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  1. Major League Ready
    You would not need to worry about him staying in shape or giving 100% because he signed a guaranteed deal. Very intriguing idea. I am just don't think he sells (so to speak) when his stock is so low.
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    He is still just shy of 5 walks per 9. It's great to see this coming around but it is a bit early to proclaim he now has the command necessary at the ML level because the last handful of starts have been better. Sure, it would be entertaining for us all to see him but is it best for his development. If in fact they are seeing great strides in his command right now, I have no problem with them keeping him at AAA until their season is done if the coaching staff believes he is going through a critical stage in commanding his pitches. We are all clamoring for better development. Maybe that's happening with Gonsalves.
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    I would rather get Mejia back in the rotation at this point. It's time we figure out if he is going to be part of the rotation for the next few years.
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    So as opposed to doing what you admit here might have been smart you would have preferred them to be dumb and NOT do what's necessary to improve the team's chances to be better in the future? Leaders do what is necessary even when it's not popular with a few people who do not understand the best thing to do for the organization. Giving up is very different than recognizing your team has had numerous injuries and the players that are not injured are under performing. If we do a position by position comparison of the teams that are contention, it requires one to stick their head very deep in the sand to understand that this team's is simply not a contender. Please feel free to prove me wrong with evidence this team is even close in a position by position comparison. The old front office was often not willing to realize they did not have the talent to compete in meaningful way and they built pretenders instead of contenders. We had little chance in the playoffs last year and far less this year. Thank god the new regime looked at a 10% chance of getting to the playoffs and a 90% chance of getting our #ss kicked in the playoffs and decided it made sense to pick-up a dozen prospects instead. You say shameful, I say a demonstration of leadership and decision making that improves the chances for sustained performance.
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    Anything is possible. However, Stewart got a $4.5M signing bonus so I doubt the organization feels they owe Stewart for his loyalty.Plus, the paycheck at the ML minimum is not going to be much when compared to his initial bonus. I am sure we could come up with good examples of guys who got a shot because the team felt they owed it to the player but I would not think they fit Stewart's profile.
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    How knows? Maybe they might have a lot of confidence in Thorpe and believe he will be here in 2019 via a promotion to AAA to start the season and then a promotion in the likely event someone is hurt or ineffective. Where with Stewart, they are auditioning him for a 40 man spot. Nothing more than a guess but there are scenarios which could make sense for Stewart instead of Thorpe right now.
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    Exactly!
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    Well, you attacked / insulted an entire group of media and executives who "think they are smart" when in fact you did not know the situation or bother to check. All you would have had to do was check the players profile (below). Instead, you assume a lot of people are just stupid. May 28, 2018 San Francisco Giants selected the contract of RHP Dereck Rodriguez from Sacramento River Cats. April 3, 2018 RHP Dereck Rodriguez assigned to Sacramento River Cats from Richmond Flying Squirrels. March 23, 2018 RHP Dereck Rodriguez assigned to Richmond Flying Squirrels from Sacramento River Cats. January 25, 2018 RHP Dereck Rodriguez assigned to Sacramento River Cats. November 15, 2017 San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Dereck Rodriguez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. November 6, 2017 RHP Dereck Rodriguez elected free agency. June 23, 2017 RHP Dereck Rodriguez assigned to Chattanooga Lookouts from Fort Myers Miracle.
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    Yah, what do those supposed professional journalists know and execs know. They don't have more information than us and they don't actually see the prospects live. They are not privy to the plans and work being done with these prospects. Oh wait, maybe they do have more information and access. Well, those qualifications they have to get those jobs, meaningless. Yep, they pay these execs a million plus a year "because they think they are so smart". Has nothing to do with education, experience, and having demonstrated managerial / leadership abilities. Anyone can do this job. That's why it pays a million+/year. You know that's not what they taught in economics courses I took but it must be true based on the things I see here. The same things were said about Berrios. There were people here who insisted we had to have him for the playoff push in a couple years ago and that he would probably be our best SP. Obviously, he was NOT ready but I guess its easy to ignore these examples when you are not the person held accountable for the decisions. Chargois was a mistake. They tried to sign Rodriquez according to the interview I heard with his father. Derek just decided to go to SanDiego. So, it had nothing to do with what they did not see..
