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  1. And this continuous elation about having Joey Gallo in the lineup. The guy is AWFUL. A great fielder? Okay. He can't hit. Period. The Yankees tried and tried to let him break out, to no avail. The Dodgers tried and tried to let him break out, to no avail. Before them, Texas gave up, too. He cannot hit. Period. I don't care how great of a right field he plays. When a guy hits .150, .160, hey, even give him a .170, with 200 k's, he doesn't serve a spot on the roster. And $11 million? He got a raise for his complete lack of production last season? Joey should be with Sano this season, wherever that is.
  2. He's an arrogant cheater to begin with. He isn't even 30 yet, and his ankle could very well lead to a much shorter career. And with reduced production caused by it. The Twins signed him again out of desperation, while better, smarter teams and organizations wouldn't touch the guy after his medical exam. Additionally, he had a very good last season and couldn't even help get the Twins to .500. He doesn't make things happen like other HOFers do. He plays solid defense and is an above average hitter. But a superstar? I think not. Since this story is incredibly premature, I'm wondering who's next on the HOF possibles list? Max Kepler? Let's stick to 2023 and see if this team can even win the division, which is once again set up to be the weakest in all of baseball. Not having Arraez is going to be far more consequential than bringing back Carlos. Bad moves.
  3. If the Yanks have any 'interest' in Kepler, it'll only be if the LF situation doesn't work out in the first couple of months of the season. I think Hicks will bounce back...can't be worse, plus the Yanks have Cabrera. They'd only pickup Kepler out of sheer desperation. Montas #1? C'mon now, get real. He's inconsistent and can't stay healthy. Pegged to be the #5 starter this year, which tells you what they think of him.
  4. Nestor Cortes? Nestor Costes isn't going anywhere As long as he's pitching anywhere near the level he did last season, he's virtually untouchable. Montas, sure. But he's too often injured, like now again, and was awful last year when he was healthy. Why pick up more mediocrity? When German pitches regularly, he is very consistent and excellent. He could be available only 'if' Montas is healthy. Yanks aren't one to trade good pitching unless they get a LOT in return. Kepler ain't a lot. More mediocrity.
  5. Kudos for getting the deal done? He had nowhere else to go to get his exorbitant pay.
  6. What I find very troubling about the CC signing is that no matter what he says, he didn't want to stay here. He preferred the Giants and the Mets, and it isn't all about the $. He wanted to play, as do all players, with a winning team. He now has his $, albeit only for 6 years (poor guy), but while he's smiling all the way to the bank, the team that he is an integral piece of really isn't championship caliber. Not even close. Thank goodness for the AL Central.
  7. Best shortstop ever? Who cares? How about a winning team being the priority? Let's not forget that the Twins were six games under .500 last season, and Correa was there for almost every game. One great player doesn't make for a great lineup. Mauer (who really wasn't a game-changer) is proof of that. Thank goodness the Twins are in the AL Central. In the east or west, they still wouldn't come close to contending. For what it's worth, Cleveland is a lot better than they are being given credit for, and the White Sox have improved themselves this off-season, too. First, playing .500 ball is a necessity. Correa isn't a Judge, Trout, or Vlad Guerrero.
  8. The Twins 'may decide' to deal Kepler this off-season? If anyone wanted him, he would have been gone long ago. The guy can't hit. He may be a great fielder, but that doesn't make him a valuable player taking a roster spot.
  9. Absolutely yes. Great guy, a hustler who knows how to hit, though his prime is clearly behind him. He can teach younger players how to be a 'team', and how to run the bases better, and he has a super attitude. Look at it this way....he's already better than Gallo without playing one game. Given the option of Cutch as a DH or pinch hitter vs. Gallo, there is no option.
  10. Phil Hughes? Can Joey Gallo pitch (we know that he can't hit)? Gary Sanchez can't hit or catch, but he has a strong arm, so pitching could be his saving grace.
  11. The front office, while not up to the quality of many others, does the best they can do with a tightwad owner controlling the purse strings. They have little or no flexibility to spend and build a winner for the long-term. They can only maneuver from year to year, and that isn't any way to run a baseball team.
  12. Why would Correa want to be here? The team has done absolutely nothing to improve itself for next year, and they were 6 games under .500 with him on the team. He, like many other free agents, don't want to play for a franchise that isn't committed to at least trying to appear like they want to win. Do the Pohlads really care enough? Highly doubtful. They're too busy with their high-end car dealerships and other investments for the uber wealthy. Building a long-term winning franchise isn't part of their game.
  13. Even if the Twins do end up signing Correa, they will still be far from contenders. And there will be no $ left for the very tight Pohlads to enhance the team further. The starting pitching is suspect, as is the bullpen. There are just too many holes to be filled to contend, even in the very weak AL Central.
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