ChrisKnutson

Why can't a quantity of quality (not elite) be a good return? Because not every prospect is a sure thing and there is such thing as development (we are talking real people, not just numbers). Also, I'd add Kirilloff to the group consisting of Enlow, Graterol, Gordon, and Reed for Archer.

Would the Rays would take two possible "aces" in Brusdar Graterol and Blayne Enlow (to offset the loss of Archer)? Then all Twins' need to do is throw in Nick Gordon and Jake Reed and Archer's a Minnesota Twin, Right?

Do whatever it takes to get Archer, without having to give up Lewis, Rooker, Romero, Gonsalves, and especially Kepler. Any, if not all, of these guys would be worth Archer imo: Kirilloff, Gordon, Littel, Palacios, Jorge, Stewart, Lachlan Wells, Thorpedo, and recently acquired Jacob Pearson and David Banuelos (the Rays system lacks catchers). Or we could just swap Sano for Archer, which would be ok with me.

Just sign Andrew Cashner and Wade Miley, both have decent track records and are former 1st rounders (so they have the ability to be a bargain). Also, I could see both turning into effective relievers as well if someone (Gonsalves, Romero, Little, May, Duffey) steps up and performs. I especially see Miley (smaller frame) (if that matters?) having the abilty to be that max effort guy in the pen ready to be unleashed.

Why are we so easily dismissing Danny Valencia, seriously, he has a very good track record against lefties and is a versatile bench bat (1b, 3rd, corner of). And after all that's happened with Sano, we shouldn't be worried about his past "clubhouse issues" with the Twins, nor should we even think of pursuing (the lefties) Duda, LoMo, (or overpriced egos) GoGo, or Joey Bats. Also, Valencia would be just as effective of a signing as Eduardo Nunez (ALDS injury and price$) in terms of upgrading our bench.

Eat Kemp’s contract and take SP prospect Yadier Alvarez instead of signing Darvish (cuz I’m losing hope). Then spend some on free agents like Wade Miley to start or relief (depending on ST) and then sign lefty killer utility man Danny Valencia. If it’s too much to upgrade our pitching to where we want it, then make a juggernaut offensive (somewhat like the Astros). Both Kemp and Valencia would offer roster flexibility without the risk of poor at bats and both have hit lefties pretty well throughout their careers. Kemp would be worth it, if attached with a high level prospect, cause it’s not like he’s washed up yet.

Does anyone think a reunion with Danny Valencia would be worth it? He plays 1st, 3rd, and corner outfield, he mashes left pitching (look at career splits), and could play 3rd of DH to start the year if Sano is suspended. I don't wanna hear he's bad clubhouse guy (when we got Sano on our team) because honestly Danny's consistency as a role player is a better fit for the Twins compared to question marks like Bautista, Napoli, Maybin, Young, and Holiday.

This smells like a possible "failed starter" turned reliever scenario, I hope so. It would be smart for the Twins to make a move like this because none of their lefty relievers really leave me feeling comfortable about our bullpen, especially Zach Duke. Former first round draft pick Wade Miley as a starter averaged 93 on his fast ball and so far has topped out at 96, maybe 97??, for a lefty he's got some heat, but imagine his smaller 6'0 frame coming out of the bullpen to be used as a max effort guy. Despite their height differences I don't see why Miley can't follow the similar path taken by former 1st round starters that are now currently lefty relief aces (Andrew Miller, Mike Minor, and Brad Hand).

Too much statisics, even for baseball! Regardless of the allegations and how this situation ends, I think the biggest question the organization needs to ask themselves, is keeping Sano around worth it? He's obviously very talented (talented enough?), but to go along with these allegations are his weight related issues (work ethic) and the gap left at 3rd if he were suspended/traded. Also, I think it would look very bad (and unfair) if the Twins kept Sano in the same workplace as Betsy (a photographer). The Twins need to move on from Sano, Sano needs also move past this incident (despite denying it), and Betsy needs closure. On the bright side (not really :/ ), what the Twins could do is trade Sano along with Felix Jorge, Kohl Stewart, Jermaine Palacios for Chris Archer and a throw in role player/pitcher. This could also entice Darvish to set up a meeting with the Twins and possibly choose them over the Yanks, Astros, Dodgers, Cubs, Rangers, etc. The reason why I think this would attract Yu is by having already having 2 very accomplished starters and fact that the organization (should do) did the right thing handling Sano. Demonstrated in this years' World Series, Yu Darvish seems like a person who places importance on character (good guy), once you add Darvish to the mix you got.... 1) Archer 2) Darvish 3) Santana 4) Berrios 5) (yet to be determined) (Mejia, Gibson, May, Romero, Little, Gonsalves, Slegers) It's possible the Twins could turn this bad situation into a positive one in the from of a starting pitching surplus.

