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  1. gman
    I think the first name on the trade list should be Josh Donaldson. Unloading that player for a decent prospect would probably require tossing in some cash. So what, the money wasn't spent on ace starting pitching so spend it on top prospect pitchers or a shortstop. There are very few third basemen currently on the market. Might helps trade value because that boat has sailed. Next trade any other players who won't be a major contributor on the 2023 team or beyond. The Twins have the sticks to compete on a daily basis in 2022 but "at the very best rosy outlook " their current starting pitchers will only allow them to compete in 3 of every 5 games. Not win mind you.
  2. gman
    First after thinking about it, I wouldn't mind being referred to as MLB baseball team trash. Bring on the multi million dollar contract. Second, we put a lot on Johnson and his staff to turn failed or failing MLB pitchers into pitching staff regulars. They may fail more than they succeed, but they are getting good results overall. I can't ever remember a Twins pitching coaches being thought of as being so readily able to resurrect pitchers. Although they could probably make 1 or 2 of these pitchers hers work, it would be nice if they had some better material to work with.
  3. gman
    With Arreaz hitting behind Buxton, he could probably get close to 100 RBI's a year, since Buxton could score from second on any ground ball single.
  4. gman
    Get him some batting armor that he will wear. He was hit by pitch more last year than any other year. While only 6 times, of course one broke his hand. He was out 2 months with that. When he first came back from the broken hand he had a large batting mitt but soon threw it away. Later he had a much smaller wrist cover. In September alone he was hit an additional 3 times as pitchers tried to keep him off the plate. The more hitting success he has, the bigger target he will become.
  5. gman
    For the occasional day off I'd put Gordon in. When Buxton goes on the disabled list, I'd bring up Celestino to play every day.
  6. gman
    Seems like most of the teams signing players to big contracts are in the position of going for it the next couple of seasons. Why sign a starting pitcher over 30 to a 5 year 100mil contract when you know the last 3 years will probably be wasted. The Twins are in a position of expecting a lot of high level prospects to fill the team roster the next two years without necessarily being in a position to challenge in 2022-23. Keeping the prospects while hanging unto young talent like Buxton, Polanco, Jeffers, Sano, Arreaz et al, will see the team be a contender for a long time.
  7. gman
    My only thought on Cave is they must have more possible roster movement involving outfielders they anyone expects.
  8. gman
    The first player I would look to move is Donaldson. Large contract, injury prone. Of course, those 2 negatives also make it difficult to trade him. I would try to trade him to the Yankees for Peraza, a shortstop #3 on their prospect list.
  9. gman
    People seem to forget that Jeffers was a rookie last year. He only had 62 plate appearances total in 2020. That of course means he didn't see much pitching. His experience prior to 2020 only includes 96 plate appearances above A ball. Give a rookie a chance.
  10. gman
    There were 12 teams in baseball whose starters average less then 5 innings per start. The Twins were one of them. Tampa Bay with the best record win the American League got about 14 outs per game from there starters. The third fewest in baseball. They pitched even fewer innings in 2019. 5 years ago Cincinnati starters had the fewest innings in baseball with 859 innings. That would have been 4th most in 2021. So baseball has quickly been trending away from long innings from starters. Anyone who has been a baseball fan for a long time remembers starters who made 40 starts a year with over 20 complete games and 300+ innings. When was the last time you saw that. The future I expect to see guys who train as 4, 3 & 2 innings pitchers with no thought to starter or reliever. The matchups will move from game to game, with no real set "rotation" which won't exist anymore.
  11. gman
    In a manner of speaking the Twins already have given themselves some salary relief by trading Berrios. Granted not their fault since they were not going to go way over the market for him and Berrios wouldn't sign. The same may be true if Buxton won't sign and they trade him. Certainly not what you want to do with high upside younger players, but I think they know what their long term budget will be and have to plan for future years and not just 2022.
  12. gman
    Maybe he could see Buxton's career path and reconsider when to overextend himself.
