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  1. Danchat
    This is leagues better than the 2010-15 classes - no matter what the Twins did with the players, they drafted and developed some quality prospects.
  2. Danchat
    I know the draft is a crapshoot, but it shouldn't be this much of a crapshoot. To think only one of these picks turned into a replacement level player or better at the MLB level...
  3. Danchat
    I am high on Steer, I like a guy who can hit for power without completely selling out and striking out at a high rate. It's too bad he's likely to end up as another defensive homeless prospect, but unlike the likes of Rooker and the other power-only guys, I think Steer will be a guy who can continually stick in the lineup because of his bat.
  4. Danchat
    We literally can't sign anyone of significance with the lockout going on - unless Trevor Story wants to sign a minor league deal with us!
  5. Danchat
    Just gonna nitpick here, but he was clearly the #2 to Rogers, who amidst an elite season. I have no idea if they offered him an extension or not, but to me it seems like Falvine assumed they'd be able to start plugging in prospects and journeymen into the bullpen and getting great results without spending much on them... when in reality it would have been better to lock in Pressly and figure out how to better utilize his curveball. Do you say that as if Dyson was an awful reliever? I think everyone here thought they needed to do more for the bullpen (which may be your point but I can't tell), but Dyson was having a very good year for the Giants (and was similarly solid in 2018), but just so happened to start developing a shoulder issue right as he started pitching here. Bad luck, but I actually liked the thought process behind that trade and I wish they'd be more willing to trade fliers like Berroa/Teng for established relievers like Dyson.
  6. Danchat
    3 in the top 40 seems better than usual. Maybe we can see a Sano/Polanco/Kepler-like combo hit the majors around 2028/2029... can't wait!
  7. Danchat
    I agree, I have a hard time ranking arms who haven't ever thrown before in the minors above guys like Enlow and Sands. The one exception I will make is for top tier prospects who haven't debuted yet, which would include Petty, but none of the others.
  8. Danchat
    If Jax's future is as a reliever, I would hope they start him out in the pen at Rochester.
  9. Danchat
    I am interested to see if Contreras will be given a shot. He probably should have come in August/September when Refsnyder and Cave were stinking things up. I suppose they didn't want to carry him on the 40 man, but he's already turning 27. I don't think he has enough upside to be taken in the Rule 5 draft. Palacios is the one guy who I think could be taken, but teams may be turned off by how it took until his third year at AA to figure out how to hit that level of pitching. I see him as a bench bat who can handle SS well and should work out as a utility guy. Maybe he can become a replacement to Adrianza mid-2022.
  10. Danchat
    This list just makes me sad. When Garver and Arraez are the most accomplished players on this list, and they didn't even crack the top 15... this organization has been a graveyard for pitching prospects, and this needs to change.
  11. Danchat
    I think there is room for those 4 guys, especially since Gordon won't be playing much SS, and I don't see Martin as a viable SS. They already have quite a lot of pitchers, and a handful of mediocre ones if they need to open up 40 man spots.
  12. Danchat
    I thought we only had one turtle on the roster? ?
  13. Danchat
    Agreed, too many AAAA relievers on this team alongside Megill and Garza Jr. They can probably sneak them to AAA, might as well do it now.
  14. Danchat
    I hate to say it, but I came to that conclusion quite a while ago... That felt like the case in the 2019-2020 offseasons, but if you've been paying close attention, the Twins have been linked to almost nobody. Of the 20+ guys who have signed in the last couple weeks, only Heaney and Ray have been linked to the Twins. If anything, they've given up the posturing this offseason.
  15. Danchat
    Phil Hughes was a success, but then he was extended, thus killing most the value of the initial signing.
  16. Danchat
    Well, the Giants got DeScalfani and Wood back, and now this: I know Wolfson doesn't have a ton of fans here, but I don't see any reason to doubt his reports. At this point, the Twins have watched a lot of starting pitchers sign quickly, and we only know of an offer to Andrew Heaney. If anybody is expecting an "aggressive" offseason for the Twins... well, I wouldn't get your hopes up.
