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  1. Rufus
    An ace level starter for a bull pen arm? I sure am glad you are not the GM
  2. Rufus
    How is spending more money going to help? Making some smart baseball moves will. If that involves increasing the pay role so be it. But just throwing money around will do diddily.
  3. Rufus
    The time to make major trade deadline deals is when your team has a legitimate shot at a winning it all. Not when your team might sneak into the playoffs. At this point the Twins should look at their strengths and trade from them to fill weaknesses (catching for pitching). They should not be trading any top prospects for expiring contracts.
  4. Rufus
    I sure am glad you are not the GM. Caratini and Jackson are more than adequate behind the plate. 4 of the Twins top 14 prospects are catchers. Catching is this team's strength. If they can trade Jeffers and add another bullpen arm or fill in starter, Overall the team could be strengthened.
  5. Rufus
    So do the Twins.
  6. Rufus
    Seattle? I read where they are looking at trading a starter because they are over stocked. they need offense not another starter. Especially one that would cost them as much as Ryan.
  7. Rufus
    4 of he Twins top 14 prospects are catchers.. See what a Jeffers trade can bring.
  8. Rufus
    Did I say he was? He can add a glove to a team. He is not going to bring back prime talent. But what do the Twins do with him? Next year looks like wash and I doubt the Twins will keep him after this season. See what he can bring. Can't hurt. Also Castro was trending down last year and really went south after the Cubs got him,. He signed with the Rockies this year and has had a decent year (0.7 WAR). Kreidler has a 0.4 War. No ir wouldn't be a block buster trade...but who knows.
  9. Rufus
    When if not now? He's having a career year some one who needs a good fielding SS, utility man to fill in their roster for a play off run. They got a couple of decent prospects for Castro last year.
  10. Rufus
    Even if the Twins make the play-offs this year, they most certainly would be knocked out in an early round. Now is the time for them to stock up. on prospects. Not the time to be trading away top prospects. Trade Larnach, Jeffers, Kreidler, Bell, maybe Ryan (next year is probably a wash out and in '28 these guys will be 2 years older,. The same for any of the veterans proposed in your scenarios) for more prospects. Bring up the guys knocking at the door in St Paul to see what they can do. If the minimum salary floor is raised. Then the Twins will have seen what the newbies can do and have money to extend those that look promising.
  11. Rufus
    The Twins continue to do well with tiger cast offs
  12. Rufus
    Kreidler and Larnach? The experts and fans freaked during the off season when the Twins tendered Larnach. Looks like the Twins management was right on that tender.
  13. Rufus
    Trading Jeffers just makes sense. Caratini is signed for next season and Jackson, who is out of options, has proven a capable backup. (so much for Twins not making any moves last winter, Jackson, Caratini and Bell have all been very good adds and they did not have to sell the farm to get them) If the Twins do draft the catcher from Georgia it would also make Jeffers much more expendable. Why sign free agents this coming off season when next season is in doubt? Remember by 2028 players will be 2 years older, what will that lay off do to their skills? Most of the Twins top prospects are knocking on the door at St Paul and they will also be getting older in 2 seasons. The Twins should trade Jeffers, Larnach, Bell and Kreidler to try and bring back some bullpen help. This would open the door for the prospects to come up for the rest of the season and show if they can cut it.
  14. Rufus
    Where does Twins Daily fiend its writers? Romper Room? Caratini is hitting about .280 and is a capable backup. He is not a HOFer, but he is hitting and a capable backup. Larnach is hitting.about .350 and receives hate. Meanwhile another writer posts how Wallner has turned the corner and is a budding second coming. Wallner is hitting .143, with 14 SO in 28 at bats.. Sure he has 2 HR's but he also has 2 RBI. Just like last year he had 22 HRs with 40 RBI. Just proves that the guy is a choke in clutch at bats. Put runners on base and Wallner will most likely strike out.
  15. Rufus
    I just don't understand the love affair fans with this guy. compare him to Miguel Sano. Sano had better career numbers and the fans booed him to death. Wallner has played right field his entire career. Sano played a different position almost every year. Larnach's numbers are not great, but better than Wallner's.
  16. Rufus
    He's got options, send him to St Paul to figure things out. It worked for Torii Hunter and others in the past.
  17. Rufus
    Funderburk came up two years ago and was impressive. He then went through a stretch where he was hit around pretty good and was sent up and down a couple of times. The second half of last season he seemed to have figured things out and became an effective reliever. Hopefully that trend continues..
  18. Rufus
    Why is it depressing? A Twins pitching pipeline prospect becoming an effective MLB reliever is depressing? WOW! He stepped up after the bullpen shake up at the end of last season. I say more power to him
  19. Rufus
    How is the Blue Jays contract with Berrios working out? They moved him to the bull pen last season and signed 2 starters over the winter. Ryan still needs to put a complete season together to prove his worth if he wants the big bucks
  20. Rufus
    Nuts!
  21. Rufus
    Poppycock
  22. Rufus
    The bottom line is they are not going to be able to replace a pitcher like Lopez. Last summer they traded key bullpen arms for supposedly future starters and the farm system has several highly hyped rising prospects. Several of these guys are in their mid 20's they are not kids anymore. Are they major leagues pitchers or wash outs. While we can't expect any of these guys to be Lopez now is the time to find out what these trades yielded. If the Twins have to trade or sign another starter it is pretty much admitting the trades last summer were failures and their farm system arms are overrated.
  23. Rufus
    Well Buxton could go down
  24. Rufus
    The Twins are supposedly so deep in starting pitching prospects. Some of these guys are in their mid 20's. It is time for at least one of them to step up.
  25. Rufus
    Twins need a SS
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