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  1. dxpavelka
    Only took Larnach five years to prove he might belong. Seems like if the next guy can do it in three that would be progress.
  2. dxpavelka
    I'd go one of Kaelen / Emma but not both.
  3. dxpavelka
    Do you see brighter future for Jenkins / Rodriguez / Mendez or Raya / Culpepper / Matthews?
  4. dxpavelka
    Not sure why you think I'm AFRAID of him rejecting a qualifying offer. Or of him accepting one. I have been advocating keeping him for weeks. Not the least bit afraid of him leaving for nothing. This even alleviates that concern. A compensatory pick is probably just as good as what we MIGHT get by moving him now. My biggest concern is seeing him in the dugout on the other side of the field come October. Sometimes the best deals are the ones you DON'T make. Would I want to pay him $23 next year? Probably not. Would it be the worst thing in the world to have to do so as a one year bridge to one of four catchers on your top 14 prospect list? Also, probably not. Especially if you fall out of contention next year, or one of the four progresses faster than expected and you move him a year hence. Not the mention the very real possibility of not having to pay him anything for a season that might not be played pending resolution of a very uncertain CBA situation.
  5. dxpavelka
    Again with the "this year." The point is that Larnach staying helps "this year" but delays big league progression for Jenkins and / or Rodriguez and / or Mendez for future years. Throw in Rhoden & Martin, and Wallner for good measure and you're up to a half dozen guys being impacted. I'm just fine with Martin, Rhoden & Wallner being impacted. But I DO want to see as much of Jenkins / Rodriguez / Mendez before the end of this year as we can, considering that if we don't it might well be March of 2028 before we do. Or later.
  6. dxpavelka
    The fact that Tristan Gray is on the roster should be all that is needed to make a right handed hitting outfield impossible to ignore.
  7. dxpavelka
    The highest paid catcher in the big leagues is making $17.5 million. Three are making more than $12.5 million. But you think JEFFERS is gonna make $23 million? IF that's the case the offers for him had better start at any organization's best pitching prospect, best hitting prospect and another of their top four prospects, all of whom had better be among the top 50 prospects in the game.
  8. dxpavelka
    KEEPING Larnach would be the indication they are trying for the token playoff appearance. Nothing screams "eyes on being a legit contender next year and beyond" like blocking potentially as many as three left handed hitting corner outfielders who are knocking at the door.
  9. dxpavelka
    So the worse possible outcome is the he might ACCEPT a qualifying offer. I can live with that.
  10. dxpavelka
    Phillies scuffing. Jhoan Duran available?
  11. dxpavelka
    Spend wisely--Extend Jeffers.
  12. dxpavelka
    Far too many folks far too concerned about spending. The focus should be on winning. Lots of teams spend without winning. Some win without spending. Which should we prefer?
  13. dxpavelka
    Typical. Last year they sell off the bullpen. This year they need bullpen. Happens far too often. Moved Berrios earlier than we had to, within a year needed another Berrios. Moved Duran earlier than we had too, now we need a closer. Sure, you can tell me Gomez is the guy, and maybe he is. But the fact that we have a dozen guys with saves tells me that might not be the case. Moved Varland LONG before we might have needed to.
  14. dxpavelka
    Most likely three years. MAYBE four. Could be two if Boras overplays his hand. TWO catchers making more than $14 million. We forgot Garver because Jeffers was here and ready to play. We will forget Jeffers too. But the guys who will make us forget him are probably at least two years away. Sign him to a three year deal and when one of the kids is ready trade him then. Or trade him now and watch him rip our hearts out in a playoff series from the other side.
  15. dxpavelka
    A Larnach trade would open up a corner OF spot as well. And hopefully bring a quality arm.
  16. dxpavelka
    Any chance of moving him for a catcher with a .900 OPS?
  17. dxpavelka
    I think Miggy Sano is available if we need another outfielder.
  18. dxpavelka
    so is the use of no caps
  19. dxpavelka
    If I have to explain, you'll never understand.
  20. dxpavelka
    solid move. Not going to set world on fire but a nice start to adding to the pen.
  21. dxpavelka
    NO Tristan NO Gray NO NO NO NO!!!!
  22. dxpavelka
    That's funny. You just used Bell in the same sentence as corner OF. Bell is a professional hitter. Should NEVER be in the lineup as anything other than DH. Take his fielding gloves away from him. Have a Willie Norwood promotional night and burn them. But he IS a good hitter. On a pace for 94 RBI. We haven't had a guy with 94 RBI in half a decade. Hell, we're only four years removed from Jose Miranda leading the squad with 66. Yeah, I know the RBI are a flawed stat. I hear it all the time from folks that wanna tell me the value of guys who don't drive in runs. But at the end of the day, good hitters drive in runs and guys who don't are generally guys who don't take advantage of those opportunities.
  23. dxpavelka
    If you are content with the Twins NOT being in the playoffs that's great. For YOU. Many of us are NOT.
  24. dxpavelka
    Gray must have pictures of someone.
  25. dxpavelka
    I can sum the situation in one sentence: Walker Jenkins is NOT Tristan Gray.
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