The Latest on the Minnesota Twins Free Agency Rumors

[mrtwinsfan]

11 hours ago, DocBauer said:

I like Eovaldi, but health risk and reward when he's healthy vs cost scares me. I think I might be put.

Drury is intriguing, but 2022 was his first good/full season since 2017. I think Pollock made a huge mistake opting out of his deal, but a like him as a reserve/platoon RH bat. I don't believe he's going to cost much. But I think Myers or Mancini might be better choices. Go grab one of them!

Please, no more trial and error with Pagan. Bring in someone to replace him. And while I think Alcala has a chance to be a difference maker, why not TWO RP so that our biggest problem is a roster crunch vs trying to flesh out said roster. 

Lastly, I'm really thinking someone like Iglesias for SS might be smart. Nothing special, to be sure, but experienced and solid and it allows Farmer to be a super utility instead of locking in to one position.

Arreaz- Gordon, we got plenty of super utility already,  leave Farmer at s.s,  till Rolls Royce is ready

[Karbo]

No to Eovaldi. Too much injury risk for giving up QO. I could see Pollack as platoon instead of Garlick. IMO the smartest $$ at this point would be RP.

[Peter]

Why not sign evoldi? That would be good move by twins as they need pitching now. Don’t trade our batting champion? Twins have bright future-it’s 2 years away. As I said just want competitive team this season. Expectations are low as 75-78 wins is what I think but if they win 82 I’ll be happy-excited for baseball to start!!!

[gman]

I vote with pack the bullpen as much as possible. Plan on the first reliever coming in the sixth inning sometime, 1 out, 2 out, nobody out. Very few starts get to the seventh. That's 3-4 relief pitchers per game, or include at least one 2 inning reliever.

[JakeBru3]

Bring in Eovaldi to complete a nice rotation of solid #2's and 3's. Don't have a true Ace but have guys that are sold rotation guys. Mahle, Eovaldi, Gray, Maeda and Ryan is a solid rotation. 

Sign Wil Meyers to be your platoon RH hitting OF on a 1 year prove it type deal. If Larnach, Kirilloff and Buxton all stay healthy he is rarely used. If one goes down you have a RH hitting option to playa  corner OF spot.

Sign Elvis Andrus to play SS for this year until Lewis is ready to take the reins. Keeps solid SS play and doesn't force Lewis to rush back and can come back when he's ready and at full strength. 

Kimbrell, Britton or even Fulmer to add another veteran reliable bullpen arm to have good depth and options to close the doors in innings 7,8,9 consistently.

Rotation: Mahle, Eovaldi, Gray, Maeda, Ryan

C- Vazquez/ 1B- Arraez/ 2b- Polonco/ SS- Andrus/ 3B- Miranda/ OF-Buxton, Larnach, Kirilloff/ DH- Gallo/ Bench- Gordon, Meyers, Farmer, Jeffers

If the young guys progress and take the step they have been said to be able to take and be the players there supposed to be that team can be a playoff team. 

 

[Otaknam]

No to any deal that includes Lewis or Lee, both potential cornerstones. I fear this FO is going to make a panic trade to make it seem like they know what they are doing. This team is not positioned to make a playoff run, so let’s just admit that and go from there. It’s time to see which young players can make major strides and be a part of the future. If they can’t be a factor by the trade deadline then blow it up and start over. And dump Rocco, as he depends too much on managing by computer algorithms, has no apparent managing instincts, and has shown an inability to mange his starting pitchers. 

[JakeBru3]

2 minutes ago, Otaknam said:

No to any deal that includes Lewis or Lee, both potential cornerstones. I fear this FO is going to make a panic trade to make it seem like they know what they are doing. This team is not positioned to make a playoff run, so let’s just admit that and go from there. It’s time to see which young players can make major strides and be a part of the future. If they can’t be a factor by the trade deadline then blow it up and start over. And dump Rocco, as he depends too much on managing by computer algorithms, has no apparent managing instincts, and has shown an inability to mange his starting pitchers. 

I keep seeing people say they'll have to blow it up and start over....

Blow what up? This team is young and full of youth as it is. I would say they are already in a the middle of a rebuild. 

Your SP with the most wins last year was a rookie, one of their best and most clutch hitters was a rookie. Lanach is 25, Kiriloff is 25, Miranda is 24, Lewis is 23, Arraez is 25. Your Veteran star is 29 and signed long term. 

This isn't a team built for this year as a make or break season. It's a young team!!

[tony&rodney]

18 hours ago, JD-TWINS said:

Why is the QO draft pick such a sensitive issue? Are we drafting the next Rod Carew with that pick?

Not a sensitive issue for me. Eovaldi isn't worth the money it will take to sign him and draft and develop is the only answer, apparently, for the Twins. Remember that Dobnak is the bar for signing starting pitching and you can understand why Eovaldi is not in play.

[MABB1959]

Just finished reading about the new pitcher Toronto signed.  The salary seemed reasonable, but this is troubling.

“That’s one of the biggest reasons I came,” Bassitt said. “I want to be a part of a group for an extended period of time where we can really get to know each other, help each other be the best we can, then hopefully do something very special in the end. Learning each other, what makes each other tick and truly pushing each other to be the best version of ourselves off and on the field is a big thing for me.”

Chris Bassitt's repertoire appeals to Blue Jays (mlb.com)

Troubling because he was not on the Twins radar nor does it seem like Minnesota in not a team players want to go to.

 

[Russ]

Eovaldi's worth a try even if for 1 year.  What do the Twins want to accomplish,  that is a realistic question