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  1. prouster
    Would you want people calling you a clown and a slug because you did your job to the best of your abilities? Posts like these add rot to Twins Daily. From a baseball perspective, I think this is fine. The season doesn’t start tomorrow. They have plenty of time to tweak some things and make a judgment. They built a very good bullpen last year, so I trust them. I highly doubt they’ll lose someone off the 40 man who will ever make a meaningful impact on a Major League roster (though don’t quote me on that).
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    I’d like to see them re-sign Castro. I have no idea what terms he would demand. Is he okay backing up Garver again, or does he feel like he could start somewhere else? Should be interesting.
  3. prouster
    The PlayStation’s AI says no.
  4. prouster
    I guess I’m more risk averse. I don’t think they should bet on minor leaguers when they don’t have to.
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    My point is very simple: they should not consider trading either Buxton or Kepler, because I believe losing either one would basically cancel out any upgrades they’d make in their rotation. It makes no sense to me to fill one hole on the MLB roster with the dirt from another when the team is in contention. Cave and Wade are great to have as backups, not as starters. To upgrade their pitching, I believe they should both work the free agent market and trade from a deep farm system. That would allow them to upgrade their rotation while retaining talent and depth on the position player side.
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    That’s reading hostility into my post that simply doesn’t exist.
  7. prouster
    It’s a marginal upgrade because a five win pitcher nets one game when he replaces a four win center fielder (and that’s assuming that the replacement outfielder will put up identical production, which is not a realistic expectation). The former is a somewhat arbitrary number, but it’s a fair definition of “impact” pitcher. When evaluating a trade, you can’t ignore what you’ve given up.
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    I don’t think anything is impossible, but I do think some things are more likely than others. Cleveland is maybe a good example of what I’m arguing against, but I’m not sure they viewed themselves as real contenders this year. Their off-season was...quiet.
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    Name one example of a contending team trading an important player when their competitive window is wide open. The premise of this thread isn’t “trading from depth.” It’s a suggestion that they should consider trading a 4-5 win player for a marginal upgrade in starting pitching. Seriously, what’s one example? Teams just don’t do this, because the benefits simply aren’t there.
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    If any of their outfielders get traded, I think there’s a very good chance it’s Rosario (and an even better chance it’s not Buxton or Kepler). And Rosario will very likely not get them a difference maker. I think any trade of a MLB outfielder would have limited upside—at most a win or two. It’s not worth it to replace Kepler’s 4 wins with Pitcher X’s five. And this is the implicit claim behind the question, isn’t it? By asking, “what’s their value?” aren’t we asking what they could realistically get, and if it’s worth trading either, and whether it should be done?
  11. prouster
    Can someone explain why the twins should trade important pieces off the MLB roster now that they’re firmly in contention? What other contending team has done this? I know it’s the off-season and we need stuff to talk about, but I legitimately don’t understand the reasoning behind all these replace/move/trade so and so threads.
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    I think this question is beside the point, since it’s unlikely either will be traded this offseason.
  13. prouster
    I think they should keep things simple. Focus on the starting rotation, get another proven reliever, and then circle back to any remaining holes. I don’t think there’s very big chance they move Sano to first next season. There are just too many other priorities.
  14. prouster
    I don’t find the endorsements argument convincing for baseball (it’s definitely a factor in other sports). Forbes has 13 ball players on their 2019 list of the 100 highest paid athletes, and quite a few of those (Cabrera, Pujols, Lester, etc.) seem like they’re probably there only because of their salaries. The real endorsements go to the NFL, NBA, and pro soccer.
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    You would turn down a very real, very immanent $300 million contract because you don’t like the city where’d you’d live about 100 days out of the year?
  16. prouster
    They lost 8-1 the other night. What’s your point?
  17. prouster
    Most of game 1. Checked in periodically on game 2. I know I’d be very frustrated if the Twins bats went this cold. So yes, I judge how a team is doing by looking at how many runs they score versus how many they give up, and if they ever get a lead over their opponent.
  18. prouster
    The Cardinals have scored two runs on eleven hits over their last three games. They have not had a single lead for the entire NLCS. How on earth can anyone say they’re playing good baseball?
  19. prouster
    What are your thoughts on Jonathan Schoop?
  20. prouster
    I do too. They have a lot of prospects that are better than Palacios was at the time of that trade. Hopefully they make something work.
  21. prouster
    You mean like the Jake Odorizzi trade?
  22. prouster
    Sano might be a little like Tony Batista—he has great range when it’s hit right at him.
  23. prouster
    Polanco has a hard enough time making throws from shortstop. He won’t be playing third any time soon.
  24. prouster
    They need to bring back Odorizzi and Pineda. They need to bring in a real frontline starter. I don’t particularly care who that is, exactly. If it’s a free agent, my preferences would be either Cole, Strasburg, Wheeler, or Bumgarner in that order. They could also trade one of their top end prospects—probably either Kirilloff or Larnach—as the centerpiece for an ace. Maybe Syndergaard talks will reignite in the off-season. Maybe the Phillies would be willing to deal Nola after their disappointing season. Maybe the Cubs would trade Kyle Hendricks to help restock their system. Just some ideas off the top of my head. Again, I don’t really care who they get, as long as it’s a guy with a track record and an unwavering desire to win. I’m not wild about a Berrios extension. He’s a good pitcher, but he seems like he gets way too cranked up even during early season games against crappy opponents. I’m not sure he has the proper mentality to be a big game pitcher.
  25. prouster
    They did way more than anyone thought they would this year, so that’s good. But would it have killed Rocco to say he wanted to win it all?
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