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  1. specialiststeve
    Always interesting.... Wish they would make them wait until they were 18 and combine with the minor league draft.... that way all the teams would have an equal shot at the players....
  2. specialiststeve
    We are good. The White Sox have had a nice offseason but there are still 80% of the FA still needing homes. We have great internal options so throwing money around would be stupid at this point. Lots of options for relief pitching ... we will snag a few ... Starters are a bit more of an issue... I would guess we make a trade for a quality SP or find a nice retread to fill the 4/5 spot. We have 2 top of the rotation type pitchers right around the corner... one will make his debut for sure. Don't panic. We are STILL the team to beat. White Sox are right there but still are on the outside looking in.
  3. specialiststeve
    A nice signing for the White Sox for sure but.. Handing out that kind of money for him was a HUGE overspend. Relievers are a dime a dozen and rarely have these worked out well. We had the 2nd best relief corp in the majors last year and there are a TON of relievers out there that need jobs that are 80-90% of what he is. We are good. White Sox clearly have made some very nice upgrades and they AND the Twins are the co-favorites to win the division. We are still good. We will make some more moves to "catch up".... be patient.
  4. specialiststeve
    Cruz and the Twins are waiting to see about the DL in the NL.... if it does go... Cruz will have many suitors and likely will not be back... if it is a no go we can go with a 2 year deal with a mutual option on year two.... at a reasonable price. We have other in house options if he does not return as well as a ton of FA that will be looking for jobs. More importantly we need to secure a SS and let Polanco be our super utility guy. Best for him and best for the team. Also have to work on one more starter and 3-4 more relief pitchers. We are in a VERY good spot so we should all relax and let our FO continue to do a great job. Patience at this point is in the Twins favor....
  5. specialiststeve
    I know that there has been lots of speculation of Baez, Bryant and Story.... All will be FA after this summer... Don't see that we would do any of these unless they agree to a deal ... as well as giving up quality assets for one year of any of these? With our SS of the future at the doorstep... can't see it. Would be smarter to add one of the FA SS to a 2 year deal... Can give Lewis a little more seasoning and not guy our system that is very strong. As far as the pitching trade possibilities I would be for any of the Castillo, Sonny Gray or Musgrave ... depending on the cost. Again we have studs coming up.. DO NOT overpay. As far as Jon Gray I would be very good with getting him for a minor leaguer that is not high on our minor league list as again he will be a FA at the end of the summer.... Trades are fine but we really don't "need" to go that route unless the price is right as we have a very good core and very good young talent coming up.... patience... patience.... patience....
  6. specialiststeve
    Would be a very good low risk high reward type pitcher. Could see him also as a relief pitcher if can't get his stuff together enough for a starter... big arm ... a TON of these type guys out there so why not.
  7. specialiststeve
    Can't believe Arenado or Marquez are going anywhere unless we drain our minor league system.... Gray on the other hand likely could be had and would be a good comeback project.
  8. specialiststeve
    Long and short of this is that we need to keep on working on developing pitching in our minor league system.. 1st round through 20th but developing "our own" is the long term answer to being a contender every year... look at the Dodgers and Rays... We have several top of rotation guys right around the corner and others coming up with great promise... Don't panic... Stay the course.
  9. specialiststeve
    Agree that there are moves to be made.... Don't agree that we need to be in a hurry.... Lots of talent out there that can be had. Waiting and having patience is hard but getting the best value comes with patience. We need to "think" Tampa Bay. We want to be making value deals... and that is what will keep us on top. Zero chance we land Bauer... So stop thinking that direction as you are setting yourself up to be disappointed. Plenty of time to make deals ... like most teams we are waiting for the market to be set while getting low risk deals that have great value. Understand that we did that and had the second best era in the AL... believe we will be top 5 again. Patience... patience.... patience....
  10. specialiststeve
    patience.. grasshopper....
  11. specialiststeve
    Agree completely. Polanco would be best served as the super utility guy at this point. Can play SS, 3B and 2B.. we have enough OF depth so that should not be a need. Pick up Didi, Simmons before Simion if it were me as Simion has the least talent on defense... Guessing both Didi and Simmons could be had on a 2 year deal ... give time for our stud to grow up a little more....
