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I do like the idea of keeping him as a starter/opener. Have him hit the mound as a opener and only go 1-2 innings depending on the pitch count. Im not sure if pairing him with a fellow lefty like Rojas would help, maybe Zebby/Parades would work better. That way he can stay on a consistent routine like he was starting. I think that would benefit him more in the long run. Im also not against him being used as a bullpen weapon, I just wonder if the inconsistency would hurt his game.

I couldnt disagree more on your Royce take. For the first time in years hes starting to show good spirit and confidence and now we want to drop him down into a bench role? Hes reached base in almost every game since he's came back, we've been wanting a long term first basement for years and he's shown more promise than anyone since he returned. Id rather take the risk and ride him out this year and see what he truly is. I believe theres still more to him than what we've seen so far.

Man its so awesome to see Royce doing well, I'll always cheer for him! Correct me if im wrong, but he's reached base in 29/31 games since he came back.

The Red Sox are rumored to be looking for a catcher, if they like Jeffers enough to extend him long term I could see a Gray / Jeffers trade happening. Gray might be a little expensive for the twins liking. I like Trevor Rogers with the Orioles. He was elite late last year coming back from injury. Looked really good to start the year but fell off hard for a bit and has looked better as of late. He did hit the IL with an illness during his rough stretch that may have caused those struggles. He'd be cheaper salary and prospect wise as he is also a rental. If the Twins plan on shopping Joe Ryan this summer instead of the deadline, Rogers could be a nice extension canidate.

I would as well and could get behind that plan. But we'll have to pony up during the time where RP are most expensive. That means trading away our top prospects for hopefully controllable RPers. Seems counter-intuitive to last year but Falvey can eat rocks for all i care.

Life is so random that sometimes all you can have is hope. It'll work out from time to time

Gomez - Morris - Sands (When hes back) is the start of a decent pen. Add in some upside with Go - Nance - Rogers (As a specialist) and maybe Rojas if he adjusts a little better Hopefully we can get a mid rotation starter at the deadline and bump Prielipp to the BP when he gets close to his innings limit. Add another good controllable reliever if we're >500. Then the bottom of the pen can be used trying out our youngish AAA arms and see if we can find another Morris

This is the right move, let Orze reset a bit and get some confidence back. He has a 5.66 ERA - 4.08 xERA - 3.35 FIP - 4.74 xFIP so he's probably due some positive regression. Hopefully he works on his command and come back sharper.

I was being a little dramatic about it destroying the franchise so thats on me. I can agree with you that trades like this can backfire especially for an older pitcher with no name recognition and mid production. But they have to do something with this bullpen and relief pitchers are expensive mid season so its a worthy gamble. FWIW he's supposed to have a really good curveball and slider, but his Sinker has fallen off hard this year so maybe the Twins see something they can tinker with.

At the end of the day its us Twins fans vs the world!!

Tbf to Nance about being used as a low leverage reliever, the Blue Jays do have a very good bullpen Going through Varland, Hoffman, Rogers, Fluharty, and Miles is a tough ask. Im not worried about an 8th round pick, we have to trade something of value and the Blue Jays didnt want cash considerations. This is pretty similar to the Sergio Romo trade we made a few years ago. Sent 22 year old Lewin Diaz who was hitting .300 with 19 homers at the time and i believe hes out of the league now. Romo pitched pretty good down the stretch for us that year and was a solid trade

I have to disagree. Their biggest issue is that they wont spend money to make this team better. Cheapness can be a smart move when you operate as a small market team but you need to make some questionable trades from time to time. But I dont see how trading an 8th round pick from last year is going to destroy this franchise. Sure maybe theres a 10% chance he becomes a utility guy or plays a couple years in the majors

Not a horrible trade if we're trying to be competitive this year. He's given up atleast 1 run in 9 out of 32 apperances this year, just 1-2 runs in all besides a 4 run dud vs the Dodgers. As is he is probably a slightly above average reliever right now and should atleast help our bullpen out.

Oh they absolutely do. Jhoan Duran walked 3 guys in 1 inning in May. Andrew Morris walked 3 in 0.2 innings earlier this year. Varland and Miller have each had a couple games of walking 2 guys in 1 inning (Averages out to 4 in 2 innings)

I like the Rays as a trade partner this year. Let them and the Yanks get in a bit of a trading war for Jeffers, but let the Rays win (Boo Yanks). They need a catcher and an OFer, so we could look to include Larnach to sweeten the deal. Rays have a couple pitchers close to the show. Brody Hopkins has talent but has 64 walks in 67 innings. <.200 BAA, doesnt give up much homers and is a elite SO guy. Forret is a little lower on the rankings but is similar to Hopkins but without the walk issues. Either could be a good option to get their feet wet in the majors either as a BP arm or the 5th starter when Prielipp needs to cut down the innings. Im also slightly in favor of trading Emma as well, his injury history is concerning as a Twins fan and if another team ask for him then id like to get a solid pitcher with atleast 1.5-2.5 years of control.