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  1. Rosterman
    I'm also seeing waaaay too many short starts in the minors. Yes, we are in the process or re-stretching out pitchers after a season lost and whatever last year was called. If you are a starting pitcher, you used to be setup for endurnace, as well as the ability to use ALL of your pitches in a variety of ways so you can get thru the order multiple times and hit that 100-110 pitch mark which seems to be the ultiamte high bar these days, no matter how good you are pitching. That is the key to being a rotation arm. And, unless you have a truly elite bullpen, basically eight closers with a couple of those guys HAPPY to throw multiple innings, a game starts to be reduced to cannon fodder.
  2. Rosterman
    No!
  3. Rosterman
    Dyson is back and pitching well in…Mexico. Room just became available! Could they replace two people currently pitching? At little or no cost?
  4. Rosterman
    You can't short the early years. Al Worthington was a bullpen stud. Camilo Pascual and Jim Kaat. But also remember Dave Goltz. If Morrisd gets in, then you also have to consider Mudcat Grant or Dean Chance. Earl Battey was wonderful behind-the-plate. A.J. did his job. Dougie Mientkiewicz was a hitter.
  5. Rosterman
    The Twins would be in the hunt if once top prospects Balazovic and Sands were pitching better. Both would spell quality return in the past in a trade. Now you have to think about the strength of their future with the Twins. Cano would be a good throw-in. But it is too soon to gamble on the top arms at AA ball, sadly - Canterino, Varland, even Enlow. Celestino could have some worth. People throwout Steer, which is a nice name...but redundant of what most teams have in their organization. If the Twins wanted to part with Miranda right now, they could and not suffer much. Sano, again, is the elephant in the room. No trade value as of today. A contract that needs to play if the Twins want to see value. And then you still are faced with signing him or letting him walk. Are the Twins ready to move on from the Big Man. Of course, the Twins could trade Bundy or Duffey or Thielbar or before last week Joe Smith. But be lucky to get a low level prospect in return. The joy would be if they were actually replaced by better pitchers traded for from other organizations. Padres need an outfielder. jake Cave anyone?
  6. Rosterman
    Dyson should've been a stuf, but...well, we all know the story. He is still out there, having a decent season in Mexico. How about a second chance, Twins?
  7. Rosterman
    THAT WOULD PUT A LOT OF CURRENT tWINS ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE!
  8. Rosterman
    Everyone they would like to trade, no one would probably want. And those that people want, the Twins would be better off keeping.
  9. Rosterman
    He is owed a hunk of change and we know the front office hates to give anyone away. But remember, if a player is on the waiver wire in August, he goes. No pulling back. No trade worked out. So the Twins will run him out as long as they can afford to do so, at the expense of Celestino, Garlick or Miranda. And, whew, what happens if he produces, slams like 20 homers in the last two months at DH and hits .250 or above. Do the Twins (ahem) grab his...option for 2023 and go forward from there?
  10. Rosterman
    There are two factors when filling out a major league roster. A guy is a bench player, filling a hole on the roster. A guy is developing in the minors and is brought up to play when a position player goes down, because theya re the future. In this case, we HAD Royce Lewis briefly for Correa. In the first instance, the Twins have had a wide variety of names from Reboulet to Hocking to Adrianza who stepped into a starting role fulltime instead of the future (we could add names like Grossman, Cave and Refsnyder to that list). This year, the Twins bench has settled into GEM level. If you consider that the DH is basically a rotating spot, you have Hamilton (now) as the reserve catcher, Miranda at first or third, Gordon at second/short/outfield, and Garlick and Celestino in the outfield. In reality, if ANY of the bench players start, whomever they are replacing would probably be the DH. Now that will all change when Sano returns, and there are 10 million reasons he has to play. Best at DH. No need to put him ever in the field. Of course, one of the above names will have to depart, and picture it will be between Garlick or Celestino, although IF the Twins would like Miranda to play third/first everyday...just maybe he will go. But everyone has been hitting Sano's weight. So...... A decent luxury for the Twins to have. Especialy with other players being versatile to play elsewhere (Polanco at short, Arraez at second or third, Kirilloff at first). The only BIG change is to keep Sanchez primarily at catcher, and never DH. Can't wait to see if Hamilton has anything in his arsenal.
  11. Rosterman
    Be interesting to see where he plays. Complex or Ft. Myers right away? Maybe? Martin jumped right to AA ball with Toronto, and if he was doing a tad better could've been at AAA right now at mid-season. The joy of having the Mussels at the FM complex is that you can get oevrcoached down there.
  12. Rosterman
    90 games into the season and now, the All-Star break. The rotation, rather than stablizing, has fallen apart. Even with six (and soon to be seven) arms to choose from. The bullpen seems a shambles. Walks. Home runs. No defined roles. And the Twins one-hit in the batting end. Line-up construction? Not watching enough video? Too hot to play today? Yet the Twins remain in first place with a lead, and 50 wins. We get to NOT follow box scores for the week!
  13. Rosterman
    Celestino is one of those guys that you think could be a standout centerfielder with a tad more development. He doesn't hit for the power, isn't overly flashy in the field, isn't stealing bases. He hits singles and can move from first to third. But is he better than the Pridie, Grossman, Cave, whatever? Is he wrth his most right now as a potential starter for a team (i.e. Oakland) and if push comes to shove, is there someone else the heir apparant to Buxton when he stops playing center, sadly sooner rather than later. Gordon is that super sub. At some point he prices himself off the team. Would a team trade specifically for him? Probably not. Again, his career is in his hands, how he plays, and every year he will be fighting for a contract. At some point he will egt signed by a rebuilding team and be given an everyday chance to fly high. It will be intresting to see where the Twins go with outfielders. Matt Wallner is on the cusp. Michael Helman could be the backup. The Twins actually have too many spare change outfielders in Garlick, Celestino, Cave, Contreras right now. Kepler looks like he could be a movable piece. larnach has potential to be a tradechip. Depends on what you do with Kirilloff and Miranda and, down-the-line Chrostian Encarcion-Strand. And then we have the Sano elephant in the room. If the guy comes back and hits, he throws the whole 1B/DH situation into a mess if the Twins decide to keep him for one more season.
  14. Rosterman
    We have two many starters that can’t start!
  15. Rosterman
    I think the "double-play" strategy would work!
  16. Rosterman
    BEN HELLER!? https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=heller000ben Sometimes wish the Twins would actually spend more time trading pieces and working towards fixing any holes in the system (and major league roster) for real than signing cast-offs. Yes, there is sometimes gold to be found, but still............ Hope BEN can comeback, stronger than ever. The Ft. Myers fountain of wonder waters may only be a myth, though.
  17. Rosterman
    Unfortunately, they DO have to find a 40-man roster spot for him as he can walk from the Twins as a minor league free agent. Is he an option in the shortstop situation? DO the Twins keep Palacios and Beckham if Corea is gone for sure?
  18. Rosterman
    Somehow I don't see Bundy or Archer getting bumped from the rotation unless the Twins relase them or trade them. At best, Archer is shut down at some point, as the Twins have an option for him for next season. I would like to see both Ober and Winder get regular starts at St. Paul. As well as see Canterino and Varland move to the Saints. Have the Saints totally switch Balazovic, Sands and Henriquez to the bullpen to see if there is salavation for keeping those arms on the 40-man roster come next season. But it also means a lot of roster movement at St. Paul. Winder and Ober will continue to prove that they are able to pitch at the major league level and will see action come September when the Twins will be looking for fresher arms, be it in the rotation or the bullpen. Remember, Maeda might be back (after an extensive rehab in the minors). And Dobnak may be the guy who pitches the Twins to a World Series title, right?
  19. Rosterman

