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  1. LambchoP
    I'm thinking if the Twins can dump Vasquezs' entire salary by attaching a prospect to him, and then sign a young, cheap defensive minded catcher, they could use the money saved to start looking for a first baseman. Find a way to dump Paddack as well and all of a sudden they have 17 million to put towards a solid hitter. Someone like Walker, Goldschmidt or Hoskins could really help this lineup.
  2. LambchoP
    I'm expecting a pretty boring, bargain bin type off-season. They do need a first baseman, they need to figure out who is going to start at second base, we need a backup center fielder/4rth outfielder, we could use a veteran starter and we need 2 or 3 relief pitchers, at least one of them being a lefty. All of this with zero money to spend. Lol, good luck. My guess is we go into the season relying on lots of rookies and a few prospects that will be called up and relyed upon way sooner than they are ready for
  3. LambchoP
    I think Julien needs to stay in the minors, maybe back to single A to re-work his swing. Needs to learn a position and learn it right before he should ever be in the majors again. I think a healthy Lee will be fine. He looked great at 3rd and decent at 2nd. It does worry me that he's so slow, but you could say that about most of our team.
  4. LambchoP
    The only thing the Twins can learn from this years world series is that unless you're a rich team, you've got no chance. Look at the final four teams. Except for CLE (who never had a chance) the other three teams of NYT, NYM and LAD were the three highest payrolls in baseball. The Dodgers entire lineup was MVPs and all stars. They have single players that are being paid more money than ENTIRE MLB teams! How is a small to mid market team supposed to compete with that? With the construction of these "super teams" the last few years with record breaking payrolls, I'm guessing we're going to see the same 3-5 teams in the championships every year, which is not good for the sport. They will never institute a payroll cap, but they need to find some way to make the game somewhat fair .
  5. LambchoP
    Well, there's the answer to the question whether or not we should render him a contract this year. Hopefully the almost 2 million he was going to get can be used elsewhere to improve the team, like a good lefty for our pen. Wishing AK all the best, thanks for your time in the organization:)
  6. LambchoP
    I think one of the teams priorities needs to be getting faster and more athletic, and improving our terrible defense. We have so many so called "bat first" guys who are slow, have little range and no TRUE defensive home, since Rocco wants everyone to be a super utility player now. Losing Farmer and especially Margot will help, but we'll be taking a huge defensive hit at first base in losing Santana and probably replacing him with Miranda, Severino or Keaschal. It'd be great to sign Christian Walker or even Goldschmidt to something like a two year deal, but we all know ownership is not adding to our roster this year.
  7. LambchoP
    My guess is Emma starts at AAA and the Twins roll with Martin or Keirsey Jr as the 4rth OF, at least until Rodriguez and/or Rosario are ready for a full-time role. The Twins' future OF looks bright. Rodriguez, Jenkins, Rosario. Few more possibilities in Mccusker, Eeles, Gonzalez. Not to mention Wallner. Once one or two more outfielders prove themselves healthy and ready, I could see a Larnach trade. Too many lefty bats.
  8. LambchoP
    Since he's our major league coach, he will probably have very little impact on Jenkins development. What I'm hoping for is that he can figure out what went wrong with so many of our everyday players at the plate last year. If he can get Julien, Lewis and Lee hitting up to their potent again, it would be huge. I think Nelly Cruz would be an amazing assistant hitting coach. He already has the nap room at Target Field!
  9. LambchoP
    I believe he does have an option left which is valuable. I've got to believe because of his draft pedigree, youngish age and years of control, he could be the second piece of a trade possibly. I like Miranda better,but don't think he should be our everyday first baseman. I am intrigued by Severino's power, but think he'll strike out too much. We need a first baseman in free agency, if we're going to try and compete this year
  10. LambchoP
    I think if any of our outfielders need to be traded it'll be Larnach, if only because we have way to many left handed corner outfield types. I do hope we keep him though. I could totally see him turning into a Brent Rooker with another team...
  11. LambchoP
    Jenkins, while promising, is still a ways away. He only played a couple games at AA last year. My guess is he'll spend most of the year there, maybe with a promotion to st Paul later in the year if he's crushing it. He did only hit what like 5 home runs last year though? Rodriguez has the best chance of an impact since he reached AAA. My guess is he starts the year there and either due to playing well or more likely injury, we may see him by mid to late season. Keaschal could go either way. I could see the injury lingering and then a sophomore slump which keeps him in AAA or AAA all year. Or he could show up healthy in spring and compete for an IF job. If Castro is traded they will definitely need either him or Eeles to make the team as a backup IF to Lee and Julien.
  12. LambchoP
    I think we could have a solid pen in '25 IF we are healthy. Duran, Jax, Sands Alcala, Stewart, Topa, Varland Henriquez, Paddack, and hopefully a lefty free agent Add in the possibility of a Canterino, Headrick, Moran or Prelipp and we could be ok. As we all know though, Injuries happen and we need quality arms ready to step up.
