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We get rid of Mauer and use his salary to find a legitimate Ace and/or First baseman that can produce at the position. You combine that with the young talent we already have and will be much better than we are. Buxton and Sano will produce. At least they have to or anything we do at this point is pointless.

All great points. However, don't you agree that for Brian Dozier's salary and production he is a steal? Where else are we going to find those numbers at 2nd base for that price? I'd take an inconsistent Dozier over a mediocre Logan Forsythe (similar salary) any day.

With the offseason in full swing, the refueling begins on Minnesota Twins fans hope-tanks. The only notable decision thus far this offseason is the abandonment of mediocrity at third base with Trevor Plouffe. They’ve also signed a catcher that can’t hit, but as a fan what are you going to do, we’ve experienced worse front office decisions, right? One rumor that has been swirling for quite some time is the idea of the Twins parting ways with the ‘All Time Major League Leader in Home Runs at 2nd base in a Single season (42)’. Let me repeat that… ‘All Time Major League Leader in Home Runs at 2nd base in a Single Season.’ One more time? That’s alright, I think you get the point. The season Brian Dozier put together last season is simply remarkable. After the awful April and May Brian had, he ended up with the best power hitting season ever seen by a second baseman. What could he have done with a productive April and May? As a Twins fan, I want to find out and I want to find out with him still in a Twins uniform. The title Brian Dozier carries with him is something Twins fans can be extremely proud of, and taking him away from us would be a gigantic mistake. Dozier’s Contract Brian Dozier made $3 Million last year. As a GM, that is an unbelievable discount from a player that puts up the numbers he did, not to mention Brian is still signed on that contract for two more years. To put that in perspective, Joe Mauer made $23 million last year and will through 2019. This, aside from horrible starting pitching, is the Twins biggest problem. Joe Mauer is good, but as one of the least productive starting first baseman in the league, he’s not even worth $5 million. What could the Twins attract in free agency with an extra $18-20 million in free agency with a restructured Mauer contract? Well, I think it’s time the Twins find out. Joe has given all Twins fans a plethora of great memories, but he’s not the all star catcher he once was.He never will be again, and will also never be a productive first baseman in comparison with league averages at the position. Dozier’s Presence Let’s put the numbers aside. If you have ever heard Brian Dozier speak in interviews or in person, this man is a very humble and respectable person. A leader. A man that I want my kids to be like. Brian Dozier encompasses everything our team should strive to be, and getting rid of him for a couple of unproven prospects with huge egos and nothing proven is a horrible move. To the Twins Front Office, Please don’t trade Brian Dozier. Respectfully, Twins Fans www.zedleakz.com

Word is the Twins have expressed interest in both infielders... Out of the two which would you prefer?

Skol!

27 words for you... New York Yankees

very excited to see him play, we stole him at number 2, he should have been number 1

i'd say hicks #1 Mauer #2

We need a Mark Cuban to come sweep up the Twins in the next decade. if the NBA didn't have a cap he'd be spending like a MA-F++++, Cubs fans had some hope there for a while when speculation was swirling that he was looking into buying them

That's great news. I think he's due for a big year

yea I agree, dumb

You are correct, tooshay... But either way, if you have a guy holding out that is not good for the Vikings as a team and their chemistry. I don't see Peterson ever doing that, he's all about loyalty, only if the vikings royally effed him somehow.

Why don't you pull up your NFL reference there joe joe... He has missed countless practices and several games due to migranes so far with the vikings

Although this is highly unlikely, I think this is a brilliant strategy. Hopefully Terry Ryan takes it into serious consideration, we could get a huge return on a Michael Bourn trade

I love you Joe, nothin' like a good old forum twat-waffle for everybody to gang bang every now and then... you my friend... are a moron

Yes, next year is his last year. If we don't trade him this off season we let him walk in 2014. I see no chance of him extending with us

In a recent article on NFL.com, there was speculation that Percy Harvin's ankle injury may not have been the only factor in his trip to the IR. With problems in his past in Minnesota (Missing practices, Health Concerns, and Demanding to be traded last June) what will the Vikings do with him this off season as we approach his contract year? Obviously a player of his caliber can help us win, but not if he is a thorn in the locker room. What could we get for him via trade if the Vikings decide not to extend him? Here is the article Vikings' Percy Harvin, Leslie Frazier reportedly clashed - NFL.com

$52,000? i'd say this is amazing. I do think though that this means we have very little faith of him coming back and staying healthy... Either we hope to get 6-8 solid starts before he goes down, or put him in the pen and milk him springily.

Houston recently beat Jacksonville and Detroit in OT in consecutive weeks.... If those bottom feeder teams can give these guys a run we have a shot at beating them and taking another step toward this years playoffs. Then week 17 adrian puts up another 210 against Green Bay, our D locks up the fudge pack and boom, we're in.... Not sniffing the playoffs? ... Interesting take on this offseason though, i would definitely love to see some of it go down, especially the Wide Receiver scenario and Vick.

Tommy John Surgery... Many guys around the league are thriving after TJ surgery, but it's still a gamble paying him 4 million eight months after his surgery, you can't expect anything out of him until he proves he's healthy... But yes I half way agree, POSSIBLY a steal with his past performances

i'm trying to force myself to have some sort of optimism... but damn, we don't have one pitcher that we can rely on right now. Diamond- pitched far above his abilities last season, expecting an ERA between 4 and 5 Worley- Coming from the NL, Hasn't pitched a full major league season yet with a history of injuries (Tommy John will be knocking on his door soon enough) Pelfrey- Coming from the NL, coming off of Tommy John Correia- Coming from the NL, *(refer to other Correia forums for an endless list of cons) Gibson-Starting at Triple A, Coming off Surgery, innings restricted, not MLB ready May/Meyer-Not MLB ready Devries/Deduno-... Enough Said Hendriks-Bad season last year, expecting much better, but still unproven ???? Come on Terry Ryan

He's had a few decent years but he's a number 3 or 4 guy at best. He's only 28 which is a plus, he could hold down the bottom of our rotation for the next few years (maybe even the Twins 1 or 2 spot if the rotation stays as is), possibly eating up 200 innings a year and giving us chances to win. If we can get him i'd definitely be happy, just as long as we don't pay him like we did Correia... Marcum is the guy we should be focusing on i think.

I was going to say the same thing. Both of these guys are older, but are better than Correia, AND both of them are cheaper than correia. Harang is a former strikeout champion (2006) and capuano is a former 18 game winner with a consistent ERA under 4.00... I do agree we shouldn't trade our future chips for them, but i think we can steal these guys and maybe make the 2013 season at least a little interesting. I'd much rather watch both of these guys than Deduno, Devries and hendriks again