Minnesota Twins Talk

Which Twins fan doesn't want Jose Berrios wearing our favorite team's uniform for a long time? I'm guessing it's somewhere around Tom Steyer's current polling rate. What would it take to keep him for several years? I tend to look at the Aaron Nola contract, but I'm feeling it will take a little more. Jose isn't stupid. He knows we love him. He also knows his services would be in high demand come FA time. My proposal: 4 years/$49 mill + Option 1 of 2024 @ $20 mill w/ $2 mill buyout + Option 2 of 2025 @ $23 mill w/ $5 mill buyout There could also be bonuses in there for All-Star appearances, Gold Gloves, Cy Youngs and Series MVP awards. 2020: $7 mill 2021: $12…

Is it time to lock up Berrios and Odo to long term contracts before pricing gets out of hand......if Jose wanted 4 or 5 @ 20-25/yr I think you have to do that.....if he wants to get into the 30-35/yr that gets sketchy....don't think this team can afford that. For Odo 4 for 85 to 5 for 100 would do as well. Rather than trying to get others to come we better get the guys we have to stay. Would have loved to see Kluber, but I'm sure no way Tribe was going to trade him in the division.

Sorry if this is covered somewhere else. I'm not a Sano hater, but is there any chance they could trade him to Texas? Texas lost out on Rendon, and have an obvious need at third and they seem ready to start going all in in with the new ballpark, is there any chance the Twin's sell somewhat high on Sano after he finished strong last year? He's only got two years left of arbitration and they could use a defensive upgrade on the left side, this would also leave first base open for a cheaper option. Just wondering if they could get anything interesting pieces to go with the next wave of young guys. I'm not someone who feels they have to move Sano but I feel like Texas might b…

I've read a couple articles noting the Dodgers would like to trade for Lindor. From what I read it sounds like it would be Lux, May, maybe even Seager. With a couple years of team control and the Dodgers unwillingness to give out long term deals, this seems like a steep price. After watching Lindor beat up the twins for the last 3 to 4 years I want the Twins to throw their hat into the ring. Lindor is one of my favorite non-twin players to watch. I understand the Indians would not want to deal within the division... Unless they are blown away. I would not hold back and would be willing to offer a package the exceeded the Dodgers. If the Indians wanted Royce L…

Hello Everyone, I am looking to purchase a professional photo of the ending of game 163, preferably the one attached. I was at the game and still feel it is one of the greatest sporting event I have been a part of and want to frame it on our wall along with pictures of our crew at the game. Does anybody have any ideas or done something similar for game 163 ?

5 years. $85 million. Less money than I thought he’d get. He has a decent bat and probably wanted to stay in the NL

The article linked below suggests that the Brewers might be willing to trade him to the Yankees for prospects. Hader is a top reliever who eat innings. According to the article: "Hader, 25, has been one of the most effective relievers in baseball since his debut in 2017. He's accumulated a career 178 ERA+ and 4.85 strikeout-to-walk ratio despite aggressive usage that has often involved multi-inning outings. For perspective, there's only one pitcher in baseball with 30-plus saves who has thrown more innings the past two seasons than Hader's 157 -- and that's Ian Kennedy, who started 22 games during that span. The next closest pitcher, Raisel Iglesias, trails Hader by nea…

https://www.mlb.com/breaking-news/red-sox-2019-winter-meetings-recap https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/boston-red-sox-salaries-and-contracts.shtml Rusney Castillo and Dustin Pedroia will make $27 million this year from the Red Sox. Price and Eovaldi have disgusting contracts for the next three years. Sale's health is a question mark. Is now the time to try to acquire him? Will Boston extend MaMaMaMookie? Would he sign an extension with a team that trades for him? I do like their signing of Jose Peraza. But they are making moves that are not very Red Sox like. Do you think they are about to rebuild? A complete tear down and rebuild is not going to h…

