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  1. LambchoP
    I'd love it if we could get Walker to be our first baseman. We'd have to move Paddack and Vasquez's salary to do it, but it'd give us a RH power threat in the middle of our lineup with gold glove caliber defense. If we got Walker, a new OF could become less of a priority because of the offensive boost Walker would give us. Keirsey or Martin could fill the fourth OF position until Rosario or Rodriguez is ready. As for pitching, I'd love Kikuchi but he's gonna be fairly expensive but we could probably get him on a shorter deal. I'd also take a chance on Boyd. He looked healthy when he came back last year and he's maybe available on a one year prove it deal. Either way, some moves need to be made if they want to legitimately compete next year.
  2. LambchoP
    My guess is a trade of Paddack will happen first. Probably for a mid level prospect, in effect making it a salary dump. Attaching a prospect to Vasquez would probably make him trade able and another possible salary dump but that will depend on the organizations thoughts on Camargo and whether or not he can step up and be our backup catcher playing half the time. I'd say no way, but what do I know? We've got to find some way to grab a first baseman, RH hitting OF, a lefty reliever or two, and a SP would be nice. That's a decent shopping list for a team with no spending power. Paddacks salary dump could probably get us the relief pitcher. Vasquez and Paddack might get us a first baseman. Will be an interesting off season. I just hope they don't basically bow out of the off-season and give us the usual "we feel good enough about our current roster, and the right deals just didn't come together, asking prices were just too high and nobody wanted to trade with us..."
  3. LambchoP
    I think our best bet is to trade Paddack for a cheap reliever. Attach a prospect to Vasquez and trade him for whatever we can get. It would open up about 17.5 million. We could sign a defensive minded catcher for a few million and have cash left over for a backup RH hitting OF or first baseman.
  4. LambchoP
    Twins need to clean up their defense big time. One way to do that would be to cut back on the platooning and moving guys all over the diamond. Not every player needs to be a super utility guy. Rocco needs to give our guys clear cut roles, naming someone the starter at each position, rotating out occasionally for injuries or for performance. Getting some consistency from one day to the next should help both defensively and offensively.
  5. LambchoP
    I do not like the fact that he seemingly makes decisions based solely on numbers and probabilities rather than in game outcomes like momentum, player confidence etc. If our starting pitcher has just struck out the last four batters and is absolutely rolling with a low pitch count, but Rocco preemptively pulls him because he's about to face the lineup for a third time irritated me. I also don't like the constant platooning, pinch hitting and having most of our young players move all over the place defensively. Players have said it helps them tremendously when they get to play the same position and hit in the same spot ddy in and day out. With Rocco, our guys never know what to expect which has to be hard on our rookies and young guys trying to figure everything out at the MLB level. His use of relief arms is questionable at best also.
  6. LambchoP
    It seems like just about every single Twins prospect has injury problems. Do we draft guys that are not durable? Is it our training program, focusing too much on power and not enough on flexibility and durability? Someone has got to figure this out. Buxton, Lewis, Lee, Jenkins, Miranda Rodriguez, Rosario, Larnach and Keaschal. Everyone we draft highly ends up having major injury concerns that follow them through their careers. Not a good look....
  7. LambchoP
    I'd like Aroldis Chapman for a reliever. Him or some other strikeout type lefty. For SP I'd love if we could get Kikuchi on a two year deal maybe with an option out after this year. Mathew Boyd finally looked healthy and productive last year once he started pitching, he would probably be pretty cheap.
  8. LambchoP
    I think we definitely need a RH OF who can adequately cover CF. Rodriguez and Rosario need more time in the minors, plus injuries and slumps happen. Castro can cover some innings in left, but we need a better option out there. RH OF and a first baseman should be our priority. Along with a LH reliever and possibly a veteran SP to keep Festa and Mathews in AAA at least to start the year.
  9. LambchoP
    I'd say pass. We don't need another 2nd and 3rd base option, we need a RH outfielder. Looks like he profiles just like Larnach and Wallner. We need a speedy gold glove caliber CF, preferably RH. If we do go after an infielder it should be a first baseman with some pop. We have tons of options for 2nd base already. Lee, Julien, Castro, Martin, Eeles and Keaschal.
  10. LambchoP
    Buxton is fun to watch and a great impact player. The caveat is he only plays about half a season. This means we need a legit CF that is productive enough to start 75+ games out there. Keirsey would be good for defense and speed but not sure he'd hit enough. Same with Austin Martin without the solid defense. Rodriguez and Rosario need more time in the minors which means we need to bring someone in like a Harrison Bader. I just hope it's someone athletic, fast and energetic because that's what this team needs.
  11. LambchoP
    Our rotation should be fine if we can keep them healthy and clean up our horrible defense. I really think giving guys definitive roles would be a big help. You are the first baseman. You are the second baseman. Then let them go out and play everyday and get into a routine. No more of this bouncing around the diamond, pinch hitting every other inning.
