condor522995

Guys, I think as Twins fans, we should be thinking we should aim a little bit higher if we want to trade Brian Dozier. Just think about it, Dozier hit 42 bombs last year. 42 bombs last year, practically triple digit RBIs (99. Seemed like he stayed at 99 for weeks), and he beat his record single season batting average by 24 points (up from 2013 first full year as a Twin). Those numbers to pretty much any big market outside the Twins would be worthy of a blockbuster type trade. I know expecting anything close to what the ChiSox got for Sale is unrealistic (just the value of a SP over a 2B). But if we really want to see him gone from the Twins forever, we should look for something that will at least get Twins fans really excited over the next few years. I personally think the Dodgers or Cardinals (or any other team that wants Dozier), should have to be willing to give up more than one top prospect if they want to take our team MVP away from us. Falvey and Levine shouldn't feel pressured to deal our team MVP anytime soon. On top of having the excitement of watching Dozier on the Twins next year (just think how fun it was watching him bat the last half of last year), fans can have comfort knowing that Dozier is signed through two more years for $15 million. He will be even more valuable in 2017 if his numbers improve like they have each previous year. Not saying we shouldn't trade him, but if we do, Falvey and Co. should hope to get more than one MLB ready prospect (De Leon and Bellinger or Reyes and Wong) for having to give away that type of player. Dozier is the heart and soul of the Twins and I personally will have a hard time watching us play without him next year if I don't know we got some absolute gems for him. So I think some of these "dream trades" we have been expecting for Dozier should be thought to be more realistic. Other GMs are on the brink of contention (and more at risk for their jobs) than the Twins' front office and therefore should be the ones who are more desperate to get something done.