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  1. Rosterman
    I would even welcome a return of Cotton. Moran will be back after he spends a few more days in days in the minors although the flip side is they can’t option him out again fir the season I believe. if Pagan is basically regulated to mop up, even Strotman can fulfill that role and probably face at least 9 batters.. Pagan seems to still have rusted life to try and make the Padres deal look okay although San Diego has jettisoned their end of the deal.
  2. Rosterman
    I felt 2022 was going to be a rebuilding year. Yet, because of the weakness of the division, the Twins have been competitive and have showcased so much young talent. They parted with some players, a couple they might regret if current "new" talent regresses in the coming year. But who knows where prospects ever...go. Going thru an active trade deadline, the Twins also had to get a real feel about just who otehr teams might covet. And those bodies that you can't give away (Strotman, Balazovic have to be running on fumes, but I hope the Twins give Balazovic another chance, but removing him from the 40-man will allow him to make a decision to stay or not). If you look at all the injuries throughout the team and organization, the team is still rich in probable players who can contribute.
  3. Rosterman
    Isola is on a rehab assignment. A decision will have to be made quickly on Palacios as he will be a minor league free agent once the season ends. Depending on how Pagan continues to pitch, or if the bullpen suffers an injury, see Sisk getting a cup of coffee. Maybe Schulfer, too. But the Twins will probably run the gamut of Felix, Peacock, Wood as well as a return of Cotton or Minaya before trying someone totally new.
  4. Rosterman
    I'm not sure he will join the bullpen of a contender. All teams have to be pretty set. That Cotton keeps getting passed on. Would you consider him, or Minaya, or even Sanchez and Smith worse or better. Right now all would be cheaper than Duffey.
  5. Rosterman
    You run the risk of getting injured. So depending on the length or amount, he could depart for a longterm deal, anything over fve years and $125+ million at this point. I'm sure he would like more, with the opt outs depending on actualy amount paid at 3-5 years. But he has to put up better numbers than he is currently doing for the Twins. Even a short stint on the IL can hurt his progress to a much bigger contract. The Twins 3-year deal is a nice buffer as long as he stays healthy. He would still be a young free agent and could get a 5-7 year deal easily if he proves himself healthy, even after the Twins payouts. And it was a gamble for the Twins, too. They could be on the dcket for three years of money if something happened to Correa. But better than paying ut for 5-7 years at the same yearly average.
  6. Rosterman
    I shook my head at that line-up, too. Kudos to new pitcher Mahle for reinforcing that Rocco should never let a starter pitch into the sixth inning.
  7. Rosterman
    Rooker always brought back memories of Michael Restovich and even David McCarty.
  8. Rosterman
    Dud the Twins dangle Smith Pagan Cotton and Duffey during the trade deadline. Any might thrive in another environment. I had jokes that Duffey would improve rather than falter. Was made the Reins didn’t give him (instead of Cologne) closing chances a year ago. Because he was going to return to the team and might still have it to be the inbetween guy in what I thought would be more of a rebuild year.
  9. Rosterman
    Kepler is a must return. I would not be adverse to Sanchez being more of a DH except the Twins still need to play a Miranda Arraez and Urshela every game possible, Maeda will be back.
  10. Rosterman
    Let's get another inning out of Megill. Okay, I guess we shouldn't have sent him out. But then Duffey does nothing but allow Megill to look bad in the end, while he looks worse. Cotton and Moran. Two guys sent out who are better than the ones we sent to the mound yesterday. You can afford to keep one of Pagan or Duffey, if you wish, for those out-of-hand mopup games, or if you have the 9-3 lead. But right now, NOT both. Create an injury time if you really want to keep them on the team.
  11. Rosterman
    I don't expect Mickey to stay, but what an at bat! Lots of minor league shuffling to happen in the next 10 days as draftees find places and people move about for the rest of the season.
  12. Rosterman
    Current top prospects? Well, some have made it. Others are on life-support, which is sad (Balazovic, Enlow, Sands). But go back and look at Top Prospects and you always ask, well, where did they go. CES was having a tremendous season. His second in pro-ball, remember. I was wondering how the Twins were going to fit him into their team in the future. But, now, we get to watch the Reds field a team of many former Twins someday.
