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  1. Too bad there is a lack of top tier ML pitching talent at the top of the organizational pipeline but that must be due to having to elevate pitchers from St Paul to the Twins due to in season and prior to the season pitching injuries. Keep an eye on MiLB free agents, International Free Agents, Independent League Free Agents, Rule 5 eligible pitchers to fill out at AAA.
  2. Got to look at 1B trade opportunities with organizations where the advancement of their ascending 1B talent is blocked by an established ML level 1B, Research, Identify, Evaluate, Prioritize, Pursue. Also be open to top AAA performers who could be moved to 1B or at least have exposure to playing 1B. This should be a top priority and except for a few select players, EVERYONE or a combination of everyones should be available.
  3. The next 1B is not currently in the organization. Identify that player. Trade for him.
  4. Move him to RF (if he is still with the team). Have him fill in in CF and DH a time or two each week. Make sure the rest of the league knows that despite Buxton's stated wish to remain with the Twins; the Twins will take calls and listen to trade inquiries.
  5. Shelton should order an "unintentional" HBP to one of the premier players on the Guardians in retaliation of Culpepper getting plunked.
  6. Buxton's best days are in the past. His value is diminished when he moves out of CF and into either RF, 1B or DH. Should have cashed in on his value when the team could. Now, although value priced and if he consistently is able to take the field in a defensive position, he is just an unreliable, injury prone, old beyond his calendar years, ballplayer whose presence on the roster is gumming up the organization's player pipeline of outfield prospects.
  7. Too bad nobody had the brains to have made this move to surgery back in June.
  8. BUT... What if he could play for his hometown team in Atlanta? What if he played on a team with a REAL CHANCE to win the World Series? What if it was communicated to him by the Twins and his agent that he has ZERO CHANCE to win a World Series if he remains in Minnesota? What if he was told that his best way to help the team that has been so patient and loyal to him over the course of his career is to approve a trade and LEAVE?
  9. I am well aware of his veto rights !! That does not mean the organization can't float it out there that the Twins would listen to offers for Buxton. If the long term career benefits of a trade were to be framed correctly, the trade being with a contending organization and by emphasizing the benefit to the Twins in exchange for their patience and loyalty to Buxton over the course of his career; perhaps Buxton would recognize the handwriting on the wall here in Minnesota and waive his veto rights, approving a trade.
  10. When a team calls to see if Buxton is available the Twins need to take the call and listen.
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