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  1. LambchoP
    If we can get him cheap enough I say go for it. We're obviously not targeting anyone better than this and we need some lefty pitchers on the team. Give him a few starts in ST and if he can't hack it, keep him stretched out as a multi inning reliever. I think those types of guys are very underrated who can come out of the pen and pitch 3 or 4 innings. That's pure gold to a bullpen.
  2. LambchoP
    We're not getting Roki, as awesome as that would be. Twins need to trade Paddack to open up a little wiggle room money and then trade for a legit major league first baseman. I'd go for Diaz, Bohm or MountCastle. I do like Miranda's bat, but not as our starting 1b. I think he's better as the first man up as injury replacement for Lewis. We also need a good lefty for our pen. Something needs to be done, and soon.
  3. LambchoP
    Minor league deals usually aren't ever a bad idea, unless the team is planning on using that guy as an everyday starter! If we're not going to trade for any real first baseman, instead of signing a bunch of minor league nobodies, why net let our own prospects fight it out in spring training for starting positions. For first base we've got Severino, Keaschal, maybe Eeles or Mccusker. The fourth OF spot we can handle with Keirsey and Martin. At least until Rosario and Rodriguez are ready. First base, and a LHRP are the spots we need to address first and foremost. Catcher also, if we trade Vasquez.
  4. LambchoP
    I think they need to hurry up and trade Paddack since they already have offers. Then do what we can to dump Vasquez'. That should give us enough money to trade for a decent first baseman. Yandy Diaz or Alec Bohm would be great. I've also heard rumors about MountCastle from the Orioles. If we can't pull the trigger on those, maybe Donovan Solano could be a backup plan. Good hitter with good on base skills. No power, but he should be cheap which might leave us enough money leftover to sign a 4rth outfielder or more importantly imo, a lefty reliever. One things for sure, they need to do something and soon.
  5. LambchoP
    Even though he was terrible last year, our lack of quality left handed pitchers had me hoping we could get him back for one more year on a minor league deal to see if he had anything left in the tank. Good for him that he got a major league offer.
  6. LambchoP
    It makes sense to occasionally play the matchups and platoon, but when it's taken to the extreme like with Rocco there is just too much downside. The opposing team can pretty much count on Rocco making these moves game after game, which makes it pretty easy to counter with moves of their own. Also, burning our bench by the fourth inning could be a big hindrance in the late innings when a big situation comes up. I also think a lot of these younger hitters especially need to learn to hit same handed pitchers. How will they know they can or can't do it if they never get the chance? Larnach showed her could do pretty well against lefties. Give him the opportunity and anything can happen.
  7. LambchoP
    I think this may be his last year. If Twins get a new owners next year, they may want to clean house and get a "new look team" out there with new players and new coaches. I'm all for it. We can't continue to do the same exact things year after year and expect to do better somehow. Refuse to invest in the team, build no depth, refuse to change coaching strategies that don't work, make bad managerial decisions, cut more payroll, trade off core guys, and then try to tell us fans "this year will be different, we'll be better. Just spend your money at the ballpark and all will be well." New owners cannot get here soon enough, we've suffered for too long now :)
  8. LambchoP
    I don't hate the idea of trading Duran IF it allows us to fill the clear cut holes on our roster, OR, if we get MLB or near MLB talent back and clear salary. Then use that savings to fill more roster holes. That said, I don't think our pen is as deep as they say. Stewart and Topa will be lucky to pitch much, Varland could be a DFA candidate if he can't figure it out in the pen. If Jax were to get injured we'd be left without any clear cut closing options. I still think we need a late inning lefty too
  9. LambchoP
    I'd rather give Gasper a shot at backup rather than spending 4-5 million on McCann. His stats are almost identical to Vasquez the last couple years. If we're able to dump Vasquez's 10 million dollar salary, it doesn't make sense to use 4 of it to replace him with the same production. I say bet on Gasper's bat and use the 10 million, 17 million of we can dump Paddack, on a first baseman, RH outfielder and a good lefty for our pen.
  10. LambchoP
    I actually think it would be good to keep Paddack or pick up a veteran to be our number 5 SP. This would allow Festa, Mathews, Morris and Raya the time they need in AAA to finish their development. Festa and Mathews especially weren't ready for the bigs last year and it showed.
  11. LambchoP
    I'd add Royce Lewis to this list as well. If he continues to slump like he did in the second half last year, or if he's on and off the IL all year then we'll be in trouble. If he can hit like he did in short periods in 23 and 24, and stay healthy, it could be a career years for him. I could see a .280 AVG and 30 HR being possible. Overall we need improvement and health from just about everybody. We cannot rely on just one or two guys to carry our lineup. Same with our rotation and bullpen. I do like our core, I just worry about depth and injury replacement. I think we still really need a first baseman, a RH hitting OF who can cover CF and a lefty reliever like Coloumbe. We can't add anything until we move Vasquez and or Paddack so they really need to step up efforts to do just that.