While I like Kemp, I don't think he's a good fit for the Twins. We already have Grossman, no need for an expensive version of him. Especially if $ an years are gonna be a factor in getting Darvish. WhiIe I understand we have a great need for a right handed bat, Kemp, Escobar, Adrianza, Grossman, the answer. I think it's time for Danny Valencia to make a return to Minnesota. I know in past he's been a club house head case, but I think he's maybe matured a bit. Playing for Toronto, Oakland, Seattle, Baltimore, Boston has probably humbled him, since he's been surrounded by superstars such as Jose Bautista, Nelson Cruz, Robinson Cano, David Ortiz, Josh Donaldson, etc. Also he's not just a 3rd baseman anymore he probably play any position with competency, except for pitcher and catcher. His main positions are LF, RF, 3rd, and 1st. Most importantly Valencia destroys lefty pitcher, just look at his platoon splits! IMO I Valencia could be a game changer for any playoff team, and could definitely take the pressure and fatigue off of our young team's starters during the long season grind.

With whatever International money we have left we should package that with Kohl Stewart, Nick Gordon, and possibly Phil Hughes for a trade for Padres ace reliever Brad Hand. Now seems like the perfect time to make a trade with San Diego since Otani did say that he'd like to pave his own way, which may mean becoming the face of a dying franchise like the Padres. Also the fact that there'd be a lot less pressure on his performance with the Padres (both pitching and hitting) (getting his feet wet in the MLB waters) could intrigue him. Otani may make Preller more willing to part with Hand.

This offseason, nothings happened, yet there's already been a lot of talk of what the Twins need to do in order build on their surprise wildcard birth last season. Obviously this team is young, and ahead of schedule as well, but this doesn't mean its time to trade the system (top prospects or even some of our core) and go all in on Chris Archer, Gerrit Cole, Noah Syndergaard, Marcus Stroman, or even Shohei Otani (don't think he'd want to come to MN anyways). Although I do like the thought of overhauling on pitching, starters and relievers (Tommy Hunter and Brandon Kintzler), I don't think we need to because we got a lot of the system's top pitching prospects coming off injuries (Chargois, Jay, Burdi) and others looking like they'll be in MN sometime in 2018 (Gonsalves, Romero, Pudge Jr). All Falvine needs to do is make two moves in order to make this a very good team. Which is sign SP Yu Darvish and trade for RP Brad Hand. These are two pitchers that sometimes go under the radar as being "elite" because they choked in the WS (albeit small sample size) or we're apart of a dying franchise (Padres) that lowered their value by selling way too high in July (Preller). Regardless, I think these two would be all the Twins need in order reach the WC game again, maybe even become division winners again. We have enough bats to win a game, all we need to do is hold the lead.

While Kohl Stewart does have the potential too be a regrettable loss, we left him of the 40-man for a reason. And it would plain stupid to just let him go through the Rule 5 Draft. He's a 1st rounder!!! Whose stock hasn't taken too big of a hit. Hopefully all this means is that Falvine is planning to deal Stewart like the A's dealt Jaycob Brugman to Orioles (MLBTR). In the same MLBTR article, it was also mentioned that the Twins are exploring trades for relievers such as Raisel Iglesias, Brad Hand, Alex Colome, and Justin Wilson. Although I've said this many times, I still believe that Brad Hand would be the best option for the Twins, and would fit perfectly in our bullpen (another lefty besides Rogers) and Minnesota (hometown is Chaska). In the comment section of the MLBTR article it's mentioned many times that Nick Gordon would probably be the center piece in a deal for any of those 4 relievers. So I believe a package of Gordon, Stewart, and Felix Jorge would be an offer that San Diego would find hard to refuse be they are in dire need of a SS and needs young starting pitching (like every other team in the league).

I'm a little worried about dangling Stewart and Reed, but then again if it's for free agents I'm all for it, especially relief pitching. I like the idea of bringing Kintzler back as our 7th inning guy, then Tommy Hunter as the set-up (most underrated free agent reliever, IMO), and then trade for Brad Hand to be fireman/closer. If Falvine makes moves for these guys the Twins could have an actual playoff bullpen. Just imagine.... Tyler Duffey Trevor Hildenberger Alan Buesnitz Taylor Rogers Ryan Pressly Brandon Kintzler (no introduction needed, yall already know) Tommy Hunter (former starter for WS losing Rangers teams -> turned 95-100 mph reliever) Brad Hand (career similar to Andrew Miller's) (has funky delivery) not to mention: Buddy Boshers (please no) Tyler Jay, John Curtiss, Aaron Slegers, Trevor May (maybe?) and Gabriel Moya If we're looking to extend our core players 2019 and beyond we can't break the bank on Darvish, Minor, 1b Santana (why would we?), Lynn, Davis, Cobb, Morrow, etc. We subtracted from our roster last year and still made the playoffs, all we need to do is add a few "actual" major league ballplayers, not overrated/overpriced stars. Both Kintlzer and Hunter great relievers that are in a way underrated so they should come at a relatively affordable price while Hand, our "big splash" wouldn't cost money, but instead top prospect Gordon and probably Kohl Stewart and Felix Jorge as well.

