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  1. nicksaviking
    Yeah, Pittsburgh has the worst ownership in the league. It's nice the McCutchen got to go where he wanted. It's an absolute travesty that ownership never put an effort into actually being a contender when he was in his prime and the team was competitive. They made the playoffs each year from 2013-15. They ranked 20th, 27th and 25th in payrolls those years. Makes no sense why the other owners allow Pittsburgh to share revenue when they refuse to use it on their payroll.
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    Frankie Montas is only a good pitcher when the Twins visit Oakland. He ranges from average to terrible everywhere else. Lou Travino was the best pitcher the Yankees got in that deal.
  3. nicksaviking
    The only comparable prospect the Twins had to Chisholm was Royce Lewis, and after only 7 MLB starts, trading Lewis for Gallen would have been crazy. Now, trading for Gallen would probably be crazy because if the Twins trade for another guy with a damaged UCL, they'd get eaten alive.
  4. nicksaviking
    Ugh, this seems like it's going to be a long upcoming season. No draft picks, no cap room, a team that is old as dirt and the last two drafts may have been the worst in team history. Who are the building blocks? Anyone other than Jefferson, Darrisaw and O'Neill? 2022 was a fun year overall, but I think we're in for a pretty rough stretch now.
  5. nicksaviking
    The logjam isn’t great because the vets Kepler and Gallo have been unproductive recently, and the young guys are unproven. But I’d take unproven over unproductive so I’d trade Kepler AND one of the young guys for pitching. Likely in separate deals unless the buyer wants two LH OFs.
  6. nicksaviking
    No. That’s why if they insist on another RH outfielder, it should be a bench bat, not a starter.
  7. nicksaviking
    The right handed options aren’t very attractive, I’d rather go with the left handed young players. If they really want another righty, it should be a bench guy. Not a guy who is on his last legs but will be expected to start. They have to start finding room for the young bats, it shouldn’t only be Miranda.
  8. nicksaviking
    I’m not thrilled that the team seems deadset on filling the outfield with aging and/or declining vets.
  9. nicksaviking
    I feel bad being so frank, but Randy Dobnak was less much talented and had no upside.
  10. nicksaviking
    This is a pretty solid low risk gamble. Well done. With the extra year, and with him being dirt cheap in 2024, there should be no imperative to let him step on the field this year.
  11. nicksaviking
    I really want to Moran to end up being a homegrown bullpen staple, but we so rarely see the guys with control issues turn it around. By "we", I mean Twins fans, maybe other teams have more success than we do.
  12. nicksaviking
    If Larnach or Kirlloff can't stay on the field, why does Kepler need to be the answer? There surely will be more Kyle Garicks and Jake Caves available on the cheap. They can hit just as poorly as Kepler but cost 10M less.
  13. nicksaviking
    I don’t want Lopez, I want the other pitchers. But I’d trade Kepler for about any useful pitcher so if the other pieces the Twins send aren’t too important, I guess go ahead and get him. Hopefully the Twins saying they don’t want to trade Arraez is their initial ploy to pivot talks from Lopez to the other arms.
  14. nicksaviking
    I think trading Gray would be too delicate for the team to actually follow through. They just built a bunch of good will with the team and the fans by signing Correa. They know they'll be putting themselves back in the crosshairs if they moved their best pitcher. Gray seems more likely to move at the trade deadline should the Twins not be performing.
  15. nicksaviking
    I've been saying all week the the Marlins likely have no interest in Kepler, but I suppose if they are working a deal with the Twins for pitching, a Kepler for Soler swap as a side part of the deal may make sense. Soler's righthanded and Kepler is cheaper.
  16. nicksaviking
    ******Moderator Note****** The other Bauer thread was locked, this one will be too if the posts don't stay on topic. Those posters that don't want Bauer have valid and clearly justifiable reasons,. If you want to stump for the Twins signing Bauer, do not do so by attacking, judging or accusing those posters, casting aspersions on victims or promoting boys-will-be-boys behaviors. Stump for him with his baseball stats, or don't do it at all.
  17. nicksaviking
    I've actually got higher hopes for Julian than I do Martin. That's more of an endorsement of Julian than a knock on Martin, but Martin does earn some knocks at this point. In any case, I think you move Arraez ASAP while his value is still at his peak.
  18. nicksaviking
    The Twins best bullpen moves the last two years haven't been the high profile trades, they've have been turning the fringy minor league starters into reliable relievers. I'd give Winder, Henriquez and Sands, and maybe even Varland, SWR and Balazovic the first looks at earning a bullpen spot. I'd be more interested in them than Megill, Moran and Pagan.
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    That and the requirement of an annual physical. It’s almost like they wanted him to say no.
  20. nicksaviking
    The Twins AAV has ALWAYS been the highest offer. The Mets and Giants just won him over in the years. Now that they have injury concerns, the Mets had to back off the years. In any case, both this year and last, the Twins, and their unusually ample near term salary space, have consistently been the team most interested in a high AAV short(er) term deal.
  21. nicksaviking
    It would not be more interesting, unless you find toxicity interesting , in which case, you’re on the wrong website. And it would take truly clueless leadership to throw the goodwill earned from this signing out the window. You’d lose the clubhouse and you’d anger all but a small, and very specific and unfortunately overly vocal demographic of your fan base.
  22. nicksaviking
    I can't imagine the MLBPA would have stood for the annual physical clause. You open that door, and teams will push for it on EVERY contract. The Mets deal was dead in the water if they were insisting on that.
  23. nicksaviking
    Kind of a weird choice for the Twins. It's basically a no risk deal so it's fine with me, but while I'd like him to go directly to the pen, I bet they stick with him as a starter since he has an option year and the AAA rotation is pretty bare of options. They have Varland, SWR and Balazovic. Maybe Winder, but my guess is he'll get a long look for the MLB pen. Sands and Henriquez are certainly being looked at as relievers at this point, competing with Winder for a BP role perhaps. But his issue with control is the real head-scratcher. The Twins used to go all in on these kinds of arms thinking they could change them. That seemed to stop a few years back though. They seemed to make a concerted effort about it too.
  24. nicksaviking
    Re-reading the AP article, the vesting options AREN'T all at 502 PA, 502 is the final vesting year. https://apnews.com/article/carlos-correa-twins-mets-giants-anke-physical-9bfbe5088907863eb3a604ae3cca6307 The first vesting year is at 575 PA, which is far from a given. This contradicts another source that used to be linked on MLBTR so it could be wrong. One of those sources also said the there were team options as well.
  25. nicksaviking
    Kepler is a free agent in two years and the Marlins are non-competitive in the the league's best division. I just don't see them having any interest in him since they aren't contending for anything. They'll want young position players. And probably young pitchers too. Everybody wants young pitchers, especially if they're trading pitching.
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