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  1. Major League Ready
    Miranda / CES & Steer all have roughly the same Milb OPS. Miranda's K rate was around 15% the other two around 25%. Steer is the best defender and more versatile defender. Of course, Miranda and Steer are proven at the AAA level and CES is earlier in the process and only reached high A.
  2. Major League Ready
    Steer had 8 HRs in 156 ABs at AA and 8 HRs in 79 ABs at AAA. He was raking at AA and his OPS is 100 pts higher in AAA. I guess he was ready for the promotion.
  3. Major League Ready
    Have to agree. Montas or Castillo will require a very good SP prospect. What do you think they would ask? Winder or Ryan plus Steer or SWR plus Lewis? Duran / Steer?
  4. Major League Ready
    Very well put. I would hate to lose Arraez but Steer would make a great replacement IF the return was right. Steer is no Wander Franco but the Rays moving Adames is somewhat parallel. It's a great problem. By that I mean having Kirilloff / Polanco / Lewis and Miranda as our future infield with Steer waiting in the wings and Arraez and Gordon on the bench. Gordon might seem like the logical choice to be moved. However, that skillset fits well on this team and the others have trade value that could be impactful. The point being trading one of Miranda / Kirilloff / Ster or Arraez will have more value than keeping them all if the right trade presents itself. BTW ... The Rays got a SP and a RP that combined are definitely more valuable than Adames. They were both already at the MLB level and both have really stepped up this year.
  5. Major League Ready
    It was a very short while ago that many were calling for Lewis and/or Larnach to be traded. I don't see the point in selling low. He is not bringing any form of impact player now or in the near future. That would require Duran / Lewis / Ryan / Larnach / Miranda / Kirilloff type assets. Maybe we could throw in Brian Duensing. ?
  6. Major League Ready
    I wonder if having the draft so late is going to hold up some promotions.
  7. Major League Ready
    Cotton is not on the 40 man. He was here on a Covid exception and we will have several players coming off the IL and Covid lists. They are going to have some 40 man challenges when Ryan / Gray / Correa / Kirilloff and Alcala come back. Part of this is also you don't just dump a guy that has been part of the team for 6 years without giving them a chance to redeem themselves. It's not good for morale. There are also MANY examples of players who struggle for a while and then do great. Buxton really sucks right now too. I am betting he we get back to playing great.
  8. Major League Ready
    I just don't know how they put Sano back on the active roster unless he crushes it during his rehab. They should eat the salary and use the roster spot for someone that will here next year. Trade him for $250K of International draft money. I would take $100K but ask $250K.
  9. Major League Ready
    Gordon's skill set has to have value. A guy that can play that many positions and hit reasonably well has to be a tradeable asset. The problem is pulling off a trade this time of year. Sending down Miranda when the bat has come alive this way is a really tough pill to swallow but I don't see an alternative that does not require they cut Gordon or send Miranda down.
  10. Major League Ready
    We couldn't get anything better than what we already have for those players. Plus, a team willing to trade good pitching is not likely to be interested in Kepler. Good pitching is traded for elite prospects.
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    Me too. I was looking at it the other day trying to get a feel for how it will shake out. There are a bunch of new guys that will be added and some guys like Steer that are going to jump up quite a bit. I think we will see a lot of prospects where an argument could be made to rank them from 15-30. It will be interesting.
  12. Major League Ready
    You need to post of your confidence in Steer more often. 3 HRs and a walk today. OPS is 985. He must be reading TD and gaining confidence.
  13. Major League Ready
    Palacios has not had many tough plays but you can still see the great footwork and arm. He is definitely a SS.
  14. Major League Ready
    He has closed games. That was not the most important situation yesterday. He was put in yesterday because the top of Detroit's line-up has been doing damage and 1-3 were due up yesterday when he came in. *** Sorry, didn't see the other posts before I made this one and repeated what was already said..
  15. Major League Ready
    Should we let Buxton and Polanco go too. They have been horrible lately. Correa has not been on the field. Let him go too. Even Arraez did not hit during this series. Blaming Rocco because the team is not hitting is just comical.