Too expensive in terms of prospects, instead the Twins should go after possible breakout starter/relievers Bryan Mitchell (former top prospect) and or Luis Cessa (both top out around 98-99 mph) of the Yankees for a more reasonable price of prospects. The Yankees don't have enough room on their 40 man roster for all of Mitchell, Tyler Austin, Cessa, Garret Cooper, and others (on MLBTR) so a trade is definitely possible as long as the Yankees get prospects in return. To sweeten the deal for both sides the Twins could also swap the contract of Phil Hughes for either of Jacoby Ellsbury, Starlin Castro, or Chase Headley and then flip that contract for pitching or prospects or hold on to the veteran.

While the Twins current outfield trio seems cemented for the future, the infield's future seems stable yet very uncertain in the coming years. Mauer doesn't have many years left, Dozier's future with the Twins seems uncertain for a number of reasons, Polanco may be our SS now but I guess he's a trade candidate now (so who is our SS) (Gordon?), and I'm not sure how much longer Sano can stay a 3rd. I like Escobar (a lot) but realistically don't see him becoming our regular or even part-time 3rd baseman (bench piece). Instead, I think the Twins should start playing Polanco/Gordon at 3rd while the other plays SS, moving Sano to the role of part time 3rd baseman and DH. Yet, if we do sell high on Polanco, I'd still put Gordon at 3rd because I have a feeling that it'll be a good fit for him. Which means being on the market for a SS. A Dozier/Zack Cozart duo seems pretty dangerous with the bat and glove. And if not, Twins could trade for Dee Gordon since the Marlins are looking to shed payroll. Realistically, a Gordon trade is probably impossible (one can dream) because he's a 2nd baseman (former SS). Would he be able to displace Dozier (debatable)? What about his own brother from SS, even after his strong comments on the Twin's doubt of Nick's ability to play SS. However, if it was possible for the 3 to coexist he'd probably be the most obvious mentor for Nick and clubhouse leader (along with Dozier) for the rest of the young team. And a batting order starting with Gordon and Buxton would be very fun to watch. When it comes to the situation at 3rd, I think the transition would be fairly smooth defensively for Polanco/Gordon because both are overall good fielders that can hit the ball enough for a 3rd baseman as well. A move like this isn't just about being capable of manning your position, because I think both are capable SS too, it's about maximizing the talent on the roster. Many examples come to mind like: Matt Carpenter, Jose Ramierez, Anthony Rendon, World Series hero Alex Bregman. With Polanco, I see him moved back to second when Dozier is no longer with the team, but for meantime I think the goal should be getting him (and Gordon) on the field as much as possible.

I say we need a proven shutdown reliever, worry about the closer stuff later. The important thing is for the Twins to have a guy that other teams fear when they're down in 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th. Someone that can come in at any situation, not just close. The only problem is that the guy I'm thinking of is isn't a free agent. But it's definitely possible for the Twins to pull off a deal for Padres reliever Brad Hand. All Falvine would have to do is hand over Nick Gordon (they need a SS) and couple mid/low tier prospects. IMO, Hand's value as a versatile shutdown reliever (on a team that lacks quality pitching) definitely outweighs Gordon's value as a future Twin, so I don't think anyone would lose sleep over the loss of Gordon. I wouldn't.

You can talk Archer, Verlander, Lynn, Cole all you want, but if the Twins are going to make trades there's only 2 pitchers that make the most sense. And that is going all in and trading for Jacob DeGrom and Brad Hand. Both the rotation and the bullpen (pitching in general) have been a huge problem for the Twins, and trading for these two would change how we view our pitching entirely. Along with changing the views of others our the league and industry, gaining respect and showing that the Twins are forreal. We have the prospects, change of scenery candidates (Pressly) (Vargas), etc. And for the players we trade away we can make up for it with the money we would've spent on free agents by either signing free agents (obviously), signing HUGE international prospects, or extending our core players. IMO, the Twins' group of core position players is so strong that it makes our systems' position players expendable (Wade, Gordon, Palka, Granite, etc). The only two position player prospects I'd prefer the Twins to hold is Rooker and Lewis.

