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  1. Twinsoholic
    JD-Twins keeps hoping the Twins will sign Eovaldi: “Sign Eovaldi for 3 yrs. (reality contract length)! Can’t sweat the compensation pick……..Maeda to Pen for added depth.” In his 20 starts this past season, Eovaldi threw 109 innings. Why would the Twins spend big bucks on that kind of “production’” for a one or two or three year contract? Can he go deeper into starts consistently? Maybe. But is that a chance worth taking for the Twins at an inflated contract and at the cost of losing a draft pick? It is worth noting that Eovaldi remains unsigned by any MLB club. Do you suppose that could have something go do with the draft pick compensation and his low number of innings per start? If he can’t improve his innings per start, a team burns up its bullpen each time he starts a game. The Twins should continue to pass on him.
  2. Twinsoholic
    Why sign Eovaldi? He averaged just over 5 innings per his 20 starts this past season. He turned down a qualifying offer. How much money should the Twins pay him per year in addition to surrendering a draft pick for signing him? I hope the Twins do not sign him. He is not likely to markedly improve the team.
  3. Twinsoholic
    JD-Twins, Eivaldi started 20 games last year and averaged just a fraction over 5 innings per start. He turned down a qualifying offer. How much do you think the Twins should pay him and for how many seasons? Look at what Swanson just signed for with the Cubs. The Twins may be better off waiting to see who is available through a trade or two. Just spending money on free agents guarantees nothing. Does anyone seriously think the numbers Correa put up last year justify the Twins topping what the Giants were willing to pay? The Twins offer itself was a huge overpay. It is great for.Correa and his family ghat the Giants were willing to give him that contract. Let’s check back in September and October over the next several seasons to see if Correa’s on-field performance is as spectacular as his new contract. Maybe it will be, and if that happens, good for him, and perhaps it can help wipe away some of the tarnish from the trashcan seasons.
  4. Twinsoholic
    Perhaps the Twins strategy will be to see where they rank in the Central Division in mid July and then, if competitive for 1st place, the Twins can make trades where they take on one or two or even three big contracts given their presumed surplus of salary room. If that is one approach the Twins are considering, then possibly trading Gray or Maeda could make sense if they receive an overpay (everyone wants pitching).
  5. Twinsoholic
    Have the Twins released Charles Mack? He was converted from 3rd base to catcher (sort of like Bechtold). Mack was a high schooler when the Twins drafted and signed him. His younger brother is a catcher who was selected, out of high school, in the first round in the draft where the Twins selected Chase Petty. I was hoping Charles Mack would excel at catcher while also being able to fill in occasionally at 1st and at 3rd. He is supposed to have a very strong arm so that is parr of the reason for moving him to catcher.
  6. Twinsoholic
    For #5, add Ronny Henriquez to the list of possible starters. He did fairly well in his major league innings this season. Maybe the Twins will think of him as a long man in the pen, but he might sneak up on a lot of people as a starter. His numbers in the minors this season were not eye catching—particularly because he had s rough time through at least the first half of the season. I liked a lot of what I saw while he was in a Twins jersey.
  7. Twinsoholic
    Look at the number of rbis Miranda already has. Compare his total with some of the teammates who have been on the Twins roster all season. Miranda is doing a great job of bringing home runners who get into scoring position. He was lucky with his first rbi today as his uniform was brushed by a pitch. Gordon set that rbi up by getting “hit” on a shoelace. I am super impressed by Miranda so far.
  8. Twinsoholic
    Was that Duffy being Colome or just Duffy being Duffy?
  9. Twinsoholic
    I share Nicksaviking’s surprise that the Twins are paying most of Rogers’ salary ($6.6 million). How often do the Twins send money in a trade? Is this money going to help get a blue chip player to be named later, or does it signal something else such as the value of the team control years for Paddack and Pagan?
  10. Twinsoholic
    Congratulations to Mr. Ortiz. I agree with Old Twins Cap. It is hard for me, a fan since 1969, to think of a bigger mistake than trading Ortiz. Ortiz’s criticisms of Kelly following the trade were spot on. Ryan is obviously to blame as well. This isn’t 20/20 hindsight. I complained about that trade back in the old days of Fastball and the other Twins Fans websites that eventually paved the way for Twins Daily.
  11. Twinsoholic
    If the Twins are going to be able to trade for a very good starting pitcher (as opposed to signing a very good free agent starter,), then I think Miranda will be part of what the Twins will have to give up in order to get a very good starter (if there are very good starters available for trade). I would love to see Miranda playing for the Twins, but I am not counting on it.
  12. Twinsoholic
    I would not drop Pineda. Resign him. I could see the Twins deciding to release Coulombe. Gant and/or Stashak could also be released. I am on the fence about La Tortuga. The Twins got fleeced twice in last year’s rule 5 draft. I hope they leave one roster spot open to make a selection this year.
