TeJayDubz

There's definitely a strong possibility if we snag him with an opt-out laden package again that he'll leave after the first opt out if he's raking. I'm personally okay with that for three reasons. 1. Get his salary off the books to transition towards other signings, or extensions. 2. If he opts out so early, it's more than likely it's because he was absolutely raking for the Twins, and he thinks he can get even more going back to FA. 3. Theoretically, Lewis, and/or Lee should be contributing at the MLB level and could potentially swap over. This one is a big what if, but I'm a believer in both of them to come up and doing well in the coming years. I think in today's market you're almost always going to end up overpaying for a top tier FA unless their name is Mike Trout. With that I 100% agree with you, I just think that's just what it takes to get these big pieces in the door for any organization, let alone little ol' MN. I guess you can't have your cake, and eat it too. ?

There's no reason to believe he'll fall off a cliff like that anytime soon unless you're really worried about his back. I don't think it's as much of a coin toss as you're making it out to be. He is a decorated professional for a reason. In his first 8 years he was a 129 OPS+ hitter. He will start to drop off once he starts to approach and eclipse his mid 30s, but he's in the middle of his prime now, and with how money is trending in baseball at the end of the 10 years what we're paying him won't be nearly as massive as it seems today. You throw in intangibles like leadership, clubhouse presence, etc.. I think he's worth the splash. More so than any other FA not named Aaron Judge. I also personally feel like this FO NEEDS to prove to the fanbase they're willing to go for it and not live in mediocrity forever, or commit to a rebuild. I'm begging for a Correa resigning at this point.

I really like the idea of picking Kumar Rocker with the possibility to impact the majors as soon as next year, His medicals definitely could be a concern, but I think the upside is well worth it. He's got true top-of-the-rotation stuff with the pedigree to boot. The top of the draft is flush with really solid, projectable bats. BUT, The Twins have a lot of elite bat, 1B/corner OF types in their system. Kirilloff, Larnach, Wallner, Sabato, Encarnacion-Strand (I know he's a 3B now but projects more LF/1B.) Not to mention Rooker, who we traded off partially because we have a glut of these kind of players.

Why would we trade for Gibson when we have Josh Winder down in AAA? We need to make a move but this isn't it. I like Gibson a lot but he won't move the needle like we would need him to.

In the OP his location charts proved that he's not nibbling at all actually. He's leaving hittable pitches over the heart of the plate, and will diminished velocity at that. I'm on the DFA bandwagon I like too many of our depth pieces to keep watching him almost blow 5-run leads in the 9th.

He's slugging .533 with 9 XBH out of 32 hits. I think he's at least figured his wrist out to a point he can swing effectively again. What I find even more incredible is that he's walked 18 times to only 16 SOs as well at AAA. With him seeing the ball this well we need to get him back up ASAP. Maybe after we get back state-side??

He pitched well in his semi-pro ball debut. If he's still on the board when the Twins swing around again at #48 I'd snatch him in a heartbeat. No way will he go 1st round though.

I've always liked Simeon Woods Richardson from his draft day with the Mets. He's got a high ceiling but his high floor is where I'm most impressed. I'm really looking forward to seeing his debut in the coming months/year.

I really like a lot of these options, and with the Twins actually having the depth necessary to facilitate many of these trades I'm really looking forward to seeing who we can snag up. I'm particularly interested in Josh Bell. I feel like he fits our mold perfectly and it gives us an opportunity to release Sano and get him off the roster. We need to move on at this point and I feel like Sano and Bell are the same player, Bell just does it more consistently.

I appreciate the kind words! It sucks that it takes so much effort to implement something that is seemingly so simple, and I definitely don't expect to be pandered to because of my eyes so these kind of responses are always meaningful to me. I have always been able to tolerate it up to a point, and now I look forward to being able to consume even more TD content! All this does is reaffirms that this is the community for me!

I struggle with having hypersensitive eyes due to having 20-15 vision. For me dark mode is an absolute game changer when consuming media. Thank you!

The way I'm rationalizing this move is this: Baseball is a confidence sport, above almost everything else. If you don't think you can do it, you won't do it. It doesn't matter how skilled or successful you may be. He may be willing to play wherever we throw him on the diamond, but if he's not confident it won't play out how we want it to, on either side of the ball. With his age, and where we're at in the season it doesn't hurt to give him a couple reps at AAA at different spots, to build up that confidence. What makes this viable is other people in the lineup are heating up and playing well, including Correa. If the FO felt that we absolutely needed him to win games right now, he'd probably still be up. I agree that this stint can not be long. Couple of weeks MAX. Get him confident around the diamond and call him back up when pitchers go from 14 to 13. Earlier if Miranda keeps trending towards La Tortuga 2.0.

