Avoiding the Aces

[WyoTwin]

Buxton and Sano for Story and Marquez? Wow. I'm not sure about the Rockies parting with Marquez. Maybe add Dobnak and Thorpe? It would be a big trade, for sure. Maybe a week from now we will all see some crazy trades and signings.

[WyoTwin]

I was listening on MLB Radio today, do you know what team they brought up about not taking the extra step to make a difference. They brought up Hunter, Cuddy, Justin Morneau and I think Santana. They said they should of signed them but the biggest problem they said is they have a window and they wouldn’t take the step to get over the top.

 

They are repeating it now! Win two ALCentral tiles and they can’t even win a playoff game. Cleveland and KC have windows and they go out and get them a player to take them over the top. They also reap the benefits of selling tickets and merchandise.

 

They also brought up how the Tigers are rebuilding and should have a window soon. The White Sox’s are young and improving. We are going to miss our window.

 

Make a move or just keep loosing playoff games.

 

I’ve been a Twins fan my whole life, but I moved to Wyoming and the Rockies have been my NL team since they became a team. I actually make it to far more Rockies game than Twins game. The Rockies pushed all of there chips in. I’ve been to WS game in Colorado and been to an opening day game. I brought this trade up so both teams would benefit. I think the Rockies are more exciting when they play good defense and when they hit BOMBS!!!

 

The Twins time is now! Make a move.

 

P.S. when they built Target Field it was supposed to bring in more revenue.

[Cody Pirkl]

“ 2019 was a fluke.”

“The Twins have been legitimate contenders for two years now and despite possible departures from players such as Rosario and Cruz, they’re far from nearing the end of the line.”

“If there’s one reason to believe that the Twins shouldn’t waste the resources on acquiring a ready made ace, it’s that they can make one themselves. . . Kenta Maeda was the definition of an ace in 2020, and while they acquired him for an exciting pitcher in Brusdar Graterol, the cost of a power reliever for an ace is an absolute steal.”

I can’t find the through line here. Are the Twins legit contenders, in which case a trade makes sense, or are they a year or two off, in which case they should hold onto their prospects?

And as you say, Maeda is an example of what a smart trade can do for a team. So they should refrain from doing that sort of move again but still somehow replicate it?

My point of writing the article is this: People clamor for the big names as they should, they're big names. Big names cost you however, whether its money, prospects, or the window shortening as a result of those prospects.

 

The Twins just traded a reliever last winter for a solid starter with a good contract and got the best case scenario of giving up some of our best prospects for a name like Blake Snell. That should inspire confidence that the front office can do something like this again. The value they got from that trade when it comes to cost and return was far higher than any trade they can make for Snell or any of the pitchers already deemed aces.

 

The Twins shouldn't stand pat, they have some improvements to make as contenders. They just may be able to make those improvements without mortgaging their future for a big name. We've already seen them do it.