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  1. TJSweens
    First off, I wouldn't characterize overall regular seasons during the Falvey era as strong. Second, after years of wasting high draft picks on slow footed college strike out machines like Larnach, Wallner and Sabato, the Twins are finally shifting the focus to high end athletes like Jenkins and Culpeper. If this current wave of prospects and trade acquisitions doesn't turn the corner for the Twins, then Falvey needs to go. Frankly, he should already be gone. His tenure has been an abject failure.
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    David McCarty was a bust. He was widely disliked in the clubhouse. He knew everything there was to know about hitting and wasn't going to listen to anyone. Kelly was banking on Ortiz to be the 1B in 99 and Ortiz showed up to spring training 25 pounds overweight. Later on Ortiz came out with the bs story about Kelly and Gardy not letting him hit home runs to cover his steroid infused uptick in power. Todd Walker didn't want to spend any time on his defense. Ironically, he had his best year under Kelly. The man who can't relate to younger players players helped develop Hrbek, Laudner, Gaetti, Bush, etc. in the minors. Knoblach loved him when he came up. Latroy often talks about how Kelly taught him to prepare and conduct himself like a major leaguer when he came up.
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    You don't view the Twins as a rebuild team? I think your making a lot of assumptions about Mayo at 24 with just over 300 major league ab.
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    I disagree. Bell is a short term place holder who can easily be shifted to DH. Mayo would be brought in to be a long term piece. The Twins don't currently have a long term 1B option.
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    I like the Mayo option better than Bell. Clemens and Julian are terrible options at 1B unless the goal is to sustain a 72 win threshold. I think Julian has proven that he is not a major league ball player. If Ober's loss in velo is permanent, which is possible at his age, it is a good time to move on from him and Mayo would be a good return.
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    Lee doesn't have the arm for 3B. We also don't know that hit bat plays at a corner position. His defensive profile fits 2B. Keaschall will ultimately be LF or 1B as he is brutal at 2B. In general I think the Twins place way too much emphasis on versatility. You wind up with a scenario where nobody is truly good at any one position.
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    While I put very little stock in WAR, I agree with your point. Guys like Arraez and Bell don't move the meter and the Twins are not willing to go out and get players that do move the meter. They go out and get place holders and wait for a future that never comes.
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    Not last year. Vazquez - .545 OPS. Jackson - .763.
  9. TJSweens
    If he can strike out batters at the rate he struck out, he will win a Cy Young.
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    I'm not advocating that either. I just think it's just a good idea to move Lee to a position that suits his skill set. 2B seems to Lee's destiny. Might as well move him there now. There are other stop gap options out there while we wait on Culpepper.
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    No, but moving Lee to a position that doesn't demand range like SS seems like a prudent move.
  12. TJSweens
    Defensively, he isn't good enough to play SS. Offensively, he isn't good enough to play a corner position. You can't throw a rock in this organization without hitting that
  13. TJSweens
    Yep. The MLB draft is predictably unpredictable. A couple of the guys listed here may drop to the middle of the round. Cholowsky and Emerson may not even wind up being the top 2.
  14. TJSweens
    I used to have an acquaintance who is a good friend of Walters. He admitted that Walters will just make stuff up to fill a column or try to create a self fulfilling prophecy. His best example of the latter was the constant Rick Majerus as the next Gophers coach rumors. The Gophers AD never talked to Majerus, but Walters kept pushing it with his trademarked "a little birdie says".
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    I would have kept any one of these 4 on the 40 man roster over Julien. I'm baffled as to why they insist on giving another shot to a guy who has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he can't hit or field.
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    I would add to that...no occasional moves to the OF. I'm tired of the mix and match, play everyone in 2 or 3 positions approach. You wind up with players who are a jack of all trades and a master of none. All kinds of defensive inconsistencies spring up from that.
  17. TJSweens
    Ober has also hit the wall hard in September. In 2023 he got shut down the first 2 weeks of September after a few 4 and 5 inning starts in and was only used as an opener or out of the pen in the playoffs. In 2022 he was on and off the IL with groin issues. I think stikk think Ober has residual value. One year can be explained away. Two can't. I'd gage the market now. If there is no interest then of course, sit. I just think there be more interest than you realize.
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    SWR could be a case of selling high. Ober would definitely not be selling high, but I'm worried that his value could evaporate completely with another year. Ever since Ober first made the majors I have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. I was wary of a long limbed, 6'9" pitcher who couldn't at least sit 93 mph with his fastball. His 91 mph fastball worked because of his extension. It had that "sneaky fast" quality. Just losing 1 mph made a huge difference. Then he to 89 and things got even worse. Ober also tends to wear down in the second half. I think the Twins already got the best they or anyone will get from Ober. I'd move him while he still has some residual value.
  19. TJSweens
    What really is the core of this team? A 32 year old star CF who has lost his best years to injuries, an above average catcher on his last year of team control and a couple of very good 29 year old starting pitchers. That's a small core. The Twins won't spend enough in free agency to supplement a core like that. By the time our top prospects are productive major league players, this bunch will be older and likely at the end of their time with the Twins. I just think the least bad option is to finish the dismantling process and maximize the potential under the new CBA.
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    The Twins have a core?
  21. TJSweens
    This is another...if I were a president of baseball operations working for a bunch of cheap, tight fisted, miserly SOB's who would I sign...articles. I don't think Miguel Andujar fits the bill. Even if we stipulate that the Twins could make him their RHB first baseman, he can't stay on the field and the Twins will not shell out $5 to $7 million for a guy like that. The Twins do their free agent shopping at Axman Surplus. The Twins will wait until everyone else has picked through the bargain rack and then find somebody willing to sign a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. That's how they got Ty France. If Andujar is still around at that point, then maybe.
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    I'm sorry, but I don't see an "overall pitching staff that is undeniably deep on quality". I see Ryan and Lopez. Ryan has been good, but always has a problem finishing the year. Last year it was a virus. Before that, a shoulder strain. Before that a groin strain. Now Lopez is coming off an injury plagued season. Ober seems to wear down every year and now he has lost velocity that he didn't have a lot of to begin with. SWR is very good at home and terrible on the road. After that comes, Matthews, Bradley, Abel, Festa, Raya, Prielipp, Soto, etc, who are all so promising that people want to move most of them to the bullpen. Speaking of the bullpen...on second thought, I'd rather not.
  23. TJSweens
    An all star, platinum glove CF with 30 HR power who can steal bases and is at a below market deal for 3 years should Garner a return of any of the prospects listed after #1.
  24. TJSweens
    I agree with all of that and move Ober too. The Twins won't commit to anything until the revenue sharing and potential cap are resolved. By the time that happens, Buxton will be 35 with Ryan, Lopez, Oberr and Jeffers also in their 30's and free agents. The next potential Twins contender won't be built around any of those guys. It will be built around Jenkins, Rodriguez, Culpeper, Tait and whatever collection of in house and acquired pitchers emerge,
  25. TJSweens
    There is precedent in Twins history as well. In 1982 Calvin Griffith decide his team was going nowhere and nothing to build around. Calvin had his own purge. Pretty well burned it to the ground. Then he brought up Hrbek, Gaetti, Laudner, Bush and Viola. He acquired minor leaguers like Tom Brunansky and Greg Gagne. We all know what the class of 82 accomplished.
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