  12. LambchoP
    Guys that can't hit are NOT what we need. We've got to get more athletic and clean up our defense. I think Keirsey Jr would help in defense and speed in the OF. The question is whether he can hit enough to warrant a roster spot. Twins will always need a CF to play at least half the season as Buxton insurance.
  13. LambchoP
    I don't think we have six starters that are ready for a rotation role. Festa and Mathews need more time at AAA. It'd be nice if we could move Paddack and sign a decent vet. I like a rotation of Lopez, Ober, Ryan, SWR and Free agent veteran Festa, Mathews, Morris are first in line as injury replacement.
  14. LambchoP
    A bit surprised about Severino. While he hasn't blown away minor league pitching he's been successful. 35 homers in 2023. This year he hit what 25 and hit .250? He's also still young just turning 25 and is a switch hitter. We all know the twins need a first baseman so this is a bit of a head scratcher unless they have a plan in place. Even if Severino wasn't part of our plans, I've got to believe he'd have some trade value as part of a package...
  15. LambchoP
    Let's see if he can handle the starting second base job and hit well enough all year before we start talking extensions. With our payroll crunch we have a few years before we have to worry about any of that. I'm really hoping some of his struggles last year were injury related. I really do not trust Julien at all at this point so I'm hoping Lee comes to spring training healthy and motivated to earn the starting job at second.
  16. LambchoP
    There are some really good first baseman available in free agency, but we know that's not happening. There are several interesting trade options though like Mount Castle, Hoskins and a few others. If twins are going to compete for real, they need to bring someone in. Otherwise, with no money to spend, I could see them using this year to debut a lot of young guys and evaluate the talent for next year and beyond. Not what you want to be doing while Buxton, Correa and Lopez are all in their primes. This is when the team should go for it, I just think they lack the motivation to do it at this point. I expect Miranda to be our starter with Severino and maybe Keaschal and Julien as backups. Maybe they go on a spending spree and sign Santana for one more year at five mil lol
  17. LambchoP
    Twins need to be more athletic and healthy period. We have way too many big, slow, defensively limited starters. Injecting some speed and energy into this team should be a priority.
  18. LambchoP
    I wish Jeni and and Rodriguez would be playing to make up the at bats they missed this year. I guess the team wants them to heal up and be completely healthy for spring training, which makes sense to me too. I wonder if Rosario could make his debut late in 2025?
  19. LambchoP
    Well deserved, he saved a lot of runs and extra base hits for our players. Twins need to get A-healthier and B-better at defense. Santana helps with both, if we can get him cheap I say go for another year. I'd rather they try to upgrade the lineup by signing a power hitting first baseman like Alonzo, Goldschmidt or Walker, but we know it's not happening. Santana may be the best we could hope for.
  20. LambchoP
    Twins need an everyday first baseman, a backup center fielder and a lefty reliever. A veteran starter would really help too. The only way we get any of these is if we can dump Vasquez, Paddack and maybe Castro's salary. That, plus possibly trading away some prospects. My guess is they do their best to dump salary but only succeed in getting rid of maybe one guy and decide to rely on unproven young and cheap prospects.
  21. LambchoP
    Alcala was one of our best relievers for most of the season. If 1.5 mil is a deal breaker for that type of value, what kind of pen do they expect to have? He's about as cheap as you can get a good pitcher for, he just needs to be used correctly and not left out there for 2-3 innings. He's a high leverage, max effort one inning set up man. Not a multi inning long reliever.
  22. LambchoP
    Trading any of these guys, especially the pitchers, would just create new holes to fill. I think Vasquez, Paddack, Castro and Larnach could be more realistic trade candidates.
  23. LambchoP
    Looks like Polanco is done for. Maybe he bounces back with a rebuild team, but his defense has plummeted with the knee Injuries. If Topa pitches we'll this year, and if Gonzalez and Bowen ever amount to anything, or if we can get something decent in a trade for them, I'd say we won the trade.
  24. LambchoP
    My guess is, with our payroll mess, we aren't signing any impact players to fill holes. First base will probably be some combo of Miranda and Severino. Although I think Lewis at first and Miranda at 3rd would be better defensively. 2nd base will probably be Julien and Castro to start the year with Lee and maybe Eeles taking over eventually. I'm a bit worried about our OF. When Buck goes down, we really don't have anyone solid. Martin and Keirsey Jr? Rodriguez and Rosario won't be ready for awhile. Maybe they try Mccusker? He's another big slow power hitter. Our defense is really going to suffer out there. I think we'll be seeing lots of young guys and prospects get a chance this year. It will probably hurt our offense overall to have so few everyday players and instead have a different lineup and defensive alignment every day
  25. LambchoP
    Twins need a first baseman and a fourth outfielder who can play CF as Buxton insurance. Someone needs to win the second base job between Julien and Lee. We could use a veteran SP. I don't think Festa is quite ready, but he'd be great as a first man up injury replacement. Bullpen also needs at least one solid lefty. Aroldis Chapman shouldn't be too expensive should he?
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