  13. LambchoP
    I always liked Kepler, but it's time to move on. We've got lots of OF prospects making their way up the ladder. Jenkins, Rosario, Rodriguez, Mccusker, Eeles, Keaschal, Martin, Keirsey.... I will say we will miss Kepler's defense in RF. Wallner has a cannon, but nowhere near the range or experience Kepler brought.
  14. LambchoP
    Nice to see Rosario hitting. Lots of singles though,some more power would be nice. Of course he's still young though. If his defense is at least average I can see him playing in St Paul this year. Twins could use some RH outfielders. We'll always need a backup center fielder as Buxton insurance.
  15. LambchoP
    I also think Rocco needs to give our pitchers clear cut roles. That way they can be prepared and know when they're going to be needed. I've got to believe the consistency will improve performance. I'd love it if we could get Chapman. He still strikes out a ton of guys and having him hurl heaters from the left side is a look our pen hasn't had in awhile. As for starters, I think we should go after Mathew Boyd. He proved he was healthy through the end of the season and pitched well in the playoffs. He's a lefty starter which we also haven't had in awhile and he should be within our price range. Another positive is we wouldn't have to instantly rely on Festa or Mathews, they could start the year in AAA, finish their development and find a groove before their next call-ups.
  16. LambchoP
    Graterol looked like a future elite closer but while he does still throw hard, he doesn't have very good strikeout numbers. Plus he's always hurt.
  17. LambchoP
    While I'm glad we finally have some intriguing pitching depth coming up, both Morris and Raya haven't even really pitched much or found success above AA and Prelipp hasn't pitched above high A. I think all these guys have a chance to help the team event, but we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves and rush these guys before they're ready. Looked what happened with Mathews. He never should have been called up after starting the year in A ball. I think Mathews, Raya and Morris need to show consistency and results in St Paul before relying on them in the majors. I think if Prelipp is going to be a reliever, he's got a chance at moving up faster than the other guys. Both him and Canterino could be the bullpen weapons we need to fill out the rest of our pen.
  18. LambchoP
    I think the Twins should tell him he's an outfielder now. Start the season in AAA and play everyday in left and center field. If he can improve his defense with more innings played, it would be a huge step towards earning that very important fourth outfielder job. Offensively, we know he has limited power, so they shouldn't have him swinging for the fences. Try to have him for the Arraez mold. Hit for singles and doubles, and then use his speed to steal bases. If he could hit .250+ and start stealing bases at a good clip while playing avg to above avg defense, he should be at least a good 4rth outfielder until Rosario and Rodriguez are ready to play out there.
  19. LambchoP
    Signing one,maybe two reclamation or Injury return projects is ok. But when that is all you do and are actually relying on these projects to be THE guys in your pen, you're setting yourself up for disaster. If we are going the free agent route, then we need to get in there and grab our targets before everyone is snatched up. It seems we wait until the last minute every year, then say we had to grab dollar store arms because that's all that was available. I think we need to sign a veteran lefty at a minimum. As for the other spots, maybe give some of our AAA or AA starters a shot at a bullpen spot to make their debuts. We're going to have to get creative with seemingly no money available to upgrade the team.
  20. LambchoP
    I liked what I saw of Festa. Of all our supposed starting pitchers fighting for starts, Festa seemed like the only one ready for big league innings, other than SWR. Guys like Mathews, Morris, Raya and Lewis all need to find success in St Paul before being rushed to the big leagues. If Festa can become more efficient and get deeper into ballgames, he should be a good starter for us for years to come. If he can't, worst case scenario, he let's it fly in the pen and becomes a late inning weapon.
  21. LambchoP
    We need to hold onto Miranda. For one, he's shown the ability to be one of our better hitters. Two, he's as cheap as can be. If we are looking to trade someone to get some salary relief to fix other areas of the roster, you don't trade a cheap player like Miranda who is controlled for years to come. Three, he's the only legit 1st baseman on the roster. Plus, our other infielders are going to be hurt at some point, meaning there will be plenty of innings at first base and probably third base for Miranda to cover.
  22. LambchoP
    New owners WITH more money 💰 💰 💰
  23. LambchoP
    Castro won't be let go for nothing. He has good value to plenty of teams, we should be able to get maybe a good relief pitcher and possibly some salary relief out of him. Problem is, we don't have a solid Castro replacement. Martin can play the OF and 2nd base, but unless he takes a major step forward this year, he's a borderline dfa guy. Maybe Keaschal or Eeles? I'd say they've got the best chance at becoming our utility guy, if they can continue the success they had last year at AAA and immediately produce in the bigs. Will be an interesting off season.
  24. LambchoP
    If he can get season long consistency from most of our hitters, we'll throw the guy a parade. Guys got his work cut out for him that's for sure.
  25. LambchoP
    I've got to believe there will be a defensive minded Drew Butera like catcher available for much less than the 10 million we're paying Vasquez. I'd keep Jeffers, only because even if we do hold on to Vasquez, this is his last year with us. Moving 10 million off the payroll could buy a few bullpen arms we desperately need.
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