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  1. MGX
    My preference is keeping Jeffers, Kiriloff, Julien, Lewis, Correa & Wallner to let them develop & play together this season. We can sign a mid-level SP (Montas, Lorenzen or Clevinger) & another arm or two (J Hicks & R Stephenson) in the bullpen to address pitching. Even if we traded for Luzardo our starting staff won't be as good as it was in '23. With how good those starters were through the end of June we were still 1 game under .500 because of our offense. Our offense was better from July to the end of the year thanks to the contributions of our younger players & Kepler's great 2nd half. For me this team needs to keep those younger players together & only move Kepler in a deal that is too good to turn down.
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    There is no way I'd trade Julien & Jeffers for Luzardo. If that is the ask then I hope the Twins move on.
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    My Twins Holiday FA wish list... One of the following SP's... Frankie Montas Michael Lorenzen Mike Clevinger At least one & if possible both of the following RP's... Jordan Hicks Robert Stephenson I'm not concerned with adding a bat. With that said if a 1 year deal were possible with Mitch Garver that could be useful. He's been a well above average bat in his career, can play 1b & give us a 3rd C. Would be fine with them just going with what we have too. Who knows if the Twins will do anything in the FA market, but all of these players should be reasonably priced & provide something this team needs. Most importantly, this would keep us from trading away top prospects for pitching. If we get the right offer for Polanco or Kepler we can still make a trade for something of value. If we did these moves our rotation would be solid & our bullpen would have the potential to be dominant. Combine that with an effective offense that is young & has the potential to get even better & we may have something. I like this strategy better than overpaying for an "Ace" or even a #2 SP. If you look back at past playoffs any pitcher can get hit & any pitcher can come up with a big game. Let me know your thoughts & your FA wish list below.
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    This is funny. Priester was hammered at the MLB level last year throughout the season. Not sure where that writer saw supposed improvement - July - 9.19 ERA, August - 9.00 ERA & Sept/Oct - 5.91 ERA. He's never had any sort of dominance in the minors at any level to make anyone think those numbers are a fluke. He's young so he still has time to improve, but we have those types of pitchers in our system already. Trading Polanco or Kepler for another guy who might improve isn't at all interesting to me. Trading Polanco for this guy would be a mistake, trading Kepler for him is ridiculous & and both is laughable.
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    I like Luzardo a little, but hope the Twins aren't willing to trade what is being mentioned in this thread. I don't see what suggests he'll be better than Joe Ryan... Ryan - 335 IP - 1.109 WHIP - 4.05 ERA - 38.1% Hard hit rate - 4.1% HR rate Luzardo - 445 IP - 1,253 WHIP - 4,18 ERA - 39% Hard hit rate - 3.3% HR rate If someone like this costs us our starting 2b & C then I hope the Twins look elsewhere. Where would the Twins have been without the contributions of Jeffers & Julien last year? We saw that in the 1st half last year with Gray pitching like a Cy Young winner & we were still a game under .500 at the end of June. I want the Twins to add the best SP they can, but we need offense too. That's why I wish they were involved in the FA market, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen.
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    Royal Makeover

    MGX replied to Brandon's topic in Other Baseball

    I like the moves from both the Tigers & Royals - they're trying to compete. That's what teams should do. Last year in the pre-season people gave the Marlins zero chance of finishing in the top 3 in the NL East & making the playoffs, yet that's what they did. The D-Backs were given about the same chance of making the playoffs & they made the World Series. I remember a post on here suggesting we could get Gallen because the D-Backs weren't in a position to contend. The Reds fell a little short of the playoffs, but no one expected them to be a .500 team. As was pointed out above we should also remember who the Twins were last year, an 87 win team who was 1 game under .500 at the end of June (41-42). As a Twins fan I don't want to take anything away from what was accomplished last season, it was great watching them win a playoff series. We need to keep in mind that while the Tigers & Royals have made additions to make there teams making them better we only have subtractions, including a big one with no indication that anything will be done about it. We should feel good about the fact we were 46-33 from July on. We should also look at Detroit who was 43-38 during the same time frame & now they've made their team better & again we've done nothing to fill the holes FA has created on our roster. I hope the Twins younger core can improve this year because we're going to need it.
