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  1. roger
    Sure exciting to see a couple young guys performing so well. Jake Cave is playing like a young man who does not want to ever go back to the minors. May happen, but sure looks like someone who could start most of the games in left field the last third of the season. And I can't find words to describe how well Nick Gordon is doing. I was so disappointed in his play in the minors when year after year he would get hurt or sick and miss big chunks of games. And when the year was over, his numbers just weren't there for someone drafted so high. But he seems to be both healthy and settled in and the results are a heck of a lot better than I could have imagined. Kid deserves to play most games and the results have certainly helped the Twins win lots of games. I don't know what the answer is for Bundy. Getting four inning starts destroys the bullpen. With Archer going today and the pen worn out after most throwing back-to-back games almost guarantees a loss today. Let's cross our fingers Archer can pitch into the 6th, but that is really wishful thinking. Expect Cole Sands is going to get an opportunity to throw several innings. With how strong the Blue Jays lineup is, let's hope he gets it done and it doesn't get real ugly.
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    As I understand his contract, the Twins don’t have anything they can do. He has a contract for $35.1M for 3 years. He has the option to opt out after this year and next year. The Twins are locked in. I suppose the fact Boras negotiated options for both this year and next increases the likelihood he stays for another year.
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    Did a double take when looking at the DSL score. Went to the box score and thought it was right, until I took a longer look. The DSL Twins lost, 9-6, to the Detroit DSL 1 team. Detroit is one of the organizations that has two teams in the DSL. Can certainly see how you picked up 19-6, however, when taking a quick look. Will second those WOW comments about Palacios. In reference to the Correa post today, really believe he can be the Twins shortstop, either all of 2023 or until Lewis moves him out. With his bat heating along with his superb defense, the kid could be better than average.
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    Guessing you to are a Rolling Stones fan? Always have wondered if Mr. Jimmy in that song was the guy from Excelsior.
  5. roger
    Very interesting. Understand your point that should he continue playing as he has, the likelihood of his staying increases. I don't know what the market is for both other free agent shortstops and teams that both have the dollars and need. Understanding that is Boras' job, which he does better than most. Including the fact that everything Correa says indicates he likes it here, a lot, and the possibility increases that he might stay. From the Twins side of the ledger, not certain if that is good or not. Are they better off taking the $35M and spending it on pitching, and maybe catching. When I made a comment like that the other day I got my butt kicked for being specific. So suffice it to say they should be able to get a couple very good players at positions of need for $45M+. That includes the savings from Sano and Sanchez, unless they bring Sanchez back for $x. As for shortstop, will repeat what I have been saying for a while and that is I believe Palacios would do a fine job both defensively and offensively. With Lewis returning mid-season, the Twins could put him at short or leave Palacios there if he is doing well and play Lewis elsewhere.
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    Had to go back and review your assumption. Yes, it appears you had the ‘return this year’ language. My top three would be: Maeda, Alcala (he was ruled out for the year only this week), and Ober. So many struggles from the pitching staff, gotta be pitchers more so than any hitters. If we didn’t have the return language, I would have Paddack as #2 or #3 with Ober dropping off.
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    Was shocked when I checked my mail and saw an email from the Strib with this news. Also saddened, as I have liked Duffey since he joined the organization from college. As several mentioned above, my best to him in his future. Although many of us will kick ourselves, I hope he catches on with another team and finds what seems to have been lost for some time. I see a lot of you are assuming Moran will be called up when he reaches the ten day limit. They are going to have to be careful if they do as he cannot be optioned again. I understand that there is a new rule this year that any player can be optioned to the minors only 4 times and if he is optioned a fifth time he in essence is released (don't know the details of how this works). Moran has been optioned four times, so if called up again he will be here until the end of the year or gone.
  8. roger
    Interesting conversation about Mahle, who I hope/expect will be very good for the Twins as they battle for the Division Crown. What I don't understand is the Reds management. They traded Sonny Gray to the Twins late in spring training. In the past week they sent Castillo to Seattle and Mahle to the Twins. That is three starting pitchers most teams would beg to have. Why weren't they able to keep this trio and build around it. Considering pitching is the most important aspect of winning baseball, they should have been able to have a competitive team in 2022.
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    I don't know what to make of Balazovic this year. Has he had any good starts? Do any of the TD guys know, is he battling some type of injury? Should the Twins shut him down before working with him this winter, hoping he is better in 2023? Also saw from the brief Saints write-up in today's Strib that Brent Rooker had a two run home run for Omaha last night. See that he was just traded by the Padres to the Royals. Great seeing Lee playing in Fort Myers. Hopefully, they will move him up to the Mighty Mussels soon so he can have a couple weeks against better pitching before the year ends. The player I really want to see, however, is Prielipp. I pray that he will be as good as some thought before his injury as the Twins really need one of these young pitching prospects to turn into the real deal. Nice outing by Medina. I had forgotten that he was the PTBNL in the Taylor Rogers trade. When I was looking at the Twins website on Tuesday, was surprised to see that they have him ranked as their #9 prospect. Saw in his bio that he was considered the top pitching prospect from Venezuela in his signing class. Gonna have to keep a closer eye on this young man.
  10. roger
    Wow, brought a tear to my eye. What a fantastic contribution. Expect none of us can understand how 'ugly' the NY Press and fans can be. Thank you, Mr. Sanchez.
