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  1. Andy MacPhail
    WOW, maybe the Twins will decide to sell Ryan, Jeffers & Larnach, to take advantage of the market because Buxton is hurt, while saying we're still competing. Nah, Twins have been hanging on there even w/o Buxton. Twins will take that into consideration, IMO. nothing much will change.
  2. Andy MacPhail
    For me, it's not about how much you spend in a trade, it's about how well you trade. IMO, Minter is a step in the right direction, but Kremer is not. He's more about Twins usual making a trade just checking off a box, & say see we traded for a SP, instead of making a good trade that moves the needle. This was a step in the wrong direction.
  3. Andy MacPhail
    I wouldn't mind even trading a higher prospect, who has been really hyped for a much better SP than Kremer. Kremer adds very little this year & nothing next year. Surely not worth the real potential of Reyes (go big or go home). I really hope that the Twins see something real that they can change that makes a big difference & not HOPE that he can become what he was before. Not a fan of this one, but I 'd love being proven wrong. Zoll is in the spotlight, will his time in LAD shine or will his time with Falvey prevail? I'm hoping for the prior.
  4. Andy MacPhail
    Rodon was headliner, any value he can give us he has to do it now & he's not doing it, He'll be very quickly squeezed out by Jenkins & Rodriguez. Rojas can become a very good SP but IMO most of his best potential realized will not be as a Twin.
  5. Andy MacPhail
    Last deadline, the only trade I liked was the Jax/ Bradley trade. It was a fair trade; we gave up a good player & got one back. But the whole idea of selling at the deadline was to make a killing & that never happened. We gave up a lot of talent for a lot of pie in the sky. The trade I hated the most was the Varland trade. The trade might have looked good on their weird analytical paper but they & many have undersold Varland because they overlooked his potential. When he sputtered in the rotation, I advocated to keep Varland up & transfer him to the BP & not waste his bullets in AAA. When they finally brought him up to the BP, they quickly traded him w/o giving him much time to prove himself. TOR saw his potential; it's a pity that the Twins did not & traded away a hometown boy with a lot of heart & a dream to take his hometown team far into the playoff. It broke my heart to see his reaction to the trade. That trade made no sense to me.
  6. Andy MacPhail
    I like it. I'd like more to see a solid SP, especially now with Ryan dragging. Transferring Prielipp & Zebby to the the BP, where they can be elite to very good.
  7. Andy MacPhail
    Clemens has been a solid player. His stock just went up. Way to go Clemens! Stole victory out of the jaws of defeat. How many times can we do that w/o Buxton?
  8. Andy MacPhail
    IMO, since Zoll had free reins, he could have done a MLBer/ MLBer trade for a legit high-leverage RP, early, which would have put us in a much better position to take the division. Now, we need to go big & get someone like Gausman to bolster the rotation & squeeze Prielipp & Zebby into a position to excel in the BP. We have some hyped up prospects that can get the job done w/o touching our future.
  9. Andy MacPhail
    Dobber was a very good GB SP, who served the Twins well. But he didn't have a KO punch which led to some long counts & base hits. He developed a new slider & started to strike out hitters during ST. That pitch put a lot of stress on his middle finger, Because it was a new pitch, he wasn't conditioned for it & Twins wanted him to use it all the time instead of only when needed for that SO pitch. That screwed up his finger, which he never recovered from. I'm happy that the Dobber is back to his old self (that I hoped he would) with a good INF to back him up. I was hoping that the Twins would shake themselves off & punish the BP, but that never happened.
  10. Andy MacPhail
    IMO, it's crazy bringing Sands up so quick when he needed a lot more time to cook, especially when he didn't pitch that great before this season. We need someone who can help us not drag us down in the BP.
  11. Andy MacPhail
    Some say if you want to compete, you need to buy not sell. To me it's like saying, you can't walk & chew gum at the same time. Sure, if you want to go for it all, you don't sell & you put up your coveted prospects, but IMO, Twins aren't in that position, they can still sell at covered spots & fill needs to become more competitive in '26 & in the future. Staying pat isn't a good option.
  12. Andy MacPhail
    IMO, my friend, is that too many teams focus on drafting catchers that can hit & hope they can improve their defense. They may improve their defense, but if they fail to hit; they're cooked. The biggest problem with NYY main catchers is that they aren't hitting.
