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  1. prouster
    I'm in agreement with everyone who says the bullpen is the biggest area of need. They could try Canterino out once he's healthy, but they need more than one new arm, and the trade route seems more likely to work out. Someone mentioned David Robertson as a possibility. Arizona also has a couple of guys that would be nice to have. A starter would be another option. If the playoffs were to start today, the ALDS rotation would be Gray, Ryan, and either Archer or Smeltzer (personally I'd go with the lefty; there's also a good probability they'd use a four man rotation for the divisional round). The first two have the ability to keep them in the game with anyone, but that third spot would have me a little nervous. Montas is the obvious name, and he'd be solid. If the Phillies fall out of it, I'd love to see them make a run at Aaron Nola. Picking up a starter would allow them to move Archer and/or Smeltzer to the pen. I think the latter's stuff would play up. Archer probably is what he is, and I'd only use him if the game is already out of hand.
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    Are you suggesting that the manager has to tell players to hit home runs?
  3. prouster
    Ok. Just wanted to make sure I didn’t accidentally pass through a wormhole or something.
  4. prouster
    This again? Weren’t there like two threads asking this exact same question a couple weeks ago?
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    I guess Bundy pitched well enough, since they had a four run lead when he came out. It's frustrating when the team hits five homers off one of the game's top starters and still loses. It's pretty dang hard for Rocco to manage the bullpen when everyone he brings in gives up runs left and right.
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    Good game for the Twins. It’s nice to see Buxton’s bat warming up. Wondering why Kaat wasn’t in the booth…
  7. prouster
    I tend to think it’s good to draft high quality college bats early, because they pan out at a higher rate. But man, I really hope they don’t take another DH in the first round. I’m hoping the Georgia Tech catcher falls in their lap. Otherwise I’d like to see them take one of the infielders with good hit tools.
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    I don't disagree with your point, but teams aren't usually willing to make trades until much closer to the deadline. Especially with the expanded playoffs, it's gonna take a while for most clubs to fully decide if they're buyers or sellers. I don't think it's impossible they could make a move now, but I'd be really surprised if anything happened before mid- to late-July.
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    This is what confuses me so much about the “trade Correa” position (in addition to the surface level weirdness of it). There’s no rule against adding pitchers to improve the team while Correa is still on it!
  10. prouster
    Because he’s the best player at the most important position in baseball.
  11. prouster
    You're dug in, so I'm not going to go round and round. But how were the Nationals doing at the deadline last year? What were the circumstances of the Diamondbacks, Rays, and Brewers at the times of these trades? How many steroid tests did Cano fail when Seattle traded him?
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    It’s not a desire for answers that’s causing people to disagree with you. It’s the absurdity of a contending team trading their starting shortstop who is arguably the best player at his position on the planet Earth.
  13. prouster
    Interesting. I’ve had the exact opposite experience watching this team. I think they’re at least as fun to watch as the Bomba Squad, and probably the most fun since the Piranha teams back in the early years of Gardy’s tenure. These guys go out and play their asses off every night. I love it.
  14. prouster
    Personally, I think the one who dashed hopes and killed spirits was Bundy. Baldelli probably should have pulled him, but ultimately the guy on the mound has to get hitters out.
  15. prouster
    Well, I disagree that the twins have a (recent) history of causing new pitchers to under-perform. Odorizzi is the obvious counterexample. Joe Ryan is looking like one, too. On its face, a trade for Paddack seems like a solid move. He’s still young and has a few years of control, and there’s still plenty of upside. It’ll depend on what they give up.
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    I’m a bit idiosyncratic on how I think lineups should be put together. If I were in charge, I’d order it from the best to worst hitter in the starting nine. The table setter-cleanup guy relationship usually goes away after the first inning or two, and I’d want to increase the odds that my top hitters bat late in the game. My lineup would go something like this: 1. Buxton-CF 2. Correa-SS 3. Polanco-2B 4. Kirilloff-1B 5. Arraez-LF 6. Kepler-RF 7. Sano-DH 8. Jeffers-C 9. Urshela/Miranda-3B Lots of debate about how the middle slots could go based on my criteria.
  17. prouster
    This is the good stuff. Keep it coming!
  18. prouster
    God level take. Never change, Twins fans.
  19. prouster
    I guess Stewart on a minor league deal might be worth a shot. Other than that…
  20. prouster
    True, but his AA season in 2019 wasn't all that impressive. I just think he has a long way to go in order to reach his potential, and there are some pretty big unanswered questions that aren't helped by the lockout.
  21. prouster
    I really hope Lewis succeeds, but I think the odds are now stacked pretty heavily against him. He hasn't played in 2-something years, and his offensive output was not impressive when he had regular playing time. His swing mechanics were a complete mess before the pandemic/injury. Hopefully he's fixed the leg kick, but we won't get a sense of that until the lockout is over. We also don't know if he can run anymore. I'm guessing we shouldn't expect a 65-70 run tool when he comes back. Again, hope I'm wrong and he's our shortstop for 15 years.
  22. prouster
    Harold Baines deserves it more than A.J. Pierzynski, and Baines doesn’t really deserve it.
  23. prouster
    Well yes.
  24. prouster
    My memory of Darvish at least is that they were in it until the end, when the Cubs finally offered an extra year.
  25. prouster
    Right. It would be stupid to make an offer in bad faith. What if the guy accepts?
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