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Why can’t he just be a bench player? He would provide some speed off the bench and be a spot starter.

The Donaldson signing was a question mark from day 1 , mainly due to his injury history. But the fact is , when healthy he is really the only good 3b option on the roster. Arraez keeps proving he is not a very good option. Sano as an option, really??? Don’t know much about Miranda’s defense, but my hunch is that the Twins do not consider him a 3rd baseman. The signing maybe hasn’t worked as planned, but trading him for nothing and still paying him 10 million + to play for someone else doesn’t sound like a great idea.

Donaldson might be overpaid, but he is still one of the better current lineup pieces. Is paying him to play for another team really saving much money? You still have to replace him and projecting Arraez and Miranda as possible everyday replacements might be wishful thinking.

Not sure a couple of good months at AA ball makes him ready to be the every day major league third baseman

And I think he only had one terrible play running the bases…..or did I miss some?

Today’s outing should quiet the Happ haters for a while.

If he would return a above average prospect, sure take it . Otherwise, why can’t be the main DH next year and backup at 2b, SS and 3b?

Berrios

Kirilloff might be a better hitter, but Larnach stays healthier and is a better outfielder. Regardless, I hope these two along with Buxton and Donaldson are batting 2-5 in next year’s lineup.

I agree. Polanco projects to be the starting 2b next year, why move him back to SS? The Twins will most likely be bringing in a free agent at SS for next year, maybe Simmons, maybe someone else. Why mess with a move that seems to have worked this year??

If able to trade for value go for it. But I don’t find it wise to just dump them.

And neither do I share your desire to be in forever rebuild mode

For this year? Since the only real SS on the roster is Simmons, maybe trading him for a bag of balls or whatever outer fringe prospect some team is willing to give up isn’t a great idea

What benefit does moving Polanco off of second base provide? Does he not look like a good 2022 option there to you?

I think it is ok to still try to win some games.

Because Celestino is not ready to be a starting major league center fielder, Polanco should not be an every day SS, Arraez is not an everyday 3b, Sano is not an everyday Dh and Gordon is a ?

I hope this is not the case.

Pitching wins, but is very expensive when buying in the free agent market . A starting short stop would be be my top priority, unless Royce is deemed ready to fill that spot. And then pitching. My question is. In this era of getting 5 innings from a starter and then running out 4-5 relievers every game, wouldn’t bullpen arms be a better investment than throwing 10-15 million at a starter?

Wade vrs Anderson??? Should anyone really care?

To say “defense doesn’t matter “ was maybe a bit harsh. But the signing of these two aging players has not worked to help upgrade the defense. In fact, the eye test and a lot of statistics seem to indicate it has regressed.

I voted to fire both. Not a fan of this brand of analytics, where only home runs matter and defense is an afterthought. And pitching? I have not been able to figure out what exactly the plan is there. Not fun to watch this team.

Maybe the hitters should be more concerned about making less errors/poor plays in the field and inability to hit in the clutch or situationally, than the bullpen needing to throw 5 shutout innings every night….

What is Rocco thinking?? 7 innings and 99 pitches from a starting pitcher?? Berrios better get a couple extra days off after such a taxing effort.

If anyone can explain ANY of the pitching changes tonight, I would like to hear it. I need to learn the analytics to explain it….

1: Terry Ryan got run out of town for such thoughts. And he was a much better judge of talent than you and me will ever be. 2: Too bad Gordon or Polanco can not play a passable SS. No spot for Gordon on the active roster one Arraez comes back 3: Shoemaker is a proven MLB pitcher, Ober made two starts and hasn’t got past the 5 inning 4: weird how the bullpen looks better when Rogers and Duffey are getting people out. Robles is a little scary to me i will take the over....forever an optimist