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  1. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    If Keuchel does join the rotation, then another interesting question that follows is how the Twins manage a 7-man bullpen. How might the roles or workloads change if they subtract one of the lower-leverage guys? Will they be more apt to rotate pitchers through the last spot or two to keep fresh arms in the pen (not that they haven't been doing a lot of that already)? If a starter was otherwise healthy but a little gassed at some point, would this lead them to try a "tired arm" IL stint in order to skip a couple turns and temporarily return to a 5-man rotation and 8-man bullpen? Of course if a starter had an injury where he truly couldn't go, the impact of that IL placement would be minimized by having a sixth starter already on the roster, too. Interesting to consider the possibilities.
  2. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I enjoy reading about and keeping an eye on the draft even though I only know about the first-round(ish) players what I read on here and a few other places online, and I don't know who the later-round players are at all. Here and there I'll pull up the write-up of a player drafted by another team just to see who one of these random guys is, so I just discovered the tidbit that the Astros just drafted a graduate student: Jake Bloss, 99th overall pick, a pitcher. Seems like he was still eligible to play because he had gotten his undergrad degree in 3 years, so he kept playing when he moved on to Georgetown to start a master's degree, and seemingly got better. No particular meaning there, just not an origin story for a draft prospect that you see often.
  3. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I’m sure there’s been a ton of rumor going around Twitter about these scenarios and not all of it is equally based in fact, so I’m cherry-picking one that sounds more promising, but: https://twitter.com/KyleAGlaser/status/1678060066111647746?s=20 Jenkins at 1-1 would take the one top-5 player who Twins fans seem least excited about off the board, and that … seems good?
  4. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    "Maeda's pitching ahead of the IL stint – especially the final start, where he gave up 10 earned runs – did not inspire confidence." I wouldn't put much stock in that start as an indicator of Maeda's future performance, since he likely was pitching hurt.
  5. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    On the last Gleeman and Bonnes podcast, they made a good point: Gray himself said, "I wanted to stay in the game, but I always want to stay in the game; I never want to get pulled." Taking it at face value, that means there will be repeated instances, and many of them, where Gray's manager makes a decision to pull him from the game that Sonny doesn't like. Of course, if this is happening to some degree all the time, some instances will be ridden with more conflict than others. Certainly there must be times when Gray exits the game with 6 or 7 innings or 100+ pitches and the decision is less controversial. It's understandable how this could have been a more conflict-ridden case, but I don't think we can conclude that either this start or Gray's history with the Twins is causing a rupture between the player and the team.
  6. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    That’s about what trading a AAA reliever who’s been DFA will get you.
  7. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    We could see Martin end up with a similar positional role to Gordon (2B/LF/CF/emergency SS) and a similar offensive role to Donovan Solano (high contact, OBP, top of lineup, modest power.) That's not a top-end outcome for a top draft pick and prospect, but he'd be useful if that's the role he finds in the majors.
  8. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Fernando Abad! In my memory, he was already a journeyman in the later part of his career when the Twins had him six years ago or so.
  9. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Is the trade of Eduardo Escobar for Jhoan Durán et al missing from this list? Pretty striking to look at how many of the trades were minor deals involving players I don't remember or even haven't heard of. Cruz + for Ryan + may turn out to be the best in terms of value added. The Maeda trade still looks solid to me even after his injury issues. And the Arráez-López deal has time to swing either way, but if it ends up helping both sides as it looks to be doing right now, a win-win is still a win.
  10. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    It may or may not be a sign of how things are going, but the White Sox made ELEVEN roster moves today:
  11. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    For that matter, what does the future of this rotation look like? All four veterans in thee starting five are due for free agency at year's end. Just looked up López' status because I thought this didn't sound quite right, and he is indeed arbitration-eligible again in 2024. (Though I would guess he's the most likely to be extended, if any of these starters are.) Three out of five are headed for free agency. Good summary and plenty to be excited about!
