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  1. Twins33
    There hasn't been much news on it. LaVelle and Darren have probably mentioned it the most but that's not saying much. Rowson was interviewed last week and Meulens a few days ago. There were articles in the strib for those. That tweet is the first time I heard about Shelton actually interviewing, though I knew it would happen eventually. Believe the Hyde news broke this morning via twitter. Don't recall seeing it anywhere else. I've seen Baldelli interview for every other team but was surprised he already did with the Twins. Coverage hasn't been great but I also don't know what to expect out of managerial reporting.
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    I haven't looked into it a ton but I'd definitely be fine with Escobar or Gonzalez. I'm warming to Donaldson the more people mention him, but I'd rather have that pipe dream guy. Not sure if mr pipe dream would want to be a 3B though. I'd take him as a SS too. Otherwise, Iglesias would be a top priority to improve SS defense. Signing or trading for a good CF is a must, Buxton insurance. Corbin would be great if he pitches like that again. I'd take that risk. And I haven't looked at RP FA's, but it's a must to sign 2-3 of them.
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    He's a DH/bench guy only in my eyes. If the Twins can get a better player than that in his place then I am all for it. Position flexibility is becoming more and more important and he does not have it.
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    Haha. I think we want the same one!
  5. Twins33
    No to Dozier. Yes to getting Escobar back. Also yes to moving Polanco to 2B and finding a SS.
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    Keep. I am admittedly gun shy on trading any of the OF guys. Why? Because of what happened when the Twins tried to turn over CF to Hicks and then to Buxton. They were not prepared Kirilloff is obviously not ready. Cave and Wade are fourth outfielders. I'd trade Kepler if they're replacing him with a guy who has been a proven above average MLB player for at least the last three years. And I wouldn't care if that player was a FA or coming here in a trade. I'm for improving the team as long as the plan is not "hand over a starting position to Cave/Wade" especially when we have no idea how Buxton will do next year. That just leads to disaster.
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    I was fine with the signing because it was a one year deal. And I thought he'd be the Twins best pitcher (pretty sure I put that in one of those prediction threads before the season). That being said, the Lance Lynn from 2017 to now is nowhere near as good as the Lance Lynn from 2011-2015. It usually takes most guys years to get their mojo back after Tommy John surgery (if they do at all) and he's already near the age decline. Lynn is a 4/5 starter now. Expecting anything more out of him is foolish. Those pitchers listed are better than him the last year plus.
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    Right. I was just making sure you knew that he wasn't lights out anymore.
  9. Twins33
    Just FYI, Lynn was great in his first three starts but is sporting a 7.66 ERA in his last five. His FIP is pretty good in that time, but I think the Yanks would rather have actual results.
  10. Twins33
    I hope Grossman is already decided and the answer is "bye!" If I'm forced to have one or the other I'm picking Mauer every time. Makes no sense to have both when it's hard enough to just have one of them.
  11. Twins33
    I think he'll re-sign for one year. Wonder what he'd be willing to take though? He's at the stage where he may not deserve more than 6M. If he would have had another repeat of last season than he'd be worth more. Money isn't an issue for the Twins next season, but that doesn't mean they should overpay him for his age 36 season when he's not playing 120+ games at 1B. Love the guy though. If he retires, I really enjoyed watching him play.
  12. Twins33
    Slightly earlier than the actual deadline but I doubt it changed. https://www.twincities.com/2018/07/27/mauer-says-he-hasnt-been-approached-about-waiving-no-trade-clause/ Never saw anything about the waiver deadline so not sure about that part, but I'd assume more of the same.
  13. Twins33
    There was a quote from him saying he was not asked to so they never tried to trade him or it was never close at least. I'm guessing they didn't have any Mauer talks because they know Mauer's answer already. He wants to be a Twin for life and it's not hard to believe him.
  14. Twins33
    I don't know what side of the Buxton argument I'm on but I haven't seen anyone happy that Field is up so I'm not sure I get bringing him up. No one wants Field here no matter how they feel about the Buxton situation. Well at least no one but the front office wants Field here, but you get the point.
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    I believe he does have an option left.
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    I saw the same thing. I think it was on twitter but I can't find it. There was also a report that his locker was cleaned out the other day and that he was gone and then all of a sudden he showed up later that day so it's been really confusing.
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    Not sure this means anything yet as the Red Wings still have games left.
  18. Twins33
    As expected
  19. Twins33
    The Twins will have a boatload to spend, whether they ACTUALLY spend it is a different story (and extremely unlikely that they spend it all unless they're getting one of the big boys). I think most realize that. A ton of money is coming off the books though. That's fact.
  20. Twins33
    I believe Morneau had way more minor league innings at 1B than Austin has had and Morneau had a not great defensive reputation when he came up. He worked on it and improved. There's no guarantee that the same happens for Austin, but it could if he puts the work in. https://www.twincities.com/2010/06/12/morneau-is-stepping-up-to-the-plate-for-twins/ I remember Rockies fans being surprised Morneau was as good as he was.
  21. Twins33
    Same. The bullpen usage drives me insane. Also the catering to vets. I like Dozier, but he shouldn't have been deciding where he bats.
  22. Twins33
    That stat surprised me so much that I had to go look. Would be very nice if he's not a platoon guy. This is the first year that he's done that, but the other years the sample sizes are extremely tiny. He definitely should play over Grossman as I think they need an upgrade over Grossman this offseason anyway.
  23. Twins33
    Love the 6:40 time but I wish it was for way more games than that. Id want every Monday to Friday home game throughout the season. That's what I've always wanted. I understand why they don't do it, people who have to work later hours and such, but I really want it to become a thing.
  24. Twins33
    The Twins payroll was 128 or so this year. The Twins would have to be at 135M to spend that extra Hughes money. If they don't go that high, all it did was save the Pohlad's money (or hopefully gives them money flexibility at next years trade deadline). They've also said they don't bank money (what's saved this year isn't put towards next years available money). I think the Twins may end up short of last years attendance levels by about 70K, so revenue will probably be slightly down. And who knows if the Pohlad's will keep allowing them to spend like this. They should but you never know. I think people have said that they'd have to spend something like at least 50 million to even use that extra Hughes money. So they'd have to sign at least one of Harper, Machado or Kershaw. I don't see it happening but it would be great.
  25. Twins33
    As Ashburyjohn said, the Twins could have kept him. He became a minor league FA because the Twins didn't put him on the 40 man roster. If they put him on the 40 man he wouldn't have been able to go anywhere and the Twins would have had three option years before he was forced to be on the 25 man. A player can't just leave the organization and sign with another team (example Lewis can't leave right now and sign with someone else). If the Twins don't add Lewis before he becomes a minor league FA, he's free to do whatever he wants when he becomes a minor league FA. It was the case of the Twins not putting him on the 40 man and allowing him to become a FA and then after free agency he had a better path to MLB via SF than here. Here's an article about it from the offseason: https://puckettspond.com/2017/10/22/minnesota-twins-rule-5-and-minor-league-free-agent-preview/
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