One Intriguing Shortstop Trade Target for the Twins

Never say Never, but at what cost would Mateo elicit? 

Nah, focus on pitching and a right handed power hitting outfielder.

I can see this happening. The Twins love to bring in players that can play defense and NOT hit. It would be a perfect addition to go with the other black holes in the lineup with Kepler and Gallo.

15 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

No, why? This isn't 1985, shortstops are not supposed to be offensive blackholes any longer. Mateo, Kiner-Falefa, I wish people would stop talking about trading assets for these bat-less options. Are these guys supposed to be stop gaps? Or long term players? Because why would you trade prospects for a stop gap and why would anyone want a guy who can't hit to be the long term answer?

Lots of people THINK they want a guy with a stud glove, offense be damned, but after two months of failing to bring runners home, the whole state is calling for Andrelton Simmons and Pedro Florimon to be replaced.

The Twins should re-sign Sano and put him at SS?  Gets them a power RH bat and a SS.  Defense doesn't matter!!!

The Twins, at this point, should neither sign a shortstop nor trade any potentially useful players for one. Farmer is more than adequate until Royce Lewis can return from injury or someone else takes the position. If the Twins can pick up Mateo for Trevor Megill, fine. Let the younger guys play. 

Is it possible that Dansby Swanson was the best choice long term?

1 hour ago, terrydactyls said:

The Twins should re-sign Sano and put him at SS?  Gets them a power RH bat and a SS.  Defense doesn't matter!!!

SP, catching, SS & CF, the priority is what they do on the field not their bat. That being said I think we can do better than Mateo. Where we can still have the defense yet gain on the bat.

1 hour ago, chpettit19 said:

I'm with @nicksaviking on this one. What's the point of bringing in any of these no hit shortstops people are throwing around? I want nothing to do with Mateo, Andrus, Iglesias, etc. Bring in a real shortstop or quit wasting resources on them.

We better be prepared for some extremely low scoring games.  Between Gallo's strikeouts, our catchers not hitting, and a Farmer/Mateo platoon, we could be seeing the bottom on the lineup produce very little.  

Let's stop the dumpster diving articles :).  

The Orioles are my 2nd fav team and I have seen a lot of Mateo. He is an absolutely dynamic SS with some pop (13. HRs) and a terrific base runner with elite speed.  He would be a terrific fit for the Twins , but based on the Jorge Lopez trade last year , I would be hesitant that Mike Elias would pick Falvine’s pocket again .  

1 hour ago, tony&rodney said:

The Twins, at this point, should neither sign a shortstop nor trade any potentially useful players for one. Farmer is more than adequate until Royce Lewis can return from injury or someone else takes the position. If the Twins can pick up Mateo for Trevor Megill, fine. Let the younger guys play. 

Is it possible that Dansby Swanson was the best choice long term?

I would add Nick Gordon to the mix of a player who gets some run at SS in the first half of 2023. Now that Correa is gone, the pivot should be to letting the young guys play in April, May and June to see what we have. 

I've read a lot of opinions that feel Lewis is going to come back good as ever, mid 2023 season, just waltz right into the SS job, and make us forget all about Correa. I think we should pump the brakes on that a little bit and just wait and see what happens. Obviously, that would be great, but I sure wouldn't bet on it at this point. We really haven't seen that much of him at the major league level, and although he looked pretty good when he played last season, I think it's extremely early to be counting on him for that. He's also had two serious knee surgeries. Maybe he has issues with the knee when he comes back? Maybe he loses some speed/range/etc? Maybe it affects him at the plate? Who knows if he even does come back next season? Stranger things have certainly happened. My point is...I don't know if we can count on him for 2023 or not just yet. I'll believe it when I see it.  

high strikeout guy who doesn't get on base......probably not a fit unless TonynRodney is correct and we only have to give up Megill.  He and Joey Gallo back to back in the line up would have me looking for Seinfeld reruns......

We try to be positive about the prospects and younger players and hope our core is healthy quite a bit. Then there are times many people are critical because of disappointment or different expectations. This is all part of being a fan.

We hope that Jeffers can improve and Vasquez has a good year. We hope Kirilloff is fine and can play a solid 1st base and hit a load of line drives. We hope Polanco can deliver his odd year excellence full time. We hope that Miranda hits and shows that 3rd base is easy. We hope someone (Farmer, Martin, Gordon, Lee, Lewis) takes adequate care of shortstop. We hope Gallo and Kepler are relevant. We hope that Larnach, Wallner, and Gordon all prove their worth as MLB players. We hope that Buxton is healthy all year and wins an MVP. Lastly, we hope our pitching staff gives our offense an opportunity to grow up.

That is a lot of hope but it is what the plan is for 2023.

Oh yeah!  The Orioles just finished robbing us for Lopez, let's go do it again.

I like that he is a good fielding SS who has great speed and a bit of power.  With the larger bases and the shift ban the Offensive game in baseball is going to change dramatically in the next few years.  
 

The question is what would he cost in terms of prospects?  
 

But with his versatility and team control I’d guess Baltimore will be asking for some decent prospects in return. 

At what point did the thought of not using Polanco to fill some time at SS  when necessary happen? I know, I know, his defensive numbers at short aren't the best, but I'm only talking about filling in when needed. We have options at SS if it's only to get us to either Lewis or Lee, and if Polanco has to play short then Arraez plays 2b. There aren't anymore Correa's out there folks, so lets stop throwing prospects away for stop gap crap.

Sign Eovaldi and  a RP, and if you want then buy a right handed stick, but enough of these crap SS.

Guillorme from the Mets is stuck behind Lindor and Correa. He gets on base and has shown an average glove. He also bats left handed in a platoon fit with Farmer. Intrigue is too strong but I would be more interested in Guillorme as a fit for the Twins.

Maybe Pedro Floriman is available?

11 hours ago, CRF said:

I've read a lot of opinions that feel Lewis is going to come back good as ever, mid 2023 season, just waltz right into the SS job, and make us forget all about Correa. I think we should pump the brakes on that a little bit and just wait and see what happens. Obviously, that would be great, but I sure wouldn't bet on it at this point. We really haven't seen that much of him at the major league level, and although he looked pretty good when he played last season, I think it's extremely early to be counting on him for that. He's also had two serious knee surgeries. Maybe he has issues with the knee when he comes back? Maybe he loses some speed/range/etc? Maybe it affects him at the plate? Who knows if he even does come back next season? Stranger things have certainly happened. My point is...I don't know if we can count on him for 2023 or not just yet. I'll believe it when I see it.  

Jeremy Peña was a question mark last year. I think it safe to say, Houston doesn’t miss Correa at all. 

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