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  1. High heat
    I think the free agent # should come from years as a professional. The second you sign a professional contract your clock should start. Then a big financial penalty paid to the team losing said player maybe some kind of salary exception for teams who sign free agency away from current team. Say the Yankees sign a player away from the marlins for 300 million over 10 years. Yankess would have to pay the player agreed upon amount and pay a percentage each year to the Marlins who had to use that on player salary.
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    This could work only under a few conditions. 1. New CBA allows for larger roster expansion. 28 or 30 on active roster/travel with big league club like what happened in 2020. 2. Lots of decent young controllable arms who can be call up and sent down and recalled with St Paul Saints being so close. This would decimate AAA though. 3. You use this method as a try out for 3 guys early in season if one guy gets hurt or ineffective and eventually finding a 5th starter.
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    Jax is Duffey 2.0, convert Jax into a full time reliever. His fastball hopefully will increase in one inning appearances can use the “sweeper” 2 pitch pitchers work out pretty well in the bullpen. HR killed Jax in 21
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    I’m on board with what many of you have said. He needs to continue to develop offensively adjusting to heat and a break ball not getting caught in between. Like him defensively as a decent CF and a right handed bat to supplement all the left handed corner outfielders. his biggest concern is he has to compete with Martin and possibly Lewis if he can’t develop quickly and falls behind those 2 top prospects. Not a big fan of trading him now, likely doesn’t have a lot of value with struggles at MLB level. If he plays well the first half of 2022 either in the majors or AAA his value increases astronomically. Will be a good insurance policy for needed Buxton injuries and missed time to come.
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    The only one I would remotely consider, only because the price may fall dramatically is Javier Baez. We are night in a position to spend big on a long term SS. Our only hope is Martin or Lewis develop. this article should really focus on the next tier free agent SS, that’s where our market likely sits.
  6. High heat
    Griffin Jax reminds me a lot of Duffey coming up. A solid pitcher but really only has a 2 pitch mix and doesn’t have a dominate fastball. If going to bullpen may help give him a couple mph
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    Does everyone just want to watch a 90 loss team for the next decade? We aren’t the Pirates! 3 to 4 million is nothing for a reliever, he has been good to great the past 2 seasons and this yr he has been ok. Give him his $ go into next season with him in the back end of games reliever mix. If we totally fall out of contention next season relievers with a half season left have decent value at the trade deadline. I’m not ready to just punt on the 2022 season already.
  8. High heat
    Did we not learn anything this season when it comes to line up and injuries? throw out whatever opening day lineup we think we need or want. Guys get injured, guys don’t play well. Miranda is a utility guy in he can play multiple infield positions and LF. If he doesn’t make the opening day line up he will likely get his chance before the end of April. Twins need depth everywhere and a guy with option years left who can come up and fill in at multiple positions as an everyday player is a must. don’t give away solid guys who had good second half’s just because a guy had a good yr at AAA
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    I’ve seen enough of Rooker. His short comings out way his skills over the long haul. He doesn’t take walks, he players terrible defense and doesn’t hit lefties a lot. He is at best a .250 hitter. If Gordon and Arreaz are capable outfielders going forward. I’ve seen enough to say yes. Have we not forgot about garlick? He plays better defense and can mash lefties and would complement the corner OF of Kirloff Kepler Gordon much better.
  10. High heat
    Kepler needs to spend the off-season learning to bunt! Teams put on this extreme shift because he’s a extreme pull hitter especially in the ground. Bunt get on base and get teams out of the extreme shift against you. Take the bunt single when they are just giving it to you. this will also open up the hard ground ball up the middle that is an easy out right now. He could go from .210 to .280 from bunting and what that opens in the infield.
