out the door in free agency if he hits well. We haven't seen this FO deal with a situation like that quite yet.
  24. Danchat
    Eh, it's a fine deal. Schoop was only going to take a one year deal, and I like the upside that he could bring. He's still young and could improve as a hitter. Defensively, UZR has him ranked 37th out of 82 2B who played at least 100 innings. DRS has him ranked 17th out of 82. So he's definitely a better defender than Dozier was last season, so he'll be a step up there. At this point I can see Falvey and Levin crossing their fingers that either A) Schoop will rebound and return to being a top 10 2B or B: Nick Gordon figures things out and pushes Schoop at 2B. I would have preferred Marwin Gonzalez, but this isn't a bad alternative.
  25. Danchat
    Seems like a good deal to me. Last year we had zero depth at AAA when it came to infielders, now they have another body there who should hit better than Motter and Petit. He's got a high batting average but an awful OBP, this dude never walks. He ranked 32nd out of 82 guys who played at least 100 innings at 2B according to UZR. DRS has him 21st/82. So he's good defensively, mediocre bat, only 26 years old... I'd just rather keep him at AAA, but we'll probably need him at some point due to injuries.
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