Whether the Twins take 1 or 2 in San Diego, imo this is a great opportunity for Molitor to get the less experienced relief pitchers (Moya!?, Tonkin, Curtiss, etc) more seasoning and to give Buesnitz, Hildy, Rogers, Belisle somewhat of a break. After splitting the KC series it just seems like the perfect time for someone new to step up and contribute!

I understand the frustration with Rosie but you cant deny that even at this moment he is a unique talent (especially with the bat) and could be better. But regardless I feel in the future the twins should consider removing him from left and put him at DH and or use him as utility player instead of trading him (he used to play 2nd and could also sub for Kepler against lefties). This also would give the twins the opportunity to go out and sign a big right handed batting leftfielder, all while still having Rosario's bat in the lineup everyday.

Time to call up more reinforcements since the AAA season is over for Rochester. IMO I'd like to see the front office really take advantage of the 40 man (Sept) since they didn't feel like making moves prior to the august deadline. Since Niko Goodrum got called up feel almost all of aaa is fair game for a callup. To me these are the players that should be at least considered. Pitchers- Gonsalves, Romero, Tonkin, Reed, Rucinski, Bard, Melotakis, Jorge, Wimmers, Rosario Position Players- Park, Palka, Shuck, Reginatto, Hague. All these guys can be or are better hitters than Goodrum, they just don't have the versatility. But if you think about it versatility is sorta meaningless in September. For any of these guys to get "the call" someone on the 40 man has to go, but who else besides Santiago and Hughes?

It's not like we expect the Twins to do what the Angels did, but the FO could at least try for the sake of the fans and more importanly the team. it's also really surprising and somewhat disappointing to see the same front office that became a buyer and seller within a week (almost "trigger happy") be this quiet. It's as if they don't (truly) realize what's going down at the ballpark. Favley and Levine must be really be committed to this master plan of theirs, which isn't a bad thing thing, it's just unreasonable to expect your whole system to be apart of a world series roster (only 25 spots). IMO , whether tonight (highly unlikely) or in the offseason the Twins have be more willing to move top position players in the system for any pitching and right handed bats because chances are there wont be room for these guys. I was hoping we'd we go after the hard hitting (right handed batter) Nicholas Castellanos, cause he would've been a steal. And as for pitching, I was thinking R.A Dickey and any reliever available, such as lefty reliever Kevin Seigrist who was just dfa'd by the Cards after being activated off the 10 day DL (forearm arthritis). Previous years Seigrist had been even better numbers wise than kintlzer was for us this year, hitting mid 90's on his fastball (rarely touching 100). To me he has closer material. We could still get him but I don't thing he'd be eligible for the postseason, if we make it. At the same time, that might be the best thing for him since he seems like a bounce back candidate in 2018.\ Sadly the Twins FO will probably nothing.

If we're gonna go get someone like Garcia (rental) the Twins might as well go get one rental relief pitcher. I'm thinking Addison Reed or Pat Neshek, since both imo seem affordable in terms of prospects. Although I'm not exactly sure what the Mets or the Phil's needs are. And if we go after Reed I definately feel we should add Bartolo Colon to sweeten the deal because if feel the Mets do want him back. Also I don't want someone considering retirement based on how his start against the best team in baseball goes, when we're in middle of a playoff hunt.

Is that a good thing? I mean Chris Young isn't what he used to be but he's a solid veteran that at best could possibly have a season like Torii did (22 HR/81RBI/.240 BA except with better defense. And Austin Jackson to me seems primed to have a really good season something similar to his first few seasons with the Tigers.

Let's be realistic the Twins aren't gonna get free agent Yoenis Cespedes, but yet there is still a few free agents that are better than or just as good as Aaron Hicks was (and less frustrating too). Three that I'd like to see the Twins go after for a RF/CF starting position would be Austin Jackson, Chris B. Young, or Will Venable. First of all, all of them are a billion times better with the glove in the outfield than Miguel Sano will ever be, also all are just as good as Rosario with it too, minus the arm but I could be mistaken. Will Venable spent most of his career with the Padres in a park that kills homeruns yet he managed to have a 20-20 season in 2013. In 2015 he started his season off with a solid .258 BA /6 HR/11SB for the Friars until heading to the Rangers where he got minimal playing time and struggled. Chris B. Young is a former Rookie of the year Candidate and All Star who seem destined to be the D-Backs franchise player. And he was that good as he had speed, power, great defense, but if he did have a flaw it was striking out, low batting average, and a low on base percentage. However it seems he's gotten better with age even though as part time player. Austin Jackson, mostly known as the young talented center fielder for the Tigers who was runner up for Rookie of the Year in 2010, is still young and talented, at 28 years old I feel he still has some of his best years ahead of him, this year he was even apart of the Cubs run in the playoffs.