REPORT: Twins Working to Acquire Padres RHP Chris Paddack

[h2oface]

Paddock? I wish the FO would quit horsing around and get a stud.

[Brandon]

I am not a fan of trading Rogers.  I was kinda hoping we extend him a few more seasons.

 

will be interesting to see what the offers are for.  if we can get something worthwhile maybe.

[Rigby]

With these names thought Campusano might be in play - until they traded Caratini today.

[wsnydes]

2 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Paddock? I wish the FO would quit horsing around and get a stud.

Looking to stirrup a bit of chaos with all of those horse puns?

[TeJayDubz]

Twins get Paddack and Gore, then bump Archer to the pen and trade Bundy? 

[LastOnePicked]

That's a big "no" to trading Rogers. I can see the lingering injury concern, but it's not worth the risk of an imploding late-inning bullpen. If no other reasonable asks emerge in talks, keep developing internal candidates and move on.

[TheLeviathan]

5 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Paddock? I wish the FO would quit horsing around and get a stud.

Well damn....just get an ace!  Genius!  They have those for, like, 6 for a $1 down the road.  How foolish we haven't pounced!

Sneak preview: "Twins acquire reincarnated Cy Young"  h2oface: "Eh, I mean, yeah, he's Cy Young incarnate but his jersey seems a little loose.  D- on the deal"

[h2oface]

I'm not so sure Rogers isn't damaged goods now anyway, and with the rehab path he chose, he will need surgery soon. I wish we could throw in a Yankee or 2.

[Otto von Ballpark]

2 minutes ago, TeJayDubz said:

Twins get Paddack and Gore, then bump Archer to the pen and trade Bundy? 

Newly signed MLB free agents (like Bundy) actually have no-trade power until June 15.

[TheMatt]

Please no. Padres got Manea for a song, and he is deemed better than Paddock. Our bullpen was bad last year, and only addition was Joe Smoth, so losing Rogers would hurt a lot

[se7799]

8 minutes ago, LastOnePicked said:

That's a big "no" to trading Rogers. I can see the lingering injury concern, but it's not worth the risk of an imploding late-inning bullpen. If no other reasonable asks emerge in talks, keep developing internal candidates and move on.

So no to trading Rodgers no matter who he brings in return.  That's a hard line.

[cHawk]

15 minutes ago, h2oface said:

Paddock? I wish the FO would quit horsing around and get a stud.

They got Sonny Gray

[Doctor Gast]

I'm not crazy about Paddock especially for any higher valued player such as Kepler or Larnach. I'd like a CF sub but not at that price

[Azviking101]

I don't understand how Rogers' "value" using that trade scenario is only 7.2

[Doctor Gast]

20 minutes ago, TeJayDubz said:

Twins get Paddack and Gore, then bump Archer to the pen and trade Bundy? 

Don't like it and if you want Archer in the pen, he's not used to it & doesn't fair as well there. Bad choice. Don't want to lose Larnach or Taylor for these 2, hope it doesn't go through. There has to be something better. I'd give up Larnach for Montas or Lopez but not Paddock or Gore

[Otto von Ballpark]

4 minutes ago, alex ψ said:

They got Sonny Gray

Sonny “The Tennessee Stud” Gray, to phrase it as a horse pun.

(Gray is from Tennessee in fact; however B-Ref tells me his nickname is “Pickles”)

[PseudoSABR]

2 minutes ago, Azviking101 said:

I don't understand how Rogers' "value" using that trade scenario is only 7.2

There's only one season of control....

[Otto von Ballpark]

1 minute ago, Azviking101 said:

I don't understand how Rogers' "value" using that trade scenario is only 7.2

It is surplus value, in millions. Rogers is making $7.3 mil and is a free agent at the end of the year, not a whole lot of opportunity for surplus value (although he can be useful at that price).

[MN_ExPat]

1 hour ago, Muppet said:

He has pretty good numbers until 2021. But I’m not convinced he can get his old form back on a team that is notable for making newly acquired decent pitchers perform poorly. It’s also the same team where poor performing pitchers, once departed, suddenly perform exceptionally well on their new teams.

That literally makes no sense and is purely anecdotal.  Gotta give us more bro'. 

[jorgenswest]

If they move Rogers they must really believe in Duran. Even so I don’t see how they can move Rogers and improve the team. They need a really good season from both Rogers and Duran to really contend.

I would trade a corner OF prospect for pitching. The OF always has the much higher floor but you pay a premium for pitching, 

[Brock Beauchamp]

I’m far from sure I like Paddack but I’m also ready to walk away from Larnach so I’m not sure what to think of this until details emerge. 

[Azviking101]

I think a lot of people are really underselling what Rogers has been. 2.13-2.85 FIP each of the past 4 years. Only injury problem was a minor finger issue which obviously is gone based on his spring stats.

Pair that with an insane 13.2 K/9 last season and Rogers is an elite bullpen arm. 

[Riverbrian]

I'm on the edge of my seat. 

[Mike Sixel]

I doubt Rodgers is in the deal... But remember, the twins were a top ten bullpen in the second half last year.... Try to erase the early months from your minds...

[tarheeltwinsfan]

1 hour ago, lecroy24fan said:

His manager last year happens to be the Twins bench coach.

That is a key for me.

[MN_ExPat]

41 minutes ago, Azviking101 said:

Now what's going on? Twins have to know trading Rodgers for Paddock would be very very bad. I get the Padres want major league talent but Rogers is the glue on an otherwise sad looking bullpen

Unless the ask would be something crazy HUGE for Rogers.  It would have to be to be to justify giving up that amount of talent.  Paddock alone wouldn't even come close, years of control or not.

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

I'm on the edge of my seat. 

Well ... I hope you have your life alert handy incase you fall over and can't get back up

[Dman]

Given what elite relievers are going for with extensions I doubt the Twins have plans on extending Rogers.  Twins need to get value out of that deal though and with San Diego to this point not willing to give up their top 3 prospects seems like it might be hard to find the right match.

Gore was scary last year in a bad way.  I don't think you want to risk a deal with one of the elite relievers in baseball for him at this point.

At any rate I can see them trading Rogers now instead of at the deadline.  This front office doesn't really seem to believe in closers and they don't like to park their money in the pen.  If they find the right deal I could see them pulling the trigger.

[stringer bell]

5 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I doubt Rodgers is in the deal... But remember, the twins were a top ten bullpen in the second half last year.... Try to erase the early months from your minds...

The Padres don’t need a quarterback, so I’m sure Rodgers is not coming to them in a trade. 
 

C’mon people, spelling names isn’t that hard. 

[lukeduke1980]

I don't think the FO loves rogers, hence the Alex Colome experience.  Or like its been said they might value the years of control and think its the best possible return.