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    I don't see Kershaw's AAV going up much. He is at $35M/yr. I assumed his play would be to secure more years at roughly the same AAV. That would be smart on his part if he could add 2-3 years because the market has gone away from paying big in the post prime years. He will be 33 following his last year under his current contract. Edited: I just looked at their payroll. Ryu and Kemp are both free agents as well. I would assume they go hard in on Ryu but use the 21.75M reduction from Kemp to fund other payroll needs. The key cost increase will probably be in arbitration cases but those are deep pockets. If they do sign Grandal, I would like to find a way to trade for one of their two highly ranked catching prospects. That might take a 3rd team but that would be a great acquisition.
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    You make some good points. I did not realize Castro's injury made him questionable for next year. I suppose the Dodgers can afford Machado and Grandal. If Cruz could be signed on a 1 year deal, I'm on board. What about Justin Smoak? He was very good in 2017. Are the shifts getting him or is it the drop -off in hitters behind him in the line-up. Could Nelson Cruz still play 1st? He would be a great 1 year bridge to Rooker.
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    Ramos - Not if Garver continues to produce offensively at the same rate as Ramos. Garver has upside and I just don't like guys who can no longer run and plug up the bases. Adams - Having his best year but probably won't break 2 WAR and 2016-17 combined for 1.7 WAR. Interesting player. I don't think he moves the needle. Cruz - Sign me up if he could produce for 2 more years at a 900 OPS but it is so unusual for someone to continue to produce at his age that I am reluctant. Plus, DHs without positional flexibility are a liability. I could go either way with this one. Escobar - You bet and twice on Sunday!
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    I like the creativity but I seriously doubt he takes a contract for half of what he can get guaranteed. That's a lot of money to put at risk. Having said this ... I would endorse making such an offer, WCS he turns it down.
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    The solution I would like to see is resigning Escobar and Sano weighing in for spring training at 235 lbs. I would be fine rolling with that infield. That still leaves a hole at 1B but that one should be easier to fill than the others. We even have a couple prospects that might be ready by then.
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    I am glad you brought this up because I was thinking the same thing. I would hope they keep Romero and Gonsalves given Odorizzi and Ginson are FAs after 2019. Would Slegers and/or Littell get us a 2B? I guess we could add DeJong and Enns to that list as well. Perhaps even May. Are any of these guys bringing back a 2B or would we have to part with Romero/Mejia/Gonsalves? I also thought the AAA starters might net us some Bullpen help. We could also target a SS and move Polanco to 2B. We need to find away to extract value from that depth.
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    Random thoughts on this thread … The Dozier deal came down to the final hour. The two most likely scenarios are 1) The market did not value Dozier as much as Twins fans or 2)the F/O held out for too much and we stuck in the position of dealing with the last team needing a 2B. Looking at his stats for the year, and especially the last 2 months, I am guessing the former. Maybe Dozier had become a problem in the clubhouse. The Twins made no attempt to extend him and he is playing very poorly going into FA. He was anticipating a big payday and that’s not going to happen. Maybe the Twins saw something in Raley that they believe provides greater potential than others see in him or maybe they think Smeltzer will thrive in a bullpen role. Maybe it’s all they could an get for a rental of Dozier and his 700 OPS. Escobar WAR = 2.5 / Dozier = 1 ----- Why is it a surprise Dozier brought less in a trade? Looking at team batting for the past 2 months …. Dozier is barely above 700 OPS. Robbie Grossman’s OPS is higher than Dozier Why do people keep insisting we have no solution a catcher? Garver has been the Twins 2nd best hitter behind Escobar for the past 2 months. He still needs work as a receiver but that appears to be improving as well. June-July
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    I too have thought about the scouting personnel. It's possible you have a point. However, any reasonable evaluation of proficiency, practices, and personnel requires unrestricted access access and evaluation waaaaaay beyond guilt by association. You are ignoring that the new regime made some changes to the scouting department. We could not possibly know the extent or merit of those changes but very good people asked to use poor practices and managed poorly will produce less than optimal results. You also are ignoring that the new regime reorganized the metrics dept which combined with better process & practices could help significantly improve the results of the current staff. I am curious because I don't know. Maybe the scouting was not the issue. Maybe it has been development. IDK but taking a hard stance on a hunch that the problem was the people instead of the methods and management while having very little information is a very poor way to reach a conclusion.