  13. Rosterman
    I was thinking Kubel, too. You can have surgery. And he has. You can take drugs, which do marvelous things, but also does things to you longer term. I start thinking Jim Eisenreich. At what point does he move past the issues and just play ball, masking his hurts and pains. Yet I also think of Chuck Knoblauch. Things just happen. I want the Twins to stay with him, work with him, and do what is best to keep him playing baseball in some capacity for the Twins as long as he can.
  14. Rosterman
    Gipson-Long eligible for Rule 5 draft. I'm sure he'll get another season in the minors. I don't see a team adding them to their 26-man roster. But he would've faced a potential logjam in Twins-land come the fall of 2024. Fulmer will get a chance to shine. Pain with the signings of Lopez and Fulmer is that the Twins need to egt rid of a couple of bullpen arms. Add in the fact that Thielbar is coming back. You could say Pagan, Smith and Duffey are on the bubble, but the Twins could just as easily send Moran abck to the minors or part with Megill. Be interesting to see if Cotton stays with the Twins (he was signed to a major league contract, so he does cost a bit more if a team wants him). We also forget that the Twins recently added a slew of arms from other organizations: Ben Heller, Brock Stewart, Hunter Wood, Brad Peacock, Michael Felix as well as the dwindling list of guys signed earlier for St. Paul (down to Gossett, Jurado, M. Sanchez) as well as former Twins Minaya, Thornburg amd D. Rodriguez.
  15. Rosterman
    You always give up talent, but there are now 17 new players drafted that will float into the Twins system. So only time will tell. CES will be an inetresting guy to watch. The Reds could be "Twins could've" the next few seasons if Petty also advances fast!
  16. Rosterman
    Looks like the Twins signed 17 of their 20 draft picks. So be interesting to see where a buynch of them land. And, yes, time to move "prospects" up rather than filling in the rosters (most notably AAA) with minor league rejects from mother teams.
  17. Rosterman

    Soto trade fallout

    Rosterman commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    I had wished that the Twins had included Sano in their earlier trade and taken on Hosmer and also got Campusano. I also wish they had dangled, at that time, Strotman, and taken on the Snell salary. The Twins could've afforded both and made San Diego very happy. Hosmer as a 1B/DH. We got a future catcher. A lefty starter. Lots of dollars spent. Strotman might've been tantalizing back then. Probably could've thrown in a Gipson-Long at that time, too. And San Diego might've sent some $$$ along in the deal, too.
  18. Rosterman
    The Twins will still have to make one more pitching move. So, probably Smith, as they need the 40-man spot. Not as many minor league transactions as one may think. Maybe Martin advanced to St. Paul and an outfielder. Some minor pitcher movement. Hey, the Twins traded away four of their top five 2021 draft pics. Let's see how fast some of the Class of 2022 are advanced! Gonna be fun seeing what other players across the board are designated for assignment. Hey, Brent Rooker is now a Royal!
  19. Rosterman
    And, like you had Balazovic/Sands/Henriquez/Strotman in the wings this year (ugh!), you'll have Canterino/Enlow/Varland in the wings next year. Plus Dobnak and Smeltzer!
  20. Rosterman
    The Twins will have to remove anoeehr body from the 40-man (Sanchez right away - nice knowing you?). Christian Encarnacian-Strand was a stud and be interesting to see how he pans out. Steer would've needed to be added to the 40-man in the off-season. But you gotta do what you gotta do to WIN!
  21. Rosterman
    His era is deceiving. Plus a high WHIP.
  22. Rosterman
    Glad to see the Twins got "Cash" in the deal. Man, hate to see something like that be a deal breaker. Thankfully that means Lopez can fly to the Twins Cities.
  23. Rosterman
    Can we trade Pagan to the Brewers and get back Rogers? Good move. Lopez still has two more arbitration seasons. We were running the risk that Duran could be over used this season. Be interesting to see if Cano comes up and gets more of an opportunity with the Orioles. Amazed with Cano's numbers in the minors, but he sure got slugged around in the majors.
  24. Rosterman
    Sanchez did what was asked. The Twins need a fifth starter one more time before going back to four for a couple of series. Miranda is HOT HOT HOT! With the third abseman running in for a possible bunt in the 9th, why didn't Gordon try and steal third at least. Contreras was pretty pitiful trying to bunt. Yes, Buxton could've pinch-hit...or Caleb Hamilton (wait). You can't play with a short bench. Especially now.
  25. Rosterman
    Return, finally, of Jake Cave!
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