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  1. DJL44
    So Brent Rooker <= Tyler Austin? That's not a guy worth keeping.
  2. DJL44
    Colina was the only pitching prospect who signed as an international free agent. Now they have none.
  3. DJL44
    Brent Rooker = Tyler Austin
  4. DJL44
    The MLBPA won't let them into the union
  5. DJL44
    It is probably time to move Donaldson to 1B. Sano should be a full time DH next season and gone after next season.
  6. DJL44
    Sell Rooker to Japan. There are good hit, no field players available every offseason. There is so much loss aversion in this thread. This is a 90 loss team. They SHOULD be replacing most of these guys with better players. If someone acquires competency 3 years from now, good for them.
  7. DJL44
    RField says he's above average at 3B and average at 2B. He's a good utility infielder. Put the crappy fielders at DH and keep the defense as good as possible.
  8. DJL44
    If they're going to try to pass Jax through waivers they need to wait until March.
  9. DJL44
    His best asset is clearly his versatility in the field. Take that away and he's mostly useless as a DH. He would have been worth less than 0.5 WAR this season as the DH. You really want to put Arraez at DH and keep Sano in the field? You think the Twins could get that lucky?
  10. DJL44
    I would probably not protect Palacios. There will be others available as free agents who are at least as likely to contribute. I think I heard that Randy Dobnak could be outrighted and he would not have enough experience to become a free agent. I expect that to happen. He should be in the "middling" category with Jake Cave and Nick Gordon.
  11. DJL44
    Rod Beck had cashed some major league paychecks yet lived out of an RV parked outside the ballpark when he pitched in the minor leagues later in his career. He died at age 38. ESPN.com: MLB - Trailer bash: Rod Beck's life in the minors The reason the 27th round picks don't get paid anything is they can always find someone else willing to take less money to chase a dream. Nobody expects a 27th rounder to make it. They're essentially on the team because they need someone for the real prospects to play against. If people really hate being exploited by MLB there are thousands of other jobs available. Playing in the minor leagues gives someone bragging rights for the rest of their life. That doesn't mean MLB should make people chase the dream on their own dime but it also doesn't mean they have to pay a premium to get players.
  12. DJL44
    Being a baseball player should pay at least $15/hr. That's $600 a week. Minor league player don't need to live off a bonus for multiple years. Most don't make it past year 2 in the minors.
  13. DJL44
    6th best OPS+ in the American League - better than the Yankees or A's. Offensive production has not been the problem.
  14. DJL44
    I don't think they need to eat any money. Donaldson's remaining contract is essentially 3 years $58M. That is very tradeable for a 3-4 WAR player.
  15. DJL44
    I'm sure MLB would agree to increased minor league pay if they were allowed to decrease the signing bonus pool to cover it.
  16. DJL44
    In 5 seasons for this front office the best free agent pitcher they have added is Michael Pineda. He's missed a season and a half due to injuries and suspension and he's still the best free agent pitcher they have added in 5 seasons. I really hope he's not the best free agent pitcher they acquire in the upcoming offseason.
  17. DJL44
    When Garver was the same age as Jeffers he had a 688 OPS in Fort Myers. Jeffers is WAY ahead of Garver at the same age.
  18. DJL44
    That is a very rosy take on a very inexperienced starting rotation and a mediocre bullpen. Even with that optimism you're just adding two top line starters and two top line relievers instead of my plan of adding three of each. Adding those players as free agents is still going to cost $65M in payroll. This pitching staff is really bad, only better than the Orioles in the American League. In 5 seasons for this front office the best free agent pitcher they have added is Michael Pineda.
  19. DJL44
    Sure. I bet they can win 80 games if everything goes right. That's a 10% improvement. The other assets (Rogers, Garver, Buxton) that could have been traded at the deadline were all injured. The pitching staff has five pitchers returning with a WAR > 0.5. Bailey Ober is currently the staff ace. They need to add 3 starting pitchers as good as Berrios and three relievers as good as Rogers if they actually want to win a playoff series. That's more than a couple solid additions, that's a complete overhaul. To get pitchers as good as Berrios in trade will cost at least as much as they got for Berrios. Signing three starting pitchers that good in free agency will add $75M to the payroll. 2022 is a rebuilding year. If it that didn't happen after trading Berrios it certainly happened when they lost Maeda for the season.
  20. DJL44
    That is a terrible idea. The Twins would be much better off trading Garver to a team that wants him behind the plate than they would be using Garver as their full time DH. He's still an average defender at catcher. As a DH he loses half his value.
  21. DJL44
    Braves
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    They did trade more than Berrios. They traded Cruz, Happ and Robles. They should have traded Pineda. Buxton, Garver and Rogers were all injured at the trade deadline.
  23. DJL44
    The Twins are pretty obviously rebuilding in 2022 or they wouldn't have traded Berrios. That means trading the older, more expensive player (Garver) as they look toward competing in 2023. Garver will be 32 in 2023. The 2022 catcher free agent market is not good. A contending team will want Garver's bat at catcher.
  24. DJL44
    If you want to contend you want (or most likely already have) someone better than Sano. In the offseason you can usually find someone just as good for a lot less money. The only hope of a trade is for another equal player at a different position. I don't see an equal shortstop on another team with a $10M contract so a trade is unlikely.
  25. DJL44
    Jordan Gore is showing a lot of potential for such a late conversion to pitching. He might end up on the 40 man roster.
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