Ryan_K

Thank you, yes I put him in Kody's spot and seems I missed changing the cash amount. I missed the Banda release. I thought the Correa money auto got added like it did on the tool so that's where the cash gap is. Main goal on this is 1) good defense makes baseball enjoyable to watch so helps with the fans 2) lets see how the young guys are, if they do well we can cash in prospects, if not July will have the team selling their remaining assets and doing a full rebuild because Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago I think on paper are better than the Twins short term and long term unless we have health.

I remember when the Twins had elite OF defense back in the early Rosario, Buck, Kepler days. This blue print is to get the team a competitive advantage via run prevention across as many positions as possible. While the offense is a risk there is upside and the savings allow for more investment into the pitching. Ultimately the young guys will have to perform because the last iteration didn't and free agency is rough this year for offense. Trades: 1) Receive: Trade to get Agustin Ramirez from the Marlins--bat first questionable glove but a RHH+ Estury Ruiz --back up OF who can play center, also RHH Send: Royce Lewis + lottery ticket (marlins want a third baseman and there isn't enough value coming back to trade Lee, maybe Mathews/Canterino/Rojas) Non Tender (potentially worth a package to AZ for some prospects, but they don't have any MLB RP I'd want) 1) Larnach 2) Ober FA 1) Sign Bryan Abreu, could swap in Alex Vesia if LHP is a must have 2) Kaima Taira (Lopez, Ryan, Kremer are all scheduled to be FA after the year, this allows for a long term option to pair with Taj) *1) leveraged the numbers from MLB Trade Rumors *2) not subscribed to MLB Trade values so not sure on the trade filler value C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M) 1B: Kody Clemens ($3.6M) 2B: Kaelen Culpepper ($1.00M) 3B: Brooks Lee ($1.00M) SS: Marek Houston ($1.00M) LF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($1M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Walker Jenkins ($1.00M) DH: Luke Keaschall ($3.60M) 4th OF: Esteury Ruiz ($1.75M) Utility: Austin Martin ($1.00M) Utility: Ryan Kreidler ($1.00M) Backup C: Agustín Ramírez ($1.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M) SP2: Joe Ryan ($9.60M) SP3: Dean Kremer ($6.50M) SP4: Kaima Taira ($18M) SP5: Taj Bradley ($4.50M) RP: Jeff Hoffman ($7.25M) RP: Anthony Banda ($2.30M) RP: Tommy Nance ($1.20M) RP: Cole Sands ($1.30M) RP: Kody Funderburk ($1.00M) RP: Bryan Abreu ($11.00M) RP: Andrew Morris ($1.00M) RP: Zebby Matthews ($1.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) Payroll is 7.33% under budget

Yes, if you uprooted your entire life based on promises of competing and investing in the team, I'd be not happy as well. I'd say it goes back to the off-season befoythat fresh off the play offs, they did not double down and invest, that showed the team leadership didn't believe. It's not about money always, the other currency is prospects and they could have made trades for talented pre arb or early arb players

I feel bad for TD. Y'all have been exceptional over the decade I've engaged with the content. But the owners make it tough for fans to be anything but apathetic, which likely decrease engagement here. I remember pre ads here, but I know the content game has had much worse economics creating that need for ads. I worry the people at One Twins way are taking a Miley Cyrus wrecking ball to the community you helped navigate through the terrible early 2010s. by inspiring hope in the prospects. To me it's less about giving the Polahds money but finding a way to hold accountable that the front office has created an uninspiring brand of baseball. I'm not even 30 but I miss the days of Piranha ball, crisp fielding and Nick Punto like hustle

It was a mistake to not package Bader and Duran, they both went to Philly. Once again the FO chose quantity over quality. They have a "catcher" who doesn't grade well defensively, and a SP who lacks control. Premium RP for half season should get back end top 100 like marlins got for Tanner Scott last year. Each year of control another top 100. They should have added Crawford as the Buxton successor,and the Phillies SS prospect advanced up the middle talent. Those two should have headlined with one more back end top 100. Would also have done Painter and Crawford. They need RP because they and the Mets neither wants to risk a payroll that high getting out in the wild card round. Don't get me started on the other trades.

How nice of a prospect is the group willing to give the Marlins to take his salary and we will send you LHRP?

Royce and comp a pick for Luzardo, both have injury concerns. or add Nardi and Nick Fortes (def first catcher) and Marlins take on Vasquez. I'd do this as Marlins fan. Old number 3s are getting 22mm a year, Luzardo is undervalued by MLB trade values

Trade idea, Twins trade Padock and Vasquez and Royce and ERod Marlins assume full salary and trade back Fortes, and Luzardo

so as a Miami guy, we don't need Larnach, Royce is interesting, would want to see if we can build bigger package and remove our catcher from the trade. Both have some injury concerns so it's fair, but if Jesus got healthy you'd be looking one top 25 prospect and another top 70 prospect for 2 years, we only do Royce if we sign him to extension

As a Marlins fan, would love him down here. Probably tough to trade Eury but other pitchers are more likely.

White Sox are easily more attractive, not stuck in a lease so a) they can relocate b) Chicago much larger market for local revenue. Either way WS have path to local development opportunities that twins don't. other factors mentioned are transitory: farm, MLB roster nothing sticky about either one of those

It's a high price for 1 team. The style is not engaging with the strike outs, wish it was more KC speed, contact defense and players who play 130 plus games. Plus you still have ads IMO, make it free streaming, boost viewership, and use that to sell ad spots at a higher rate. Plus this gets the 5 state area being Twins fans easily so more merch and seats are sold.

Interesting idea, if Nardi, and young LH SP i.e. Braxton Garrett plus Marlins taking Vasquez contract off the Twins hands, what would be your best offer. I no longer have MLB Trade Values, but think this could give Twins flexibility...Marlins would love a package that could start with Lee or Louis

He's better than Harvey who KC got for a prospect just outside top 100 and a comp a pick.

well my offer may seem steep, but if you aren't trading your best prospect you need quantity and even then it's usually 1 top 100 per year add in LHP and you get him for 3 playoff runs it's 3 top 100s, if you'd rather have Cleveland and KC take the division while this core is still young it's the teams choice