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I just do not understand how everyone is working to rationalize Gallo. last year according to BR - as a Yankee he 0.1 Offensive WAR and -0.4 defensive WAR. As a Dodger he had -0.3 Offensive WAR and 0.2 defensive WAR. His Defensive WAR for 8 years was 1.6 - an average of 0.2.

Sorry, my eye test says we have a fielding analytic that is off the rails. A corner OF fielding has never been as important as his bat.

I am fine with your analysis until the OF - Gallo and exceptional does not compute.

I like the rotation, but I am hoping that when one or two go down we will see the young arms move into the rotation and stay there. That is the future. The BP can jettison the Pagan types and fill it with young arms to give them ML experience. Relying on trades just reduces your youth. Trading players when they have value to get good return and that is what they did with Arraez. Have we waited too long for Polanco and Kepler? Will we end up trading Gray or extending? Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late. - Branch Rickey

I think we need four more OF. In fact lets set a new standard and play Correa, Vasquez and 7 OF each game. There has to be a trade with this surplus, although we need to old on to someone when Gallo drops is BA below 100 and his K rate soars to new levels.

I am glad so many like this - it leaves me shaking my head. Is he really better than Celestino? I do not think so. I wanted to see Celestino continue to progress. Taylor is at his peak. In all I like it better than signing Gallo. But Taylor's bat brings nothing.

I am glad you are more patient than I am with Cavaco and Sabato - neither profiles as a good MLB player to me. As far as injury prone - the dictionary says: often sustaining injuries. Two missed years in a row makes Lewis seem pretty injury prone to me. Larnach and Kiriloff the last two years and minor league injuries as well for Alex make them injury prone and yes I regrettably have to say Buxton is injury prone. An article in the Atlantic says: " Injury is a fact of life for most athletes, but some professionals—and some weekend warriors, for that matter—just seem more injury-prone than others. But what is it about their bodies that makes the bones, tendons, and ligaments so much more likely to tear or strain—bad luck, or just poor preparation? A growing body of research suggests another answer: that genetic makeup may play an important role in injury risk." "Stanford Sports Genetics offer genetic tests that can tell the average consumer about his or her risk for sports injuries, including ACL ruptures, stress fractures, osteoarthritis, and spinal-disc degeneration."

On ESPN - Brad Doolittle had this to say (requires subscription) about the trade which they say could favor the Twins if the prospects come through: " Since Arraez broke into the majors in 2019, he leads all 247 hitters with at least 1,000 plate appearances with 10.8 at-bats per strikeout, per Baseball-Reference.com. (The Angels' David Fletcher is in second place at 10.0. Incidentally, in dead last with just 2.3 at-bats per strikeout is new Twin Joey Gallo, which makes for an unsightly lineup swap if you want to view the Arraez departure through that lens.)

I have a hard time seeing a real trend here except to say that pitching is trade rich/prospect poor. The left hand column has a lot of pitchers, but I say that none of them has a strong advocate in the FO and they are mostly fillers right now. As for position players the right hand column has a pretty strong TR listing and the position players on the left hand column (this FO) still have a lot to prove before we can pat the draft team on the back. Thirteen pitchers via trade. One waiver and one FA. Not a pipeline. Position players - 6 TR and three FA. Not a big impact from our FO yet. So what is the Falvey philosophy? I cannot see it in this chart.

Good reflection and I agree - he is a CF star, an okay DH. Play him until he needs a day off, don't do it by some formula.

I agree, I do want to see our young arms get some starts - so injuries will determine their chances.

Four flops from my perspective - Sabato, Cavaco, Stewart, Jay, Three injury prone and still hoping - Lewis, Larnach, Kiriloff One traded - Petty One a staple on the MLB roster - Gordon And One we have high hopes for - Lee For this to be a good report the three injury guys have to make it along with Lee - if they all turn it around it is a good record..

It is an interesting strategy, but it has to work or it is just a pathway to frustration and the nearest emergency room. Collecting arms and hoping is tough. Getting your young arms up and letting them learn is a better strategy and one the Guardians have followed. Another wait and see experience for fans.

We can only hope - I was looking for Pagan on your list since they are set on keeping him, can they turn him into a good RP?

Sano was really a disappointment to many of us. We had higher hopes, but he regressed (not just the injury) instead of progressing. Not that I like Gallo any better except for his glove. I do hope he finds himself and gets back into MLB, but the fact that no one has taken a chance on him so far says a lot about the leagues perspective.

With Rod Carew and Luis Arraez setting the standard, I warn any future Twins that winning a batting title is the quickest way out of town. I just came back from Panama and went by Rod Carew Stadium in Panama City many times. Perhaps I will see a Luis Arraez stadium someday if I am allowed to return to Venezuela.

Wonderful memories - in today's ball game he would receive more ABs and attention.

The unanswered question now is who gets on base?

What a shock. I'm on my way back from Panama and having something to eat in Chicago and then I see my favorite player has been traded. I do say that the twins front office did a good job even though I hate seeing him go

Lewis, Larnach and Kiriloff are my big three.

Some of these definitely could be part of a trade package. I hope so anyway

The twins have become the Red Cross of injuries. I would love it someday to have a healthy arm come in and just pitch

The important thing here is that it shows our front office is multidimensional. While others think that shortstop is all they cared about they are busy feeling our bullpen with talents that other teams have not figured out how to use or succeed with.

If he doesn't we will all be disappointed. Now let's hope that old injury doesn't flare up.

The only way to know the best trade chips is to listen to what the other teams want. It's always easy to say we've got extra outfielders so trade one or we got too many Short stops now so let's trade one. But if the other side doesn't want them there is no trade. I'm also questioning the wisdom of trading Gray. What has more value in this day and age than a good pitcher and if we think he doesn't have value now because he has only one year left on his contract the other teams will feel the same. We speculate on the value of our two returning injured pitchers but we have no true way of judging whether they will be good or bad. I have no problem with a trade I just can't speculate until I know the teams that are involved and what each needs.