The Reclamation Starters for Twins Need to End

[HerbieFan]

Preach Ted....

[TopGunn#22]

Agree 100%.  Pay for quality, get quality results.  A gamble here and there to me is acceptable.  To build an entire strategy around hitting it big on the Happ, Shoemaker, Archer and Bundy types just wreaks of a half-hearted effort.  Pay for quality.  Get quality results.  Pick your spots.  I would say that even though the Twins did not make the playoffs, the Correa move justifies this philosopy:  Pay for quality.  Get quality results.  

[IndianaTwin]

"Opted for more of the same" doesn't acknowledge that they did something different than most prior years in offering a significant asset (Petty) to get a significant starter (Gray) via trade, which isn't mentioned in the article. They also took a risk in offering another asset (Rogers) for the potential of a significant asset (Paddack).

Also, this will get called "making excuses for the front office," but losing two months of offseason last year didn't help their ability to zig rather than zag. 

[Seansy]

Agree 100% her with you Ted. With Gray, Maeda, Mahle, Ryan, and Ober, plus the depth behind them with Winder, SWR, and Varland, the Twins absolutely should not sign another back-end starter. Front end starter or bust for me right now.

[tarheeltwinsfan]

On 10/26/2022 at 8:04 AM, DuluthRoots said:

Reading this at age 72, having been through it all since 1960, I slowly come to the realization that the Twins will not win another World Series in my lifetime.?

Please don't say that. I'm age 77. 

[weitz41]

Yes this needs to end.

With that in mind. I've seen a lot of complaining (in the past) about Mahle and Paddock with their injuries. If not for those trades there is a good change we'd have a Shoemaker type in the 5th starter spot in 2023. Paddock probably won't be starting games till 2024. So in 2023 you want Mahle or a Shoemaker type? In 2024 Paddock or a J.A. Happ type? The FO gambled on Mahle and Paddocks health and lost in 2022. But if those trades keep a reclamation project off the roster in 2023-2024 that's likely a win all by itself.   

Just me 2 cents worth. 

[Riverbrian]

We might as well get used to the young arms. 40 Man roster limitations will make the veteran reclamation project harder to roster as the farm keeps producing more lettuce. This is why I remain optimistic about the direction of the organization.   

You have 40 spots on the 40 man to work with.

At minimum 13 of those spots need to be position players because 13 are required on the 26 man.

That leaves 27 spots for potential pitching. Make it 22-23 or 24 spots available because you need young talent that can be called up to perform at IF and OF when injuries occur and we all know they occur. 

The 40 man is tight and the 26 man roster will most likely not have the space for veteran innings eater types because there are 9 potential starters for consideration on opening day as the roster stands now.  

 

 

[JD-TWINS]

“……..if you want to be taken seriously” This is the key ending statement of the article. We CAN DO a bunch of differing things.

If we are serious, we need a front end starter, period! Aces are few & far between & not necessarily perfect going forward but at least we’ll be trying.

Correa has to be freed, according to his contract.

Take these $ and use on front end starter & solid back end guy ($35 million goes a long way for filling these 2 spots!!).