This is true I forgot about Miranda. An OPS+ of just 13 with meh defense definitely won't cut it here. I would argue that we've already proven that we can stay competitive without Sano We've got Arraez, Kirilloff, and Miranda who have some experience at 1B. Lewis can slot in if needed, and after showing his versatility, I wouldn't be opposed to Nick Gordon over there either. With how careful we're being with Buxton, we can't afford a dedicated DH. I do think we're forgetting Trevor Larnach and how he's tearing the cover off the ball this year so far. I would pencil him in as our starting LF once he comes back from his oblique strain. I could see him DHing when Buxton is in CF, so we can get Lewis some reps in at LF. There's no such thing as too much depth. Right?

He has a limited NTC until next year when it becomes full. I don't see any reason why he cannot play LF or 1B at replacement level at the very least. He's athletic enough to be an upgrade over Luis Arraez. Gets on base less, slugs more, and plays better defense. Typing this out, I now think us moving Arraez is a very real possibility if Lewis keeps this up. To the A's or Reds perhaps?? I think the Twins should release Sano and eat his contract a la Justin Upton. What to do with Gio is a headscratcher for me. Trade him? But for what? I don't see us getting a fantastic return for him unless we include either high end prospects, or MLB ready prospects. He's out of options (not like we'd send him down anyways) and he has above average defense at 3B. I like Gio and have no issue on keeping him, but it does present a challenge with Lewis up and performing. Good problem to have, eh?

If we're in the hunt I don't see any world where we trade Correa. Lewis does look like the real-deal, but he's untested and a rookie. I'd be much happier with him moving to a utility role and letting Gordon go via trade. I would also accept just sending Royce down if he starts to slump at all so he can guarantee regular playing time. He is a rookie with minor league options, which Gordon is out of. With the Saints so close to Target Field I feel like this is more viable today than it would've been when before the minor league restructure. We have to remember that it's very common to rookies to slump once the league starts to adjust to you, and it's not uncommon for high-end prospects who flourished in their rookie year to get sent back down to AAA their sophomore year, or earlier. Think Trevor Larnach last year, Akil Baddoo just got sent down because he was struggling after his strong rookie year, and even Johan Santana got sent down in 2002, perfected his changeup, and became the well-known ace Twins fans love. The TL;DR is I don't really love any potential trade that doesn't involve us getting a bonified top-of-the rotation starter that will contribute now, and I just don't see the Yankees being that fit. And any trade that includes Correa leaving a contending Twins team is indeed blasphemous. On the other hand with the Reds playing so abysmally the Twins should be doing everything in their power to pry away Mahle, and/or Castillo in my opinion.

This mindset. Thinking optimistically this is early may, I'd rather test the waters on a Bundy bounce back inning today and get burned than in August or September. Remember he was dealing until the 3rd inning, then got rattled. It wasn't like in Tampa Bay where he was screwed from the first 10 pitches. In the grand scheme of things, this early in the season I'm willing to overlook two bad starts if he stabilizes back out to a serviceable pitcher. I don't expect to see 0.59 ERA anymore but 3.50-4.50 is feasible. I can't overlook a third however, I don't want another Shoemaker situation. Regardless once Gray comes back I think he's destined for a long relief role just out of necessity.

I tried really hard to come up with any variance to this list and came up empty. What can I say other than hats off to Wes Johnson, and the entire pitching staff! The Twins came into this year with an ugly prognosis for our Starting Core, and our Bullpen. Both have performed above expectations in my opinion. Especially with the departure of Rogers!

I'm forever the optimist so hopefully this is the kind of fluky, momentum-shifting win that kicks us out of this offensive slump so we can win legitimate games. Sometimes all it takes is one at-bat like Correa's. Go Twins!

I couldn't put my finger on why Morneau didn't do it for me but this explains it perfectly. I feel like we need someone a little more boisterous and charismatic.

I agree with this. I've always liked Dick Bremer doing play-by-play and I felt his duo with Bert was timeless. I think he's suffering from not having a consistent color commentator that he has good chemistry with. Roy Smalley just isn't it.

I too don't remember anything from the FO about this being the prospect try-out year. All words from them were that they were looking to complete, but it seems that every article that reported that follow it with skepticism, or downright disagreeing. Along with the consensus in baseball being that the Twins wouldn't compete, and they we're just saving face with their comments. As far as the trade, I give it a solid B today, but has A potential if Paddack makes a few key adjustments, and can bounce back, along with Pagan. Both have been nasty in the not-so-recent past and show real bounce back potential.

Twins get Paddack and Gore, then bump Archer to the pen and trade Bundy?