Minnesota Twins Talk

Joel Sherman of the New York Post mentioned today that the Yankees are discussing trading for an outfielder with the Twins and Diamondbacks, possibly to stay under a luxury tax tier. The Twins have a glut of outfield options currently in the majors and high minors. They need to find spots for the likes of Max Kepler, Nick Gordon, Alex Kirilloff, Trevor Larnach, and Matt Wallner. In case you're not good at counting, that's a lot of outfielders. More than three. The Yankees system has a bunch of enticing names that surely interest the Twins. And we all know how well trading an outfielder to the Yankees has worked for the Twins in the past. But still, this deal cou…

In a rundown of post-Winter Meeting events, Gleeman and Hayes (if you're not subscribing to The Athletic for this duo, you should do so) talk about several items but specifically call out the fact that Kepler is drawing trade interest. Alongside Luis Arraez, the Twins appear to be shopping the right fielder to secure more pitching depth. To me, this makes a ton of sense. I think teams will be (irrationally) high on Kepler due to his continual under-performance of metrics like BABIP and with the looming shift reduction happening, this might be the time to move on from Kepler. With players like Larnach, Kirilloff, and Wallner looming, having yet another left-handed cor…

Ken Rosenthal just tweeted this. I know fans LOVE to hate Boras and, to an extent, I get it... but he's doing his job. His role is to be the best advocate he can for his clients and he does an exceptional job of it. Nearly $1.2b this offseason. Wowza.

The Twins and free agent Joey Gallo have agreed to a one-year deal, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The New York Post's Jon Heyman adds that it's worth $11 million.

MLBTR did a really nice dive on the possible and likely landing spots for shortstop Dansby Swanson with the Cubs, Twins, and Braves leading the way. The Cubs have seemingly been high on Swanson from day one but their continued reluctance to spend to their market size could prevent them from nabbing the shortstop whose bat broke out in 2022 (but also lacks the track record to make a 6+ year contract a no-brainer decision). The Twins... well, I don't think any of us know what to expect from them and I remain unconvinced Swanson is worth a six-year risk, much less the seven or more years he may receive in this wild offseason. It's also hard to imagine the Brav…

I had a user contact me about creating a poll to gauge where people land on this subject and now I'm curious about it. If in a magical world, you run the Twins and know the Giants have offered Carlos Correa a 13 year, $350m contract, would you match it? The caveat is that payroll stays about where it was last year. Let's say $150m in 2023.

I saw an article saying we traded for Pablo Lopez in my news feed but it's a broken link.

What to do when your team has become a team you don't like anymore. It's sad but my fandom has been strerched too far... strained and frayed and I think it's time to let it give way. I've been a fan since my first Twins game, back in 1988. The '87 team made me a fan of baseball and by '91 I was old enough to really appreciate the World Series. I've thought this for several years now, but this offseason has solidified it... that was likely the last World Series winning Twins team that I will ever see. Sports is cyclical I told myself, but the economics of the game and the Twins penny pinching means that the odds are incredibly stacked against them ever…

Just read on a Cubs- related site that their intel is that the Twins are still looking very hard at both Rodon and Swanson. There’s not that much surprise to that rumour I guess. But what if the ultimate pivot by Falvey from Correa is to sign both of them? It sounds outlandish, and far deeper pocket teams would need to be beat out in the bidding. But, even with the likely “overpay” (whatever that means), the total annual cost vs. Correa stand alone would probably only be about $20MM more ($50MM vs $30MM or so) and the lengths of the contracts would be shorter. The Twins could afford it and a few moves - trading Kepler for example - could ease the burden. These two signin…

Heyman jumped out a few minutes ago with a brief tweet that, if correct, means one of only two star (or close to star) free agents remaining has gone off the table. Left-hander Carlos Rodon, by all accounts pursued by the Minnesota Twins, will be donning pinstripes in the Bronx in 2023 and beyond. Any guesses on dollars and years? View full rumor

On the 15th, news broke that Carlos Rodon, the best remaining pitcher on the market, signed with the New York Yankees. 6 years/162MM (27MM/year). So what does this mean for the twins? The Twins had aspirations to snatch up a star. But once again, we failed. Here is the top 10 remaining FA as of December 16th: Dansby Swanson SS 2022: Games: 162 WAR: 5.7 Hits: 177 HR: 25 Avg: .277 RBI: 96 SB: 18 Rumors: Red Sox, Braves, Cubs, Dodgers Price: 190MM/8 years Nathan Eovaldi RHP SP 2022: IP: 109.1 SO: 103 WAR: 1.5 W: 6 L: 3 ERA: 3.87 Rumors: Yankees (?, I know), Red Sox, …

Who should the twins extend

Now that Correa has reportedly signed with the Giants, how do you fill the SS position? Do you go after Dansby harder? What happens if he signs elsewhere? Do you fill the position from within? If so, with whom? Do you trade for one? If that's your angle, do you have a preferred target and what are you willing to give up to get him?

