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  1. Teddy
    I am not at all disappointed by the Darvish non-signing. Frankly, I'd be OK if they offered Jake Arrieta a one-year, $30-million deal with a player option for year 2 at the same price. It would give Arrieta a chance to pitch his tail off to get the deal he expected to get this year, and if he pitches like he did two years ago for the Cubs, the Twins would gladly pay $1 million a start. By the time his deal is over (even if he takes the year two option), the team should have some of the young pitchers (Romero, Gonsalves, Littell & Mejia) in good shape to match with Berrios and May in the rotation.
  2. Teddy
    I like this idea so much better than signing Darvish for five (or *gulp* seven years). There's too many talented pitchers in the pipeline that deserve a look.
  3. Teddy
    I am concerned about the second point you outlined above, which, if accurate, goes to the credibility of Sano and his denial. As for the actual accusation, I believe that I read that in her original claim that others were with them at the time, including Rob Plummer, Sano's former agent. I've read elsewhere that Plummer denies witnessing the alleged assault. If, as she claims, Sano spent ten minutes trying to lure her down a hallway, one would think that someone, including those who she claims were present at the time, would know something about this incident.
  4. Teddy
    If they don't think they can sign Darvish, the Twins should move on quickly. Move on to what? I'd expect to see a lot more chatter about trading for Gerrit Cole or Chris Archer. Frankly, I think either of those guys would be a better option than a 31-36 year old Darvish. They'd cost a lot more in prospects, but not nearly as much in cash.
  5. Teddy
    Yeah. I get it. But worse than the White Sox? That hurts.
  6. Teddy
    Does Trevor have any options left? I thought they used up their last option on him, and if that's the case, wouldn't he have to start the season on the DL and then a 30-day rehab assignment if they want him to start in the minors? Or because he finished the season on the DL, can they start him off in a rehab session without an option or needing to expose him to waivers to send him down?
  7. Teddy
    JRod, I don't think that's correct. I think the Twins still have just the $3.2 million in the pool to offer Otani.
  8. Teddy
    Oh, I have a feeling that he wouldn't sign with the Twins if he thought there was a chance of spending time in the minors.
  9. Teddy
    I was fully on board with selling at the deadline, especially with guys like Kintzler, who was a pending FA. Frankly, I wanted Falvine to do more, like move Gimenez and Grossman at the time as well.
  10. Teddy
    Dereck Rodriguez is a 6-year FA this year, right? Any word on whether he'll re-sign with the Twins?
  11. Teddy
    I'm iffy on Bautista as well, as I'd think a guy like Mike Napoli via FA or Carlos Santana via trade would make more sense, as both a player and a clubhouse guy to teach the youngsters how to win at this level.
  12. Teddy
    I think expecting 10-12 WAR from the combination of Buxton and Sano is a bit of a stretch at this point. You're basically asking them both to be at or near the level of a 2016 Brian Dozier to hit that number. While I think it'll take continued growth from both players to see this team become elite, I think we're a season away from expecting that, especially with Sano's weight and shin issues.
  13. Teddy
    I am giving the benefit of the doubt to Falvine in the hope that they have a plan in place. With that, I'm just as OK with losing these two guys as I was losing Adam Brett Walker last year.
  14. Teddy
    Quote: "At this stage, it’s clear that we’re not talking about the second coming of David Ortiz, but Vargas can have a role in the big leagues." Remember that after a couple of seasons, David Ortiz looked like, well...Kennys Vargas.
  15. Teddy
    I'm just happy to see that he's learning how to make adjustments. Playing the bigs is all about making adjustments. Now pitchers will adjust to him, and he'll have to adjust again, but if he keeps his head on straight, which I think he will, he'll be fine. Better than fine, actually.
  16. Teddy
    Just like they didn't allow Berrios to wear La Machina.
  17. Teddy
    The Twins' website still shows Recker as being on the 40-man roster, even though he was outrighted a few days ago. With him off the 40-man, that leaves three openings. I bring that up because I fully believe John Curtiss belongs up with the big club, and they'd need to put him on the 40-man roster to do that. I won't be surprised if Matt Belisle is a waiver trade, because he's been hot and could help a contender. That would open up a 25-man roster spot for Curtiss. If Dillon Gee pitches well, he could stick through August, and barring any injuries, we might not see any other movement until September 1. Once September 1 hits, there are a few guys that should get a shot. Mitch Garver. Kennys Vargas will be brought back up. Engelb Vielma should get his chance. I'd like to see Stephen Gonsalves & Aaron Slegers get tastes of September in the Big Leagues, but both of them would require being placed on the 40-man roster. Beyond that, probably not many worthy, with the possible exception of Fernando Romero, but I doubt they'd bring up both Gonsalves and Romero, and frankly, I think Gonsalves is a little ahead of Romero at this point.
  18. Teddy
    I was hoping they'd trade three guys: Kintzler (no brainer), Santana (because I think he's topped out) and Eduardo Escobar. Escobar is arbitration-eligible this offseason and I would've thought he'd be a great pickup for a contender needing some versatility with pop in the bat. As much as I love him as a team guy, there are replacements available (Adrianza and Vielma, to name two) at a much lower cost.
  19. Teddy
    Even when the Twins were in contention, I was advocating selling. While I'm loving the Twins playing prominent baseball in July, those six weeks in first place didn't look sustainable. However, they have a lot of talent that is nearing readiness for a big-league look, and they have a few guys who it makes sense to trade to fill some holes and set up for a really solid 4-5 year run of championship-level prominence. Ervin and Kintzler are the two names that make the most sense to deal right now. If Polanco was hitting, I'd be in favor of trading Dozier (for the right haul) and moving Polanco to 2B, but right now that doesn't look like a great move, so Dozier should probably stay. Moving Escobar makes a lot of sense, from a sell-high perspective, too. However, I don't think anyone would take a flyer on Gibson, as he's just too erratic for what he's being paid.
  20. Teddy
    Recker spent time in the Cleveland organization in 2015. I wonder how much that played a factor into Falvine's decision to include him in the deal.
  21. Teddy
    Gimenez isn't performing so poorly that they need to dump him now (see Breslow, Craig). They can wait five weeks and call up Garver September 1 and at that point, relegate Gimenez to performing the task for which he is best suited, namely pitching mop-up in games that are out of hand.
  22. Teddy
    I'm not ready to give up on Polanco. He's shown too much upside in the past, but he may be hitting a sophomore slump. Frankly, I'd like to see the team deal away Adrianza, who doesn't seem to provide much, and give Engelb Vielma a shot at playing short for the rest of the season. His offense can't be much worse than what we're seeing from Polanco right now, but his defense is elite-level.
  23. Teddy
    Frankly, I would love to see a stat like Viscosity. It would show who is the most smooth at top speed. Of course, purists like Dan Gladden would tell me to simply open my eyes and watch, but where's the fun in that? We don't watch baseball for fun, do we?
  24. Teddy
    I'd have to think the Twins would need to be out of contention a month from now for them to become sellers and move Grossman. Frankly, it makes a LOT of sense, as with his OBP, he'd be a great bench bat for a contending team. I just don't see him being traded if the Twins are still in contention by the trade deadline.
  25. Teddy
    If they don't put him on the 40 man roster this offseason, he'll be exposed to the Rule 5 draft, and I doubt highly they'd want to expose him.
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