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  1. Twinfan603
    I agree on Arraez being moved. He has value now, I don't think you'll get burned too bad by trading him but you'll get good value back at the same time. With Austin Martin in the fold, I don't see how you can keep Polanco and Arraez long-term, especially if you re-sign Buxton. There just aren't enough spots and you need to balance offense, defense, and injury risk with everyone.
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    All 6 of the Fringe Veterans should be gone. Get rid of Smeltzer, Barnes, and Burrows. Choose between Minaya & Garza Jr. (I prefer Garza). Colome, Simmons, and Law shouldn't be back. Move Heaven & Earth to trade at least 1 of Sano/Donaldson/Kepler. Move Jax to the bullpen, his stuff can play up better there. Set Gordon as your 26th man. Give Rooker 1 more look in 2022 to make sure you don't get burned. Thorpe is the last guy either cut/saved, although I personally don't have hope of him ever becoming anything more than a AAAA pitcher. Moran is already on the 40, so not sure which of the other lesser known prospects NEED to be added. If anyone from there, I'd say Rijo would be the most likely to get selected. Palacios still seems like a long-shot to get picked to me, since he was so mediocre for most of his minor league career before 2021. With Thorpe, that puts you at 35 spots. Go sign 2 relievers, 2 starters, and a SS. Trading Donaldson and/or Sano gives you the funds to sign a legit #2 starting pitcher. Miranda would take over at 3rd, or Kirilloff at 1st. Rooker/Garver/Jeffers take the majority of early season DH responsibilities.
  3. Twinfan603
    The list at the bottom of the article would be greatly enhanced if the players' ages and how they were acquired were added. A lot of those guys are career AAA players, so while I'm not knocking their very good seasons, they aren't prospects to get excited about.
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    Thank god, but even if nothing is broken and there's no lasting damage, surely they won't run him out there again this season?
  5. Twinfan603
    I still have a hard time believing the A's are gonna hit 94+ wins, which I think it might take to get a spot, so I'm guessing it'll be 2 of the AL East teams. Jays are running out of time to go on a run though, but they're underperformed their peripherals all year so they definitely have the goods to do it.
  6. Twinfan603
    Don't you think this is exaggerating a bit? 95% of downtown Minneapolis is completely fine. I was there for a few weeks in July and was out walking a ton at night and didn't see anything out of the usual. It hasn't suddenly turned into South Side Chicago or Baltimore.
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    Couldn't disagree more. Rooker should absolutely stay up until the end of season and get as many ABs as possible. The season is lost and losses don't matter, so what's the problem with having him hit in the top half of the order? They desperately need to do due diligence on these guys and see what they have before they cut anybody from the 40-man in the offseason. Arraez is part of the future but his knees are hell, why would he need to play every day for the next month and a half? Show me Rooker, show me Gordon, show me Refsynder. I've had enough of having to watch relievers the FO thought were AAAA guys go on to have good careers with other teams. Let's stop letting SSS and first impressions dictate decisions and actually give some of these guys a chance--the season can still provide future value even if it's been ugly so far. Do I think Rooker is someone who can put up an .800 OPS over a full season to justify being a DH? No, but the Twins need to make damn sure that isn't the case to avoid more egg on their face, and 100 ABs isn't enough to guarantee that.
  8. Twinfan603
    I think the Padres are pretty secure where they are. The Giants' rise interferes a bit, but I'd be surprised to see them deal away much prospect capital this year. They're trying to keep pace with the Dodgers and there's only so many high-end guys you can continually trade away.
  9. Twinfan603
    Glad to hear Miranda and Winder are 1 step closer. They both have what it takes to eventually become major league contributors. I don't think I'm going out on a limb anymore by saying that there seems to be virtually no chance Sabato ever reaches the majors. Sucks, and only puts more pressure on the team to nail their 1st round pick this year.
  10. Twinfan603
    You can't give Buxton a straight $100 with his injury history, but he likely won't agree to a contract that's too incentive-laden. Berrios is worth 5/100 if you're contending. Either way, the team will probably need to trade at least 1 of them in July or over the winter, because they won't pay both and next year's team may not be on track to win 90+ games even with them anyway.
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    Josh Winder needs to be at AAA. The worry was that prospects might start slow due to missing all of 2020, but he's been a stud through 55 IP. No sense wasting more innings of his arm on AA, especially if the organization plans on babying all the pitchers and keeping them under 120 innings on the year. Encouraging to see Maciel come up in the clutch. I'm rooting for him.
