specialiststeve

OMG.... really? There are a ton of options better than both. Terrible take.

HARD PASS!! Let's not do another Louie Varland experiment and ruin a high end asset in the bullpen and make him useless. As the saying goes.. "if it ain't broken... don't fix it".

The idea of trading young pitchers for young bats on the serface sounds great but we do need to understand that the teams that win have "good" pitching. While we really don't have an ace we do have a very solid top 3 and if we have 3 to fill the next 2 spots... That is REALLY ideal. Can't see it but if Westburg could be had ... Would have to consider and likley do but all the others... Nah. Not worth the risk as we are actaully very solid with our regulars at this point..

Ummm... What you smokin' Willis? A high end pitcher for a guy that you could likely get on the free agent market for a reasonable price. Or Kirksey who is ... pretty much the same guy! yikes.

Amazingly a good portion of the Twins fan base undervalues Correa. He is a gold glove player at a prime position that is a middle of the lineup bat. That being said, I would say that every player on the roster should be available for trade... always!! If the return improves the team and makes financial sense it would be stupid for the front office to not entertain offers. Not trying to make your players unhappy but to understand the goal is to be good longterm and short term. The article is a bit hollow without having any actual names that could be returned...

I do believe that your assessment of our catcher situation is not correct! Having both catchers catch and stay healthy has been a very good thing. Take it you have never caught a game in your life... is VERY taxing as someone who has. Keeping them fresh and healthy is extremely important. As far as underperforming and expensive? I don't see that either are really accurate either. As stated by others this position is more about handling the pitching staff and being a quality leader.. the offensive side is a bonus and believe both have been good in the most important areas. Finding a quality replacement for either is going to cost more than the current total.. It's not broken... don't try to fix it!!

Let the mock trades begin!!

Vocal minority? Most all of the Twins fans that I know are scratching their heads with this one. He is calm and steady I will give him that. He is also Terrible with the pitching staff ... his dependence on the "metrics" and not having a feel for the game is so bad I have to turn off games knowing he is so incompetent. He also basically puts a lineup in and sits on his hands for the rest of the game on offense.. again not having a feel for the game or not being "aggressive" with the run game or bunting with guys that have shown the ability in crucial situations... again NOT acceptable. 2 complete collapses in 3 years .... not learning and not getting better. Accountability he asks for from his players but doesn't have the insight to look in the mirror. I would say that his lack of managing skills cost this team at least 10 games that I can think of... argh! Not good. Terrible decision to bring him back..

Absolutly. Think that was the long term plan all along with Lee. Hopefully Correa is back soon.

A bit stunned they sent down Martin instead of Julian. Julian has cost this team several games with his Jr. high defense. Martin is very solid and useful at several positions. His at bats are much better than Julian 90% of the time. Not understanding the FO on this one.

Umm.. because he is a rookie. Folks that have played understand that every "jump" is an adjustment. Jr. high to HS.. HS to college or pros if you are that gifted. Then every level has an increase in talent... thus "most" struggle a bit as they adjust. The biggest jump of all is from AAA to the show as .... the best pitchers of the AAA teams are most likely # 5 starter (at best!) in talent at that point. So facing pitchers at the highest level is just plain hard and make even the best prospect have a "learning curve". You can see he has game ... he will be fine. Be patient.

Would disagree... Senators had very little talent. Rocco's teams have had plenty of that!! His "sitting on his hands" and not doing anything to generate runs for those of us that have coached the sport is just plain bad managing. Pair that with his incompetence of how to run a bullpen... He is up there as one of the worst. Having talent and not using it competently would be more of a measuring stick than just plain wins and losses.

Twins need to demote Julian and move on from him in the offseason. He just doesn't have major league defensive skills.. period. We have way too many options there to continue with the "experiment" while on the job.

It was time several months ago... was one of the poor decisions we have made this year regarding roster management. How many games would he have helped us win being the bridge guy? 3-5 at least I would think..

Nice article ... not Linear!! There is so much that goes into a player getting to the major league and staying there. Talent is number one but also the ability adjust ... the ability to "grind" and stay healthy. Even the best players struggle some and sometimes a lot but the ability to adjust and move on is what the "best" do.