The biggest competition for Ryu is from LA. LA is also in the hunt for Madbum. If LA signs Madbum, then Minnesota becomes the next team who is aggressively pursuing him. You think the Angels who also need pitching would go after him but looking closer the Angels are now 15 million over.last years payroll with a need for a C, Reliever, and 1 or 2 more starters. Last year no starting pitcher had more than 18 starts for the always injured Angels staff. There is another starter who better fits their needs especially with a great IF defense. Keuchel is rarely hurt and rarely misses starts, pitches lots of innings and is cheaper than Ryu. I also don't think the Angels wi…

Minnesota's interest in Madison Bumgarner is very real, based on what Jon Heyman is hearing at the Winter Meetings. However, he adds that location and league are working against the Twins. (Note: not money.) Of note: Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area intriguingly chimes in: "Some people who know Bumgarner have pointed to Twins as a nice landing spot. He loves to hit but won’t make a big deal out of it if he’s in AL." Could the Twins make it happen with Bumgarner this week? It sounds like the Dodgers have turned their attention to him, with Cole off the board.

Saw suggested on here earlier that Darvish may be available relatively cheap from the Cubs. With 4-years and a smidge over $80mil left on his deal, he would be cheaper than MadBum or Ryu. Think Gordon would be enough to land him if we took on the entire contract? I think the Cubbies are far from settled at 2B, and might like a cheap option who is still considered a good young prospect.

28-year-old infielder who has good OBP in his career and his hit 22 or more HR in Japan each of the last six years.

How powerful is Dave St. Peter, President and CEO of the Minnesota Twins MLB Team? In the Chain-of-Command he is the door between FalVine and Jim Pohlad. Do FalVine, et al, have to run potential FA signings/trades before D St.P or are they trusted without vetting? Twins Daily...thoughts?

Per MLB Trade Rumors: We’re closing in on the one-year anniversary of these memorable words from Twins GM Thad Levine: “The best moves are made not when you’re trying to open the window to contend, but when the window is wide open. We’re very eagerly waiting for this window to be opened, and when it is, we plan on striking.”

Ive heard rumblings of the Twins swinging a trade with the Tigers for a big name pitcher, and I have to assume it would be Boyd. Anyone else heard anything of this? Inter-division trades, I know....but if we cant get any FA to take our money, we may have to just go down this path to obtaining talent.

Let’s say Cole would sign if we gave him enough money. How high would you be willing to go? What if we could get him for 8 years, 300 million and no less. Would you for a shot at the World Series ring and probably mortgaging our future (years 5-8 of the contract)? I’m saying I would do it, but that’s probably my max. Would you be willing to go higher knowing the long term consequences? If you won’t go that high, what is your max offer? Feel free to include your max offers for Strasburg, Bumgarner and Ryu as well!

Per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, teams have been contacting the Twins about the availability of Eddie Rosario but so far they have been rebuffed in their efforts. According to Craig Mish, the Marlins were one such club. In an interesting follow-up tweet, Mish said that teams "keep asking the Marlins for All Star Pitcher Sandy Alcantara" but notes that Miami is reluctant to part with him. Much has been made on this site about Rosario's trade value and Nick Nelson wrote a good article on that this past October. Certainly the Twins' ability to entice a quality starting pitching on the free agency market -- which includes Madison Bumgarner, Hyun-jin Ryu and …

For more than 2 decades I have listened to Minnesota Twins fans complain that the Pohlads never give out big contracts. This is mostly but not necessarily 100% true. As a market that is not close to top 10 in the U.S., we, like most markets deal with the rise and fall of team salaries and our clubs are working within a more constrained budget than teams from Los Angeles, New York, Boston, or even Chicago. Now I'm not gonna be a Pohlad Pocket Protector, but there are times this team has handed out big contracts. Let's examine some truth in history: In 1989, Kirby Puckett was being courted by the big market teams and everyone knew he was going to become the highest paid p…