  13. gman
    Unfortunately this could easily turn into a one will, one won't situation. Posey not necessarily better, garnered more national fame for his World Series appearances. Mauer will probably need a lot more support drummed up on a national level.
  14. gman
    Decent fastball and changeup sounds like, maybe he could be taught a decent slurve based on his previous breaking ball experience.
  15. gman
    Is this due to service time?
  16. gman
    Since the front office's stated objective is sustained excellence, that negates blowing up the prospect list to trade for 1 pitcher. I also don't think any top free agent pitcher is signing to come here. I think it's most likely that Pineda or a similar pitcher is leading our rotation next year. I can see some shakeups in the lineup this winter or by next July at the latest to bring in more top pitching prospects.
  17. gman
    When Grienke was at his peak he had a no trade to the Twins clause in his contract. Other teams too, but he refused to wave that clause as the Twins tried to trade for him. I don't think the Twins really need to try to sign an old pitcher on an otherwise young team.
  18. gman
    Looks like he played 37 more innings in the outfield than shortstop. Maybe 4 more games worth. Doesn't seem like a whole lot more to me. And they need shortstop more than outfield.
  19. gman
    Of the 3, Miranda looks the most prepared to start the year on the Twins roster. Although I wouldn't look for him before the end of May, barring an injury or trade of/to Donaldson. Martin perhaps the second part of the year and Lewis 2023. I do think both Martin and Lewis should start and stick at shortstop next year to see which gives us the better option. If they both turn into utility players then ouch. We have plenty of outfielders available at this point just not sure about the overall quality.
  20. gman
    Jeffers was a rookie in 2021 as he had only 55 at bats in 2020. He never played at the triple A season before this year when he made a total of 103 plate appearances. It was worth noting that Jeffers started 77 games at catcher for the Twins this year, more than Garver has started in any season at any level. Hopefully in 2022 he won't suffer a sophomore slump. This may be why he is rated higher than Garver.
  21. gman
    I am not a White Sox fan (that's putting it mildly), but they are not a bad team. I think they are just inexperienced in playoff baseball. Unfortunately that's probably why the Twins will have to be a lot better than they are to reclaim the Division Title.
  22. gman
    Lets get realistic, I don't see the Twins competing for any playoffs in 2022. They probably have a tough time finishing third in the division. If we look forward to 23&24 we can make better deals and plans for the team. With that in mind, trading Garver is the best choice, as he will be 31 at the start of next year. We know that the Twins will have to build a good staff from within or through the acquisition of high caliber pitching prospects. Thats the only way they could win any playoff games the next time the opportunity arrives. We've tried in recent years to sign high priced free agents pitchers and it didn't happen.
  23. gman
    I think I would try to throw in Donaldson and his. salary in the deal somehow. The Twins could use that $25mil per year on better pitching on the market if someone would sign here.
  24. gman
    People seem to forget that Jeffers is also a rookie this year. He only started 18 games as a major league catcher in 2020. In 2019 he caught 17 games at AA ball and 57 games at Adv A. His total time in AAA was the 13 games he was sent down for this year. He was pushed through the system pretty fast. I think the future catching duo for the Twins is Jeffers and Rortvedt. Garver is a good hitting catcher with power and is probably one of the most tradable players the Twins have. He is also 6 years older than both Jeffers and Rortvedt. There would be risk in trading Garver but there is always risk in trades. There is also not room for all 3 on the major league roster.
  25. gman
    I would hate to lose Garver, but he is probably one of the best trade commodities on the team. He is a good hitting catcher with power and a decent defender. He can also fill in at first or DH. Since it doesn't really look like the Twins are going to be able to compete for a playoff position next year they may be able to swap him for some top pitching prospects. A team that trades for him would also have 3 years of team control. From the Twins side they having 2 good catching prospects in Jeffers and Rortvedt that are both 6 years younger than Garver. The risk of course is they may never hit as well as Garver. Garver will be 31 next year with an injury history that has so far prevented him from catching more than 70-75 games a year at any level.
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