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  1. Major League Ready
    I am assuming Mike means that Buxton was a top 5 player for 5 weeks. It's hard to imaging teams are going to value him based on those 5 weeks without considering his level of play for the past 5 years. It would be or will be interesting to see how Buxton is valued if a trade comes to fruition. However, I would have to believe his value will be quite high if he returns to something close to his level of play before he was injured. Someone might just take a chance he will stay healthy the next year plus. It would be great if the return was a good SS prospect. It would be fantastic if they could get Abrams so I applaud the idea. I am with Bighat on Donaldson even though I have always thought very highly of him. This team needs a retooling beyond just this year. It would be ideal for him to get hot and get moved. Add an asset or two by trading him and make room for Miranda.
  2. Major League Ready
    If we were a contender... would you pay more to have a top player for the rest of this year vs just next year when as we all know a team might not live up to it's potential.
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    That would be a phenomenal trade for the Twins but San Diego is not giving up that much for 1 1/2 years of control. They made a bunch of moves but generally kept their top prospects while getting guys with more control than Berrios/Buxton. The Trade Simulator shows Abrahams alone has equivalent value to Buxton and Berrios combined. That said, it would be great to put together a trade for a top SS prospect.
  4. Major League Ready
    Seth, I have heard he has a plus change-up. What else does he have going for him. Does he have plus command? He is a soft tosser, right? Just wondering if his stuff plays at the MLB level. Is he Gonsalves 2.0? I just signed up for Milb TV so I will catch his next start.
  5. Major League Ready
    Pitching always rules at the deadline and probably more so this year. Therefore, I would think Pineda has the most value especially if a playoff team loses a top SP and Pineda would get playoff starts. Happ would appeal to a team in a tight race if he regains something close to his usual form. They guy that could really jump in value is Robles. He needs to get a better handle on his command between now and the deadline. If so, he might bring as much or more than Cruz who is going to have limited suitors. Simmons is only going to have significant value if the right team has an injury or two. That is not a reach this year. Dman makes a good point about 2B. They could make Polono or Arraez available and not hurt the team. I am really pulling for Gordon to sustain his recent success. It would be fun to have a base stealer besides Buxton and it would be like finding a good player out of nowhere given his mediocre play up to this year. They are going to move every pending free agent they can. The real question will be if they trade Berrios and/or Buxton or perhaps a 2B.
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    Shoemaker – I did not think much of the Shoemaker signing either but IMO a $2M SP that was signed as back of the rotation or depth is not exactly a big miss. Signing Jake Arrieta for 3/75 to be a difference maker and getting 3.6 WAR total over 3 years is a big problem. Signing Jordan Zimmerman for 5/110 and getting 5.2 WAR over 5 years is a costly mistake. Kenley Jansen and Wade Davis were costly mistakes. A 1 year deal for $2M SP is not a big deal unless you have plenty of payroll capacity and fail to use it. Colome was a quality addition. Like the majority of established / expensive RPs, he has not performed as hoped. Given the option, I would definitely go back in time and sign May instead of Colome if May was willing. He seems to like the big city. Robles has also been effective in the past too. Let’s not forget the guy many wanted us to keep (Clippard) has been bad. Rosenthal is out. Several posters wanted Brad Hand. He has negative Fwar. Treinen has been OK. His Fwar is .3. The point is that RPs are a roll of the dice.
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    Buxton was playing as well as anyone in MLB. He went down. Our Cy Young candidate from last year is hurt and performed poorly before he went down. Garver had been tearing it up and he went down. The guy everyone wanted retained (Cruz) has been pretty mediocre since May 1. Arraez is hurt. Duffy and Stashak had been reliable and they have not been good. Pretty hard to blame this stuff on the front office.
  8. Major League Ready
    I was really just trying to convey how nice it would be to have an elite SS. At one point it looked like we might get one between Lewis and Javier. Those odds look pretty short (pun intended) at the moment. It's been a long time since this team had that type of SS. Brujan may not be the guy either given the concerns about his arm. I just ant to watch a great SS for the next few years. Buxton was awesome to start the season but I would trade him for a great SS prospect that was near ready.
  9. Major League Ready
    I did not articulate where I was going with the 3 team scenario. I would not suggest Sano would being even close for Brujan. I was thinking sending assets which might include Berrios or even Buxton to a 3rd team who sent assets to Tampa to make it work. It's a pipedream. I was really just making the point I would love to get Brujan! That's the kind of scenario where it makes sense to move Berrios or Buxton. Damn TB with him and Franco and they signed Brujan for $15K. People complain because we don't sign more $3M+ guys when we have a few and none of them have really panned out. I want to see the Twins find a couple of these gems for nothing.
  10. Major League Ready
    Agree. Lewis and Miranda panning out would be huge for this team even if Lewis ends up in CF.
  11. Major League Ready
    There is still a lot of season left. Let's hope Ober continues to show well and hopefully he is just the first. We need to keep in mind Duran and Balazovic started late. Those two plus Winder and Ober could make this an extremely good year in terms of developing pitching. Watching this unfold is going to be very interesting and hopefully a very positive part of this horrid season.
  12. Major League Ready
    That could make sense IF Sano gains consistency between now and the deadline and they continue to get low production from first base and the twins are willing to eat a significant part of his salary. I would like to find a package the Ray's like for Brujan has is ready to debut. Maybe a 3 team team trade. He could take over for Simmons right now and he has a 949 OPS at AAA. The Rays have Franco waiting in the wings so they could move Brujan.