    Sano Situation

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

    If you trade for Sano, do you take on his remaining contract for this season? You also have to be willing to pick up the option (or pay the option out) for next season. Why not just wait and let him become a free agent. Or see if the Twins release him come August. Sadly, if he becomes playable, the Twins will have to roster him and play him as they have $10 million reasons to try and get soemthing out of him this season, unless he is just so terribly horrible........
  20. Rosterman
    He has to pitch if he wants a job in 2023...anywhere. Be interesting to see how his off-season pans out. But if the Twins felt Rogers was overpaid, what does that say about Duffey? But, who knows. He might become the temporary closer the Twins need!
  21. Rosterman
    I was hoping we would see Chi Chi start!
  22. Rosterman
    40-34. They gave up a lot of runs, but also scored a lot. You gotta love this game of baseball!
  23. Rosterman
    I was just thinking "What if the Twins were in 4th or 5ht place? Who would be available from the bullpen and what would they get in return?" Caleb Thielbar. If situational lefties still existed, maybe. The fact that he IS left-hnaded would help. Emilo Pagan. That he has anotehr season of control is a plus. The cost of that season, questionable. Tyler Duffey. Potential free-agent. So hot and cold you don't want to turn on the water. Cotton, Minaya, Thornburg. All could've been had with a simple claim and eating salary owed. None were able to find a free-agent contract buyer. Makes Chi Chi Gonzalez look like a diamond, I guess. Joe Smith. No trade value if he can't come off the IL list in time. Maybe the Twins just cut him in August and another eam grabs him and eats remaining salary. Don't see anyone knocking down the doors for a Twins pitcher. The best the Twins could hopeful is a potential minor league free agent, or a player that will have to be protected on the 40-man come season's end, but not by the trading team. You wonder how the Twins have gotten and remained where they are today, with so many impossible trade pieces in their own bullpen.
  24. Rosterman
    If going by average, down for most position players. We think he is hurt, but then he hits triples, scores runs and makes fantastic plays. Right now, the face of the franchise! But if homers were everything, then we should be excited about the potential return of Sano!
  25. Rosterman
    Who will Sano replace on the 26-man roster is the question?
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