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  1. nicksaviking
    Sands really needs to be moved to the pen. He can't help the big club in the rotation this year, let's see if he can help the bullpen though.
  2. nicksaviking
    Did Ted break the news that he's signed? That's fantastic if he did. Though, just submitting the Q&A back was probably a good sign that he wasn't going to walk away I suppose.
  3. nicksaviking
    You're comparing a rookie pitcher to a 1st ballot HOFer who has two decades of built up stamina and arm strength. If you want Ryan to be conditioned enough to make noise in the post season, you'll probably want to pace him now. And if you think that's a new "stat head" idea, I guess Tom Kelly's a computer nerd too, because while 36-year-old Jack Morris had free reign to go as long as he wanted into Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, Joe Ryan's analogue, Scott Erickson got pulled after 4 innings in his one ALCS start, 4 2/3 innings in game 3 of the World Series, and then went all the way to a full 6 innings in the do-or-die Game 6.
  4. nicksaviking
    Except Syndergaard was not an ace in 2019 and hasn't been since. In fact, he was a below average pitcher in 2019. No one's asking you to prove they would have won the World Series with him, but can you explain why giving away a player like Buxton for a below average starter was going to solve the Twins problem? There would have been a good chance he never even took the hill for that playoff series. Berrios and Odorizzi would have started ahead of him.
  5. nicksaviking
    I doubt option #2 is actually an option until the season is over. Unless Correa can somehow sense a long term injury happening, there’s no reason for him to talk extension until he can better predict what the off-season will hold. Hold tight for now. Once the season ends, let Correa and Boras know they’d like to keep him around and they have tons of salary space to sign him, but they will not be left empty handed, so if Correa isn’t willing to make an early decision, the Twins will instead throw the cash at Turner, Bogaerts or Swanson. No hard feelings.
  6. nicksaviking
    Uh what? Ryan, Ober, Winder, Jax and Duran have been the problem? Here this whole time I was thinking the problem was Archer can only go four innings, Bundy couldn’t sneak a fastball past his grandma and the recycled bullpen pieces have been as expected.
  7. nicksaviking
    Prielipp hasn’t signed yet, has he? I probably agree with him hypothetically at the top, though I think Canterino’s and SWR’s “struggles” are overblown. The “prospect” list here is probably accurate, but if I were to be asked who will be the best pitcher, one of these five or the field, I pick the field. No slight on these guys, there’s just so many guys looking really, really promising (outside of St. Paul).
  8. nicksaviking
    That's got to be an error. Even if they wanted to use Duran as an opener, Archer pitches the next game, which means it's all hands on deck. Followed by Bundy who's been getting shelled. If Duran was going to be an opener, why wouldn't he do it in conjunction with Archer, not Gray?
  9. nicksaviking
    I will predict another big 2nd half from Polanco, that seems to be his MO. I think Jose Miranda takes off and cements himself as a top offensive player going forward. And this team needs a veteran bulldog on the mound, so I'll say Sonny Gray.
  10. nicksaviking
    I could see the Twins dealing for a Cubs catcher, but Yan Gomes seems more likely to me. He's the defensive back up with experience everyone seems to like and he's affordably under contract next year. Dreadful offensively this year, but normally he's been average. Obviously it wouldn't be a needle moving trade, but could make sense on the smaller scale for this year and next.
  11. nicksaviking
    I have no interest in rental pitchers either, but Castillo would be here next year too.
  12. nicksaviking
    I think that might be looking at things from a Twins fan perspective. Looking at the Reds top prospects, three of the top six are pitchers, including Chase Petty who got Sonny Gray all by himself. When selling MLB talent for prospects, sure, the TWINS should be looking to get pitching prospects back because this team has had a rough couple decades developing their own. I don’t know that that’s necessarily a universal view for the rest of the league though. The Reds for instance have done well developing their own pitchers, but have been pretty dreadful with developing bats. Including several very well regarded hitting prospects.
  13. nicksaviking
    If Laureano has the most trade value out of all four of those players, I guess it's time to scrap that fun trade value site. He hasn't done anything in four seasons and isn't particularly good at any aspect of the game. He should have the lowest value of those players, by a lot.
  14. nicksaviking
    Not to be a complete contrarian, but I wouldn't even have Martin in my top 10. His ceiling looks to be just a slap hitter with some stolen base potential that the Twins would never put to use.
  15. nicksaviking
    Fantastic job getting some Q&As with these guys so quickly. Exciting stuff considering how much everyone on this site likes discussing the young guys!
  16. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I know this team needs bullpen help and I want and expect them to address it, but I'm not giving anyone they get strong odds to succeed. Year-to-year, organization-to-organization, relief pitchers overall are just not terribly reliable. I don't think what they are doing right now with their current team is much of an indicator of what they'll do for the Twins.
  17. nicksaviking
    I don't disagree with you on Steer at all. He's not untouchable, but he's close. Most definitely on my very short list of prospects I don't want to part with. I value him more than Larnach so I'd be more than happy to swap him out. But that goes back to me being a fan who values prospects more than I should and getting bored with MLB capable players before I should.
  18. nicksaviking
    I have no idea what you are talking about. I mentioned the organization has been good at finding more power with the college hitters, i.e. Steer, Isola, CES. Your comment was completely off topic.
  19. nicksaviking
    I don't know, Larnach still has five years of control. I think when you get to that range, the 'can he hit at the MLB level' evaluation probably factors in more.
  20. nicksaviking
    The trade values site has Larnach's value 2x that of Steer. Obviously that should be taken with a grain of salt, but when it comes to real life trades, it does always seem that MLB teams value players who have demonstrated any measure of MLB success way more than the fans do. The fans always like the unsullied prospects more.
  21. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I don't want anything forced, I just don't want to miss out on 30 HR potential if it's there.
  22. nicksaviking
    What rookies? I think you have your posts confused.
  23. nicksaviking
    Unless the Reds just aren't interested, I'd probably rather include Larnach, who likely is more valuable than any of the other pieces listed.
  24. nicksaviking
    I'd keep Ober too if there were other options, but I'd rather give up Ober than Winder. He's not helping the team right now as it is.
  25. nicksaviking
    With Balazovic's, Sands' and Canterino's struggles, I just think Winder has to stay. There is just NO other depth and both Bundy and Smeltzer are on the brink of collapse. Probably past the brink actually. Archer and his short starts shouldn't be in the rotation with state of the bullpen and this trade doesn't help the relief corp. Castillo and Mahle sound like great ideas to me, but Winder is the ONLY back up plan at the moment, and from my perspective, he should currently be the #3 starter.
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