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  1. Rosterman
    You gotta have people you can move on and off the 40-man!
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    I would be happy with even a half season and being a dugout presence. We all know he would love to reach 500 home runs. So he will be working hard to produce. He may delay the role of Brent Rooker for another year, but can live with that. The "robe" needs to continue.
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    Barring injuries, which always seem to happen. Thorpe and Dobnak get to fight it out. Kirilloff has the job if he wins it in spring training., Rooker is coming back from a pretty powerful injury. Question is who do you want to have play everyday here or in the minors. The turtle is a luxury. Of course, do you want Jeffers to catch alot, or Garver. I could see Jeffers starting in the minors if Garver is hot, just to get solid regular play. It will be Jeffers job to win and Garver's to lose. Hamilton will have to pitch to prove he stays in the majors. I think the Twins are sitting pretty darn good. Likes like Gordon gets screwed out of a job again. Talk about a guy in the wrong place at all the wrong times.
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    Once we get into spring training, you have to potential to 60-day disable someone (which you hope doesn't happen). What was most impressed was that the Front Office knew what roster spots they wished to fill with free agents, and have done so accordingly. They also have the potential to do more things like the Wade trade. Cave would be a tradable commodity. Thorpe (and Smeltzer) can be tradable assets. Any of them, I would be more than happy to get back minor league depth of guys NOT necessary to 40-man, if it means can get a free agent, to, who will contribute today.
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    So the Twins are around $120+ million in payroll. They could still use a starter AND/OR relief arm. The bigger question, if the Twins by some chance sign two more players, who do they jettison from the 40-man? Willians, or Wade or Cave. Thielbar? One of the newer signees that we know little about in the pen? Smeltzer? I guess cross that when we come to it.
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    Well, if we now can field groundballs, then the Twins need to sign Brandon Kintzler as their closer. Dobnak is that nice arm to have in reserve. Is he a starter> Can he be a bullpen force? Right now, the Twins have him, Smeltzer and Thorpe battling for a roster spot with Thorpe in the lead because they can't option him out. I wonder if the Twins wish they still had Wisler on the team.
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    If Cruz is in, Rooker may be out. I would hope we get at least 100 starts from Cruz at DH. More if he can stay healthy, but you can run for him and work someone else in the slot. Rosters will be at 26. Do you keep a third catcher? No necessary, except Garver/Kirilloff/Rooker would be backup at first. I would be happy with Polanco/Gordon/Arraez being the extra infielders rotating around second and subbing for Donaldson. They have to decide against Cave or Wade as the backup. Willians or Rooker fight it out for the added bench spot. I picture the Twins will go with 12 pitchers out-of-the-gate, one being Thorpe as the long-man in the pen. Three lefties in the pen! Spring training will be wonderful. The need is to get x-amount of games out of Cruz in 2021. Not needed for 2022 at this point. .
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    I would make him fit if it is a one-year deal with a possible option for a second depending on performance. Where it gets complicated is the need to get at bats in the possible DH spot for Sano, Donaldson or Garver. If you sign Cruz, you don't need Willians on the roster. If you sign Cruz, you have to make a hard decision on the backup outfielder, assuming Kirilloff will be in left field. Do you keep Rooker, which would also be a given if you didn't sign Cruz. What do you do with Cave and Wade, both of whom have guys pushing them on the outfield chart. The Twins are still up in the air on a reserve infielder. Who spells at first or third (Garver, Kirilloff, Rooker at first, Polanco and Gordon at third, I guess). I like what Luis Arraez can bring to the batting order, depending on the state of the batting order. Signing Cruz creates an issue I would deal with, and I would welcome him for any production he could give us going into his 41st year, as well as potential leadership from the bench.
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    I can sympathize with management. The Twins paid everyone last year. We have no idea how much money they may have lost. They have some young talent that they have to work into the mix. They have spent. Was Donaldson a fluke? They gave money to Cruz. Last year they would've spent a helluva a lot of coin on three pitchers: Bailey, Hill and Odorizzi - all who didn't really pan out. Yes, they CAN use another bullpen arm. I would love to see a real closer. Happ is a good solid mid-rotation arm. Now we need someone like Marwin who can play all positions well with a bit of pop. I would welcome back Marwin, especially if you have misgivings about sending Donaldson to third everyday. Yes, the Twins always seem to retrofit into being competitive in their division rather than going all-the-way. 2021 still ahs many unanswered questions about play. All your minor league guys basically lost a year of play, yet aged a year. I trust the front office is exploring any and all opportunities and DO know what they are doing.
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    I would love to see Tanaka instead of Odorizzi. Jake seems to be at a 5-inning limit. If you put him with an opener, you might be able to get an extra inning. I think the Twins seriously need to get an infielder who can play third when you put Donaldson at DH and not lose the punch. Simmons would be a GREAT choice. I would long-term him. Semian would also be a great choice. I see the Dodgers would like tu use him at third. Hand being passed for one-year at $10 is my question. Yes, Rosenthal would be a wonderful choice. The Twins could do save by committee. And I would be game for Clippard. The only way Cruz comes back is on a one-year deal with an option for a second with performance requirements, sadly.
