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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    Three former Twins pitchers will be starting for St. Louis. Sonny Gray, age 34, for the next 3 years at 25 million per year; 300 pound Lance Lynn, age 36, for 10 million in 2024 plus a 1 million buyout in 2025 or a 12 million contract; and old friend, Kyle Gibson, age 36 for 13 million in 2024 and a 12 million team option for 2025. I wish Sonny Gray and Kyle Gibson well. Lance Lynn...not my favorite. A total of 25m plus 10m plus 12m = $47,000,000 for 2024. Average age of 35.33 years with those 3 new starting pitchers. I am glad the Twins are not on the hook for any of these 3 contracts. Bill Petti wrote an interesting article on Pitcher Aging Curves in Fangraphs published April 30, 2012. On the average, it does not bode well for the 2024 Cardinals having 60 % of their 5 starting pitchers averaging 35.33 years of age. Plus an aging Goldschmidt, age 36 at 22 million, Arrenado at age 33 at 35 million and Contreras (a 32 year old catcher) at 18 million. The Cardinals are an expensive, old team. With the signings of Gray, Lynn and Gibson, they just got more expensive and older.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good point about Kep's second half being against mainly sub .500 clubs. The same is true for all Twins who had second half surges in 2023. It was an unbalanced schedule, with a really tough first half and a really easy second half.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good thought-provoking article. It would probably work to shift Polo to 1B, but is it the best option? I see the pros and the cons. Depends on who is offered on trade for Polo.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Now is the best time to get a good return for Kep. As Kep's stats show, he has been an up and down player offensively. He either can't or won't listen to the sage advice of many of us knowledgeable TD posters and hit the ball to the opposite field. (OK I admit that is debatable, but it is one of my pet peeves). This has resulted in Kep hitting numerous 2 hoppers to numerous second basemen. His defense has been solid. Reminds me of an Elvis Pressley song: "It's now or never".
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks Tony and Rodney for an extremely nice post. I don't know if you are "Minnesota nice" or whether you have "Southern Hospitality", but your posts are almost always well thought out and are always polite.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Looking at the weak class of free agents at SS this year, I believe Farmer could be a valuable trade asset to a team needing a SS or a quality utility infielder. Therefore I suggest the Twins sign Farmer for 2024 and attempt to trade him for a relief flame thrower.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Ted, Thanks for an interesting and entertaining article. I would enjoy more articles like this.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Sonny Gray may have been the most valuable Twin in 2023. He was a pleasure to watch pitch. I hope he comes back to the Twins, but he probably won't. I wish him well. Thanks for the memories.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    I respectfully submit that Mr. Longenhagen is badly mistaken about E. Rodriguez and also just plain wrong about the Twins lacking players who played multi-positional roles successfully in 2023. My Exhibit A is the following: Farmer, Castro, Solano, Case Closed.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Congratulations to Noah Miller. Well deserved. He had impressed me with his fielding from the first time I saw him at spring training. His nickname should be "Smooth".
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    How do the Twins rank over all as a team using these metrics? Based on the number of high rankings shown above, I would venture to guess that the twins were among the major league's best defensive team.
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good article. Well researched. Thank you Matthew.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    Maybe Tim Anderson could sign with the Cleveland Guardians so he could play next to Jose Ramirez.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks for this offensive comparison. This is why the Twins need to sign Kiermaier rather than Taylor. I hate those SO's. New major league record for most SO's by an offense. I really liked having Taylor in CF for DEFENSE ! Kiermaier will be excellent at DEFENSE also. Up the middle DEFENSE makes our pitching better. Plus he would make things happen when he gets on base.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    I think the Twins have too many other 2024 options at 1B and DH. There are unanswered questions about Kirilloff and Buck's health and about Miranda's mysterious (probably shoulder related) reduction in hitting ability and Brooks Lee and Polo and Julien (one of whom might need to DH and/or play 1B) for the Twins to sign an expensive 39 year old player for 1B and DH. Your fine article pointed out the possible advantages of signing Turner. However, I believe I would pass on signing Turner. The Twins were projected by Fangraphs just this week of having the 6th best offense in the majors in 2024, even considering that none of the free agents will return (Solano, Gallo, Taylor, and whoever else).
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    I am afraid you are correct.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    Mercy that is a lot of money in to be placed into each one of those egg baskets. Get it wrong, or if the pitcher suffers an injury, which negatively alters his career, and the team, which is obligated for this kind of money, is in a precarious financial position. While I understand and, in fact, advocated for the Buxton contract, it has hurt the team financially, and may continue to do so in the future. But these dollar figures for 30 year old starting pitchers are very risky. I believe I'd go with Wacha instead.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    Very good article. Wacha would be a fine addition to the Twins rotation. Affordable and reasonable. The Twins do need a starter to replace Sonny Gray. However, my first choice would be to re-sign Gray to a 3 year contract for $63 million. He probably will be offered more by other teams, however his age makes a 3 year contract risky.
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    I can't get into this conversation yet. I am still grieving the loss of my all time favorite sports announcer, Dick Bremer. He was simply the best in my opinion. I wish him well in the future.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    I will miss watching Twins' baseball games with my friend, Dick Bremer. Thanks for the memories, my friend.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Moo, moo, moove him to the bullpen.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    By the time he finishes coming off of surgery, the resulting therapy, builds his arm strength up, works out two months at Driveline pitching academy, pitches his tight innings limits and trial runs, gets stretched out without any innings limits, gets all the rust shaken off, gets sent up and down a half dozen times to and from AAA to the big leagues, and then adds a sweeper to his repertoire, he will be 34 years old and ready for a one year trial contract with performance incentives as a big league journeyman reliever with the Las Vegas Padres.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    $215 million divided by 30 is a little over $7 million, assuming that is the Twins' share. Hardly offsets losing $55 million, but it's a start.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    Nick, I wonder how the uncertainty regarding the tv deal affected the decision by Dick Bremer and/or the Twins for the beloved 40 year veteran announcer, to stop announcing the Twins' tv games. Was it merely coincidentally that "his decision" to retire, came at the same time as the tv contract also "retired"? I realize most of us chose to retire at some point in our 60's or 70's. I would be interested in your thoughts.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    I have enjoyed watching over a thousand Twins games with my friend, Dick. I looked forward to our visits. He is a kind, gregarious, entertaining friend with lots of baseball wisdom. His well written book spoke volumes about his excellent life values. I will really miss his company. He has become a good friend. Best wishes to you my friend. If you are ever in North Carolina, look me up. You can find me on Google and Facebook. I know where there are some largemouth bass just waiting to meet you. Thanks for the memories. David Benbow, Statesville, NC
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