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Which route should the Twins take this year at the trade deadline?
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I really hold back what I would like to say about then payroll arguments here. The fact that people don't accept the amount taken in dictates the amount going out requires one of two things. Extreme financial ignorance or fanatical bias that prevents the acceptance of something some basic. I did not change the argument. It's the same idiocy over and over. Do you really want to be on the side that suggests revenues does not determine spending capacity?· 0 replies
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Posted by DocBauer,
While not firing on all cylinders all the time...and I'm not sure anyone does...this Twins term IS a quality, winning, contending team. Health and injury has bogged the Twins down a bit in early June, but health is returning. And it will, hopefully, be that much better over the next week or two as guys ramp up to 100% and Polanco and Winder get healthy, though Winder MIGHT stick at St Paul for a little while to build his arm back up. Hopefully, we get a healthy Alcala back by the end of July. I believe this team is in BUY mode, for sure, with some caveats.
Let me try to phrase this properly. I like this team an awful lot. They are a great mix of young and young-ish players, with only a couple exceptions, who are going to be around for at least a few more years to come. Contracts and payroll are largely under control, offering flexibility. The milb system is having an OUTSTANDING season, even as a few prospects have struggled, or are just getting it going. And yet, others have clearly jumped up as well. Kudos! Unfortunately, a couple, potential, important pieces have struggled a bit thus far. Balazovic hasn't gotten going yet, Canterino has has, hopefully, a mild setback, Lewis is done until mid 2023, Sands has only flashed a little, and 40 man Strotman has almost detonated. On the other side of things, Larnach and Miranda are growing up right before our eyes along with Celestino and Winder, before injury. Kirilloff SEEMS to be getting it together, and there is real hope he's past issues and is here to stay. All very good things!
I believe the Twins are a very good team that is just about to put it all together. And yes, I mean even this year, despite having some holes. I still believe 2020 and some injuries...Lewis and AK to be sure...have slowed the development of a few very good young players that still impact 2022.
You build the best team you can, and you NEVER FEAR anyone. The Yankees are on pace to maybe break W-L records? Maybe. But we blew their doors off in 1 game at home and nearly did the same, or at least win, if ONE BP arm stepped up that 3rd day. And who knows, maybe the Twins wouldn't face the Yanks in the playoffs this year. Anyone can beat anyone in a short series. Witness various Doger losses, and the Braves winning it all just recently.
I feel the Twins, still building with so many talented young pieces, are a quality team that might not hit their peak until 2023-24, but are good enough to challenge that it would be a HUGE disappointment not to buy and augment the current roster!
Barring a collapse that I feel could only happen due to mass injury, Correa isn't going anywhere. To do so would only open a HUGE hole and offer no immediate return. And we don't need prospects for one of the top players in all of MLB while we're contending. If not beyond, Correa stays for 2022.
Unless you are trading youth and potential and control, there is no major offensive gain to be added by a trade for a position player on anything short term,
Unless you are trading youth and potential and control, there is no major SP gain to be added by a trade for a short term addition, IMO. Are you really going to get someone better than Gray and Ryan to add? You'd better. And he better have at least another year, if not more, for what it would potentially cost in what you give up.
So unless, unless some more, with all due respect to the guys who have held the pen together with duct tape and potential, what this team really needs is a pair of quality RP options for the pen. You can do like 2019 and trade for a couple short term, quality arms and trade from the back end up the prospect pool, OR, you can trade more from the front end of the talent pool and grab a couple live arms from losing teams that have at least one more year of control. If you do that, you potentially finish 2022 STRONG in the pen along with what you have, believe in your offense, trust in your rotation, and have a pen mostly constructed for 2023. Either could work.
One way or another, the Twins need to be buyers. Anything can happen for a good and potentially dangerous team with a better pen. But I don't feel this is the year for any sort of MAJOR trading sell off to buy.
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