  12. specialiststeve
    Sano and Polanco for Baez and Bryant Sano and Baez are basically same financially with both being FA in 22.... Sano gets another shot at 3B in Chicago... Polanco takes over at SS at a lower price that the Cubs are clearly looking for... Bryant takes over at 1st... and a shot at returning to stud production... Baez takes over at SS.... If we need to add a couple 2nd tier minor leaguers ... okay... Cost a bit but the upside is HUGE...
  13. specialiststeve
    Look at what Johnson has done with some retreds... was the 2nd best bullpen in the MLB.... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore - Johnson.... I think that is his real name.....
  14. specialiststeve
    Yah... why would we want the cy young runner up when we could have had a reliever with ongoing arm issues... Maeda was the best trade we have made in a LONG time!
  15. specialiststeve
    Would definitely be interesting... I would be good with Polanco going to utility guy... his health continues to hold him back. If he could play 4-5 days a week I think his production would improve.
  16. specialiststeve
    Actually you need a stronger arm at SS than you do at 3B so ..... he would be fine there. I do still like the getting a Didi type player for 2 years and as you say seeing if we could package Arraez for pitching. Like him a lot but limited on defense... no power .. no speed... to run production...
  17. specialiststeve
    I know the new "metrics' thing is all the new wave... but... I am old school... have watched tape on all three and although I like Thorpe Smeltzer are nice and think he still has a chance to be okay... I think Duran and Balazovic have a chance to be special .... don't see that with either Thorpe or Smeltzer... both likely to be long men for the rest of their career.
  18. specialiststeve
    All depends on price... if reasonable... would be great!!
  19. specialiststeve
    Respectfully Cody you are WAY off course. We actually have very little need at this point as the only real concern on the offense is the DH and if need can fill from within... As far as pitching we have 3/5 starter pretty set. Dobnak is the 4th and have a slew of arms right on the cusp of being ready. Have plenty of arms for the bullpen also. With that being said there are literally hundreds of FA that we will have a shot at so be worried... not at all ... instead am VERY confident that we are doing just what we should be doing... waiting and making some minor league invites. We will have several nice signings after the first when players will be looking to find a home.
  20. specialiststeve
    See that Castillo from Cincy is also on the block... depending on what they would want that would be a blockbuster that would be a great addition...
  21. specialiststeve
    Ken was bored.... not happening. Have controllable high end talent in the system that allows the team to be contenders for the long haul. Don't see us getting Story or Lindor. More likely the names that we have mentioned here that are decent stop gaps at reasonable prices. This front office has been smart ..... don't see that changing draining the minor league quality depth for a short term player...
  22. specialiststeve
    Would love Bauer like everyone else but not seeing Pohlad dropping 30 mil per for 4-5 years. Guessing that is what it will take. Would love it but not seeing it... Would like DD to come over and play short.. great defense.. nice bat with some pop. Let Polanco be the super utility guy ... know he can play SS, 2B and 3B... keeping him healthy and his bat will be strong. Pitching wise guessing we find 3-5 good relievers that are inexpensive... 1 or 2 reclamation projects to bridge to our pitching studs coming up... as far as lurking for something big... we can all hope! Just not sure what we need other than pitching....
  23. specialiststeve
    Need to give Donaldson a day off about 2x per week... to keep him healthy.... He is a top notch defensive and offensive player when healthy. Don't see anything promising in the system at this time unless Keoni Cavaco shows that he can play.... otherwise we will need to find someone on the FA heap when Donaldsons contract is up... hopefully he doesn't fall apart .....
  24. specialiststeve
    I take it you have never been in business..... just giving the employees their requests with something coming back is not great business and over time will be a problem for the owner of the establishment. I like others love baseball "the game".... but we have to be real and understand that just going out and risking recourses without responsibility is just not smart. Don't be emotional about this ... is just part of the deal. We should be happy as our current ownership and front office have shown to be fiscally responsible while still putting a very competitive team on the field....
  25. specialiststeve
    .... this is a business and both sides are negotiating. Period end of story. Not announcing the DH is directly about expanding playoffs.... more money for older players with the DH and more money for the owners with the expanded playoffs. The drama is par for the course.... stop with all the drama and baseball not caring about fans.... they do... but business is business.
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