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  1. DJL44
    Young players will be volatile as inevitable adjustments happen but the Tigers seem to have the depth to be able to overcome those adjustments.
  2. DJL44
    Unlikely. Teams don't send legit pitching prospects to the Arizona Fall League.
  3. DJL44
    Trading either would signal that they don't intend to compete for the next 3 seasons. If they trade either, then there are 15 other players on the roster who should be dealt.
  4. DJL44
    It's incredibly hard to find a catcher who can produce more than Jeffers. He would clearly be the best free agent on the market if he was non-tendered and would get a multiyear contract at more than $10M per season.
  5. DJL44
    They can promote Eeles and put Castro in the outfield. It isn't either/or.
  6. DJL44
    Can they afford him if they call him the starter at 2B? This team needs more players like Willi Castro on the team. He's a solid defender at LF, RF, 2B and 3B (all spots where the projected starter is a mediocre defender) and he's the only player in the lineup who can steal a base.
  7. DJL44
    Mediocre with an upside of effective is well worth $1.3M. That's what they paid for Jay Jackson last offseason. Topa even has options left so he can be stashed in AAA and not counted on as one of the 8 relievers on the roster.
  8. DJL44
    If I read that correctly, they will just pick up Alcala's club option. Everyone on the arbitration list is worth that salary if they're worth a roster spot. The only decisions are whether they want to keep Tonkin and Kirilloff around at all. Marco Raya is the only sure minor leaguer to add to the 40 man. I am going to guess that other organizations will have better players who they can't protect. The Twins should be making calls on those guys since they have room on the roster. Grab a guy who looks interesting as a Rule 5 pick and trade something for them so you can option them instead of keeping them on the roster all season.
  9. DJL44
    I think Prielipp is a reliever. I want him to go all out 70 innings a year in leveraged situations. I don't think his arm survives the physical demands of the rotation.
  10. DJL44
    I hear great things about many of the Twins players and their clubhouse intangibles but those intangibles didn't keep them from choking away a playoff spot at the end of the season.
  11. DJL44
    That would be true if the Twins had a unique situation but most MLB teams are going to see a cut in their local TV revenue. Relative to the competition in the AL Central it is no big deal.
  12. DJL44
    Agreed. Find a player with a good glove and put one of the others at DH. The defense needs an upgrade.
  13. DJL44
    Sure. Did you watch the week he had 12 hits in a row? Miranda's defense at 1B was comparable to Goldschmidt's in 2024. I'll bet on the player 10 years younger for 2025. Upgrade a different part of the roster.
  14. DJL44
    100% this.
  15. DJL44
    The trading team would have received one extra season of Duran so I'm sure you're right. I don't think Duran has lost much of his luster. His 2024 was really solid.
  16. DJL44
    Miranda has a better projection for next season than Goldschmidt.
  17. DJL44
    The Twins won't get as much subscriber $$ from cable (guessing less than $1 per subscriber per month) but they'll capture all of the advertising revenue. This is a very rough guess but I think cable subscriber $$ will go down to $3M-5M, streaming makes another $2.5M-$5M and then advertising revenue adds another $5M-$10M. TV revenue drops from $45M to $12M-$20M depending on fan enthusiasm.
  18. DJL44
    This is key. When Duran pitched poorly he wasn't hitting the corners. He was missing well off the plate and throwing strikes middle-middle.
  19. DJL44
    Canterino's all-time high innings pitched in a season is 37. He didn't pitch in 2023 or 2024. The odds he never pitches again are higher than the odds that he solves the Twins bullpen issues. He's going to have to prove he can pitch in AAA before he gets a chance in the majors.
  20. DJL44
    That is a hypothetical you could say about every pitcher the Twins have in AAA.
  21. DJL44
    If you want an elite bullpen for the playoffs, start the season with 12 good relievers. By the end of the year you'll have 6 that you can actually depend on. Your list is 5 arms short (Paddack is in the rotation or traded) and doesn't have any lefties.
  22. DJL44
    The Twins will not cost you any additional money to watch on cable next year. As a bonus, you won't have to worry about your cable company dropping them in the middle of the season.
  23. DJL44
    If a big league hitter knows what the pitch is and where it is going he can generally hit it.
  24. DJL44
    There were many times last year where the Twins pitchers were killed by bad pitch location. Often times a pitcher doesn't need to improve his velocity or break, he needs to put the pitch in the right spot.
  25. DJL44
    When I saw the headline I just assumed Gaetti would send me a compliment periodically. "Good news on the results from your recent colonoscopy. Way to keep up your health" - Gary Gaetti
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