  13. Andy MacPhail
    So, Greg, are you telling me that as a fan, I shouldn't want Jeffers to be traded but maybe if I was a GM, I should? I've seen too many players who loved being a Twin & wanted to remain a Twin, get traded. I'd like Jeffers to remain a Twin & IMO, Jeffers likes being a Twin but him choosing Boras as his agent, he's OK with not being a Twin. So, I'm OK with trading him. If that means picking up a good young MLB-ready catcher with options, to cover for Caratini & Jackson, so be it. Or maybe Cardenas steps up to become the teams' 3rd catcher.
  14. Andy MacPhail
    The simularity between Jeffers & Tinney is that they're both unpolished. IMO, Tinney has a stronger arm & is more athletic than Jeffers. The biggest difference is that Jeffers had Tanner Swanson & Tinney will not. After Swanson, Twins have continue to show confidence that they can develop catchers, but have fallen very short. Firing Conger is the step in the right direction but haven't shown me anything positive that they are doing anything to solve this problem. Until they do, I'll continue to be leary.
  15. Andy MacPhail
    I agree it's complete hindsight & is ridiculous to rehash. Campbell was higher in prospect rankings than Arias; how did he turn out? We had 2 very good SS prospects, why would we want another? Tolle was #16. I don't think I'd do that trade either when it was offered.
  16. Andy MacPhail
    I wouldn't trade Joe Ryan unless they can get at least a MLB-ready SP who they can make into a Bradley & a good promising MLB-ready catcher who can be our 3rd catcher, has options & can hold the torch until Lackey is ready to take over the primary duties. I wouldn't want any prospects especially those who don't fill a need, I don't care how high they rank. So. I'd say no to all these.
  17. Andy MacPhail
    After gutting the team & blowing up the BP last deadline & doing nothing in the offseason; this team has done remarkably well, far better than most predicted. Many predicted that they'd compete with CWS for the cellar. Instead, they are somewhat competing with them for the division (They miss evaluating both teams) a lot can still happen. I was sharply rebuked saying Zoll has full control in what goes on with the team. IF that is the case, then it's all on him in what hasn't been done yet & what kind of trades that will take place. That will dictate if we have a good deadline or not; & less in who we trade or not
  18. Andy MacPhail
    My hope is that Zoll will glean from what he had learned from LAD, 10 years ago. I agree that Tom Pohlad should bring some credence to what he had said. Frankly, I had hoped that he had Zoll go out & make a safe MLB RP for a MLB bat trade after he let Falvey go, before now. A high leverage RP is someone that we could easily trade away for a profit at the deadline if things don't work out. I also agree with the consensus that in the Twins position; that it makes the most sense to sell off players in demand who can be substituted, for players who are controllable & fits a need for us to be more competitive now.
  19. Andy MacPhail
    Lewis was a very impact player, UNTIL, he said "he doesn't slump". Social media loved to take everything he says & run with it. Lewis, known as a vibe guy, had a difficult time with the social media hype, which affected him very negatively, it really goofed him up. I had thought he really liked the Twins & could eventually sign an extension. Especially, as a Boras's client, IMO, that's no longer an option. So, trading him makes a lot of sense. But I wouldn't trade him now, his trade value isn't that good. IF I needed to trade someone, I'd trade Keaschal over Lewis. IMO, Keaschal is a more of a contact hitter, but Lewis is better defensively, has more power & brings more than 4X less trade value than Keaschal. Please try to understand what I actually write & take it to heart before you form an opinion.
  20. Andy MacPhail
    Twins are top in offense in the AL. A bat is not a priority, an arm is. We've been at the bottom of that category all season.
  21. Andy MacPhail
    I wish Lackey a great & healthy career, wherever that takes him.
  22. Andy MacPhail
    It's a lot easier to come in than go back. It makes a lot of sense that he plays deep while he learns the OF.
  23. Andy MacPhail
    Right you are, that's why I hesitated to state this. I'm most likely wrong (hope so), it was only a feeling that was probably should have been left unstated.
  24. Andy MacPhail
    Most of the teams of the pitchers mentioned are also in the WC race. To acquire any of these pitchers, we need to offer some MLB players that fill their current needs.
  25. Andy MacPhail
    Even if it's a fashion statement, Just Yamal wearing the cap could spark soccer fans to also wear the cap & create a lot more Twins exposure. Who knows what it could evolve?
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