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  1. jorgenswest
    Let’s hope Larnach is here to stay and that Wallner makes the necessary adjustments in AAA. They need them both and hopefully by June they will be in the line up together.
  2. jorgenswest
    No one uses the DH more flexibly than the Twins.
  3. jorgenswest
    Good to see Miranda hitting the ball hard. They really need his bat that showed promise in 2022.
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    We need our the short side platoon trio of Castro, Margot and Farmer to pay off today. They all have a very good track record against lefties over their career that is nowhere near ugly. This is a big reason why they are on this 2024 team. Irvin is exactly the kind of lefty they need to dominate and I expect them to show up big.
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    He pitched in three of the last five days. He has been injured since 2021. He has options. Part of the motivation might be managing his workload. They are going to need him this year.
  6. jorgenswest
    Absolutely. I think they both passed the test of the second criteria. Is there any excess value in the contract so that it is a tradeable asset? I believe both had excess value and could have been traded this winter making their options worthy of pick up. The front office needed to make good use of those assets whether by trade or retaining.
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    True. They have a buyout on the one year. They did commit 6.3 million dollars to him and they had no obligation to put him on the 2024 roster. Their decision about whether to add someone back through arbitration or add someone through free agency is the same. Is that the best use of the resources in the context of a payroll that will be cut 30 million? Market should be considered also. Is there any excess value in the contract so that it is a tradeable asset?
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    It is the projections entering the season and not the 26 PAs that gave my support to Gordon prior to the season. Those 26 PAs would be nice to have right now but as I said in my first comment the projections are the support.
  9. jorgenswest
    There was plenty of discussion in January through his trade where I pointed out that he was projected to be the better hitter than the other utility options and had posted RAA’s of 0 at his various positions since 2022. I appreciate your opinion then that he had no path to playing time. I disagreed particularly after the Polanco trade when it became obvious that they had a need against right handed pitching. As for the “we” I am not sure that there is one opinion on who we thought he was. I see an inexpensive player that can play several positions with four years of control and a projected OPS against right handed pitching of .726. I would not have tendered Farmer and planned on rostering Gordon.
  10. jorgenswest
    Why does it matter? Whether primary or secondary he was slotted in a starter role upon acquisition. That role is going to be far more impactful on the 2024 team than a reliever or minor leaguers. Teams planning to contend get better with each trade. Sellers sacrifice the current season to stockpile for the future. It is pretty sad that a team would entrust a starting pitcher role to a throw in from a trade. No team truly planning on contending for a pennant would do that. The other option is that he wasn’t a throw in and was a key piece in the trade and given a key role on the team.
  11. jorgenswest
    I come for strong opinions, debate and civil discourse about baseball and the Twins.
  12. jorgenswest
    Nick Gordon has a wRC+ of 120 but I was repeatedly told there was no space for him. He had better batting projections than any of the three listed above and none of the three have put up defense to make up for their hitting.
  13. jorgenswest
    Both went down looking and both after swinging at a ball out of the strike zone the previous pitch. It is critical to put the ball in play and our two largest winter expenditures looked at strike 3. Jeffers then went up to battle and put the ball in play after a long battle at the plate. We need Farmer and Santana to be much better.
  14. jorgenswest
    Today there were good performances from players not expected to be on the original 26. Woods Richardson, Sands, Funderburk and Alcala* gave up 1 earned run in 11 innings. Martin and Miranda were on base 6 times in their 13 plate appearances. These games felt critical and the young players stepped up. *I guess this assumes that Staumont was in line to claim that last spot but none of those 5 had a lock on the roster.
  15. jorgenswest
    While we’re at it let’s give the waiver fee to the player.
  16. jorgenswest
    I don’t know how Polanco would be performing had he remained. It could be there are no winners in this trade for 2024. If the funds are limited I want a front office that will spend the dollars on fewer or even one significant players and fill the other roster spots from within. They had around 20 million to add to the roster this winter. They chose to add Farmer, DeSclafani, Santana and Margot. At year’s end they need to be accountable partly based on how the four perform.
  17. jorgenswest
    No. I want the moves they made this winter to lead to wins. Farmer, Santana, Margot and DeSclafani are the 6th through 9th highest payed players on the club. They need to perform accordingly. I hope I am wrong but I did not believe those moves took the team in the right direction. That playoff series win earned the front office this year but not beyond. This year matters.
  18. jorgenswest
    I read that they are going to Castro at SS. I agree with the it. It really makes me wonder how they thought giving Farmer that two year contract was a wise idea at the same time they are cutting 30 million off the budget. I have no confidence that this front office can operate in a tight budget. Adding Farmer, Santana, DeSclafani and Margot this winter needs to work or they must be replaced. Once replaced, the new front office can decide in the manager they want to lead this club. Meanwhile I started the grieving process on whether this team planned to contend on the day of the Polanco trade. It is time to enjoy these games one at a time and leave the thoughts of a ring for another season.
  19. jorgenswest
    Vazquez is valuable defensively and I think he has been valuable to the starting rotation in planning how to pitch to hitters in those meeting. Last year his salary fit a lot better in the context of a budget approaching 160 million. In this year’s budget the salaries of Vazquez and Correa are harder to justify but I think the 30 million reduction was not anticipated by Falvey. Falvey did make decisions this winter based on that 30 reduction that I would have made differently. I will leave that for other threads. I did have a reaction to the belief that there truly is a free way to watch the Twins on TV. If that is the case then I would expect the Twins TV revenue to take another big drop next year and more cuts will be necessary. Why should anyone pay? If no one is paying, how do they secure a significant enough deal to sustain a competitive team?
  20. jorgenswest
    Going from hitting coach to bench coach is a promotion.
  21. jorgenswest
    There was no one in position to cut the throw to third. That is probably where Correa (or Julien) should have been but Correa reacts immediately sprinting to the line. Amazing play.
  22. jorgenswest
    Agree. I saw the clip from MLB Video in Do Young Park’s report on the game.
  23. jorgenswest
    Annoyed that reply posted twice
  24. jorgenswest
    The 1B might be the primary cutoff to home on a ball down the line and in the corner. The full field video shows Santana lining up for cut and then veers off with Correa in place. Julien heads to second right away.
  25. jorgenswest
    Great work by the pen. A well earned first major league save for Okert. The single he gave up had an xBA of .100 but it wasn’t a play the Twins 3B could make. He followed with a second groundball and possible double play but they couldn’t turn it. No worries. He went after Betts and got a pop up to end the game. Well done.
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