  12. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Hoffman reassigned to minor-league camp, apparently, along with De León: The MLBTR post about Hoffman's signing mentions that the first opt-out is March 28. It'll be interesting to see whether he's on the move again in a few days.
  13. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    The pitcher the article refers to as a (near) certainty to end up in the bullpen was Sands, not Ober. If they consider a non-roster pitcher for this role, Jeff Hoffman likely would be in consideration too. He also has been on the starter/reliever line. I remember reading that his minor league deal has opt-outs, which might motivate the Twins to give him a look, although coming late to spring camp also could mean he goes to the minors and waits to opt out at a later date.
  14. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    And José De León, Brock Stewart, et al. Maybe Santana has a little more perceived upside since he's kept getting picked up on waivers, or Hoffman does because he's still somewhat in the process of converting to relief, but all these guys seem like they're loosely in the same "kinda interesting, not super-promising ex-prospect or reclamation project" bucket.
  15. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Today's listed lineup on mlb.com as of about 45 minutes before game time. I'm guessing that, between the very early stage of spring training they're at and this being an away game, they're filling the lineup with guys from the minor league camp (not even non-roster invitees), so the site doesn't even pull those players' names since they're "invisible" on the ST roster...?
  16. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    One issue with going with three righty hitters at spots 2, 3, and 4 is that it makes it almost inevitable to stack 3 lefty hitters later in the order. Even if those are the hitters who would most belong at the top of the lineup in a vacuum, planning for matchups might call for mixing the order up.
  17. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Not the hardest joke to pick up on, either...even if I didn't.
  18. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I think there was a story last winter where Ober had 17 for a minute in the post-Berríos era, chosen because it was his lucky number or something, but then Archer got signed and wanted the number and they deferred to his veteran status. Was Trevor May still on the market when Jax vacated #65?
  19. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Signings of players of this profile—righty-hitting veteran outfielder, likely to be a platoon guy or part-time starter—are picking up. I'm seeing Tommy Pham to the Mets, Adam Duvall to the Red Sox, and Brian Anderson (part-time corner OF) all reported today. With all these guys going off the board, it seems like the Twins haven't been all that invested in adding a player for that role.
  20. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I was just going to say - a surfeit? An abundance?
  21. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Celestino being the "ideal backup for Buxton" doesn't necessitate him being on the major-league roster. When Buxton needs rest, Gordon or Gallo (who the Twins FO seems to believe in as a viable part-time CF) can start, or can move to CF in the late innings. If (.....when) Buxton gets hurt, Celestino is on call at AAA.
  22. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Other members of the starting staff are returning from injury, so it seems more likely for Gray to be traded over Kenta Maeda or Tyler Mahle Saying this in the context of trade options reveals a contradiction. If the Twins are (relatively) sure that Maeda and Mahle will come back at full strength from injury, then they have a strong and pretty well set starting five. And then they could trade Gray for some other impact player (position player or pitcher) but there are limited possibilities for such a deal to be a net gain. If they're uncertain about how Mahle and/or Maeda will come back and that's one of the main things fueling trade speculation (which I believe is the case), then trading Gray is likely to weaken the very part of the roster they're trying to reinforce.
  23. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    My guess, totally just a guess based on this signing and the status of the younger players: They now are not going to trade anyone very impactful this offseason, but Lewis and Lee will be on the table for trades at midseason or next offseason. For now those guys aren't blocked by Correa yet. Lee can play his first full pro season, Lewis can rehab, and the team can see what they're getting from the current roster. If at midseason the hitters are underperforming or (more likely) the starting pitching isn't healthy or deep enough, they're better positioned to use one of the young infielders to make a big move.
  24. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    "As recently as Saturday morning another offer was made, and Minnesota is not making the deal contingent upon a new physical." This seems like trouble.
  25. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Kimbrel was reported to have an agreement with Philadelphia on 12/23: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/phillies-to-sign-craig-kimbrel.html
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