  11. High heat
    I saw enough of Nick Gordon. He has no power, he chases to many pitches. He isn’t a big league SS. i guess I look at him as compare him to Astudillo. Look how he has bounced up and down for 3 seasons. When you don’t play good defense don’t have much plate discipline and not much power. Your probe to slumps at the plate and unable to help the team. Then take that Astudillo has elite contact skills, can catch, play 3b 1B LF RF. Has shown some power and still is 27 or 28th man. Nick Gordon doesn’t do any thing elite, he doesn’t play good defense anywhere he doesn’t put the ball in play enough and when he does he doesn’t make hard contact. right now he is a 2B with decent speed who can fill in CF or SS in a pinch.
  12. High heat
    They just graduated 2 top hitting corner outfielders and your organization top prospect tore his ACL. How many are you supposed to have? Also guys like Luis Arreaz were not looked at heavy coming through the system. now if your comment was on developing pitching you might have something.
  13. High heat
    Kind of surprised a move or any talk of a trade of Robles Duffey or Pineda. A lot of guys to move today if that’s the case, sounds like we may have seen the last of Berrios. maybe a deal in the works to package a few together. Hope for Mackenzie Gore.
  14. High heat
    We better not see another start by Happ. This literally should be giving him his walking papers! Any AAA starter could could give you better. I agree that the front office said do not pitch any potential relief trade candidates.
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    I am not a big fan of any Phillies prospects so I dont think Buxton, Berrios or Rogers should be on the table to the Phillies. Now if you could get out of the Donaldson deal and swap for Bohm by maybe adding bullpen arm like Duffey and/or Robles without paying as much $ that would be interesting..
  16. High heat
    Nice to not have to use up the late inning relievers as well. Going to need to pile up wins.
  17. High heat
    I truly think the twins thought no way someone takes him. Everyone one saying oh you had open spots in your 40 man. Which is true the problem is if you add a guy in the 40 man roster who isn’t close to the majors you end up burning option years before a guy is major league ready. Take Celestino for example he used an option year in 2020 now an option in 2021 if he isn’t in opening day roster in 2022 he uses up 3rd option. If he isn’t an established starter in 2024 you can’t send him down if he slumps or is the 4th or 5th outfielder and injuries occur.
  18. High heat
    The guy cant flat out hit! Pitchers throw him hittable strikes either by him laying off ball or on there own he will be very good! His problem in the passed has always been him getting himself out, hitting balls he cant do any damage on. Where are all the people who said who said he doesnt have a place on this team? Has had to be used 3 of the 5 games thus far and has been great in all 3. Also was a factor in the Milkwaukee series allowing Rocco to use Jeffers as a pinch hitter.
  19. High heat
    Where is Arraez going to play and take atbats away? Why didnt Rooker make the team? That lasted an inning! Great to have depth and hopefully replaces fill in nicely. Hopefuuly Donaldson gets the hamstring healthy quickly and is back in the line up.
  20. High heat
    Nice to see Dobnak continue his great pitching and the offense role a bit. Haven’t seen or heard an update on Garver hopefully just a stinger and no serious damage to his shoulder.
  21. High heat
    Why waste his service time if the guy is in a slump or needs a little time you have other options who are playing really well. We are only a week out from opening day start him in AAA/alternate site and let Rooker and or Garlick platoon with Cave
  22. High heat
    A couple of these guys should be moved at the trade deadline this year. Power is a great selling tool. You just have to many of these similar guys in the organization. well see how Sabato and Wallner do in there first full pro season I think both are going to be very good.
  23. High heat
    His brother had elite speed which added a dimension to his game that Nick doesn’t have and now that the elite speed is gone he is a rotational player at this point.
  24. High heat
    I think Blankenhorn might be a closer bet then Gordon! Gordon is just another 1st round pick who never developed. A light hitter without the ability to grind out at bats and doesn’t play elite defense at a premium position.
  25. High heat
    ACL tear in February give 4 months recovery and he should be able to swing Atleast by July. Likely no actual game time but time to focus on the swing and mechanics. Just a tough with a lost 2020 season already. 2 years without any real game experience is a major blow to development. Hopefully he can play some AZ fall league and or winter ball.
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