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  1. Rosterman
    I would actually like to see May given a chance at the closer role, keeping Rogers as a solid set-up guy and emergency closer. I think he ahs the stuff and would be willing to take that chance.
  2. Rosterman
    Yeah, I was wondering the same. So many guys called over to play for the Twins above and beyond the 22 invited to major league came. Amdjust nticed the Twins pitched Brandon Koch, late of the Rays organization. Where are all these additional minor league free agents coming from and why?
  3. Rosterman
    Is Jimmy Kerrigan really on the 40-man roster? He shows up on the Twins page.
  4. Rosterman
    Caleb Thielbar. Considering the Twins will have two 40-man spots open....just sayin'.
  5. Rosterman
    Twins added infielders Kody Eaves and Peter Mooney to the minor league free agent mix. As well as outfielder Lane Adams and pitcher Cory Gearrin.
  6. Rosterman
    Exhibition game! Weather comparable to early season Minnesota games. Remember that the Twins have only been training for a couple of weeks, too.
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    He got here for TwinsFest. He is a major league player drawing a split contract (or at least a 40-man contract). Made it to Twinsfest, right? Sometimes you shake your head.
  8. Rosterman
    Just because they sign them doesn't mean they break spring training. But could be kept and rehabbed or whatever. You take a chance. But the players know this going in, too. Every spring about 4-6 of the minor league signings don't pan out.
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    Always felt ALL baseball teams need a corresponding motel/hotel...partly because of the way rosters change. The problem is making it pay for the of-season, perhaps. or maybe not. Considering that if you get a minor major league callup, it is cheaper for the player to rent a motel room than lease an apartment for the times when they are dong the home game schedule. Talk about living out of a suitcase. Also, if teams pay for housing and meals, is that considered taxable income to the players in any way, or just a perk? You have the clubhouse, which by now should have state-of-art training facilities and clubhouse spaces. Should be stocked with healthy snacks (remember Moneyball and the complaint about having to pay for the pop machine). I always wondered what minor league managers and coaches and trainers make. Yes, as an earlier link posted about the Twins Ft. Myers complex showed, you can do it (and these players are on the low rung...mostly intrasquad games to begin the seasons). But it is a job you choose. My works works in special ed. Doesn't work for 15 weeks a year...needs to have her salary broken down even more to cover those times. Strict wage for when she works. Can spend time before and after school, but on her own dollar. Or at school events. Doesn't get paid for minor prep time at home for the week of activities...that is all worked into the "salary." But it is a choice, for the freedom it involves or the career path taken.
  10. Rosterman
    That is what was so gol-darn amazing about last year. They had Garver, Cron, Schoop, Polanco, Sano, Kepler, Buxton, Rosario and Cruz. They also had Castro, Gonzalez and Arraez. Throw in Adrianza and - Wowzie! Then you still had Cave and Willians in the wings. So last year they had 11 in strength for regular play and three that were above average (or is it four). They come up one shorter right now....but that isn't bad!
  11. Rosterman
    So the $10 million reduces payroll this year? Or spread out over the contract of the pitcher? Be interesting to see the low level prospect. Think the Twins scored big giving Raley back to the Dodgers. With Rosario still a Twin, and Cave and Wade...Raley was getting pushed further down the pecking order. His strength would've ben first bae, but now we have hopes of Sano holding that position for a year or two.
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    The Twins, in all cases, were not ready to give up on Perez. He was a lefthander. They had an option for 2020. They seriously wanted to consider him to be a part of the team, compared to not. But the joy of free agents, all they involve is money. You can send them packing via release, maybe someone picks up the remaining salary. Maybe you get a minor prospect back. I see the Twins have the option of playing the same game with Bailey and Chadin if both start the year with the team. Keep them on a short leash. Hope the Thorpes and Dobnaks and others shine in AAA - but you still will have Pineda and Hill coming back (hopefully).
  13. Rosterman
    So, going forward...do we tear this up and offer Berrios $45 for four years (including this season) and a fifth season option of how much?
  14. Rosterman
    I'm sorry. It was the Twins who decided to non-tender Ortiz because they didn't think he was worth the arbitration salary. Considering all the teams that passed on him, the Red Sox were the only ones willing to reach a contract agreement with the guy. They took the gamble and won. The Twins kept LeCroy!
  15. Rosterman
    All those names: Burdi, Jay, Cederoth, Reed, Curtiss, Stewart, Eades, Gonsalves, Slegers, Bard, Chargois, Summers, Williams, Boyd and Boer.
  16. Rosterman
    A good incentive contract. If injured, or if he degress, you don't have to pay him a lot.
  17. Rosterman
    That is one helluva a lot dof ecent prospects, or trade chips.
  18. Rosterman
    He still has value. He is the first in-line if you need someone at 1B, 3B or DH. You have him under contract. You know he starts the season in a funk...every season, it seems. Should they have signed him to two years last year? Probably not. Is he still a commodity if someone suddenly needs an experienced bat from a spring training injury? He is.
  19. Rosterman
    I wanna know, can we put together a starting lineup with a starter pitcher from just one uniform number?
  20. Rosterman
    At this point, no need to go outside the organization. Gonzalez is a suitable backup for many a position. Kepler can move to center. Willians gives you a lot of position strength including catcher, plus he does put the ball in play. ight now the Twins have outfield strength. Who needs to play most everyday at Rochester (Raley, Wade, Celestino?). So, Cave could be a possibility, but I don't see the need to have him and be forced to play him unles someone does go down with an injury...but if that is a longterm issue, then I would add someone like Kirilloff for everyday use...if later in the season. But no need to go add other names if they aren't going to play.
  21. Rosterman
    The pain is that any name NOT on the 40-man has to replace someone on the 40-man.
  22. Rosterman
    If you are looking on your iPhone, there are some strange names on that roster. Vasquez, for example.
  23. Rosterman
    Cruz will probably be gone. Sano and Donaldson will both be considered for DH sometime in the future. Buxton is eitehr signed or not. Rosario is up in air. Bigger question is longterm fate of Polanco and Arraz. But Twins still look pretty strong for next 3-4 years and maybe 5-7 at all positions with possible in-house replacements as needed.
  24. Rosterman
    The Twins won't need five starters for the entire run of the Pineda suspension. Which will also be fruitful, they will have that ninth arm in the bullpen.
  25. Rosterman
    I always thought Liriano could've become a closer. Sadly his BB rate isn't that good. But he is a lefty who could throw multiple innings. The Phillies took a flyer on a spring training invite.
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