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  1. Rufus
    This team could trade a bag of used balls for the entire Dodger team and someone would find fault with the deal.
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    Remember Noah Miller? He won a minor league GG while in the Twin org. a couple of years ago. He was sent to the Dodgers for Manuel Margot. He is currently the Dodgers 25th ranked prospect and there is some talk that he is available. He still struggles with the bat but he is projected as a useful utility piece. I used to like to watch him play short in Spring Training games when the Twins had him. Was disappointed when Twins traded him.
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    After the way, Julien, Lewis, Lee and others have come up and had impressive rookies seasons. Why be in a big rush to extend Keaschall. Jenkens so far has been very injury prone is he going to become another Lewis? I think these guys have some more proving to do before I'd throw my money at them.
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    Why would they sign him? If they were to spend that kind of money spend it on signing Ryan. Signing Valdez would only lead to discontent on the team, makes no sense at all. Let's see what it does to the Tigers. They have the money to spend on him. But they can't come up with the money to sign their own 2 time Cy Young award winner. That is sure to have clubhouse and fan base implications. I sure am glad you are not the GM.
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    Aren't you running out of articles to write?
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    What was good about the Correa signing? The guy pretty much used the Twins for his own good. He never wanted to be here, but settled on the Twins when no one else wanted him. He opted out after his first season and only came back after other teams again took a pass on hm for health reasons. The Twins once again jumped on the ego manics band wagon. Now they are still paying $10 million a year just to get rid of him. That was a good signing? On the worst list should be the Donaldson fiasco. What was that about? It made Sano once again change positions, which he did happily, but it is not an easy thing to do. Of course the media and fans were brutal on Sano's abilities there. That had to have an effect on his overall play. Donaldson was a clubhouse poison pill. At least they got the Yankees to eat his contract.
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    Don't hear a whole lot about the stupid trade the Twins made for Lopez. Arraez just signed a 1 year deal with the Giants for $12 million. His stock is fallen like a brick. One of the best trades in the 2000's for the Twins.
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    Bremer deserves it, but I'll bet he'd agree with me that biggest snub is probably one of his biggest influences ...Halsey Hall! Sure he was colorful and unconventional...but it was the 60's and that is what made him fun.
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    For $2 million what the hey. He is only 35 and coming back to the Twins may be just what he needs. Theilbar looked washed up after 24 and he resurrected his career with the Cubs and he is older the Rogers. I would like to see them get Coulumbe (SP?) too, he is still available and threw some nice innings for the Twins last year. Also a nice power arm would be nice...trade Larnach and a prospect?
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    I'd take Pascual are Perry over Morris any day. The only reason Pascual does not have multiple Cy Young's is they only gave out 1 award for both leagues in the 50's and early 60's. He should have won in 59 (I know they were still the Senators) regardless. He was the only pitcher to win 20 games in both 62 and 63. Perry could possibly have joined his brother as a 300 game winner if the Twins had used him a full time starter role throughout the 60's. One of the best trades in Twins history, Jack Kralick to Cleveland for Perry straight up.
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    I just don't understand the love affair with Wallner.
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    Remember who the high bidder was when the Pohlads bought the Twins? It was a New York real estate guy that declared bankruptcy several times, bankrupted casinos in Atlantic City and was famous for not paying his bills... Thankfully Calvin saw through him and went with the local guy. The Pohlads have had and have their faults, but they kept the Twins here and I for one have some real Twins memories over the last 40 some years. Oh by the way that other guys name was Trump
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    The 40 man is full, I don't think they will be picking anyone
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    IF I were the GM I would just sit back and see what offers came in for Lopez and Ryan. If I got bowled over by an offer and it helped the team... well then I surely would have to consider making a trade. Ryan is a year away from his walk year so now is the time to move or sign him. Don't get caught in the walk year have to trade him like they did with Santana. I remember Sid reporting back in day that the Dodgers had offered a couple of young minor leaguers for Johan in the year before his walk year. One of those players was this pitcher named Kershaw.
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    Ober is coming off a bad year, his value is down. He had a hip injury last season that limited him. At least give him a chance to re-establish himself before trading him.
  16. Rufus
    Finally a realistic article on how the Twins can compete. Not one grading them on their pay scale. Like I have said time and time again, "It is not how much money you spend, it is how you spend your money".
  17. Rufus
    Pressley was floundering with the Twins. He was basically a Jorge Alcala type good stuff, too many home runs. The Astors changed some things with him and he became a shutdown receiver. He probably would never had developed with the Twins.
  18. Rufus
    It may be news worthy but speculating about Buxton's moral code? Come on how does this savant know what Buxton's moral code is?
  19. Rufus
    ' Oh go away, are you that hard up for things toe write about? So tired of the negativity
  20. Rufus
    Let's see I remember the Twins had this guy a big prospect......his name was.......SANO. He was a shortstop when signed, obviously got too big for that position, The Twins moved him to third base, then to right field, then to third base, then to first base. I never heard anyone or Sano complain that he was mishandled.
  21. Rufus
    Miranda was not mismanaged he blew it. The old adage "The hardest thing there is to make it to the major leagues, the second hardest thing is to stay there" Miranda and Julien were sent to St. Paul at the beginning of last season and Miranda proceeded to hit less than .200 the rest of the season in Triple A. They should waste a roster spot on him? Julien at least improved his numbers in St. Paul and was given another shot with the Twins. It again did not work out. But I feel both of these players were treated fairly.
  22. Rufus
    Cleveland wan 78 games in 23, and 92 in 24. That is quite an improvement
  23. Rufus
    After Francona left following the 23 season Cleveland went from a team that was founding in the Central division to one that won it in 24 and staged a historic comeback to overpack the Tigers last season. No they didn't win a World Series. they don't have good enough players to do that, but the improvement after the managerial change is undeniable. Is Vote a better manger than Francona? I doubt it...But sometimes a change at the top and a way at looking at things helps. People do get stagnant in their jobs.
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