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  1. gman
    How many teams can afford to have a third catcher on their roster all year? Unless they think he can play the outfield some at the major league level.
  2. gman
    Some articles need to come with a warning label.
  3. gman
    This is another too often injured player that the Twins roster seems to be full of. Trade him if possible or put him in the bullpen where I think he would have the most value.
  4. gman
    Trading Correa means you think that shuffling the deck going forward with the hopes of adding to the roster for future years and not planning to win more in 2025. Not trading Correa means you think the roster can win more and get deep into the playoffs the way it is constructed in 2025. Or maybe no one else is willing to pay Correa the contract he has. After all no one else stepped up 2 years ago when his other 2 suiters with drew their contract offers and after 2 injury filled years he hasn't greatly increased his value. In which case you're just stuck where you are.
  5. gman
    If they had to chop most of ten million off the payroll, then Vazquez is your only option. With 1 year left on his contract they would only create a giant hole by trading Jeffers. At the end of the day there are only 2 holes on the roster. Left handed reliever and owner. I don't know which is more valuable or more difficult to find.
  6. gman
    I think Larnach, Buxton and Wallner are your strating outfield next year left to right. Martin gets the utility role plus frequent backup in center. Castro can play outfield, if he's still on the team. That's 5 guys to cover your outfield. I expect that Rodriguez and Keaschall could both get playing time in the outfield in 2025. If they get pulled in as early injury replacements for a few weeks, that can easily be their intro to the majors. No advantage in signing someone to block a roster spot especially since there apparently no money.
  7. gman
    With the six guys you pointed out as second base options, I would not have considered moving Lewis there. I might however, find. a real good third base specialist to coach him on the position and leave lewis there. Probably find a throwing instructor also. Maybe Keaschal can get some time in the outfield at St Paul early next year and be that right handed bat by June. He also played some first base.
  8. gman
    Why so soon this year?
  9. gman
    I guess it shows how important WAR is to people picking MVP candidates.
  10. gman
    Trading Jax and/or Duran means we gave up on 2025 already. Staying at $130mil payroll, means the same thing. Unfortunately announcing to everyone that you are not increasing payroll gives the competition a leg up.
  11. gman
    You can't trade from surplus, until you develop surplus. The team has a lot of players who "could be" good, but health is the main thing holding them back seemingly. The team players for the most part have not developed a lot of "surplus" to be traded for team improvements.
  12. gman
    Every year there are players who have been on the farm for 5 or 6 years that get cut. If you look at the age of 3A players you will see guys who are often 28-33 still hoping for a shot. The Twins will probably add some guys in the this age bracket with 6-8 years on the farm to fill out rosters. The odds are one of them will spend some time on the Twins roster next year for a few innings. Several relief pitchers who have played for a half dozen teams will make the team for a while.
  13. gman
    Unfortunately now we will never know how well or poorly Kirilloff would have done over a full season when healthy. I believe last season he was injured during the Dodger series as far back as last April. His play fell off dramatically after I think the game of April 8 or 9, I don't remember for sure. I'm sure there are Chicago fans on this sight happy to see him go.
  14. gman
    Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. Kirilloff was placed on the 60 day disabled list on July 30. If we would have stayed on the sixty day list he would have been out for the remainder of the year. Ultimately he stayed on the 60 day disabled list. He was on the 10 day disabled list from June 13 until July 30 when he was transferred to the 60. The listed reason for going on the 10 day list was back issues. Its not inconceivable that while ramping up for a rehab assignment he re-injured his back.
  15. gman
    He will probably start with all batters on the 40 man roster in spring training. I would also expect him to spend this winter interviewing players and watching lots of film. I think he needs to be involved with hiring assistant hitting coaches. Hopefully he gets time in with Rodriguez next spring, who is also on the 40 man roster. Good luck with him bringing players up to their max potential.
  16. gman
    I suspect that Buxton won't start one hundred games in center. Assuming he is healthy at the start of the year, Emma will be at ST Paul for April and May at least probably. He only got 30 plate appearances there this year and struck out 12 times.
  17. gman
    Every team hits on and misses on players. relievers by the nature of the label are usually down to their third strike. If they miss they are usually out. Some one else may pick them up or not or may 5 or 6 may pick them up. The Twins best relievers were failed starters with other teams as well as their own. A guy that is healthy enough and willing to keep going I think will wind up with a few good seasons somewhere. Sometimes after finally learning what they have to get batters out with of learning a new pitch or two. The Twins need to keep trying players and hopefully have good luck.
  18. gman
    Ober VS KC early in the year. March 31. 1 inning 9 hits. 8 runs 3 homers. 1 loss May 29. 5 innings. 9hits. 6 runs. 3 homers. 1 loss If Ober had his normal starts against KC the Twins would probably have won those two games and finished the season tied with KC. He did pitch a 7 inning 1 hitter in September but by then it was too late.
  19. gman
    I just hope we got the best Acuna.
  20. gman
    I think plans to sell the team have been in the works for at least 2 years. You don't expect to unload a billion and a half dollar asset in a couple of weeks. Not at max profit anyway. I think Correa was added to the team just to have icing on the cake for a potential buyer. Some in the Pohlad family decided they didn't want to be out of pocket to fund the team while waiting for a potential buyer.
  21. gman
    On the bright side they should finish last in the division.
  22. gman
    As an owner I would want to develop a really good TV contract. Streaming games all over the countries including US, Canada, Mexico, South and Central America. Include free in game tickets with a purchased streaming subscription. Maybe a pack of 10 tickets with an annual subscription. Have people watching as many games as possible. Maybe include a free streaming subscription with every season ticket purchased. Sorry Arko, I wouldn't want any dogs in the stadium.
  23. gman
    Don 't expect any big free agent signings this off season. Also don't expect any trades or payroll investments. This could otherwise be a very quiet off season. I wonder if this was part of why certain management personnel chose too move on. Well now we know what "right sizing" meant.
  24. gman
    While it would have been nice if the Twins had 4 rookies with stronger seasons than Richardson, he had a good if unplanned for season by a rookie. Ownership left management in an untenable position with regards to the pitching roster this year, however management has done a good job in developing pitchers, as well as every day players to fill the roster with. I Just hope for better health next year, its past time for some good luck on the injury front.
  25. gman
    I think the Twins have enough players to compete with where they are at. The real question to me is will they have enough healthy bodies. Their real hope for a championship team is to hold where they are and plan to add from Keaschall, Jenkins, Rodriguez, Eeles the next two years. The pitching staff is starting to make it to the majors and they have a strong starting and relieving core if healthy. I don't think they can trade for health from the position they are in, they just need to solve the medical problems.
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