Seen Caveman is now gonna replace Bryce Harper in r.f. Atta boy Jake

The wheels on the bus go round and round... The Carlos Rodon question continues to persist, with the starting pitcher being linked to several teams, including the Twins. Dan Hayes of The Athletic went as far to imply it's likely the Twins will end up with "one of the Carlos", whether that ends up being Rodon or Correa. Of course, teams like the Giants and Yankees are also in play, which is terrifying in this spend-happy offseason. View full rumor

Some of the best advice you will ever get- just because you can doesn't mean you should. Is it disappointing to see a great talent go elsewhere ABSOLUTELY. For the the long term health of the franchise is it for the best? Probably. A Shortstop whose value primarily comes from his defense will not age well. Paying Carlos Correa 27+ Million in 2032 is going to leave an ache similar to me taking down 7 cups of eggnog at the company holiday party. A huge piece no one seems to want to ever mention about Carlos Correa is that he has played a limited amount of baseball for someone to feel comfortable about his longevity. He has played more than 110 games three times …

Well with Correa gone and a lot of other FA’s off the board here is my blueprint. 1. Sign Jose Iglesias 1-year $7 million, I love Kyle Farmer but only as utility. Iglesias is an actual everyday SS who has some decent numbers plus could be another leader in the clubhouse. 2. Sign Nathan Eovaldi 2-year $32 million. We need another SP who has the potential to be a #1 or #2 starter and Eovaldi can be that guy. Yes he has injury issues but we still have young pitchers that can fill in. 3. Move Maeda to the bullpen. Yes I know he was amazing as a starter but he is still recovering from injury. We could move him back to the rotation in the middle of the yea…

In this scenario, Twins get Dansby and also sign Mancini to be a DH/1B C: Christian Vazquez ($10.00M) 1B: Luis Arraez ($4.50M) 2B: Jorge Polanco ($7.50M) 3B: Jose Miranda ($0.70M) SS: Dansby Swanson ($25.00M) LF: Alex Kirilloff ($0.70M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Max Kepler ($8.50M) DH: Trey Mancini ($8.00M) 4th OF: Kyle Garlick ($0.70M) Utility: Nick Gordon ($0.70M) Utility: Gilb…

Because they plan on making a godfather offer to Shohei Ohtani next off-season, right? Right!?!? (please God let this be the case)

Should we get Swanson or have farmer play shortstop?

I'm immensely frustrated this morning. This is a bit stream of conscious, so heads up: This might be sour grapes at this point, but I don't know how the team will proceed in meaningful way after Correa has signed elsewhere. I don't have much faith that Dansby will scratch the itch of the fanbase, and even if they get Dansby and Rodon, it seems like a fools errand to try and replace what they had HOPED C4 would be for the remainder of his career. All that said, I have legitimately no faith that they will sign either. Additionally, I've never felt worse about being a "non-mega market" fan in that these contracts are simply outrageous, and virtually impossib…

“Financial Flexibility” - We can easily have a bottom 10 payroll. “A massive contract far beyond anything in franchise history“ - The contract is still woefully short of winning the bid, but it is significant compared to the Twins’ status quo. “Willing to get creative” - The contract is still woefully short of winning the bid, but we’re offering you a chance to get the hell out of Minnesota earlier! “Seriously in play” - Please include us in this rumor. Our offer is woefully short of winning the bid, but we need this man. People are starting to ask questions.

Patrick Murphy (https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murphpa02.shtml) https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/twins-patrick-murphy-agree-to-minor-league-deal.html Jose De Leon (https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=deleon008jos)

13 year, $350 mil

The Mets are now interested in Carlos Correa because of course they are! Who aren't the former #lolmets interested in nowadays? It's not as if they have a shortstop that's truly great. They obviously need two of them.. *sigh* View full rumor

The World Series has just concluded and Carlos Correa is finally a free agent! What are your other predictions as to what has happened by Oct 2036…besides my current 7 year olds being of legal drinking age a month earlier. And Seth Stohs still being the most optimistic Twins fan ever.

Every once in awhile something shocking will happen in baseball with no obvious explanation. Sometimes it can change my thinking. Estuery Ruiz was all the Brewers gave up to the A's to receive William Contreras from the Braves in the Sean Murphy deal. Baseball Trade Values isn't going to explain this trade. Ruiz was 5 Value and Contreras was 37 so the trade doesn't make sense in a straight up deal. But, that isn't the really odd part. The really odd part was that Contreras by himself wasn't enough to acquire Ruiz. The Brewers had to get two more players thrown in to apparently reluctantly part with Ruiz, a player who they acquired in the Josh Hader deal f…

Five words Twins fans did not want to hear to start this offseason. Jon Heyman has reported that while Trea Turner is obviously open to returning to the premiere Los Angeles team, the Dodgers themselves may be targeting Correa as their number one shortstop free agent. This is terrible news for the Twins, especially coupled with rumors that the Yankees may be sore after their ALCS loss and may also enter the fray for Correa. It's safe to say that if those teams are involved, the Twins' chance of retaining Correa approaches zero. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/10/dodgers-interested-in-carlos-correa.html View full rumor

Drop your Minnesota Twins hot takes down below ⬇️ Mine is that Bailey Ober will be the Twins best pitcher in 2023 and will have a sub 3 ERA

With all the news that we have on FA - it made me wonder what is happening with Miguel Sano, Chris Archer, and Dylan Bundy? Who and when will they sign. I can see the Oakland A's picking up one or two and the Pirates seem like candidates too. Do they have a market? It is hard to think that no one will give Sano another chance. Who will pick up Cody Stashak who is predicted to have a good year by Zips?