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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I feel like I'm beating a dead horse when I say this, but Santana was far from a "mid-rotation" arm last year. He was a borderline top 30 starter in all of baseball. He pitched like a #2 this year. His value has to do with risk. Age, a UCL that was rehabbed, and PEDs. I get wanting to move him for the right price. I will say this though, the Twins are absolutely absorbing more risk by holding him. The question is whether the reward in July will be higher than what it is now. The Jays backed out in a trade that would have sent Foley this way if memory serves me right. I'm not sure he's going to net much more than Foley now, and I'm not sure he'd be a cinch to get Foley in July, even if he picks right up where he left off in 2016.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Seem to remember that either Falvey or Levin actually used internet proposals (or least read them and didn't dismiss them)... I like this (minus preferring Alvarez to Bellinger)... send it up...
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    a 77-80 win team would be right on the cusp of contending. The young guys would need to take a step forward, and I'd have to think Berrios in particular would need to make some majors strides. Definitely doable, but I'd be more confident in that if they were jettisoning a guy like Santiago and going with upside. If the rotation/AAA depth consisted of De Leon, Berrios, Gibson, May, and Santana with Mejia/Gonsalves (and maybe Stewart) in AAA, I'd be pretty confident that the rotation could take a big step forward.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    If I could get one of those guys for Kintzler, he'd be gone. I cannot imagine he has anything close to value with Dozier.... Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd have no problems adding Kintzler in as a toss in if that meant upgrading that 3rd piece to a legit prospect.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm giving Murphy a mulligan this season at least. He was pretty decent in NY in limited duty. Now that said, I'd definitely consider adding talent in the minors, but I don't think I'd sign any of these guys. If I could get a high ceiling C for a guy via trade (likely ESan), I'd do it and not think twice.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    My preference would be a C or SS. Between Buxton, Kepler, Rosario, Arcia, and Palka, they have plenty of options for that 3rd spot. If they fail, use FA. It's not hard to find a decent OF in FA.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Corner OF that might hit 20 at best, maintain a low walk rate, and high contact rate? I'm probably in the thanks but no thanks there. You want a bit more bat in the corner (though granted he'd probably be an above average glove). We have that already in Rosario.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    That honestly wouldn't be a bad piece. He was a first rounder, and if he could limit the walks, he could potentially be a mid-rotation type guy. That's not bad as a throw in. Not sure how high the ceiling is at this point, but you are talking about a guy who could be a decent player.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Given that in A New Hope, Vader is referenced as being the last of an ancient religion, I find it odd that there's a ton of force references in here. If anything, I'd have steered clear of that...
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Your facebook comments gave it a meh feel... Just saying... Though I had a coworker that said it was as good as Empire Strikes Back. Haven't seen it yet... so....
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    well, if the Twins picked up De Leon, I'd have to think that someone would get moved from the rotation. Potentially more so if Stewart were included. I'd personally dump Santiago first, though the return would be non-existent. If I could get a couple B level prospects for ESan, I'd have to think about it.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I'm not saying 3B isn't something we need. We just happen to have a young controllable asset there who could be elite in his own right. We have time to find Sano's replacement and have some intriguing options in the lower minors. I am saying that I'd much prefer any potential elite talent be a SS, C, or SP, given the organization's needs.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    If he plans on playing baseball he should. It isn't like he'd do better in 3 years, and he's absorbing a ton of risk.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    As it is, with Hughes in the rotation, you have Mejia and Berrios in AAA. That's not bad from a depth thing, but I'd argue that both really need to be in Minnesota sooner than later. Perhaps the assumption is that 2017 is not a lost season (not sure I agree), but I think the team would be better off getting both of them some major league time, and in Berrios' case, there's really nothing left to prove in the minors. Mejia didn't spend much time in AAA, so starting there isn't bad from a depth move. and yeah, if they add guys like Stewart and/or De Leon from LA, you've got to dump guys like Santiago. Heck, if there was a reason to trade Santana, that would be it too. Depth is good, but I don't see it being a good thing when your younger talent is being blocked by guys like Santiago.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I think we are all in agreement there, and at 1 overall, an elite player is certainly a possibility. I also think we all really really really really hope that there is a once a decade player at a position of need vs. say a 3B or something like that.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I thought there was some serious talk about Hughes to the pen to make room for Berrios. Not quite sure I see the point in Berrios starting in AAA. That said, if they are confident that Hughes will be ready, then I have to think that they need to find a way to remove Santiago. You might need a couple of AAAA type arms in Rochester for depth purposes, but with Gonsalves likely starting in AAA and guys like Jay, Stewart, and Jorge all in AA, that makes the most sense.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    No, this team is bad. It cannot win a game, even when the opponent refuses to play.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Hopefully, enough of us are on Santa's good list for this one.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    honestly, the international cap had more to do with competitive balance. Like it or not, you have to have some of that in professional sports, or at one point the entire sport suffers. It would have been nice though that in favor of a cap, they fixed minor league wages... that's what the MLBPA should have angled for there.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    stole this from another thread, but our pick selection is clearing up with three top 50 picks. http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2017?list=draft
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm kind of curious about that too. If they want cash, by all means get it, but be able to use it to make the team better elsewhere.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Personally, I'd be fine with that. I didn't want to tender the guy in the first place.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    the key word is risk. Risk is hard to put a price on. If Santana was 30 instead of 34 and didn't have a suspension under his belt (and yes, the next one is a full season), we'd be talking a Dozier level return. I'm fairly certain Santana could net a guy near the bottom of the top 100 with what would likely be a B/B- prospect on Sickle's scale as a second piece. The question is whether or not that is enough to make it worth parting with him, I don't know. Truthfully, he's exactly the type of guy someone will overpay for in July if he's still pitching well, and given the team's need for pitching, that the guys being targeted in the Dozier trade are not exactly established starters, and our current lack of depth in the high minors, it may make a ton more sense to keep him and flip him if things pan out positively... of course then we absorb all the risk
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    well, if the Twins ended up with both Stewart and De Leon, I'd think pretty hard about sending Santiago away for a comp pick... then again, I don't want Santiago in pinstripes at all.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    The new CBA is done (unless there was some sort of side agreement to keep working on this).... I don't think much was changed with the draft. Bonus pool rules changed with international free agents a bit, but I think this is largely unchanged.
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