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  1. MGX
    '21 was Gordon's 1st season in MLB & he was used everywhere except C & 1B so he was learning many positions while at the same time adapting to MLB pitching. In '22 he was again used all over, but this time he had a year of experience in the field and at the plate. He showed a dramatic improvement at the plate going from an OPS+ of 79 to 113. His wOBA was .321 & est wOBA .333. I see nothing that indicates we should be worried about his production going forward. Also, with a young player I'm far more concerned that they are showing improvement & by any measure as I said earlier, Gordon showed a dramatic improvement in '22.
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    It's a good overall comparison between Sano & Gallo, The issue is offensively speaking Sano has been slightly better than Gallo in his career. Miguel Sano isn't in MLB currently and a player who it seems will be our primary LF (a position where offensive production is more important than Defense) compares similarly to him from an offensive standpoint. That's the issue. Miguel Sano - Career - 2859 PA's BA .234 - OPS .808 - OPS+ 116 - oWAR 12.3 Joey Gallo - Career - 2811 PA's BA .199 - OPS .794 - OPS+ 109 - oWAR 10.8
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    Good article My feeling is the bullpen is in good shape & if an issue arises during the season it can be addressed by the deadline. As the author noted the consistent short starts (at least partially falls on Baldelli, some was caused by who was in the rotation) put added strain on the bullpen. I agree that should be better in '23. I have a bigger concern with the offense - if this great defensive OF fails to produce at the plate that could put a strain on the staff as a whole. On the bright side we do have a lot of young guys who look like they could take a step forward if they get the opportunity. If Correa & Buxton give us what we expect & we get a positive step from Miranda, Gordon, Larnach & Kiriloff & maybe a small bounce back from Kepler, this could be a fun year.
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    It's valid point that he needs to be more effective VS quality lineups. It should also be noted that in the 4.80 ERA VS the better teams is a 10 run meltdown VS the Padres. Just that one game makes his stats look a lot worse. He also had 10 starts vs quality lineups where he surrendered 2 earned runs or less. Again, agree with your point, but he has shown the capability to produce vs quality opponents. Hope he continues to develop & deliver more quality outings VS everyone this season.
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    We have to remember Gordon is just getting started. He didn't play much in '21 & last year when he did get in he was thrown into 5 different positions on the field and that doesn't include his appearance as a Pitcher. I think it's a little early to pigeon hole him as subpar defender. How about we give him a chance to prove himself in the field like he did with the bat last year. Especially considering the names (in the corner OF) being talked about starting ahead of him didn't produce at all last year.
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    Agree 100%. Larnach is the only one I would consider.
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    Agreed. I was just making a comparison. I'm not pushing for the Twins to sign Sano.
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    He (Sano) is healthy enough to be holding a showcase for MLB teams.
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    Intersting comparison Miguel Sano - Career - 2859 PA's BA .234 OPS .808 OPS+ 116 oWAR 12.3 WAR 7.6 Joey Gallo - Career - 2811 PA's BA .199 OPS .794 OPS+ 109 oWAR 10.8 WAR 14.7 Yes, Gallo can play in the OF & is a good defensive player, but he is redundant on this team - we have plenty of good defensive OF's & plenty of LH bats. Sano is a RH bat who'd fit in at 1B or DH. Sano would be less expensive to.
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    Title of the article " Give Joey Gallo a chance" To me this is MLB & no one should be given a starting role, they should earn it. Last season Gallo was awful, anyway you look at it. He should be used solely as a reserve until he earns more playing time. A player like Nick Gordon earned more playing time based on what he did last year. How about give Nick Gordon a chance to be a starter since he earned it.
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    Good article... My top 5 1. Management understanding that Nick Gordon is an essential piece for this team to be successful. In other words he needs to get 500+ PA's 2. Correa being Correa 3. As you pointed out Joe Ryan pitching more effectively against better opposing lineups 4. The young group of hitters (Miranda, Kiriloff, Larnach & Wallner) staying healthy & producing in whatever role they have. 5. Polanco getting back to his 2021 form.
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    I was only discussing the trade & it's impact in '23 & then beyond. In '23 I wonder how we're going to score runs when we were average in terms runs scored last year. Looking at the position players removed from last year & what we've added I don't see improvement. Your talking about immediate prospect upside from players who were already in our organization. I definitely pay attention to Kiriloff, Larnach, Wallner, Lee, Julien & all of our prospects. The trade didn't impact whether they can stay healthy/improve this year. I didn't even say I was against the trade, Lopez gives us needed depth after '23 with 3 SP's headed for free agency. Additionally, we received two prospects, one of whom is borderline top 100. So as I said above from a value perspective I think it's a decent deal. That doesn't take away the question of how are we going to score runs in '23. I hope all of those players step up & the Twins have an even better offense & Lopez is more than what we're hoping for & becomes an Ace. It's still fair to wonder where the lost offense will come from.
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    Mixed feelings on this trade... - Offense was barely above average (4.3 runs/game VS league average 4.28) takes a hit with the moves made so far - Pitching was slightly above average (4.22 runs/game VS league average 4.28) even though we suffered a lot of injuries. Adding Lopez gives depth, but how much do we improve? I hope we improve a lot on the pitching side because it's hard to envision the offense being better. In '24 Lopez will help as we currently have multiple SP's approaching free agency. The prospects add some value, but they're very young & likely won't impact the Twins roster any time soon.. Overall, from a value standpoint it seems to be a decent deal. It's just hard to understand what the plan is with this team. If we don't add an impact bat (like the one we just traded) I think it will be tough to score enough even if we get an improvement in Pitching.
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    IMO our rotation for 2023 is fine so I wouldn't be willing to trade anything outside of a crowded corner OF. I'd be hesitant to trade any of our top prospects before we have a chance to understand their true value. The Twins were about average for scoring runs/game (4.30, league average 4.28) & a little above average in runs allowed/game (4.22, league average 4.28). We need to improve our offense every bit as much as our pitching. With this in mind subtracting from our offense to add a pitcher who is about the same as what we have doesn't make sense. Trading for an ace is for the most part unrealistic. I can't see Gallen, Cortes or Woodruff (maybe Woodruff, but doubt it)being available for trade. Even if any of them were available the cost would be substantial. The Twins need to trade from their strength which is LH corner OF's like Kepler, Larnach or Kiriloff. Adding Miranda (no way would I trade Miranda) or even Arraez subtracts from our offense so what's point. We need to find a trade where one of our corner OF bats matches up with something that improves us in '23 whether it be a bat or an arm. The other option would be a trade for a SP to help beyond '23 as we have multiple SP's about to hit the FA market.
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    Torres hit 38 HR's in 2019 - aka the juiced ball year. That is also his highest OPS year - .871 so I'm not where you're seeing over .900 and 1.000, that simply didn't happen. In fact if you take out 2019 he's been over .800 OPS 1 time, in 2018. Since the 2019 season his best OPS season is .761, last season. Last year while in 2nd season getting about 2/3 worth of a season's PA's Nick Gordon produced a .743 OPS, which is a big jump from his first season. Both players are still relatively young & could get better. To try to paint a picture where Torres is really valuable & Gordon has no value at all "who is lucky to be in the league" is just non-sense.
  16. MGX
    I'd like to see this 3-team trade... Padres get - Jacob Miller(minors Mia 2nd rounder in '22) & Caleb Thielbar Marlins get - Trevor Larnach & Jorge Polanco Twins get - Jesus Luzardo, Bryan De La Cruz & Ha-Seong Kim On the trade simiulator it works out to be a balanced trade, whatever that's worth.
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