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  1. DJL44
    A starting pitcher so they don't have to use Aaron Sanchez again would also be nice. Even better if they're good enough that the Twins don't have to start Archer or Bundy in a wild-card playoff series elimination game.
  2. DJL44
    Austin Romine is readily available. I don't know if I like him better than Hamilton
  3. DJL44
    Everyone has bad luck on trading for relievers. They're volatile over short periods of time.
  4. DJL44
    Lopez is also starting arbitration off a tiny base salary of $1.5M. He should be cheap the next couple seasons.
  5. DJL44
    I think Cano qualifies as an arm they were no longer interested in keeping on the roster.
  6. DJL44
    Is 9 pitchers enough? Half the roster is pitching and pitchers flame out more often than position players. The Twins don't sign much pitching in the international free agent market. Pitchers are also the most common currency at the trade deadline. A draft with 12-14 pitchers seems more prudent.
  7. DJL44
    I'm not sure if they really need a "big difference". They need to win the division, which they currently lead, by a small amount over two equally flawed teams. A "small difference" could be enough to win the division, make the playoffs and see a $10-20M windfall. All-or-nothing is a really bad strategy for this season.
  8. DJL44
    Last year's team was 44-61 on August 1. They've improved to become a .500 team. No, they're not leading MLB in wins but it's still a massive improvement and a lot more fun to watch.
  9. DJL44
    The same Matt Wallner who is hitting .105 for the Saints?
  10. DJL44
    Unless you think the Twins would non-tender Castillo they would have him on the team next season. I'd be much more interested in Jose Miranda for Pablo Lopez.
  11. DJL44
    Mahle has made $4M less in arbitration than Castillo. That (and his bloated 2022 ERA) sets him up for a smaller arbitration award next season. I think Mahle might be open to a contract extension if the Twins obtain him.
  12. DJL44
    The beauty is the Twins have several more options than Steer to bet on. Steer looks good but so do Encarnacion-Strand and Edouard Julien and even though he has been struggling of late I wouldn't bet against Austin Martin and his talent. That's just the Double-A infielders.
  13. DJL44
    What you'll really need is production from the pitcher they get in return for Miranda. They'll be fine in the infield as long as Lewis can play SS. The Twins have an opportunity to trade "studs for studs" with an infielder - whether that is Kirilloff, Arraez, Miranda or even Polanco. This isn't a vet for prospects deal, this would be rebalancing the roster to address shortcomings on the pitching staff using depth from the infield. Beckham is a nice insurance depth piece for 2022 but he has no future with the team (or really any team) beyond using him now when he's playing well. I'll put it another way - I'm sure Miranda is going to be the better player over the next 5 seasons but Beckham is playing well right now and might be the better player in the month of August.
  14. DJL44
    The Twins could also include Miranda in a trade, call up Beckham and not worry much about their infield bench production.
  15. DJL44
    When should we expect draft picks to report to the complex leagues?
  16. DJL44
    Garlick is not someone they should worry about losing. Good bench player but those are not that difficult to sign. Cotton, Romero and Coulombe are pitchers who they should be trying to replace with better pitchers. Dobnak hasn't pitched in 2 consecutive seasons. He might never pitch again. I believe they can still cut him at the end of this season and he won't have enough service time to reject a minor league assignment. That's a no-brainer. Get him off the roster and back to St. Paul. Nobody is going to pick up the $6.75M remaining on his contract.
  17. DJL44
    Royce Lewis should be in the top 5
  18. DJL44
    Neither of those guys, but Pablo Lopez from the Marlins is supposed to be on the block and they're looking for bats.
  19. DJL44
    I don't get the "Miranda can't play 1B because he's a 3B" opinion. If you can play 3B you can learn to play 1B, it's less demanding. He may be less familiar at 1B right now but I'm sure he can learn to play it as well as he plays 3B. I don't think Miranda is all that great at 3B anyway. Total Zone says he's a lot worse at 3B than 1B. BIS disagrees but neither has enough innings to stabilize and neither one says he's a good fielder.
  20. DJL44
    We're probably overdue for another rehash of the Taylor Rogers deal. Maybe the old farts can complain about Brunansky for Herr.
  21. DJL44
    Then we can start daily "Should the Twins have traded Correa at the deadline?" articles
  22. DJL44
    His options should all remain considering he's never been on the 40 man roster. If there isn't any development left then I guess he's not going to make it. His bat isn't good enough to start in the big leagues and there are a lot of utility infielder options for teams every offseason. Look at Tim Beckham, for example. Beckham is destroying AAA pitching and can't get a call-up.
  23. DJL44

    75 RBI or 75 RBIs?

    DJL44 commented on Greglw3's blog entry in Greg Allen

    The box score always lists as RBI, just like it does for AB, K, BB, IP, etc. twins box score july 24 - Google Search
  24. DJL44

    Correa for Soto???

    DJL44 commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    The Twins would have to be braindead stupid not to trade Correa for Soto. Soto is the better player and has several years of team control remaining. The only value Correa would have for Washington would be to trade him to a different club since he's opting out after this season. If you look at MLB trade values, Soto is valued at 177 and Correa at 15. That's how overwhelmingly terrible this trade would be for Washington. If I owned the Nationals and my POBO tried to make this trade I'd veto it and fire him immediately. Then I'd fire anyone who didn't say it was a terrible idea when it was discussed. The difficult part of a Soto trade is there is almost no way for the Nationals to recoup that much value. For the Twins to get close to that value in a Soto package they'd have to include Joe Ryan, Royce Lewis, Jose Miranda and either Alex Kirilloff or Trevor Larnach.
  25. DJL44
    Palacios and Steer are starting at the correct level for their development. Palacios almost has a 750 OPS in AAA. Steer has been playing well but he isn't owning AAA like Kirilloff did. His batting line is actually a little worse than Caleb Hamilton.
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