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Let's just dream about the 2028 Roster with every falling right. C: Lackey 1B: Lewis 2B: Culpeper 3B: Lee SS: Houston LF: Rodriguez CF: Buxton RF: Jenkins DH: Kaeschall Bench: Veteran Catcher Clemens Kriedler Roden This lineup is young and crazy cheap. Probably less than $50M. Re-sign Ryan (6/210) and Lopez (2/35) Rotation Ryan Bradley Prielipp Lopez Abel That's about $60M for the rotation. Bullpen (Dream that Morris and Gomez are for real and they piece together a bunch of young arms) Gomez Morris Quick Raya Culpepper Renfrow Burns W.S. Go (now jersey #2 for the defending World Series Champions) $10M Bullpen $20M to fill out forty man roster Total Salary $140M (hopefully below salary floor so they have to go spend more)

Probably a better trade chip if he has a good couple weeks in St. Paul than he is right now.

Not sure who Royces agent is but his value is hopefully at a low point. As a Twins fan, I say sign an sweetheart deal. As his agent I say build back the value.

Could Lackey make Tait a trade chip? Would consider it for a good SP with control. How about Tait for Soriano from the Angels as the start of a package? 2.5 years of control. Tait+ for Soriano and Yates? I would do something like that. How about Gabriel Gonzalez for Freddy Peralta with the Mets. Mets traded Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat for a full year, so a guy like Gonzalez may get it done. Wonder what it would take to get rental RP Senzatela from the Rockies? Saw a proposed dodgers trade for Trevor Rogers. Paredes and Billy Amick would be similar. Worth a family reunion?

Won't jump Jenkins I am sure

For sure. Doubt he plays more than 15 games at Ft Myers. Could start in CR and alternate C starts with Tait. Probably higher rated than Tate to start?

TV delay time. Needed to interview #1

Yup, probably the only trade they will make all season.

What would you this precludes bigger moves? Not saying the twins will make them, but the better relievers won't be coming off the board for a couple more weeks. Hopefully with player development and another RP trade, he could be a solid guy at the back of the bullpen. Seems like he has good swing and miss stuff and maybe they think a pitch mix change can do more.

A potential contending Twins team with the worst bullpen in baseball is not most teams. Losing a Top 35 organizational prospect who has yet to face many players above his age for a low leverage reliever is fine.

Nance has a lot more success in low leverage situations than most of of the journeymen we have signed, though.

Not saying he is a sure thing, but Sprock has what, maybe a 15% chance of reaching the majors. If fans are worried about losing prospects like that, I don't know what to say.

Sell high on Larnach. Likely he will revert to the mean in the 2nd half.

Seriously? An 8th round pick crushing a league he is pretty old for and not a top 30 organizational prospect for a relief pitcher who is instantly #3 in the bullpen?

8th round 21 year old crushing in Low A for a relief pitcher with decent history and international bonus pool money? Seems like a great trade.