  12. LambchoP
    I like the trade if he can stick at catcher. His bat in the minors looked real enticing. .350 AVG, a .450 OBP with more walks than strikeouts? If he can come anywhere near that level in the show he should be a capable backup to Ryan. Maybe him and Camargo Duke it out in spring training for the backup catcher job if Vasquez is moved. We still need a first baseman and a LHRP. I saw Josh Bell just signed with WASH for only six million. He's a switch hitter with good bat to ball skills, that would have been a good cheap pickup for us, but we're seemingly stuck until we dump Vasquez and or Paddack. They need to get on it then, more and more teams are finalizing their rosters. We need to make our move before there are none to make. I still think Coloumbe could be had cheap on a one year deal.
  13. LambchoP
    They better not trade any one of Lopez Ober or Ryan. I don't believe the "we have a pitching surplus" line they keep trying to push. We're one SP injury away from relying on SWR, Festa and Mathews just like we did late last year and we all saw how that happened. I actually wouldn't mind if we kept Paddack and used him as a hybrid type pitcher. Spot starts and long reliever could be valuable. I get that we need to move him for salary space though. I just hope we use the money saved on a lefty reliever. Coloumbe should be cheap enough. Sign him and bring in Theilbar on a minor league deal and our pen should be set.
  14. LambchoP
    If he has minor league options still maybe. I really wish we would trade for Diaz from the Rays. He'd be a great upgrade to our lineup and is a realistic chance to get him. Doubt it though. Other than minor league crap, we're not getting any reinforcements. It's a shame...
  15. LambchoP
    Twins will opt out of the off-season stating no trades came together, but they're still confident because of our productive pitching pipeline and our super talented position player depth. In other words, we added nothing, but hope for better results. It's a shame because I really do believe we're just a few pieces away from being legit playoff contenders. A veteran number 4-5 type SP, a LHRP for the pen, a first baseman and a RH outfielder who can cover CF. Dumping Vasquez and Paddack should be enough money to allow for filling at least two of those 4 needs yet nothing has been done yet. New owners can't come soon enough.
  16. LambchoP
    I was at game 163 and the place was going wild when we won. People were running around downtown with Twins flags, I'll never forget that night!
  17. LambchoP
    Looks like this guy gets on base a lot and doesn't strike out much. Maybe a better bat than Vasquez? If his catching defense is passable, maybe he becomes Jeffers backup and this is all a preamble to a trade of Vasquez, which in turn should allow us enough cash to trade or sign for a legit first baseman or more likely a RH corner outfielder.
  18. LambchoP
    Getting Verlander or Max for one year would be really fun and would sell some tickets early season until they got injured around the halfway point. Neither would ever come to MN unfortunately.
  19. LambchoP
    Pretty much everyone in our lineup is going to need to improve quite a bit from last year if we're going to have any hope of competing. It's sad seeing the same thing play out every off-season. No meaningful additions. Hoping and praying for health, breakouts and major improvement from our guys. We all know the saying, definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Are we really expecting anything different than last year? We may do well initially. But come May or June when Lewis Buxton Correa and one of our SP are hurt, we'll start our decline like last year. Or maybe I'm wrong and everyone will have career years lol, wouldn't that be fun. It sure would help if ownership was on board with improving the team this year, but it's obvious now that's not the case :(
  20. LambchoP
    We knew that Kep wasn't coming back in 2025 so we should have gotten what we could for him at the 2024 deadline. Of course at the time, we were still a playoff team and still trying to compete. If only we would have known what was coming. Could've probably gotten some decent pieces for Kep and or Santana. Probably not Margot but hey you never know lol.
  21. LambchoP
    It would sure help if we had a legit first baseman with a big bat. It's sad we can't afford even mid to low level players in FA or in trade. I've got to believe Nathaniel Lowe or Diaz from the Rays would make this team much better. Both are good first baseman which would allow Miranda to be a backup at first and third and use his bat at DH. As it is, there will be no additions to this team and first base will be a Miranda Julien platoon.
  22. LambchoP
    PHI got Luzardo for two mid level prospects. First baseman Nathaniel Lowe was acquired for just a lefty reliever. Why are we not at least attempting to improve this team. I've got to believe someone out there would want Paddack if we're just salary dumping him?
  23. LambchoP
    Correa is one of the very few reasons to watch this team, without him we couldn't even fill enough seats to make a profit, he's not going anywhere. Problem is we need to make some trades to both lower payroll and a suite talent to fill multiple holes. Yet it seems like Falvey is just sitting around waiting for teams to call him with amazing offers. Get off your butt and put something together. Teams are getting close to finalizing their rosters, they won't need any of our guys soon....looks like same team as last year. With the rest of the AL Central at least trying to improve we might be looking at a third place finish... Correa, Buxton and Pablo must be regretting those extensions already lol.
  24. LambchoP
    No to both these guys. We don't need more slow, defensively limited lefty hitters. Nathaniel Lowe was just traded for just a lefty reliever. PHI just got Luzardo for two mid level prospects. These are the kind of moves we should be making of we are pretending to put a better team out there for this year. Obviously that's not the case. Miranda and Julien at first base this year. Keirsey and Martin in the OF. Real sad, new owners can't come soon enough.
  25. LambchoP
    Maybe Culpeper for next year, but for 2025 I'd say we might see Festa, Mathews, Raya and Adams. All these guys need more time in AAA though. Mathews should never have had to jump from A ball to the MLB in one season
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