Umm guys, this might be huge.

Wow. That would (happily) blow up my theory about a slow FA season! 

 

On the other hand - I'll believe it when I see it happen...

Edited November 20, 20187 yr by dbminn

I hope an extension comes with him.

 

And throw in Grienke.

Gonsalves, Gordon, Kepler.   Make it happen.

Edited November 21, 20187 yr by Thrylos

I'm interested but don't have my hopes up if negotiations have stalled.

 

To echo Levi they need to lock him up long term.

Love Goldschmit, but if the FO doesn’t think they can extend him I honestly believe they’re better off trading for Santana.

 

I hope an extension comes with him.

 

And throw in Grienke.

I assume that taking on some of Greinke's contract would be part of the deal

"Will you take Moya? Why not? No, Gimenez is untouchable. No deal. Bye."

Would be a bold move.

I love it when a plan starts coming together...

 

From the Off Season BluePrint: Money Laundering

 

Trade #2: A Couple G's Exchanged - 2019 Money Laundered $34.5M Total Money Laundered: $84.5M

 

Front Office Comments:

After the Marlin trade was announced the calls started coming in...AZ really is looking to shed some $$$

Levine quoted "Doing that first deal for free (cash wise) we had to charge for this one." Falvey added "Thad and me were binge watching Ozark on Netflix, while waiting for transcripts...I mean professional portfolios to come in for potential coaches, and that Teen Wolf guy had some outside the box ideas on handling large amounts of unused money...we started to think we could do the same thing."

 

Trade Details:

Kepler helps fill AZ OF issues (losing Pollock this year and Peralta next)

Twins will work to extend Goldschmidt ASAP

Grienke provides a slow fade from #2 starter as Berrios moves in the other direction towards #1

$10M per year to pay down Grienke provides positive cash flow (when applying MicroEconomic view)

 

Twins Trade:

Kepler $3.2M

Gordon

Gonsalves

Rooker

 

Diamondbacks Trade:

Paul Goldschmidt $14.5M

Zach Grienke $34.5M - $35M - $35M

$10M for 3 years <$10M> - <$10M> -<$10M>

I love this one and hope it comes true. If nothing else it has us dreaming big like we should be. I would like to believe if we trade for him we would sign him to extention, but if we can't look at what he'd bring at the deadline. If this falls through I can't imagine any trade to follow that would sell tickets like this one would. Get this done.

This is the winter of our imagination, our desire for great players and creative trades and signings.  If only the Grinch had not stolen our hope. 

 

Goldschmidt & Grienke (with AZ paying 1/3 of the $62M deferred to ‘22-‘26)

 

For

 

Kepler

Graterol

& 2 guys in the 15-20 range

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This was a quick splash of cold water in the face

Edited November 21, 20187 yr by tvagle

This was a quick splash of cold water in the face

Pfft, you think you can get away with dreaming here? You can't handle the DREAM!

Pass... he is a great player, but he is on a one year deal, and the cost of extending him i too much for a 1st basemen, imo. I am a supporter of not carrying a first basemen on the roster other than Austin. We have plenty of guys who can play first (Kepler, Ehire, Garver, Sano, Austin). Spend the money or prospects elsewhere. 

Well, that was fun for almost two and a half hours.

 

Boo.

Well, that was fun for almost two and a half hours.

What was your favorite Paul Goldschmidt moment?

 

What was your favorite Paul Goldschmidt moment?

 

The one where he went into the HoF wearing a Twins cap.

 

 

Yours?

The one where he went into the HoF wearing a Twins cap.

 

 

Yours?

Must have been the best time of his life after signing a minor league deal with a ST invite in 2027!

 

The one where he went into the HoF wearing a Twins cap.

 

 

Yours?

Be nice.

What was your favorite Paul Goldschmidt moment?

Any of my future Paul Goldschmidt posts will be posted in the "ex-Twins in the Boxscores" thread.

Lost in all this is the part about Minnesota having the fifth lowest OPS at first base in 2018. Not to turn this into a Mauer thread, but that’s why some of us were thankful for his long ago, but also thankful he won’t be back.

 

And why a guy like a Goldschmidt is a real need for this team. They need something like that, another bat (Donaldson?), AND a return to form from Sano.

 

Do something like that, and the team looks a lot different.

I don't know Arizona well but isn't Goldy huge down there? They can't just give him away and on a one year deal, he's probably not what the Twins front office wants.

Paul has only managed to muster an .899 OPS against right-handed pitching throughout his career, so we'd still have to find him a platoon partner at first, which doesn't help the roster flexibility issues either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/deadest of deadpans

 

Be nice.

 

 

That was being nice. I had the nicest of fantasies about Goldysie donning a Twins cap during his hall induction.

Anyone ready to move Kiroloff or Lewis? If I am the DBacks I am not interested if one of those is not part of the deal. Maybe taking on Grienke’s full contract will help.

Does anyone think this trade ever had ANY chance of happening? Minnesota fans are so naive thinking this even

had a 1% chance of happening. I’ll say it one more time: superstars would rather retire than come to Minnesota to play! Every year about this time someone starts crazy rumors like this, and the fan base goes completely nuts with excitement! Not ever going to happen, boys,!