  11. roger
    Anyone who has read my comments over the past however many years TD has been around knows that I believe every good minor league prospect is going to become a superstar. I guess this began way back when I was writing about the minor leagues on John Bonnes' site, whatever that was called. [Was it Twins Territory, John?] So I have been in love with the Twins minor league system for at least 20 years. With these moves I want to proclaim that I have seen the light and now understand that minor league prospects can be used to improve a roster for that late season push. I still believe it makes sense to hang onto those best prospects, guys like Royce Lewis, Miranda, AK and probably the top two from this year's draft. My transition probably began when I understood the reasoning behind last spring's trade of Petty for Sonny Gray. This strategy makes more sense when trading good prospects like Steer and E-S, players blocked by young players getting it done for the big league team. And I love finding those diamonds in the rough in rounds later than the first couple, guys like Steer that can be a major part of bringing in a valuable asset. I am impressed, really impressed by the front office getting two key players who will be around for more than two months. Fantastic move, guys. Now let's get Mahle extended this winter and Lopez next winter.
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    I want to clarify my 'haha' note to your comment, Mike. I am not laughing sarcastically at what you said, rather smiling in support of your comment.
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    Must disagree with many of the above comments about Palacios. I believe he is a future major league starting shortstop. Assuming Lewis eventually gets beyond his injuries, that may not be long-term with the Twins. Assuming Correa does opt out, which I hope he doesn't, I can see Palacios starting for the Twins until Lewis is ready. Remains as a reserve with the Twins for a year or two before being dealt to someone as their starter. No reason in my mind why he cannot become a player similar to the guy the Twins had for a day or two this spring as he moved from Texas to New York.
  14. roger
    Unlike several above, I was not surprised by what our FO did on Tuesday. Heck no, I was shocked. None of us has a clue how any of the prospects will turn out, even E-S. If history holds, a couple will play in the major leagues and maybe one becomes a very good player. In return the Twins restocked to make a legitimate run for the Central Division crown and maybe, just maybe a few wins in the playoffs. I expect we are going to be happy with all the pitchers. But I have this nagging feeling that the big reward is going to be Leon. The Twins catchers weren't good defensively, to my eyes, and both were disappointing with their bats...although Jeffers was hitting better when injured. I could be wrong, but I remember Leon as a very good defensive catcher when playing for Cleveland over the years, someone who could actually throw out a base stealer. Considering he is only 33, I was surprised that he was both no longer on Cleveland's 40-man roster and available for such a little cost. I can foresee him being behind the plate half the time for the remainder of the season with our pitchers performing better as a result. Hopefully, that starts tomorrow with his catching Mahle in his first start.
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    Celestino replaced Urshela on the paternity list. Assume he will be back in a day or two. Will be interesting who goes to the Saints when he is. Seems Cave prefers a big league check and is playing like he wants to stay.
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    Looking at the bullpen chart, seems Moran or Megill were the two on the bubble. Does Megill have options remaining? If not, that was the deciding factor. Also may want to get Moran back to St Paul with the mission to reduce the walks.
  17. roger
    Gotta be a bit sad, April/May/July winners are all gone. Have zero problem with any of the trades, doesn't mean we can't be sad to see several wonderful prospects moving on. Wish them luck, although I have a feeling E-S doesn't need as much luck as others.
  18. roger
    I have often thought that the Alex Kirilloff working his ways towards the Twins was so similar to Jason Kubel. Both appeared to be special, very special hitters. After breaking in with the Twins late in the season, Kubel went to the AFL where he had a serious knee injury. He never recovered the speed he once had and the injury had a lasting effect on his hitting. As you stated, the Twins have yet to see AK swing the bat like he is capable of. Will they be able to fix his wrist so he can be that hitter in 2023? 2024? Hopefully, he does find the fix and is the hitter we hoped for while still with the Twins, and not later in his career with another team.
  19. roger
    Add me to the list of all who hated to see E-S go. On the other hand, I don't know where he would break into a future Twins lineup with Miranda, Arraez and hopefully, Kirilloff as well as a healthy Lewis blocking his path. Now lets keep Mahle healthy and pitching like he has away from Cincy. The other good news is what was reported in this morning's Strib. Apparently Correa's comment was that he was happy Miranda wasn't included in any trades, apparently he told Rocco that Jose should be "untouchable." Guess those Puerto Rico guys want to stick together. Hopefully, Correa still feels that come November.
  20. roger
    As a 2019 draft pick, Gibson-Long would have to be added to the 40-man this winter or exposed to the Rule 5. That's assuming the rules didn't change in the new CBA...they didn't, did they? Doubt they would have room to add so he could have been gone. With Steer also traded, the Rule 5 crunch got a bit easier to deal with. Smart move that many here at TD have been writing about. Hopefully Fulmer will be lights out for two months and the Twins resign him for a couple more years.
  21. roger
    Expect Leon will be up with Hamilton in St Paul as soon as Leon gets here.
  22. roger
    Holy Cow, gonna need to get a program to know who is playing tonight. That’s four new Twins, right?
  23. roger
    In my opinion, they still have the best lefty, Prielipp. Expect they felt they were ok trading the two lefties and Steer/E-S after making their top two picks last month.
  24. roger
    The article says thru 2023, Seth. So that is only the next two months, plus one year. Is the article wrong? Or were you including the next two months as a year? Like many, this is turning out to be more than I expected. Not certain I like losing both Steer and E-S, but so be it. Now, one more relief rental for a lower minor league guy and they should be set for a nice run.
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    Had forgotten who it was, but you are right. Cannot believe that the Giants had zero knowledge of his injury.
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