  17. Danchat
    Agreed, not only is he right-handed and a good compliment to lefties on this team, but he was faaar more competent in 2020 than Cave was, but also had a disastrous 2021. And he's two years younger. Though I would guess his projected arbitration cost (around $3M?) made him untradeable. There is still enough talent on this team to be mediocre. Meanwhile, Baltimore doesn't have a single veteran signed for 2022. I mean, Buxton doesn't even play 50% of the games the past 4 years or so, and it's not like we've turned into the Orioles without him. And we actually played better after Berrios was traded... 2021 was a disaster, but I think you're mistaken if you think the Twins are going to become the 2011-2014 versions for the next few years. Then again, they may be stuck wavering around .500 the next few years, which is also a bad outcome.
  18. Danchat
    I think there is a decent chance we see Palacios as a Twin in 2022, but Severino? He's going to start in A+ this year, and if things go well he should end up in AA near the midpoint. I don't think he's particularly close to impacting the 2022 team. Spencer Steer is clearly ahead of him (as a probable second baseman, like Severino).
  19. Danchat
    Yeah, I get that, but I still don't get why they didn't get Hamilton up just to see how he'd fare in 15-20 MLB innings. There is ample space on the 40 man to keep him around - heck, they've bothered to keep Coulombe and Minaya on the roster, not sure why Hamilton couldn't have. I suppose he's out of options, so if he failed to make the Opening Day Roster he'd have to clear waivers. But then again, our bullpen has several guys with 0 options: Minaya, Coulombe, Cotton, Smeltzer, and Thorpe. I don't see what is keeping Hamilton from being listed among those names above.
  20. Danchat
    After the 4 givens, I think Enlow is a lock. My #5/6 are Vallimont and Palacios - I'm not as high on Vallimont as others, as he likely ends up as a reliever, though he could be a really good one. I do like Palacios a lot and we need more SS depth at the AAA/MLB level. #7 for me is Severino, but I agree with Seth - he doesn't have the high upside that Baddoo had, and I don't think he'd be much of a loss with all the depth we have at 2B in the organization (note that Baddoo was a top 10 prospect at one point, and I haven't seen Severino higher than 20 that I can recall). Gore has great numbers, but just too tiny a sample size for me to worry about protecting him. Schulfer probably doesn't crach the top 50 prospects. Hamliton already had chances with the White Sox, got DFA'd multiple times, and wasn't called up over the likes of Nick Vincent, Kyle Barraclough, and Ian Gibaut. Why even bother protecting him when they didn't bother to give him a chance to pitch a single inning in the majors when there were tons of openings? I would like to see Contreras at some point, I'd rather see him in the OF than Cave/Refsnyder/Garlick. But as Seth said, he's very unlikely to be taken.
  21. Danchat
    That's what I thought the offer was, but I didn't realize the 29.5 rule applied to all players. Your idea is perfect, IMO. I hate it when some players have to wait until their 30s to hit the market.
  22. Danchat
    Teams are ready to give Syndergaard $100M+ even with his long injury history? I’d offer a pricy one year deal but that’s it.
  23. Danchat
    Wow, I didn't expect that article would be so popular, and I also didn't expect to win an award! I also congratulate the others who won awards, and hope for another 2022 season full of interesting articles.
  24. Danchat
    What the two prospects did in their 2 months in the Twins' org means very little to me... let's check back in on them after a full season or two. Both guys are at AA early and would probably be at A+ if they had started in the Twins' system.
  25. Danchat
    From what I could tell at the time, a sizeable portion of Blue Jays fans were not happy with the trade from what I saw, and they will probably be livid if Martin and SWR turn into good players in the future. Missing the playoffs this year is a blow to the value they could get from the deal. The Braves aren't convincing me that trading for guys when you are below .500 to go on a fluky playoff run is a good idea... but I do think that when you are in clear contention, like they were in 2019 and 2020, then it's time to go all-in and be willing to move more prospects.
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