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    He should be available for trade if the return justifies it. Seattle could use both Polanco & Kepler & has a lot of young talented pitching. In the right deal I'd trade either or both if needed. I'd rather trade Kepler in a deal that gets us a quality SP & give Larnach another chance than go with with our rotation as it stands & have Max in RF. On the other hand if we don't get the right offer for either Kepler or Polanco then keep them both as they're both productive players.
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    Agree 100% with this post, if they ever adopt a salary cap I certainly hope it comes with with a healthy salary floor. The second point on being more 'have-nots' than 'haves is right on the money as well. The 'have-nots' are content with the way things are because of how much money they make.
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    For me the only one of those options to consider is Farmer in a deal for Taylor. I think the Twins would need a little more to make this deal work though. The other options I wouldn't want the Twins to do. We should trade Polanco if & only if he is part of a deal that gets us a quality SP. I'd plan to have Julien as my starting 2B unless we get an offer that can't be refused.
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    To each their own I guess - The offensive production for Verdugo has declined every year since his career year in 2020 & all of those seasons in a hitter's park. Meanwhile, Kepler has had some ups & downs while bouncing back to produce an excellent year in 2023. Defensively, Verdugo has typically been below average while Kepler has been solidly above average. The original comparison is of some value as they're similar players, but to me Kepler is currently more valuable.
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    At the salary he will get, No thanks. As others have mentioned the #1 priority should be a SP.
  12. MGX
    After seeing interviews with Lopez after the trade I became a fan for the reasons you describe. Enjoyed the write up!
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    Unreal
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    I like the way your thinking!
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    Yes!!!!!
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    Believe!!!
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    In our half of the inning, if we get someone on in front of Royce it will get loud.
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    Believe!!! - In spite of the awful ump.
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    Believe!!!
  20. MGX
    All I have to say is LET's GO!!!
  21. MGX
    It would be nice to add Lopez or Moore to our bullpen. Of the position players available I like Bader the best.
  22. MGX
    This team is very different from the '87 Twins. In '87 the they clinched with 5 games left in the season & must have celebrated a bit too much as they went 0-5 to finish the season. Also, making it seem like the '87 AL West was anywhere near as bad as the '23 Central is completely inaccurate. All 7 teams in our division in '87 had 75+ wins that year & the Royals were above .500 & A's finished .500. It's unlikely that any other team in the '23 Central will finish at '500 or better & all of them could finish with less than 75 wins. That team was entertaining on offense with Hrbek, Gaetti, Puckett & Brunansky & had a true ace in Viola & solid #2 in Blyleven leading a thin pitching staff. They were also an excellent team at home (.691) winning percentage. We had home field advantage throughout the playoffs that year & won every home game that post-season. All of that is to say this team feels nothing like the '87 Twins did. It would be great if they could put together a run in the playoffs this year, but they don't inspire that feeling when watching them during the season.
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    Wow, this is a lot of analysis over 5 innings of pitching. Keuchel is likely to stay with the Twins on a start by start basis. The first start worked out very well regardless of the analysis. He was up against one of the better pitchers in the game & we got the W, that's what counts. Next time out maybe he gets lit up, but every game that we get from him that works out well is an unexpected bonus.
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    2023 OAA Polanco -3 in 113 attempts Julien -3 in 134 attempts 2022 OAA Polanco -9 in 338 attempts I like Polanco, but to pretend that he is a superior defensive player to Julien is just wrong.
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    Tony La Russa's teams won nearly 3000 games in his managerial career along with 6 Pennants & 3 World Series. Rocco Baldelli's teams have won a little over 300 while playing just over .500 ball & nothing in the post-season. There is a huge difference in those two managers. The 2021 Sox won 93 games under La Russa & last year they were 63-65. So his teams did fine. Both seasons under his leadership the winning % was higher than Rocco's was here. It seemed the comment above was directed at the way Rocco's teams have played - they look lost & show no sense of urgency.
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