As the Winter Meetings get underway in San Diego, we've got a juicy tidbit courtesy of the always-plugged-in Jon Heyman, who says the Twins are "in on Hyun-Jin Ryu": It seems the focus of fans has collectively centered on Bumgarner since Wheeler signed (TD had great explorations of MB's pros and cons) but there's been relatively little steam on Ryu, who led the majors in ERA this year and was the National League's Cy Young runner-up. He might fit better with what the Twins are seeking – shorter-term, higher AAV deals – than Bumgarner, who is said to be seeking 5 years. In the Offseason Handbook we projected a 3-year, $54 million contract for Ryu, but that feel…

Kyle Gibson wrote up some thoughts about leaving the Twins, the Twins community and joining the Rangers... As always, Gibson is classy, even in leaving. It's been a joy to get to know him, to watch him pitch and all he does in the game and in the community.

Yankees seem to be trying to deal Happ so they can free up money so they can sign Cole. Happ is under contract next year for $17M with a vesting option for 2021 at $17M as well. Not the greatest starter out there for sure. He could benefit from a change of scenery. Not everyone is mentally fit to handle the pressure of NY. Maybe if they can eat at least $5M a year on the deal and if the prospect cost is not too high. It could work out good for the Twins. They get a lefty for the rotation and we get to watch them overpay for Cole.

Rumor this winter meeting is the Mets want to shed payroll and trade 1B Dominic Smith. Would the Twins take on a Familia who had a terrible season last year and is owed 3 yr for 30 million and get a young cheap 1B who plays solid defense at 1B and is projected to hit with power from the left side. I know we keep assuming Sano is moving over to 1B but maybe the Twins are thinking of giving him another year at 3B and this is a way they can Use payroll flexible get a guy at first and a guy in the bullpen if they think they can tweet some things and get the Familia from years past.

Make your argument below. You can only get one. Which one is at the top of your list?

Looks like the market is heating up for Bumgarner now, and the Twins are in. Post rumors and thoughts as they arise, please:

https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2019/12/09/baseballs-most-handsome-managers-5/ NBC Sports' Craig Calcaterra has done this post every year for several years, but today he ranked the MLB managers by handsomeness. And yes, it's another award for Twins manager Rocco Baldelli! Former Twins bench coach and recently-named Pirates manager Derek Shelton debuted in the Top 10! And former Twins manager Ron Gardenhire... didn't finish last!!

Minnesota Twins fanatic and TwinsDaily writer Nash Walker goes over the need for perspective this week for the Twins’ executives in San Diego. Link can be found on the Twitter account @NashWalker9.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/ted-simmons-marvin-miller-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame.html Ted Simmons was inducted into the Hall of Fame via the "Modern Era" route. He had a long career with roughly 2000 more PAs than Mauer, but the only places he really bettered Mauer were All-Star appearances and some counting stats. He did have more power (or at least utilized his power more), but his career OPS is about 40 points lower than Mauer. He also never won any Gold Gloves, MVPs or batting titles. Like Mauer, he retired without a World Series ring. Being a Midwest guy, I've heard many calling for Simmons to get the call for awhile. It was usually along wi…

LA Dodgers are very much in the Rendon sweepstakes which would take Turners spot. He has said to be willing to move to 2B but Gavin Lux is there and the Dodgers are not interested in moving him. Justin Turner is 35 years old and has 1 year at $20M a year left on his contract. This could free up some money for the Dodgers for Rendon. Turner is on the backside of his career so I dont think he would be overly expensive either. Could Cole Sands, Lewis Thorpe and Gilberto Celestino get it done for 1 year of Turner at age 35?

Use this thread to share, discuss, and debate offseason blueprints. The premise is simple: create a plan for building your ideal Twins roster in 2020. List your key moves, your final payroll, and your rationale. You can use the info/numbers available in the Offseason Handbook and this spreadsheet (create an editable copy) to guide your process. Feel free to either share your blueprint in a comment, or post it in our blog section and link to it here.

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