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I can't get too excited about any trade because the next 10 games could make a pretty big difference on what makes sense. However, there is no scenario where I would give up a top 5 prospect to "take a shot" with this team.
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Skubal was a 9th round pick. Joe Ryan was a 7th round pick. Cam Schlittler was also drafted in the 7th round. Dylan Cease 6th. Cristopher Sánchez was signed for $65K.
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Should have just kept Valand.
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You have captured the essence of how and why fans differ in opinion. Some prefer to focus on the right now and not worry about the long-term effect. That's true beyond baseball as well. Others are more concerned about the effect over several years as opposed to a given year. We hear baseball executives speak of this balance all the time. I am more concerned with building sustainable success in any given year that we don't have a legit contender. IMO, legitimacy is not defined as a reasonable chance at the last wild card spot. My opinion changes quite a bit if they go 9-5 the remainder of the month. If they go 6-8, I am selling. I would probably play both sides of the fence if they go 8-6 or 7-7. I would acquire at least one good RP. Selling would be a product of the return. Jeffers and Larnach are gone if the trade returns meaningful prospects. I would not sit on any expiring contracts that could return a substantive player in a year when we had a 500 team. Larnach is expendable because of his defensive limitations and viable replacements. Ryan just depends on the return. It would have to be very good.
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Winning organizations trade their best players at the deadline and in the off-season when they are not good in that given year. What did St. Louis do this last off-season. The brewers have 13 players on pace to have more than 1.5 WAR. Seven were drafted and six were acquired as prospects. We are neither good nor bad so what do you do? Let's just keep in mind that we would not even have Ryan or Duran had they followed your doctrine. Let's keep in mind that Jeffers would make us a little better in a year when we are mediocre. He could return a player that contributes for 6-7 years.
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You have a point but those other leagues did not have anywhere near the revenue disparity that the MLB has today. I just don't see how they make an immediate jump just based on the practical limitations. If the cap is going to come down enough to bring up the floor, several teams would be forced to trade away some notable players.
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I think they end up with a 3-4 year transition. It would be an absolute mess to do it in a season or two. It's going to be interesting. If they forced it, that would require a redistribution of expensive talent.
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Even if he could get 4, there is no way the twins are going there after drafting Lackey. Wouldn't you agree?
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Let's think about your logic here. Should we conclude the Twins are better managed because they had two WS wins 35 years ago? Should we conclude the Twins operating practices are better than the Rays, Guardians, and Brewers because the Twins won the WS 35 years ago? One team in the bottom half of revenue has won the WS in the past 20 years. Should we conclude the model to follow is KC who by the way has the lowest win percentage in the entire league over the past 20 years. The only other teams in the bottom half or revenue to win the WS this century are the White Sox and Marlins. Which organization should we model ourselves after the Royals, White Sox, or Marlins? The "Championship" argument is a snappy comeback that requires us to ignore any probative thought.
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IDK, August 1 would be a total of roughly 30 games at AA. That does not seem too likely.
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I guess that would be another explanation. They don't believe Tinney is a catcher which I guess would mean they believe in the power enough to make him into a 1B. I am not saying I like it. My preference would have been a SS or CF given the number of picks that went toward pitching. Just looking for possible explanations.
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This is a quite different team from the one that started the season. Even the guys that are the same are playing better. Bell, Keaschall, and Lewis are all hitting much better. Caratini has stepped up too. Gomez and Morris are a start in the BP. Sands will be back soon. IDK know about Nance or Go but I think the BP will at least not be the giant liability it was early. They have a decent chance of making the playoffs in a year where the entire AL is quite weak. Tampa is the only team that looks formidable. I am not sure I find that scenario all that appealing but it's a lot better than expected.
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I questioned the Tinney pick at first. However, they might be thinking about utilizing Lackey 's athleticism at another position given his bat. They could also be thinking the way to keep him healthy is to play him 1/2 time at catcher and 1/2 time at another position. Tinney playing C/1B could allow them to coexist nicely.
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That just far too reasonable. We may have to suspend your posting privileges if you insist on looking at the whole picture before reaching a conclusion.
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There are only 3 teams in the Twins generally range of revenue that have outperformed the norm. Give us examples of all the players Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Tampa have overpaid for. I am anxious to see your list.
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I was sure hoping to see him but between injury and pretty modest performance, I don't think we see him this year.
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I am pretty much right there with ya on these moves. I was all for moving Bell just to make room. Now, I would be more inclined to keep him and let Larnach go. I don't think Bell brings back a player of any significance where Larnach could yield a pretty decent prospect. Play Keaschall and Roden with Buck and have an OF of all good defenders. Clemmons can play out there some as well. Part of this is that I have been watching Roden in AAA and he has been looking good. It's really a shame Rodriguez got injured, especially doing something as dumb as sliding headfirst into 1st base.
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Great. Trade him if you can get a premium and sign him to a new contract this off-season because Boras is letting him sign now unless it's a ridiculous deal. Boras is exactly where he hoped to be with Jeffers having a great year in his walk season.
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Taj looked really good!
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I would consider it a win if he became a reliable 7th inning guy. Anything more than that is a very happy surprise!
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This is a pretty pragmatic view. However, I generally believe SPs should not be converted to RPs until they fail as a SP. However, I am somewhat on the fence as to let him continue to develop as a SP in AAA or put him in the Twins BP. My 1st impulse is that developing the consistency he lacks would be best done in AAA. Then again, I think this is a very nuanced decision, so I don't have a strong opinion.
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They can get good at it or they can spend a lot of money. Option 2 does not exist. While you are not actually saying this, what you are saying is they should follow practices that have not been as successful because they have not executed the practices most likely to be successful. I think the odds of getting better at good practices are a lot better than getting good through bad practices.
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Happy to see Marco Raya getting it together. Not so happy Soto and Ellwanger are out and Hill has been a bit of a disappoint. He still has a high ceiling, but the lack of command is concerning. I have only seen Reitz pitch once but he has promise. We do have to keep in mind that Prielipp and Morris are transitioning quite well. Rojas still needs a little refinement, but he looks like he could be very good. Paredes has surprised me a little. He might stick too. It's actually been a pretty good year for developing ML pitchers. Hopefully some of the injured guys can bounce back in the 2nd half.
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I never understand what point people think they are making when they take this stance. Literally ever form of player acquisition is dependent upon properly evaluating talent. Should they avoid every form of acquisition?
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I have felt for several years the did not give enough weight to athleticism, base running, and defense. However, I think that will likely get quite a bit better in the not too distant future. Jenkins, Cunninghan, and Rodriquez will elevate that part of our team. None of them are 70 grade runners but they are all good athletes that can defend.