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    Nick Gordon is the forgotten guy. Maybe, just maybe, he will get a utility role shot this year. Royce Lewis to the outfield? Already crowded, even after deep-sixing Rosario (no one had grabbed Eddie yet). Javier, still highly rated, but has already gone thru two Rule 5 drafts. That ahs to be amazing for such a still highly rated prospect. At some point the Twins have to work him onto the 40-man. High school players vs. college players? Discussion on some positions? Yes, MOST prospects don't pan out at all. Others seemed to be packaged more after their first season in a club's system, which can be a smart move...you basically only have money invested.
  12. Rosterman
    What was amazing was that ALL teams passed on getting Hand for one-year and $10m. Now will probably be forced to still pay that amount, and have to offer a multi-year deal. The Twins could still use a bonafide closer. Both Duff and Rogers are better suited as set-up guys who can also close on occasion. I was a bit aghast that Wisler wasn't brought back, as his salary wouldn't have killed the payroll, and the guy did work as an opener, closer and multi-inning reliever to decent success. If he could hold or build on that success, he might've been a tradechip in the least. Hendricks did good. Back when he was toiling as a starter prospect and not knowing where his career would take him, he ahs to be quite happy with this payday. Bring Back Pat Neshek!
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    There are still alot of players out there. All the former Twins position players, for a start. It is a lot of economics right now, players still jockeying for the best contracts available in an environment where few teams wish to overpay. The Twins have four spots. They need a starter, a bullpen arm (preferably a closer), a possible DH who can also play in the field, and it would be nice to have someone who could punch at 3rd base and play elsewhere in case you wish to DH Donaldson.
  14. Rosterman
    You had to look at the trade in one other way. The Twins saved $120+ million. Then the question comes, what did they do with that money instead of keeping one of the best players ever that pitched in Minnesota as part of the team for years and years. I also seemed to remember that Mike Pelfrey's name was bandied around in the Mets package. Yeah, what was the main Yankee package: Hughes, Cabrera, Kennedy, Chamberlain. I'm not sure what was the tell on that trade. The Twins didn't want Caberra? I liked the throw-ins of Lowrie and Bowden at the time. It was just what starting arm (Bucholz or Lester, Ellsbury or Crisp). Remember Ellsbury was still an unproven at that point.
  15. Rosterman
    When Donaldson is at DH, who plays third? That's a BIG potential dropoff.
  16. Rosterman
    Twins need a bonafide closer, one middle-of-the-road inning eater starter, and a bench bat who can play infield and/or outfield.
  17. Rosterman
    The Twins originally got Bruno and Mike Walters (plus that guy named $400,000 cash) from the Angels for Doug Corbett, coming off two great Twin seasons, and Rob Wilfong. Walters was a two-inning relief arm that was just okay for two seasons.
  18. Rosterman
    Twins signed JT Riddle to a minor league deal. The guy can playa cross the doamond, and especially as a backup at shortstop or centerfield. 29-years-old. Minimal time the past two seasons on Pittsburgh and (2019) Miami. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/riddljt01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-
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    I think baseball as a whole is waiting to see how the actual free agent market will play out this year. Once a couple of guys start signing will give a good idea if the contracts will be subpar as well as the length, partly due to still some uncertainities about the upcoming full/not-full season. There are an awful lot of players out there. Especially curious to see how the minor leagues pan out, especially for those minor veterans vs. all those players cut loose with little place to go because of elimination of a team and, thusly, the non-need for major league teams to house/play up to 25 players that they can snatch from what remains of indy ball (now controlled, in most part, by mlb). The Twins need: One solid starter A closer would be nice, or a dominant arm (I vote for Hand). A DH who can also play 1B or the OF (wait, they have Rooker). If they grab a shortstop, they should be set for bench/field backup.
  21. Rosterman
    Robles didn't get a better offer?
  22. Rosterman
    As long as your pitchers give up 3-4 runs a game and you get 4-5. The catch is getting guys who can thru the 6th more often than not, as the bullpen is not going to be 8-10 arms again.
  23. Rosterman
    Definitely makes you look at what the Twins need to do with pieces between now and then. Is Buxton longterm. Royce NOT a shortstop. What if Donaldson can't play third. Do you continue to go with Sano? Garver is a luxury. You got outfield names like Celestino, Wallner and Urbina, not to mention the 2025 wave of Soulaire. Sabato and Cavaco could rise and at least get a looksee. Is Miranda a choice for third base longterm? At what point do you say goodbye to Wander Javier?
  24. Rosterman
    It was strange that no one grabbed him for $10 million for next year. In some ways, that might've been a bargain. What would he want...3 years and $25 million or $35 million? Just got to wait and see. But he would give the Twins a REAL closer when they need one and two great set-up guys in Duffey and Rogers. Alcala, Stashak and Thielbar. Mix in Thorpe who needs to be kept on the roster and COULD throw multiple innings. Look pretty decent if no injuries.
  25. Rosterman
    We are putting a solid 2-3 seasons stock in Donaldson and going from there. Sano will never return to third, and he will block Donaldson from playing, perhaps, first base or being a fulltime DH. But we rolled the dice on Donaldson and have to hope he does his job!
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