MGX

Thankfully, the Twins have already said they won't trade Arraez for Lopez. That would be a terrible trade for the Twins. We don't have a need for Lopez, a pitcher with 2 years of control who would slot in our rotation as a # 4 or 5 makes no sense. If we're talking with the Marlins, Cabrera or Luzardo is all we should be interested in, IMO.

IMO our rotation for 2023 is fine so I wouldn't be willing to trade anything outside of a crowded corner OF. I'd be hesitant to trade any of our top prospects before we have a chance to understand their true value. The Twins were about average for scoring runs/game (4.30, league average 4.28) & a little above average in runs allowed/game (4.22, league average 4.28). We need to improve our offense every bit as much as our pitching. With this in mind subtracting from our offense to add a pitcher who is about the same as what we have doesn't make sense. Trading for an ace is for the most part unrealistic. I can't see Gallen, Cortes or Woodruff (maybe Woodruff, but doubt it)being available for trade. Even if any of them were available the cost would be substantial. The Twins need to trade from their strength which is LH corner OF's like Kepler, Larnach or Kiriloff. Adding Miranda (no way would I trade Miranda) or even Arraez subtracts from our offense so what's point. We need to find a trade where one of our corner OF bats matches up with something that improves us in '23 whether it be a bat or an arm. The other option would be a trade for a SP to help beyond '23 as we have multiple SP's about to hit the FA market.

Torres hit 38 HR's in 2019 - aka the juiced ball year. That is also his highest OPS year - .871 so I'm not where you're seeing over .900 and 1.000, that simply didn't happen. In fact if you take out 2019 he's been over .800 OPS 1 time, in 2018. Since the 2019 season his best OPS season is .761, last season. Last year while in 2nd season getting about 2/3 worth of a season's PA's Nick Gordon produced a .743 OPS, which is a big jump from his first season. Both players are still relatively young & could get better. To try to paint a picture where Torres is really valuable & Gordon has no value at all "who is lucky to be in the league" is just non-sense.

Do you have some reasoning behind that statement. Miami needs hitting & some bullpen help. The Twins are looking for a RH OF & SP with years of control. I prefer Luzardo or Cabrera as they'll be more affordable than Lopez. For the people suggesting Alcantara - they're not trading him & we wouldn't want to give up what it would take to get him anyways.

To Marlins: Trevor Larnach, Caleb Thielbar & Jordan Balazovic To Twins: Bryan De La Cruz & Edward Cabrera

I'd like to see this 3-team trade... Padres get - Jacob Miller(minors Mia 2nd rounder in '22) & Caleb Thielbar Marlins get - Trevor Larnach & Jorge Polanco Twins get - Jesus Luzardo, Bryan De La Cruz & Ha-Seong Kim On the trade simiulator it works out to be a balanced trade, whatever that's worth.