  12. Twinfan603
    Hey everybody, hoping to stir up some Minnesota pride and get a lot of good recommendations. In mid-July I'll be making my first ever trip to Minnesota. I'm a long-life Twins fan currently living abroad, but during my trip I'll definitely be seeing both Twin Cities. If you have any restaurant/activity suggestions (outside of baseball games), please let me know. More importantly though, I'd love to make a trip somewhere in the northern part of the state to experience the nature firsthand. Are there any particularly good places to do that? Is near Duluth good? And how is the in-state transportation? Are there trains that run from the Twin cities up north regularly and efficiently, or is a car a requirement to make that kind of trip? Thanks for any advice in advance
  13. Twinfan603
    Disgraceful. Why are Happ/Colome/Shoemaker still around? I dont care if Anderson or Chalmers sucks, but give them the whole year to show us if they have anything or not. Now you lost them both for nothing and the team is still terrible. They're gonna lose if Happ or Shoemaker pitch anyway, miswell give some youngsters a run.
  14. Twinfan603
    When did Enlow get hurt? I seem to have missed that news...does he need to go on the 40-man roster after this season to be protected from the Rule 5?
  15. Twinfan603
    Rooker isn't very good. He has negative value defensively and when it comes to contact, and the power has always been a touch overstated. If you force-feed him 500 AB, could he hit 30 homers? Sure, but he'd also hit like .220 and strikeout 40% of the time. Kennys Vargas could do the same. These guys are AAAA quality.
  16. Twinfan603
    They need to rest Cruz some more so his wrist can get right. If they're still hopelessly out of contention in 2 weeks, go to him and inquire about trade destinations. It's the classy thing to do if he wants to win a ring. If on July 1st the team isn't within spitting distance of .500, then let the mass trade off begin. No sense deluding yourselves into thinking 2022 is a contending team when we've seen all the major pieces regress/inch closer to FA. Trade Shoemaker and Happ for a couple bags of balls. Trade Berrios to the highest bidder. Let Dobnak/Ober/Thorpe show what they've actually got; we're already losing, so how much worse could it get in a 1.5-year window? See if anybody wants Simmons. Pray Kepler gets healthy and explore what he and/or Buxton might bring back. If Kirilloff is ok, 2023 starts looking real bright, since it's about then that Falvey's pitching pipeline will start to bear real fruit if he actually knows what he's doing.
  17. Twinfan603
    Seth, in your opinion based on all your time closely following the minors, what is the point in the season when we can legitimately get excited/worried about a prospect performance?
  18. Twinfan603
    This feels like the worst Twins bullpen in the 15+ years I've been watching. Maybe that's recency bias, but every time things get tight in the later innings I just know somebody is gonna blow it. Watching Colome get lit up by the first batter he faced today was just hilarious to watch after seeming to have pulled himself together.
  19. Twinfan603
    Buxton can never stay healthy, so I wouldn't get too excited about seeing everyone in the lineup at once.
  20. Twinfan603
    Not to be neurotic, but when is it time to worry about Sabato? How is a 1st round hitter out of college having so much trouble at Low A? 45 AB is a sss for sure, but he's striking out over 50% of the time.
  21. Twinfan603
    With the way the Twins are going, I'm ready to see Gordon playing every day in Minneapolis. Let's see what he's got and trade Simmons for whatever we could get.
  22. Twinfan603
    I don't want to overreact due to a SSS, but as a 1st round college hitter, why has Sabato started so terribly at Low-A? Seems like he's striking out half the time...
  23. Twinfan603
    The Tigers are awful, so Shoemaker only bought himself another start tonight--no more. If he is as bad as he has been this year in 5 days, I still think they should swap him out permanently for Thorpe or Dobnak.
  24. Twinfan603
    How do you figure that? I'm not saying it's a good division, but one of the worst in a quarter century? The Tigers are abominable. The Indians and Royals are average, and the White Sox are good despite some early injuries. I don't think the Al Central will even end up as the worst division in baseball this year. Of course, how the Twins rebound will impact that, but the NL Central and AL West look weak in the long-run too.
  25. Twinfan603
    For anyone who still thinks "it's early": https://www.mlb.com/news/slowest-starts-by-teams-that-made-playoffs The Twins would need to go 11-9 over the next 20 games to match the worst 50-game performance by a team that would go on to win the division that year, something that's been done just 4 times in 25 years. It's probably time to start scouting the 2022 MLB Draft.
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