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  1. gman
    I think Paddack will have to prove next spring that he is healthy before he can be moved.
  2. gman
    I like Ober and think he is great in the rotation, BUT, I can't see them signing any long term deals with anyone this winter. If a new owner shows up, they can make those decisions. If there is no new owner, Ober will be traded or leave in 3.
  3. gman
    If there was a big push to dump Correa, then you could assume new ownership was ready to sign the title but don't want him. If there was a response from Falvey of no, definitely not, then you could assume new ownership is ready and wants him. But the response of we'll listen when someone calls on anyone, but it would take a high ceiling to pry him loose, I assume nothing is happening on the team sale yet.
  4. gman
    I am not sure why anyone would push to make Jax a starter. If the team had 8 relievers as good as or better than Jax I could see it. That hardly is the position the Twins find themselves in. Why take last years best reliever out of the pen and risk blowing that many more innings late?
  5. gman
    Looks like the Mets won the latest round out of "The Battle for New York", although, I honestly don't care. The Twins were never in that hunt and probably won't be no matter who buys them. They won't be until baseball gets its finances in order. If my calculations are correct 24, other teams were never in that fight. I think there are enough haven'ts to win the small & medium market teams versus the super heavy weights fight. Probably there will be several super heavy weights ready to throw in the towel when the fight finally is booked.
  6. gman
    The guy had a hand injury last year and still won a batting title. His career OPS is. higher than Buxton. His career high for strikeouts is 50. He only had 200 hits while Castro led the Twins with 138, no one else on the Twins even had 100 hits. He hit 366 with runners in scoring position, with 39 rbi's in 112 at bats, with an 818 OPS. He only struck out twice. While both Buxton and Correa were decent with runners in scoring position, neither were as good as Arraez. I think the offensive problems that people have with Arraez stem from the people hitting around him. I think too players hit only for themselves and not for the team.
  7. gman
    Magdaleno might be worth picking. Try him out in the spring and see if he is worth making a trade for. Maybe we could find someone to teach him a change-up.
  8. gman
    I think paying Castro $6 mil will be a hard sell to ownership, consequently I believe Castro will be gone by the end of the spring. I do believe the Twins value utility all over the place, as you can see by all the players playing multiple positions. Maybe just not as well as we like.
  9. gman
    I'm thinking Kepler will probably be a late spring signing on a 1 year deal. I would be surprised if he got more than $7.5mil.
  10. gman
    Sounds like a waste of time and roster space. I much prefer Martin, Eeles and Holland get their shots in the outfield.
  11. gman
    If Jenkins is beating on the door by August, the Twins will have a tough decision to make. An outfield of Rodriguez, Jenkins and Buxton next September would be good to see. However, I expect Larnach and Wallner to be the starting corner outfielders next April. Maybe Wallner can play first base, maybe Larnach can dh. I expect Wallner to lead the team in homers next year and probably RBI's. I hope larnach and Lewis are both in the top 3 for the team. Then maybe in 2026 this will truly be a team with a dangerous lineup.
  12. gman
    I like the Twins starting pitching situation to begin the 2025 year. I think it'll be better by the end of the season and that's OK. I also believe that at least 2 of the starters at ST Paul will prove themselves to be ready for the majors and I expect Festa to be one. The Twins have enough developing depth to be able to cover reasonable injury concerns. Should the Twins keep Paddock? Most don't seem to think so and I think he would be a bigger help out of the bullpen. There are times when the Twins needed more 5th and 6th inning shutdown relief and they didn't have it. Having a couple more good arms in the pen could make their starters look that much better. Seems like too often they were hoping an out of gas starter could get out of an inning before bringing in a relief pitcher to start a new inning.
  13. gman
    I'm hoping when Emma makes it up, everyone is doing well. We don't have a team wide slump or 5 or 6 injuries among the position players. Let him hide in the lineup close to the bottom and get a couple hundred plate appearances in before someone tries to anoint him a savior.
  14. gman
    I heard the Celica will hold at least 13 clowns. I'm curious about how many extra bullpen arms they can fit into that space? What's it rated at, for bullpen to mound trips?
  15. gman
    If the Twins non-tender Castro, how likely is someone to sign him at $6.2 mil? I might sign him for 2/6 or 3/10 and they look for trade possibilities. I'd go the non-tender route otherwise. They have plenty of utility players available. Still another dozen teams are out hunting marketing money with TV cooling down. There will be players not getting what they want and agents too.
  16. gman
    I'd have Tonkin or someone like Tonkin to come in during innings 4-6. Maybe later during a good stretch he could get a couple outs in the 7th. He could get 80 innings for the team that would be not given to someone trying out. We've had enough of that. Games he pitches in do not seem to frequently explode out of control.
  17. gman
    Thanks
  18. gman
    Where did you get the idea that there would be a massive roster shakeup this winter? I'd really like to see some support for your wild ideas. Or do you expect people to buy crap just because you through it out there?
  19. gman
    The quality of Twins pitchers make me wonder about the overall pitching in the league this year. Taking nothing away from Ross or Rosario, but you can only hit against the pitchers you face. Does anyone know of a place to review stats for the AFL?
  20. gman
    I'd non-tender all 4. Leave the space four possible trade or other signings. Could circle back in the spring if the player and roster spots are still available.
  21. gman
    We have a good stable of young starters kicking the door in, but it seems like there are always people who want to bring in a "veteran" pitcher for a couple of years. I just don't get it. If I trade Paddock I would look for a pair of good relief arms to add to the pen.
  22. gman
    I don't think I would spend much time at the bargain bins. At least not this winter. I think they could have 6 above average to elite arms next year. But I suspect they will utilize at least 8 other arms in the pen.
  23. gman
    Seems like with lewis and others growing at 3A we have no need for scrap heap pitchers at 6-8 mil per year. We know some of the starters are going to pitch in the pen which again means we don't have to reach into the retread line for relief. Hopefully this all adds up to a #3 or better staff in a couple years. That should add up 85-95 wins with regularity. Teams always win with pitching has been the mantra for ever.
  24. gman
    Maybe a 6 tool player? Must evolve with the times.
  25. gman
    I'd like to see them this year.
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