  18. Major League Ready
    I think it's too early to tell. Berrios, Gibson, and Odorizzi are set baring injury. They are going to take a good look at Mejia. That leaves only one position open If he gives reason for the team to believe he is part of the solution. They have at least three solid contenders for the final spot in Pineida, Romero, and Gonsalves. Pineida is only a few days away from starting a rehab assignment. The Twins desire to acquire additional SP is going to be dampened if he finishes the season looking good. Romero is another guy who could diminish the odds of the Twins acquiring addition SPs this winter with a good showing the rest of 2018. They have additional depth in Slegers, Littell, DeJong, and even Stewart. Alcala will get here quickly if he can gain a little better control. I just don't think it makes any sense to say we need to SPs until we see what happens the rest of the season.
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    We are less than 48 hours removed. They are never going to just go nuts with DFAing players to open spots the way some fans would like. Let's see what happens in the next 2-3 weeks.
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    I should have prefaced my post with that I knew you were just putting his post in perspective and that we should all keep in mind that this was a pre-existing condition. I think the takeaway from this line of thought is that we have a a great deal of upside and selling opened roster spots that give us a head start figuring out the pieces. There are not all going to work out be we have many possibilities. 1) I would love to see what a 235 lbs version of Miguel Sano could do. 2) Romero and Gonsalves working out would dramatically change the trajectory of this team. There are enough other SP prospects that we will be in darn good shape for several years if those two guys can get r' done. 3) Let Cave, Wade, and Kepler sort out who is a starter and who is a back-up. Between them we should be able to come up with a good outfield. 4) I don't think Mauer is part of the problem but he is not exactly the solution either and we need to solidify that position. Let's give Austin a shot this year and look at Rooker in spring training. Maybe even move Kepler to 1B and spread the 1B/DH ABS out between Kepler, Austin, and Rooker. 5) Can we get Escobar back on a 2-3 yr deal 6. Use a couple BP spots for auditions the rest of the year. FA relievers are not the best investment but we may have no choice. Let's do everything we can to find internal solutions.
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    You do realize that the only change in terms of competing next year with the deadline moves is that we lost Pressly, right? So, while I agree the list is long, that's exactly why selling was the right move. This team had prohibitive issues both immediate and long-term. Moving those players had significant value to next year in the form of auditioning prospects now. Hopefully, we can find a solution or two and bring the required off-season moves into better focus.
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    I might be more inclined to watch depending on who is added a when. I was sick and tired of watching Dozier try to pull pitch after pitch on the outside edge of the plate regardless of the situation. I am quite interested to track the progress of Garver and Sano. I looked up the stats for catchers over the past 2 months and Garver was 4th in MLB in terms of OPS at 15 points behind Realmuto for 2nd overall. We should get a look at some of our SP and BP prospects. Sano's progress is essential to rebounding in 2019 so that will be worth watching. Cave is a great story worth following. Polanco makes for good entertainment if he gets back into the form he had for an extended period last year and anytime our young pitchers get a shot will also make it interesting to follow for me.
  23. Major League Ready
    Looks like Dozier is headed to the Dodgers. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/minnesota-twins No report on the return. Let the guessing / hoping begin.
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    I would be happy with a modest amount of International Bonus Pool money in return. BTW ... The only player that has been traded who had any influence on our ability to compete in the future was Pressly. One year of a decent reliever. That's the net impact.The cries of future doom have no foundation. If you want to be mad about missed opportunity, be mad the previous regime took Gordon instead of Nola or Jay instead of Benintendi.
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    I don't recall differentiating their would be contribution to a great season but any season but the odds are certainly at least 50/50 it's a better season than this one. You will have to show me where I suggested their contribution would come when we are the division favorites. I have said repeatedly that the division favorite or winning the division is not a great measure. That's not the goal by which to measure, IMO. Are we trying to build a great team or win a very weak division. If you modify the definition of success to be winning a playoff series the odds get very thin. We all know those odds are very difficult to determine/predict the future contribution of a prospect or group of prospects. It's not difficult to determine this season is very likely lost and therefore there is little risk associated with trading pending free agents. I would define this as the cost of trading those players for the purposes of this conversation. For this minimal cost we added 5 players, all with a relatively low probability of actually making it to the ML. However, if one turns into an average ML player the benefit is of value for 6 years, not 1 year. Somehow, I can't get you to grasp the value proposition of keeping these players is a combined 3 years, and two of those combined years is a year with an extremely low probability of winning a playoff series. No, we don't know things will improve and therefore these future players might also be contributing to a poor team but it's a mathematical certainty that passing on these opportunities reduces our chances of being better in the future.
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