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  1. Major League Ready
    Seems like an extreme reaction to losing one player (Berrios) who was under team control next year. We need to resign Buxton. There are a half dozen prospects in the system that could become as good as Berrios. It's also possible Berrios could be replaced by a free agent. There might be one (Martin) that could become as impactful as Buxton and that's a big if. The guy I could see being traded is Arreaz. He is one of my favorite players but Miranda is an ideal replacement. He would get time at 3B/2B/1B/DH. We would be positioned to move Donaldson if Miranda continues to mash at he MLB level.
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    It's just read your very well reasoned post on the Berrios trade.  It's amazing so many people cant' except the possibility Berrios was not going to sign without going through the free agency process unless the offer was well above what Berrios and his agent think is market.  How many times have player's ask been waaaay above what they ended up getting.

    Anyway ... I appreciate your effort to spread some common sense.  

  3. Major League Ready
    There are 15 teams with a 25+ year period since their last WS win. I would add that the all things being equal we each team would win the WS every 30 years. Unfortunately, all things are not equal and the teams with the highest revenue win more frequently. It's just astounding that so many people have a hard time understanding that organizations with more revenue win a bidding war with far greater frequency. How is this not blatantly obvious? I guess all of the people complaining here that this a Twins specific problem live in $800K homes and drive $100K cars on an average income. One last note ... The Dodgers had gone 32 years before winning the WS last year.
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    It would really suck to find out two years from now that we had a FO that developed pitching and we fired them before we had a chance to fully evaluate their work. They have 10 starting pitchers with a legit chance to be here by the end of 2022. There is going to be a lot of demand here that they sign multiple free agents SPs. I just don't see them doing that with all of these guys ready to make their debut over the next year plus.
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    It suggests they won't pay market if Berrios was willing to sign for market. So, unless you have a source with direct knowledge of his ask who confided in you, this is purely speculation / assumption with no basis in fact.
  6. Major League Ready
    Good points although I don't know that the September roster size has to be an issue. They could manage innings accordingly. Pineda Maeda get get 3-4 innings then prospects gets some innings. In a normal year this would might be frowned upon because of playoff implications for our opponents. However, it would probably be viewed differently this year with the concern for protecting pitchers from too many IP. Plus, better to get a good look at a few than a glimpse at many. In the case a few is probably 6 or 7 pitching prospects.
  7. Major League Ready
    I agree completely on Ober not so sure I buy into the 40 man crunch. We have guys that can be cut. Nothing about Barnes suggests he is a MLB pitcher to me. However, if you want to get another look at him, Smeltzer and Thorpe have had plenty of opportunity. IDK what they saw in Burrows and they could let Cave go too. To give up the opportunity to see some of the higher ceiling guys at the MLB level this season for the sake of the above mention players does not make sense if the guys like Winder / Canterino / Ryan / Sands are ready. Now, if they want to take a longer term approach, I could see the argument of giving Jax and Gant a look so that they can be moved off if it's determined they are expendable but I would add Ryan and drop Smeltzer and not look back.
  8. Major League Ready
    I have heard a half-dozen interviews with various baseball execs and reporters as well as Rocco this morning who say Buxton definitely wants to be a Twins. He has said as much himself. You just might be right but it's pure assumption and we all know what happens when we assume.
  9. Major League Ready
    I think the timeline depends on their willingness to go with prospects as opposed to filling spots with free agents. I agree they are not contending next year but they could put a team on the field next year that would project to be close.
  10. Major League Ready
    I had the same reaction but he has not quite lived up to expectations in his first season of professional baseball so if you squint, it makes some sense, maybe, sort of, kinda. Yep.
  11. Major League Ready
    It's a matter of perspective. Some of us have the perspective that the Twins and any other mid market team have no chance unless they develop prospects, especially pitching or we have no chance against the teams that can spend $200M or in the Dodgers case almost $300M. Relying on free agency is foolish for even the top revenue market. Ironically, it's the development of said prospects that provide the financial flexibility for a mid market team to add FAs or keep players when they hit free agency. So, yes, some of us are excited to pursue a direction that has a chance of producing a true contender. IDK think people are getting slammed as much as certain concepts. For example, when posters continue to stomp their feet that "we won't pay Jose Berrios" while completely ignoring he insists on going through the free agency process, it gets quite tedious and the responses got predictably more harsh.
