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  1. Major League Ready
    I was an advocate of the trade but I think we are a couple years away from a meaningful take on the trade that is based on more than projection.
  2. Major League Ready
    Sorry, I disagree. It is quite normal for the defender to be focused on the ball instead of the runner. Announcers calling games reference the infielders "internal clock" quite regularly when describing these plays. In other words, the defender should be well aware of who is at bat and also know instinctively how much time has elapsed and therefore the relative need to speed up their actions and/or how hard they have to throw.
  3. Major League Ready
    I keep thinking the same thing. These 7-10 year deals that take players into their late 30s almost always are horrible for the team. I keep thinking teams will quit doing them. Yet, Lindor, Seager, and Semien got them last year. The 2nd point you made regarding demand might be more influential than the previous failures. The demand will be tempered by Bogaerts, Turner, and Correa being available and the big market teams being set at SS. The Yankees top 2 prospects are SS and even the Yankees value inserting quality / low-cost players with 6+ years of control. I could see them playing out IKF's contract and transitioning to Volpe at some point next year. The Astros have replaced Correa. The Dodgers will likely sign one of the big 3 but you have a point that a lot of teams are set at SS so buyers will not be as plentiful as normal. It will be interesting to watch playout.
  4. Major League Ready
    No doubt .... History supports your point that high dollar RPs are the worst possible use of free agent spending. However, the Twins are going to be in a unique position next year. They are going to have a great deal of low cost starting pitching for the next few years. They are also going to have several prearb position players. Therefore, they will have very few needs that need to be satisfied via free agent spending. This will make it more feasible for them to make the risky investment in RPs. That said, I would not look for them to go get a bunch of RPs or spend at the very top of the market. My guess is that they make a trade before the deadline for a RP with more than 1 year of control. If they add just one good RP in the off-season, they will have Duran / Jax / Alcala and the two additions described above. These 5 RPs should all be high leverage RPs. They can fill-out the rest of the BP among Stashak / Dobnak / Maeda / Megill / Moran / Hamilton / Cotton and perhaps Canterino / Sands.
  5. Major League Ready
    Who is to say that was Steer's max velocity? Perhaps he recognized the needed velocity and threw accordingly. Math is rarely the failure in analysis. It's faulty assumptions that devalue this type of conclusion.
  6. Major League Ready
    I have been wondering how they will use Steer and if he is adequate to play SS for 1/2 a year. Palacios has been hitting better since his brief call-up. He definitely has what it takes to play SS. This will be interesting to watch the remainder of the year.
  7. Major League Ready
    If you are correct, we should be sellers not buyers. I would add the last thing we need is a 1B. We have a fantastic young 1B and Arraez as a back-up.
  8. Major League Ready
    By 2023 when Gray’s contract ends, they will have Ryan, Winder, Ober, Smeltzer, Paddack, and Dobnak. It’s also reasonable to believe a couple of Balazovic / Canterino, SWR, and Varland will be ready for the ML level. Dobnak goes to the BP or gets traded and the others will provide depth at first and eventually take full-time spots. They should also have a couple others knocking on the door between Raya, SGL, Festa, Povich, Hajja, Heterick and Medina. So, it makes absolutely no sense for them to extend him at this moment. I would much rather they take a hard run at Musgrove / Taillon / Rodon next year and have one of them plus Gray and Ryan at the top of the rotation. If they don't sign any of those FAs and none of the prospects pan out, they can resign Gray at the end of 2023. Doing this would also allow them to put Maeda in the BP next year or trade him.
  9. Major League Ready
    I was thinking the same thing. Every pitcher we have has better stats with the exception of Bundy. Much prefer we get a back of the BP guy.
  10. Major League Ready
    I would imagine Fangraphs is not 100% reliable but it's easy to miss. I thought Isola was next year and he is eligible at the end of the year. He is interesting and I would have to think they need to protect him. I also missed Palacios who definitely needs to go on. He has really stepped up since getting a taste of MLB. He is hitting 316 with an OPS of 888 over the past 5 weeks.
  11. Major League Ready
    According to Fan Graphs he is eligible at the end of this year.
