4 Reliever Options the Minnesota Twins Should Trade For Right Now

Thank you Matthew for your article. All of them could help the Twins. I've been impartial to Richard Rodriguez. He's had a lot of success so far this season which makes him more appealing. Although his 4 seamer is his primary pitch, he has 4 pitches he can go to if needed (change up, slider and sinker). His stock has gone up but 2 or 3 low players could do the trick (more the better to free up our 40 man). PIT could go for a trade because I believe they still have committed to rebuilding and Rodriguez has been on the trading block earlier this season. Also we might have a few low valued players that could interest them.

I'd go for all four.

I guess if it's for an Andrew Bechtold or something like that. 

Now Kirilloff is hurt, and it seems the Twins may be the ones unloading.  

I'd trade Robles for a Zippo that could be used to LIGHT A FIRE UNDER SOMEONE'S A$$!

I guess if it's for an Andrew Bechtold or something like that. 

 

Now Kirilloff is hurt, and it seems the Twins may be the ones unloading.  

 

I'd trade Robles for a Zippo that could be used to LIGHT A FIRE UNDER SOMEONE'S A$$!

A couple of kitchen matches for Colome.

well at this point the twins could not do worse than what they have...

Any of the 4 would be ok at this point.

First 3 players I'd trade would be Sano, Kepler and Cave. None of them will be missed. You won't get much for any of them by themselves but if you package all 3 together you might get 1 good relief pitcher. Keep Kirilloff at 1B, bring up Larnach and Celestino to replace the other 2 and I guarantee you don't lose much of anything defensively or offensively. 

When you stop and look at all 3 players it's scary to beleive that Cave actually has the best career batting average of the 3.

Any of the 4 would be ok at this point.

First 3 players I'd trade would be Sano, Kepler and Cave. None of them will be missed. You won't get much for any of them by themselves but if you package all 3 together you might get 1 good relief pitcher. Keep Kirilloff at 1B, bring up Larnach and Celestino to replace the other 2 and I guarantee you don't lose much of anything defensively or offensively. 

When you stop and look at all 3 players it's scary to beleive that Cave actually has the best career batting average of the 3.

This is a good example of why you should look at more than just batting average when comparing offensive output between players.

Anyway, I'm not optimistic that any team will be looking to trade this early in the season, which is really unfortunate for the Twins. I think Texas is especially unlikely to make a trade considering this is their first year playing in front of fans at their shiny new ballpark. The best bet for immediate upgrades will be from St. Paul, but even those players are unlikely to help much.

Hello darkness, my old friend...

The article assumes clubs will be dealing in May. Not impossible, but goes against the trend. Also, trades made in desperation rarely turn out well. Something needs to be done, but in the first week of May this is more likely to involve personnel moves, tinkering with deliveries, and re-thinking the strategy and tools to employ if the club is going to regularly turn to the bullpen with 12 outs remaining in games.

If Vanimal is right, I agree completely. If he is wrong, then the degree of my disagreement will vary depending on how wrong he is. ;-)

Like most of us, I realize there is a certain amount of hopeful hype invested in an organization's minor leaguers. If only this guy could learn to lay off the curve / throw a better curve, he'd be a big star.

In seasons leading up to the pandemic we have seen what usually happens. The guy simply can't throw that curve for strikes, or he throws them for strikes...right down the middle. Turns out that making it in the show takes more than making a baseball curve. Gotta throw it where you want, when you want, no matter the situation. What we discovered was that almost all the best relievers the Twins found in the minors were unable to make the needed pitches on demand.

Nevertheless, the Twins should do this again. Call up the best relief specialists from AAA and AA. See if just one of them has the stuff to stick. After that, go ahead and sell half the farm for a couple veteran relievers. 

We’ve been told to be patient. We’ve been sold this window for a decade. The hubris, incompetence, and as always, penny pinching, of this FO and ownership group is currently robbing us of that. Then, what? Another 10 years of lip service about some fictional future date in which they’ll push the chips in?

Frankly, I’m kind of p’d off about it. This franchise is a loser. Always will be.

This has left an awful taste in my mouth regarding the FO, who I’ve been told are pitching savants (time to put that to bed). Go get someone who actually knows what they’re doing. Not some kid who clearly rode some coattails out of Cleveland. And what has Levine ever accomplished? He partially oversaw a perennial loser (Rangers) for 10 years. I’ve had enough of hearing about how they analyze data. Do something real.

Any and all of these 4 could, potentially, help and make a difference. Everyone drops down a notch in pecking order and maybe even relieves some pressure. I'm not crazy about making a trade this early as I'm worried about the cost. But then again, not sure any of these teams really expect to do anything in 2021. But might they want to wait until mid-season to better "auction" off their arm? Again, the cost concerns me.

On the other hand, desperate times. And this team is too good to do nothing. Further, the system is deep and talented enough to trade away a couple quality prospects in the 20--40 range, maybe 10-40 area, to make a move.

I'd do this tomorrow if we could and the value is there. No names because every prospect list is subjective, but let's say a #18 and a #26 prospect. Two quality young prospects from a good system to a re-building team that needs talent. Is that close? Can we keep the top 15 intact?

If so, some sort of precedent has been set. I would then consider a second trade based on that precedent for a second acquisition, whether it's another one of these options or a solid middle/set up option from someone.

Desperate times. Do 4 of the top 30/40 prospects in the system, keeping the top 15 intact, bring in a couple solid arms in May?

I'd go for all four.

My sentiments exactly!

Here, we will find out how competent Falvine really is. He obviously made errors this offseason, and now he has the opportunity to address them (again). Will he do it? Past history doesn’t say that he will.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=derek+falvey+and+thad+levine&docid=608023870053495060&mid=C4701133F2B8810C3D93C4701133F2B8810C3D93&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

It is one thing to learn about baseball from a chat room....

Since I am a fan of Rogers, I'd deal for a righty first. All four seem good but are they just hot right now? I don't see why this team doesn't give Alcala a shot at closing. Yesterday's game was lost due to a lack of hitting in the clutch. Maybe trade for a clutch hitter??? I'm not quite ready to gut this team but it is disappointing so far. And the injuries don't help but other teams also have injuries.