  16. Major League Ready
    Replacing a guy with a 4.19 ERA with a 7.88 ERA guy does not seem like a good move. How about we get Ryan / Gray and Winder back in the next couple weeks and go with Gray / Ryan / Ober / Winder / Smeltzer and Bundy if one of them are out?
  17. Major League Ready
    Spencer Steer is this year's Jose Miranda. He is going to give Miranda a run for the 3B job next year. Steer and Gordon would also be a very flexible / valuable pair off the bench.
  18. Major League Ready
    I would like to see Parada drop to the Twins but that seems unlikely, so I am with those who would go with Susac. However, I could see this FO going with Berry if Parada and Susac are gone. He might be the best college bat and he is a switch hitter. He likely ends up a 1B so that bat better be really good. I hated the Sabato pick but this guy could be a middle of the order beast for a long-time.
  19. Major League Ready
    I definitely agree on favoring the more athletic player but I don’t see much problem with the 40-man next year. All of these players will be coming of it. Miguel Sanó / Chris Archer / Joe Smith / Carlos Correa / Dylan Bundy / Tyler Duffey / Gary Sanchez. There are a few relief pitchers that will be proven worthy or not by the end of this year. (Strotman / Romero / Cano / Minaya / Moran / Megill) even Henriguez is questionable the way he has been getting hit. I could definitely see them trading Kenta Maeda and Gio Urshela. That’s a total of 16 so cutting a dozen next year would not be a problem. All of the transactions since the Berrios trade indicate this FO is dedicated to two things, sustained success and building a pitching staff from within. Of course, the latter facilitates the former. The A’s are going to want Winder / Larnach maybe even Lewis type assets for Montas. Trading away those players does not promote sustained success. I don’t see it happening unless the Twin’s bats absolutely catch fire. If Steer is a reasonable back-up for SS, a bench of Steer / Arraez / Celestino and Garlick would be very strong. There are many potential directions. They could even trade Polanco this off-season. Of course, they could also sell high on Arraez. These are things the A’s or Ray’s would do.
  20. Major League Ready
    Lewis is the one looking more confident at the ML level. Kirilloff needs to get right. His long-term development should outweigh the need to fill a spot specially given we have other options. A couple weeks ago I would have said we need him for 1st base but I am rather shocked how well Arraez has handled 1st base and that gets him in the lineup every day. I agree Gordon's time is coming to an end but he is still useful and he should be kept for a trade piece between now and the deadline. I would hope we could get a decent BP rental for Gordon or he could be part of a bigger trade.
  21. Major League Ready
    Teams don't trade away players, especially RPs at this time of year unless you give them an absurd offer. They would much rather look at and select from multiple offers at the deadline. We also have in-house options that deserve a chance not to mention Alcala is hopefully back soon.
  22. Major League Ready
    I once fired an immensely talent subject matter expert. He was the most talented person in his group and also a disruptive PIA. That group functioned far better after his departure. What's so hard to understand about the importance of chemistry on a baseball team. BTW ... Donaldson's abrasive personality has been on display long before the altercation with Anderson. My memory might be off but my recollection of the reports when he was traded by Oakland suggested Beane got rid of him because he was disruptive and of course there have been other incidents along the way. I don't think it's presumptive for us to conclude Josh Donaldson is abrasive and I think it's reasonable for us to conclude he did not fit in here.
  23. Major League Ready
    Send him on a rehab assignment for as long as possible and trade him during that period. Eat his salary and hope a team that needs a bat will take a chance on him.
  24. Major League Ready
    What about the Astros, Cubs, White Sox and Royals. Glory was for lived for the Royals but it started with trading Greinke for Cane and Escobar. The White Sox started with trading Sale and Eaton. The Astros and Cubs tore it down to the studs.
  25. Major League Ready
    Lewis is the best story of 2022. Balazovic might be the worst. What's going on with him?
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