  12. Major League Ready
    These 8 prospects are candidates to be added to the 40-man, IMO. Simeon Woods-Richardson Spencer Steer Matt Wallner Louie Varland Sawyer Gibson-Long Blayne Enlow Brent Headrick Edouard Julien The 7 players below are on the 40-man but could be dropped at the end of the season depending on how the rest of the year goes for them. Yennier Cano / Jharel Cotton / Danny Columbe / Ronny Henriguez / Trevor Megill / Jovani Moran / Jose Godoy.
  13. Major League Ready
    I was really excited about all the great performances at the Milb level earlier this year. Not so much lately.
  14. Major League Ready
    The vast majority of teams value position flexibility so they can match-up and also to cover injuries. This is a trend all across baseball. So, it's not the twins. It's all of baseball that you are assuming does not get it.
  15. Major League Ready
    Are you disappointed those two are not getting used much? It's OK by me. I sure would love to see Alcala back!
  16. Major League Ready
    How many of those games were at 3B and how many were at 1B? Most were at 1B because Kirilloff was out, so you are just seeing what you want to see. The past will not reflect the future with Kirilloff and Polanco back. In addition, it is very doubtful that Urshela at 3B vs Miranda makes any difference at all in the Twins making the post season. Yes, Miranda started out slow but his wRC+ in June is 137 vs 106 for Urshela. There is more upside to Miranda. Plus, I seriously doubt Urshela is here next year so yes giving Miranda ABs in place of Urshela is investing in the future. Yes, we could DH him some but those ABs should be taken by Arraez when Polanco is back. Sano might come into play as well.
  17. Major League Ready
    I would be more inclined to agree if we agreed on the merit of "playoff caliber". They are only a playoff team because they are in the weakest division. They would not be a playoff team in any of the other 5 MLB divisions. The Twins ranking with oddsmakers is around 14-15th. We can continue to do the same old thing or we can build a legit playoff team. That can be done to some degree with free agent spending but only in the top revenue teams. It can be done by trading away the future if you want to take a 2 year run at a WS or it can be done by investing in young players. Part of that investment is playing time at the MLB level. Do we want a band aid to get us through a season with a fringe playoff team or do we want a long-term solution. I would much rather have Miranda at 3B next year and an $8M RP acquired with the salary difference or the salary difference contributing to bringing on Willson Contreras or Joe Musgrove.
  18. Major League Ready
    I have been an Urshela supporter from day1. However, I would trade him at the deadline if the return was decent and insert Miranda at 3B for the rest of the season. Steer is waiting in the wings if Miranda can't handle the job.
  19. Major League Ready
    Why would we want Snell? He was mediocre last year and bad this year. His ERA is 5.46.
  20. Major League Ready
    He has to go on the 40 man at the end of the year or be subject to the rule 5 draft.
  21. Major League Ready
    $50M or thereabouts would be enough to land Willson Contreras and Joe Musgrove or Jamison Taillon which would project to produce about 2X the WAR of Correa. Plus, he couldn't convince anyone to give anyone to give him a 10 year contract at age 27 so the idea he would get one at 30 is really farfetched.
  22. Major League Ready
    I can't recall any examples of a good veteran position player being traded for a veteran position player at the deadline in the past 20 years. Can anyone else site an example of such a trade? Isn't the whole idea rather unrealistic? Urshela could definitely be moved to make room for Miranda / Steer but it won't be for a veteran player. Sano will be traded if they can find anyone to take him to keep Kirilloff at 1B and that won't be for a veteran either.
  23. Major League Ready
    40% of revenue is associated with people attending games. The associated revenue is more likely to decrease than increase. TV contracts are 20+ years so the existing contracts are not going up. Inflation is not going to result in higher player contracts. Any increases in revenue would likely be new revenue streams. BTW ... Raising prices because people are not buying your product kind of flies in that old theory about supply and demand.
  24. Major League Ready
    Why would you think that inflation will lead to higher MLB revenue and consequently higher salaries? Luxuries and entertainment spending are the first thing to go when an economy tightens. Contracts are not going to reflect a cost of living increase.
  25. Major League Ready
    I agree with you that this discussion is a little early and there are many variables that won't be known until the deadline. I have made several posts to that position. With this in mind, it's just fine to blindly insist the FO "go for it". That position is repeated over and over here year after year. Every year is a go for it year. However, for the people responsible for the future as well as the present state of the team, ignoring hard facts/evidence and making decisions that defy such information get terminated and deservedly so.
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