  13. Major League Ready
    I might have missed it but I did not see any reasons as to why he needs to be traded now as opposed to later.
  14. Major League Ready
    I am not to caught up in them making a historic comeback. That's not happening. What I would like to see is a competitive team playing reasonably well and it would be really great if someone prospects get a shot and perform really well. Today Ober looked like a guy that can contribute for a few years. Just one step of many to field a team that contends but good to see just the same. Gordon has been a nice surprise so far too.
  15. Major League Ready
    We don't really know what they are thinking just because they say the rotation is "staying the same for now". They might be thinking they need to jettison Shoemaker as soon as possible but don't feel they have anyone ready at the moment. They might be thinking they will get a look or 2 at Ober and Jax and then make a move. Perhaps they want a couple more weeks for Duran or maybe they want to shuffle some SPs and get Winder moved up to AAA. We should no better than to assume the statement by Rocco indicates they don't see a need to make a change. It sounds to me like a nice way of saying we need a moment to get our ducks in a row.
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    Wouldn't every other team also prefer to spend his $12M salary more effectively? Another team is not taking him right now without us taking back salary which kind of defeats the purpose unless the deal was for the Twins to eat his 2021 salary and the trade partner covers 2022. I think we need to hope he finds his 2019 form real soon and becomes tradable. His wRC+ is 122 over the past 3 weeks so it's not a great leap. He just needs to be more consistent than he has been lately. I would love for them to move Donaldson too. It's too soon to get carried away on Miranda but he looks to have taken a leap forward and could be the next position player to earn a promotion. Let's hope his success continues because Kirilloff / Larnach / Miranda and eventually Lewis could be a very good core of position players. Plus, all that young (cheap) talent would leave us with significant payroll budget to add talent.
  17. Major League Ready
    I have to agree. Use that spot to take a look at Ober / Jax. Happ and Pineda hopefully pitch really well and get traded for something of value between now and the deadline opening two more spots. Watching the pitching prospects will be a reason to tune-in to the games. Maybe they can give us hope for the future.
  18. Major League Ready
    Seth, I heard an interview when Jax was named MilB pitcher of the week that suggested his velocity has ticked up. They went on to say the increased difference between his FB and secondary pitches has made those pitches more effective. Do you suspect he is going to be on the radar for promotion? One other question... Which top prospects are showing the most consistent command?
  19. Major League Ready
    I don't see this as being much of an issue. They will gain 2 rosters spots in September. More importantly, we should see several trade deadline deals that will make room to audition prospects. I hope the SP prospects are showing well enough by late July that we have 3 spots in the rotation occupied by prospects and another couple guys in the BP.
  20. Major League Ready
    There were several BP arms but not as many SPs. I hated the Tyler Jay pick and I just did not see Stewart / Gonsalves / Thorpe as the same level prospect as Duran / Balazovic / Canterino / Winder. I see a second group of Enlow / Jax / Ober / Sands / Rijo/ Raya as being more on par with Stewart / Gonsalves / Thorpe. If nothing else the point is there are a lot of guys that look like they COULD play at the MLB level and quite a few that could be impact players. I guess part of it is that it's a lot more fun the believe in the potential than it is to curse past failure.
  21. Major League Ready
    I was just thinking the same thing. It looked like he could spot his fastball and we have a lot of guys that do not have adequate command. I don't like the way the 40 man was managed. I can't blame them for Baddoo because I too did not believe someone would take him. However, I did not believe Thorpe or Smeltzer were ML pitchers.
  22. Major League Ready
    Every team retreads BP arms. The biggest squander of dollars has been high-end relievers. They fail more often than they succeed. They money is better spent elsewhere or even on 3 or 4 guys instead of one. I also don't understand where you are coming from on guys we cut other than Anderson. Guys like Littell / Chargois / Curtiss are not even remotely the answer to our BP issues.
  23. Major League Ready
    I have no disagreement which is why I said it might not be realistic. However, the point I was emphasizing is that our future does not rest with Duran. How this group turns out is far more influential on the future of the team. I don't remember a time when we had this many pitching prospect I thought had a chance to be impact (mid-rotation or better). At this moment, I believe a couple of them are going to be really good SPs and a couple others will be solid contributors. The prospect I see as most pivotal is Lewis. He is going to play CF or SS. We don't have other prospects for these positions that seem like they could be impact players. Lewis losing this year really sucks. I would be for trading Berrios if we received a really good SS or CF prospect. Duran could end up being a closer. That would be just fine is Balazovic and Winder are top of the rotation guys. Then, if a couple of Canterino / Enlow / Sands / Valimont / Jax / Barnes / etc end up being solid MLB starters, we are going to be in a great position. With all that cheap talent we would have a significant budget for some very good free agents.
  24. Major League Ready
    The way I see it .... If 2 of Duran / Balazovic / Winder / Enlow / Canterino / Sands turn out to be better than mid-rotation SPs we are in good shape. My hope is a couple top of the rotation guys and a couple other solid SPs or back of the BP guys. Maybe that's unrealistic but we would be in great shape. It all does not rest on Duran.
  25. Major League Ready
    Let's hope that all of the injuries around the league create an opportunity to trade our FA SPs well in advance of the deadline. Trades this time of year are somewhat unusual but this is an unusual year with all of the injuries. That would accelerate the process. It would be interesting to know how the FDO office sees the various prospects in terms of readiness.
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