  13. Twinsoholic
    Roger asked a good question about who you would have dropped off the 40 man roster to add Baddoo and Wells. The Twins could have dropped Nick Gordon and Jake Cave, There are other possibilities. Who believes Cave was indispensable? Gordon has done well, particularly in being able to play the outfield in addition to infield positions. Wasn’t Blankenhorn also on the 40 man roster? Would you rather have Wells or Gorden or Blankenhorn? Would you rather have 4th outfielder Cave or prospect Baddoo? I know I would not have minded keeping Baddoo and Wells at the start of the season rather than Cave and either Blankenhorn or Gorden. One more name for you: would you rather have Wells or Smeltzer? Give me Wells based on higher talent potential. I love Smeltzer’s ability to overcome personal adversity, but there has not been a lot of success in MLB games.
  14. Twinsoholic
    Good question by Steve71 about Birdsell. He was the Twins first pick on day 3 of the draft. They had plenty of time to check in with different players who would likely be available for selection when their turn to pick arrived. It would surprise me if they selected someone whom they had not been in contact with, someone whom they thought was uncertain about signing if selected. Maybe they just took a shot in the dark by selecting him, but if that was the case, that is not a great approach.
  15. Twinsoholic
    Ober’s high fastball seems to run in at 94 mph. Right now the pitch has been unhittable in the sense that he either gets a swinging strike or weak contact. So many batters have trouble laying off of fastballs just above the strike zone. If his stuff remains as efective as it has been over his last 5 or so starts then I think he profiles as a #3 starter rather than a back of the rotation starter. It is also possible, of course, that enough batters start laying off the high fastball, forcing him to drop more in the upper part of the zone, where batters have a better chance of making solid contact.
  16. Twinsoholic
    La Z Boy noted above about “getting Big Mike locked up” in a new contract. The other day I read that Pineda hoped he would not be trade—said he liked pitching as a Twins player. I wonder if his agent and Falvine have an understanding about a new contract for him. That could explain why he was not traded. Of course, other reasons could be he is hurt or teams were trying to low-ball the Twins. I am glad Mike is still on the Twins. I like players, particularly starting pitchers, who want to stay on the team.
  17. Twinsoholic
    Earlier in this thread I said no team would trade for Robles. I am surprisingly delighted that I was wrong. He is a Red Sox now.
  18. Twinsoholic
    No team is going to trade for Robles. Pineda will be traded today. Maybe Thielbar will also be traded. By the way, Coloumbe certainly has been a pleasant surprise out of the pen. After the trading deadline I hope the Twins release Colome and Robles and option Alcala to St. Paul. Alcala needs to rework his game. Earlier in the season I was expecting him to do great. He throws so hard, but when he’s throwing strikes the pitches are all too often in the middle of the plate. The demotion to AAA seems to have helped Rooker. Alcala needs something similar to happen to him.
  19. Twinsoholic
    Even if Robles had a decent outing, it is hard to believe any club would have traded anything for him. He has just been awful. He throws 97 mph, but he has had an awful season. There are better reliever trade options on other clubs with losing records. By the way, I agree with Chief: there was nothing unusual about tonight’s loss.
  20. Twinsoholic
    Why did they draft Birdsell unless they were highly confident he would sign? He was their first pick on day 3. I have to believe that they were in contact with him prior to selecting him. I understand why he would go back to Texas Tech to try to improve his draft position, but I don’t understand why the Twins would have selected him unless they thought he would sign with them.
  21. Twinsoholic
    17th round selection Dylan Neuse has a back injury (sometime in April). He was an outfielder, but the Twins have selected him as a second baseman.
  22. Twinsoholic
    The numbers this year for the Long Beach State pitcher, Lavallee, are quite good.
  23. Twinsoholic
    Birdsell had rotator cuff surgery this spring. Ouch! Prior to that he had an upper 90s fastball.
  24. Twinsoholic
    Miller was projected to go later in the second round, so my guess is that he is going to sign for second round money rather than sandwich pick slot money. I hope the Twins draft a few more high school players over their next four or five selections. Time to reseed the system. This time next year, the Twins will have earlier selections in each round (maybe they will be able to select a top of the rotation college starter in the first round next year).
  25. Twinsoholic
    I agree with gunnarthor on Mauer and intelligence. Obviously it depends on how you are defining it. From another perspective, Jonathan Scoop speaks/reads 5 or 6 languages. Mike Marshall was a doctor as well as one hell of a reliever. Craig Breslin was no academic slouch. Jason Castro went to Stanford and was praised for his defense. I suspect that Tony Olivia had as much baseball smarts as anyone who ever put on a baseball uniform. Selecting Mayer just seems like a hometown choice. He was a great ball player, but was he really the Twins’ Einstein of baseball? Not from my perspective. I will grant that was from your perspective.
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