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  1. Major League Ready
    Gibson had a 5-year run where he produced an average of 4.76 WAR. Rosario's best 4 years he produced an average of 2.6 WAR. I would not call that "marginally" better. Rosario was extremely good from the last half or 2017 through the first half of 2018. He was marginally less productive than Gibson during those two half-seasons but not even close outside that short window when Rosario shined. Hopefully, Kirilloff's production is closer to Gibson than Rosario.
  2. Major League Ready
    That is how the Guardian's acquired Gimenez. Obviously, Polanco is not the same caliber as Lindor but he only had 1 year left until free agency. Sure would like to make that kind of deal! I am hopeful one of the prospects can equal or even exceed Polanco's production and we get a good return. It's about time some of these things swing our way.
  3. Major League Ready
    The Baldelli won't let a pitcher go beyond 5 innings is getting tedious. He had pitchers that were not good beyond 2 trips through the order. Not letting them go beyond that is called common sense.
  4. Major League Ready
    No doubt the 4 WAR 2019 Polanco is a lot harder to replace than 1.8 WAR 2022 Polanco. He could produce 3 WAR and still get traded but that's not likely until an heir apparent is identified. How well Miranda does at 3B could also play into Polanco being replaced. If he surprises us at 3B, Lewis or Lee could end up at 2B, Of course, the return will also be a key consideration. The $22.5M for 2024-25 could come into play. If Lewis / Lee / Martin or Julien can come to replacing his production, the extra dollars can be spent to make it a net gain plus we get prospects.
  5. Major League Ready
    If he proves he can play an average 3B, and Lewis / Lee and eventually Salis prove to be even better, Miranda's value might be greatest as a trade chip. That won't happen until he reached his arbitration years but it's OK to produce so many good players that you have to trade one every now and then.
  6. Major League Ready
    Yep, I am sure several teams asked why they should give the Twins all that much in trade with all those options you listed and announced they were holding on to him. I am hoping for the opportunity to buy a decent prospect by absorbing most of his salary. However, I would be just fine with a scenario they move him for a modest return if the motivation is Larnach and or Wallner are performing at a high level than Kepler.
  7. Major League Ready
    He seems like a good candidate to get traded to a team in playoff contention that sustains an injury in the first couple of months.
  8. Major League Ready
    You already know that's by ideal scenario. They are going to drop over $40M from the current salary level and that's assuming they keep Thielber and Jorge Lopez. I will be pulling hard for these young pitchers to make the jump. Shohei Ohtani and Julio Urias are free agents too. We are not going to land them but it's good they will be there to absorb some of the available payroll from the top markets. Severino will be available too and the wildcard is Blake Snell. He found it again the last couple months of 2022 so he might be in the mix too. Mahle if healthy would be a good consolation prize.
  9. Major League Ready
    Why would we assume he merely lost weight. What if he replaced fat with muscle? Couldn't he be leaner and meaner?
  10. Major League Ready
    I like Polanco well enough but my dream scenario is that Lee or Lewis or Julien or Martin or some combination of them replace Polanco with equal or better production and they get a big haul for Polanco.
  11. Major League Ready
    Megill is not in the BP opening day with the possible exception he looks so good in spring training that they give him a shot. It's no condemnation if Pagan is your worst RP
  12. Major League Ready
    Not that I think Kepler has anything to do with the decision to trade Urshela but do we want them to trade Kepler if they have not been offered a good return? Wouldn't it make more sense to play it out until the trade deadline and see if a better solution presents itself? They can dump him for a marginal return during the season in the happy event Larnach and/or Wallner are playing so well Kepler is of little value to us.
  13. Major League Ready
    and got an extra year of control and another good bat against LHP and a back-up for SS.
  14. Major League Ready
    The problem is us assuming to be in a position to make an informed decision on Kirilloff's likelihood of returning. It's reasonable to assume none of us are specialists in this type of surgery and none of us have had the benefit of speaking with his doctors regarding prognosis. Soreness after surgery is normal. He is not reporting pain. That's as much as we know so to sit here passing judgement defies some very basic management practices. Gallo vs Urshella is a tradeoff in your mind that I seriously doubt the FO considered for 10 seconds. You are also only thinking about the right now. There is far more benefit in long-term solutions (Miranda). You also failed to consider Farmer was a back-up plan in the fairly likely event we did not resign Correa. Nor have you considered Farmer is a better than Urshela against LHP and has more flexibility. Farmer also has an extra year of control. He very well could be traded at the deadline so the net is another prospect or two. None of this addresses Lewis being on the horizon.
  15. Major League Ready
    It's going to be really interesting to watch and very exciting if we get fortunate in terms of the percentage that work out.
  16. Major League Ready
    Failing to invest innings in prospects is an even better way to be mediocre. It's not like they would be banking on one guy to step-up. They have Ober / Winder / Sands / Megill and Sanchez. Since the beginning of last year, they have added Lopez. Alcala is back. Jax improved a bunch. Moran got a foothold. Sands looked decent and the additions to the rotation have made Ober / Winder available. Plus Varland could take over a spot in the BP. It's hardly a travesty they have not signed a RP.
  17. Major League Ready
    We have about 10 young players / prospects that are here or AAA that have a big gap between floor and ceiling. It's scary but exciting too. I will be pulling hard for Kirilloff. He could be a fixture in the middle of the lineup for several years or be a complete non-factor. We all loved what we saw in Lewis but he is traveling a tough path. We have a couple guys that are yet to make it in Canterino and Balazovic who could be great or never see a MBL field. How big would it be for those two to put it together this year?
  18. Major League Ready
    I hated that pick more than any I can remember with perhaps the exception of Tyler Jay. I was hoping Corbin Carroll with his 80 speed and 60 hit tool would be available. Stot was still available as well. I was watching the draft and was very excited when we got to the 13 pick and Carroll was still there. Then, they call Cavaco. I remember thinking they better be right.
  19. Major League Ready
    The percentage of SPs who can still make an impact at 36 and beyond is miniscule so the fact that one or two exists hardly makes it a good idea. Plus, Kenta Maeda is a long way from Verlander and Scherzer and we have yet to see how that plan works out.
  20. Major League Ready
    Looking for solutions in pitchers who will be 36 years old next year should not be Plan A.
  21. Major League Ready
    St. Paul is going to have one hell of a team this year.
  22. Major League Ready
    He has 2 options remaining.
  23. Major League Ready
    I seriously doubt Ober and his teammates sees it that way. How you or I see it does not matter. Dealing with the psyche of professional athletes has to be part of the consideration.
  24. Major League Ready
    I would think they will want to keep Ober stretched out so that he is ready to take over a rotation spot if/when someone goes down. On the other hand sending a guy down AAA who has been relatively good at the ML level is a slap in the face. Some here have suggested stacking him and Maeda. Perhaps that's a good compromise, especially early in the season because the off days give the BP a break. It's going to be interesting to watch who ends up the front runners for rotation spots between Winder / Varland, Canterino, Balazovic and SWR. They need to keep the IPs up with the guys most like to take over the rotation spots opened by free agency. hard to say which guys seize the opportunity. It sure would be nice if this was the year we finally hit on multiple pitchers. The future would look bright indeed.
  25. Major League Ready
    I'm just glad they did not move him just to dump his salary. Apparently, they are not willing to let him go until they get a good return. I would rather they hold out and see what makes sense at some future point.
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