MMBoys93

They’re in the hunt because the AL is truly awful. Being in the hunt for a wild card spot and being a contender are two massively different things. Sabato is 27 now and they spent a first round pick on him. Isn’t it time to see if there’s anything there? Bell is a streaky hitter and likely to go on a cold streak at any time. He’s been incredible this month but was the opposite before that. If a team sees him as a bat to boost their lineup it’s absolutely worth seeing what they can get for him.

Because you get trade value for Clemens at the deadline. With Culpepper on the IL he’s not coming up anytime soon. They’ll need someone to replace Clemens who can play the infield with Kreidler starting every day. It’s not cause I want Arcia, but in the infield there’s no other option. They need a backup who can play SS, Gray is obviously not that and the ship has sailed on Lee getting any time there

Sneaking into a WC spot with an 81-81 record, knowing full well that they’re likely to get swept isn’t contention for me. Teams get hot and bad teams win a series all the time, but very rarely can get to and win a World Series. Since 1960, 5 teams have won a WS with less than 90 wins. 83-88 wins. 83 being the Cardinals and Twins obviously in 1987. That’s 7% of the champions in those 60+ years.

Agreed here. Larnach has always been a streaky guy and he’s going through one of the best of his career. I think you look to trade the below. One catcher- 3 MLB catchers on the roster. They’re not resigning Jeffers and that’s why they brought in Caratini in the first place. It’s the likely route. Bell- it’s time to see what they have in former first pick Sabato. Clemens- value is extremely high right now. Kreidler can take his super utility position down the road. This allows them to bring up guys like Roden, Wallner, Sabato, Mendez, Arcia. These moves also clear up room for Royce and Keaschall to continue to play every day and gives the twins flexibility to figure out a position for them. Larnach and Clemens values are up, and it’s the perfect time to trade them. I know how people feel about Wallner and I’m not far off. I’ve been high on the guy but getting sent down to AAA every year for struggles just seems to be the Twins way. There’s no point in trading him when his value is the worst it’s ever been. Give him the rest of the season and then make a decision, same with Royce. I’d love to see them keep Ryan and add 3 guys to the pen. They’d still come out ahead on boosting the farm after the position player trades I suggested and give us a little bit to actually cheer for. They’d be a better team. Tom Pohlad recognizes that they can’t give up on this season without losing another sea of fans but at the end of the day if they’re not going to even consider resigning Joe, doesn’t it make the most sense to trade him now, before an almost guaranteed lockout? IDK, it sucks regardless