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  1. Kipp35
    I know a lot of people are saying "no" to this idea saying that we need to keep our young talent and focus elsewhere [pitching]. And, although I totally agree with going after pitching, I will say, we know what we would be getting with Alonzo. He would not be a reclamation project (Gallo), he is not a wait and see 'prospect'. He is a pure hitter that we know we can insert into this lineup, and not only will he rake, but he will also be in the lineup all season long... unlike someone collecting a check (Buxton). Alonzo had a down year in BA (.217), but his previous two seasons were .271 and .262, that would have slotted him at the top of this team... If we could acquire Alonzo for E Rod, I would do it! Especially if we could follow it up with a deal for Polonco and Festa to MIL for Burnes. Burnes is owed $10mm and so is Polonco, it would be a wash and we could keep a frontline starter for another year, to replace Sonny Gray. Yes, we would then have two premier players on one-year deals, but it will keep us winning and in contention while we work out another TV deal. If the Twins go backward too much in the name of saving money, they will lose far more revenue in tickets, merchandise and advertisements than their figures are telling them they will.
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  6. Kipp35
    The logjam ends when you DFA Gallo, and either play Buxton in CF (where his only value is) or place him on the IL until he can. Having a DH bat .190 and league average HR, is ridiculous when we continually send Larnach and Wallner back to AAA. Much rather see Larnach, Wallner, Julien, Lewis, Kirlloff and even Taylor in the lineup over Gallo (.170) and Buxton (.190). Not making decisions for this team based on logic. The FO wants to look like they didn't screw up. For the record, in his last full season with the Twins ('21), Sano hit 30 HR and batted .223. We had to get rid of him because he K's too many times. In 2021, he K'd 183 times (most in his career). Halfway through this season; Gallo = 113 and Buxton = 106. Both, clearly on pace to K a lot more than Sano ever did. Here is my lineup: Correa - SS Julien - 2B Polonco - 3B Kirlloff - LF Lewis - 1B Wallner - DH Kepler - RF Jeffers - C Buxton/Taylor - CF
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  13. Kipp35
    Agreed. And Rocco, Falvey and Levine can take Buxton with them to their next job. $100mm, "team friendly" deal for a guy who can't play defense and has never amounted to his "potential" as a hitter. Stop waiting and move on. He is putting up numbers Sano did! In his last full season (2021), Sano batted .223 with 30HRS. And Sano played in 135 games that year! Buxton, last season, was .224 with 28HRS. And he could only manage 92 games. It is worse having him only DH; .208 with 15HRS. Bad business deal.
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  17. Kipp35
    Well, he got less than what the Twins originally offered him before those $300mm offers, so that didn't work. Also, Hrbek turned down twice the money from the Tigers to stay with the Twins. There are other examples, but sure, NO athlete would turn down money.
  18. Kipp35
    Two better offers when he had a three-year deal (he had no intentions on following). You can continue to let these 'star athlete's' off, I still feel it was shady and he held the Twins fans hostage. He knew he could always fall back on the Twins and we would fall all over ourselves to re-sign him. Contracts only mean something if you are the little guy... When you say he has not received treatment for his ankle, you do mean since he had the pins and rod placed in there, correct? Because I would call that 'treatment'. I do not blame teams that had planned on investing all that money into him to ask questions and have their doubts.
  19. Kipp35
    He was booed because the fans were not happy about being held hostage in his contract negotiations with other teams, and then he held a press conference about how 'healthy' he is.. now, is struggling and listed day to day... gets old.
  20. Kipp35
    Trade pieces are always a good thing. I too am hoping that Alex makes a full recovery and can do what we all believe he can.
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  24. Kipp35
    You sold me on it. I am booking my flight!!!
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  26. Kipp35
    Well, you convinced me. Thier going to the Super Bowl!
  27. Kipp35
    I hope you are correct. But championship teams still play above the 'average'. And, as stated, our pitching isn't going to be able to bail us out of a lot of jams. To have an entire lineup batting sub-.300 and one (Gallo) batting sub-.200 does not instill me with a lot of hope.
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  29. Kipp35
    I like that we addressed an issue. However, we may have created a new one. If Rocco is just going to keep resting Buxton so he can hit 100 games played, that will leave us a lineup that will not compete with the rest of baseball. Are we looking to rely on Gallo (.166), Larnach (.231), Kirlloff (.250), Kepler (.227)? Even with Buxton who did hit 28 HR in 92 games, he batted just .224. This team is going to lead the league in K's and trail the league in on base percentage. But, at least we have a dominate pitching staff to keep teams in check. Wait...
  30. Kipp35
    Not if Rocco won't allow them... analytics.
  31.    roger reacted to a post in a topic: Projecting the Twins 2023 Opening Day Roster: Lopez and Taylor Trades Add Depth
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  33. Kipp35
    Celestino needs to stay in AAA. We now brought in someone (Taylor) who can play all three OF spots, but most importantly can play the 100+ games needed in CF when Buxton is hurt... again.
  34. Kipp35
    Never.
  35. Kipp35
    This is the type of trade I would LOVE to see them make, but never do. Bring him in and let him compete. I bet it would help us find our DH going forward, as he could take an OF spot. Also, he could be the guy to cover CF for 100+ games when Buxton goes down. Would rather have that talent out there than Celestino.
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