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  1. DJL44
    The minor league free agent SS are coming off the board. They need to grab one.
  2. DJL44
    The Twins are already on record that they believe Luke Keaschall is a "future star". If they believe that, they need to put their money where their mouth is. If they won't extend him, then they don't really believe in him.
  3. DJL44
    If this team is going to trade someone, they should trade the oldest and most expensive player and keep the youngest and cheapest player. That means they should solve the DH conflict by trading Josh Bell.
  4. DJL44
    None of these are as good of candidates for an extension as Jeffers was last season.
  5. DJL44
    Correa is the highest paid player who isn't actually on the Twins. Bell is the 3rd highest paid Twin.
  6. DJL44
    The arbitration projections for each of them is less than the $7M they gave Josh Bell.
  7. DJL44
    Lewis is clearly the most talented player in the infield, but he gets ignored in all of these articles.
  8. DJL44
    Much more often the opportunity is a runner is on 1st with two outs. Arraez can't drive that runner in, but Bell can.
  9. DJL44
    Brooks Lee was "versatile" if you mean equally bad at every infield position. They don't need players to move between the infield and the outfield. They need someone who can actually play shortstop.
  10. DJL44
    Cool, then we'll just move Josh Bell to shortstop and coach him up since, according to you, he's athletic enough to do it.
  11. DJL44
    I think it's a bad bet, but at least it's a bet with a future payoff if it succeeds. Better than betting on retread 30-year-olds with no future.
  12. DJL44
    Yuck
  13. DJL44
    More articles about how the 3rd highest paid player on the team isn't so bad if you hide him in the lineup and in the field.
  14. DJL44
    Nobody wanted Josh Bell last year at the deadline and he was owed less money than he'll be owed this year.
  15. DJL44
    If they had Juan Soto on a 1-year deal, at least they would have something useful to trade at the deadline. Nobody wanted Josh Bell last year and Arizona only wanted Bell the previous year because their starting 1B had season-ending injury. That is the other advantage of signing better players - they can be traded for prospects.
  16. DJL44
    "He was okay 5 years ago" is a really dumb reason to add someone.
  17. DJL44
    You can give top tier athletes a lot of repetitions and improve their consistency on defense. You can't take bad athletes and "coach them up" to become good. The competition is also working hard and they're better athletes.
  18. DJL44
    So far the Twins, in their drive to contend, have added a bad manager, a bad catcher, a bad first baseman and a mediocre relief pitcher. Start printing playoff tickets!
  19. DJL44
    But there is hope that Arraez can get pickier. He can choose more wisely, and his numbers should improve. He's not going to get faster or better on defense, and he's still not a good choice for a long-term contract.
  20. DJL44
    Me too, but Josh Bell is also pretty much the worst choice they could have made to fill first base this offseason.
  21. DJL44
    What makes you think Buster Posey knows more about catching than Derek Falvey (besides every shred of available evidence)?
  22. DJL44
    There's a backstory behind that comment. I grew up outside of town and didn't have many neighbors. We still played ball but there were only a couple players on offense and a couple on defense at any given time. First base was an oak tree and third base was a lilac bush. If you could hit the oak tree with your throw before the runner got there he was out. If you hit the ball into the lilac bush on the fly it was also an out. I figure Bell has more range than the oak tree but not more than the lilac bush. The bush was about 8 feet across at it's widest spot.
  23. DJL44
    Washington couldn't trade him last season at the deadline. The last two Josh Bell trades were August 1, 2023: Traded by the Cleveland Guardians to the Miami Marlins for Kahlil Watson (minors) and Jean Segura. July 30, 2024: Traded by the Miami Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks for player to be name later. Kahlil Watson is still a prospect - ranked #18 in Cleveland's system with a 40 FV. He looks like a utility outfielder. Jean Segura is retired. Miami ended up with cash considerations instead of a PTBNL. If the Twins want "cash considerations" they could just save the $7M and not sign Josh Bell.
  24. DJL44
    Who were the Twins bidding against that drove Bell's price up to $7M? I feel like they hit "buy now" for an eBay auction that might have been forced to sell for the reserve price.
  25. DJL44
    Counterpoint: Joey Gallo, Logan Morrison, Andrelton Simmons, Marwin Gonzalez. They do well about half the time.
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