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  1. mnfireman
    Well, there's that pesky no-trade clause to work around, and after it expires he will have 10 & 5 rights...
  2. mnfireman
    Correct. According to FanGraphs 2.0 fWAR is worth roughly $16 MM.
  3. mnfireman
    I would say 130+ games played in the outfield, doesn't even have to be in center field. An easy goal to achieve for most players. There were 39 MLB players who played 130 games in the OF last season, 26 who started 130 games in the OF.
  4. mnfireman
    He's back.... https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/twins-sign-niko-goodrum-minors.html
  5. mnfireman
    The Dodgers should be kicked out of baseball No, MLB needs to institute a salary cap with a hard floor and a hard ceiling. No penalty for spending over $XXX, you spend somewhere between the two numbers, period. Maybe MLB should fix this ridiculous TV situation as well, but that's a conversation for a different topic...
  6. mnfireman
    The Twins got two very good years of Ken Landreaux as part of the Carew trade, but agree with the rest.
  7. mnfireman
    That would be Roy Smalley. That trade also brought Greg Gagne to the Twins..
  8. mnfireman
    Jeffers is a FA after the '26 season...
  9. mnfireman
    One thing that has not been brought up is that Hoskins is a Boras client. Boras will keep him (Hoskins) on the market until he (Boras) gets the best deal available. That being said, I see Gallo signed around this tie last season, so maybe a Hoskins signing is imminent somewhere.
  10. mnfireman
    This team does not need a full-time DH, too many good bats to try to find PA's for. The Buxton experiment last season also proved this.
  11. mnfireman
    I am in the don't trade Jeffers camp, but to add Luzardo I think I would rather lose Jeffers (and Julien) than any of the prospects still in the minors. Vazquez grades out well defensively, and a cheap C could be gotten from FA to placehold until Camargo is ready.
  12. mnfireman
    Close!! I had looked these #'s up earlier due someone suggesting that the whole team had hit better after the AS break; Pre AS break slash - .232/.309/.400 (.709 OPS,) MLB OPS Rank #22 Post AS break slash - .258/.346/.463 (.809 OPS) MLB OPS Rank #3 So it was a team effort, not an individual player
  13. mnfireman
    Twins record - pre AS break 45-46; post AS break 42-29....
  14. mnfireman
    Wallner struggled in the play-offs, but slashed .354/.456/.646 (1.102 OPS) with 3 HR, 12 RBI and 16/8 K/BB ratio over his last 17 games. He has also shown a willingness to work on his weaknesses, as he became an acceptable defender last season and was constantly working on fixing his swing after the league started exposing a weak spot. Kind of the player a team needs...
  15. mnfireman
    I disagree. Farmer is the most expendable, but also probably returns the least value. Polanco is more expendable than Kepler due to the infield depth both at the MLB level and higher minor leagues, and probably brings the best overall return.
  16. mnfireman
    You handcuff yourself too much if you eliminate half of your possible trade partners.
  17. mnfireman
    Now that Jung Hoo Lee signed with the Giants, I would imagine that Bellinger signs soon. If he doesn't sign with Seattle, I imagine they would open to trading for Kepler. If the pieces are right, the Twins take the trade. Trading him just to free up $$$ is probably not smart, as stated on here, because the other options don't appear to be able to match his production.
  18. mnfireman
    Can't replace them if they trade all the young starters away, leads to a vicious cycle of constantly trading prospects for 1 or 2 years of a veteran.
  19. mnfireman
    They aren't, but those other young, controllable pitchers aren't sure things either. Yes, many, most or even all of them have debuted in the MLB, most to mixed results so far. Not to mention injuries. Festa projected by MLB and FanGraphs to debut this season, if he does, he maybe takes a little pressure off of Paddack and/or Varland if either is on an innings limit. SWR might figure things out, he is still considerably younger than most at AAA, Canterino may make the BP out of ST or early in the season, if he is stretched out he can piggyback with other starters to help with innings limits. Varland and Headrick have had a taste of MLB and could be useful. Raya is projected to debut in '25. Soto, Prielipp, Lewis, Culpepper, etc... I like how the teams pitching pipeline is taking shape and don't feel any "Big" trades need be made unless said trade doesn't disrupt this.
  20. mnfireman
    So the Twins need pitching long-term, but everybody wants to include Festa and Raya in trades... If they have to be included, don't make the trade. Unless some extensions are offered, Paddack is a FA after '25 and Lopez, Ryan and Ober are FA's after '27. That is a lot of SP to have replace, the team can't keep trading players/prospects for 1 or 2 years of a veteran SP.
  21. mnfireman
    And Seattle starts the conversation asking for Julien/Lee, Festa and a low-level prospect, not Polanco and/or Kepler.
  22. mnfireman
    Optioning the future for a rental SP is not smart/sustainable baseball. This team has a core that will mostly be together through 2027, but has new wave of prospects coming after that, and has already traded off some pieces that may have been part of the future for help now. They cannot keep emptying the cupboard and coming up short, its not good business. So, short story long, develop the pitching needed, fill seasonal needs as necessary and go forward with the goal of winning the WS, not trying to win a play-off series this year.
  23. mnfireman
    Lopez, Ryan, Ober and Paddack have all started play-off games...
  24. mnfireman
    Why not let Maki work his magic on Ryan, Ober, Paddack, Varland, Canterino, Festa, SWR, Headrick, etc... without giving anything up??
  25. mnfireman
    Let's hope the Twins don't feel the need to send Jeffers that way, no matter the return, will leave them shorthanded behind the plate....
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