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  1. This is the front office that got Duran for Escobar and Ryan for Cruz. They've done a fair job selling at the deadline. I'd much rather they sold the expiring contracts than just letting them expire while they finish with 78 wins.
  2. He's going to test the free agent market. That's a 100% stone cold lock at this point. What is the harm of trading him to a contender, getting him some playoff experience and bringing him back to the team if they really want him back?
  3. The Reds got a utility player who projects to 0.5 WAR in 2025 and one of the worst 1B in MLB.
  4. I don't see any incentive for the Twins to sell players with multiple years of team control remaining. They're not having a good season, but they have the talent to make the playoffs as a wild-card team next season. I will make an exception to that for Justin Topa and Brock Stewart. Both relievers are on the wrong side of 30 with a long history of injuries. I would try to sell both of those pitchers at the deadline. They're paid almost nothing, currently effective and healthy. They each have quite a bit of team control remaining but I'm pessimistic they will be able to pitch effectively for those remaining seasons. I would sell on Paddack, Castro, France, Bader, Coulombe, Vazquez, Stewart and Topa. That's a lot of roster turnover but it leaves the best part of the pitching staff intact.
  5. Yeah, I don't want them to sell a top starting pitcher and get mostly nothing in return like the Reds did in 2022.
  6. There are a couple guys on waivers who have been better than Wentz.
  7. My wife and I attended the Saints doubleheader tonight. Raya has nasty stuff but it is good Louisville was chasing because he is still inconsistent with command. Ohl looked okay as well. Sabato looks very happy to be in AAA and Miranda looks very unhappy to be in AAA - the attitude is obvious. Miranda is playing like he's hoping to be released so he can find a different organization to play for. Sabato doesn't have a ton of range at 1B but he can catch a thrown ball. Eeles is fun as hell to watch in person, hustle, aggressive baserunning, charging plays on defense. Julien - OTOH is as passive as ever at the plate and in the field. He laid back on an easy grounder and booted it, then was slow on the turn and didn't get the lead runner on the following play, instead choosing to go to first base. Eeles put the ball in play and made things happen; Julien walked. Royce still looks like he's not right. He wants to make explosive, athletic moves but is hesitant and throttles back. Austin Martin did not play, despite the doubleheader. Americans have got to be the best in the world at eating. I was impressed. People were stuffing their faces the entire game, and then ran to the outfield to get more food from food trucks between the game and post-game fireworks.
  8. Is Buxton already a Twins Hall of Famer when he retires?
  9. Fun game to watch. Tomorrow should be good, too. Ober has always done well against the Tigers.
  10. 20 days from now is the All-Star break. I think they will want him back for the Rays series at home on July 4. The Saints are headed to Gwinnett next week, so an easy flight from ATL to anywhere.
  11. They held him another year and now his stock has risen back to where it was at the time of the trade. Are you mad at the front office because they didn't sell low?
  12. I think they've done okay at selling at the deadline. Cruz for Ryan is one of the best trades the franchise has ever made. There are 27 games between now and July 30. How many wins do they need to avoid selling? Getting to .500 requires 15-12. A losing record in July should be an obvious sell as they would be 4 games under .500 and probably 8th in the Wild Card standings like they are right now. <= 13 wins: sell 14-16 wins: ??? >=17 wins: buy They get the Tigers, Cubs, Dodgers and Rays as well as the Marlins, Pirates and Rockies. What's the over-under?
  13. Always maximize the talent in return. If they want to compete next season, they can trade prospects for MLB talent in the offseason. Having better prospects to trade will help them more in the long and short run.
  14. They're 11.5 games behind Detroit. They could win 20+ games between now and July 30th and not make up that deficit.
  15. Agree on Sabato. Give him the rest of the year at AAA. Martin has already shown more at the MLB level than Keirsey. They don't need to wait a few weeks. They can make that move like an injury rehab - 5 games and he's up.
  16. The Twins can fit Duran into the budget next year without any issues. They should be trying to sign him to a 3-year contract, not trading him away. Coulombe is a pending free agent. If they're under .500, he needs to be dealt. Brock Stewart is very good, but also injury-prone and in his mid-30s. He's a guy I would be looking to sell at the deadline. His stuff is good enough and his salary low enough that several teams should be interested. He has enough team control remaining that they could get a real return.
  17. So you want Sabato to sit on the bench, rarely play and occasionally pitch in blowouts?
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