  12. Major League Ready
    You hit the nail on the head with the statement I highlighted. It's understandable that fans don't want to wait. We want to be charging ahead. Trade for superstars and sign elite free agents. This team is not in that position. That expectation is going to disappoint of the next year plus as the development of Ober and a few more prospects is going to be part of the landscape. What's not to like with Ober. He is a 12th round pick that looks to have a floor of a solid back-end starter. He has very good mechanics for such a tall guy. Perhaps he can add strength and even more velocity. Then, if he can improve just one of his breaking pitches ... what's his ceiling? He is one of th bright spots in a dismal year for twins fans. Let's hope Ryan / Winder / Jax and/or a couple others show us their promise the rest of the way.
  13. Major League Ready
    I am not sure if Rooker is going to be well above average or a bust. That makes every AB right now fun to watch. I am pulling hard for Rooker. I hope we see Ryan / Winder and maybe even Caterino and Sands. I just have no faith in Barnes. I have watched some of his AAA starts and I just don't see it. Would love to be wrong. I have a little more hope for Jax based on what we have seen so far but the other guys have higher ceilings so let's get them up here whenever it makes sense.
  14. Major League Ready
    I agree. Hit tool is at least as good and probably better with more power. Also significantly more defensive value.
  15. Major League Ready
    It wouldn't be a problem if he pitched 120 innings last years but that's not the case. I would hope they were proceeding with caution before the crazy rate of injuries in MLB and Milb. Now, they must be down right paranoid.
  16. Major League Ready
    I think you are looking for something to complain about. It is absolute non-sense to suggest Ober is what we are left with. He just happens to be one of the first to be ready. Balazovic / Ryan / Winder / Canterino / Sands / Strotman / Enlow / Woods-Richardson all have more upside and the first six are very close. I would bet Ryan is in the rotation when he gets back from the Olympics and Winder could be anytime as well.
  17. Major League Ready
    Agreed. Could have been they held out long enough the other team went another direction or they just decided they would hold on to him if the best they could do if the offer was another FV40 type guy. I really don't know but experienced has taught me there is something else going on when something this obvious does not happen.
  18. Major League Ready
    Sure. That's just as likely perhaps even more likely. When something does not make sense I assume there is something at play (information) I am missing. I just thought they might have taken the position that the demand for pitching was high enough they would ask for a premium and someone would cave in the final hour. Of course, we just don't know the relative merit of the offers they received. I do think there is some validity to the team wanting more than 1 established SP the rest of the season as well as a mentor for the young guys. That would support both theories of how they came to hold on to Pineda.
  19. Major League Ready
    My guess is they were holding out (as reported) for a substantial return on Pineda which required them to play hard ball until the final hour and it ended up not happening. I think this was probably quite calculated by our FO for a handful of reasons. 1. They need a mentor for all the young pitchers and there is probably a bit of a language barrier with Maeda. 2. It might help in resigning him if that is their goal. 3. Not risking it getting really ugly the rest of this season had they gone down to one experienced SP. With this in mind they were willing to forego hold on to him if their price was not met. That's the price you pay when you bluff on the river and get called on it.
  20. Major League Ready
    Many here don't understand this move because they are asking the wrong question. They are asking how can we be better in 2022 when they should be asking what is the most effective / highest probability strategy to get back to contention for as may years as possible. Would you assess the relative merit of an investment strategy or business opportunity based only one the first year? Players are quite commonly out for half or all of a year. Do those teams become unwatchable? Are there no possible replacements for Berrios in free agency next year. Do I need to go through the list of equivalent or higher profile free agents that were not retained by their teams in the past decade? This was a very good week for the Twins in terms of getting back to contention. Hell, what's to say they don't sign him in 2022. As I said, I doubt the odds of that happening changed.
  21. Major League Ready
    So, in other words, you don't want to be bothered with facts and to portray my statement as meaning what you have is absurd and petty. Every losing team in the league is following similar practices, they just did not do it as well as the twins this year. Yet, you assume all of the baseball executives operating the same way are stupid apparently.
  22. Major League Ready
    Robles to Redsox https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1421202332713377804
  23. Major League Ready
    I wonder if the plan is to extend Pineda. They certainly could have found a trade for him so what's up?
  24. Major League Ready
    In relative terms it's probably better than the Berrios trade.
  25. Major League Ready
    I renew my prediction from yesterday that the trade comes in at 2:55. I am a Donaldson supporter but I have a man crush on Jose Miranda. What a story that guy is. I would be just fine with giving him a shot a 3B next year in the wake of today's trades and what they mean to 2022.
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