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I am in an airport in Houston so I don't know if I have already responded or not. It'll look like my response disappeared. I think it's great that would cut down the years. The money is something I can't discuss because it doesn't make sense to me on any level in baseball but this retains the status quo it does not put us over the top. I'm glad to have him and he is an excellent player but our new catcher may be more of a difference Maker as long as we have last year's team in place. The key now is the development of our young players and the health of our pitchers.

Can we please add a real reliever? Is fine to fill up our Fix-It shop with all of these guys with potential and no control but I don't want them on the mound when the game counts. I would like us to find a reliever who isn't DFA by another team

I like the adjustment in years - this is what makes sense. Good luck to Correa to stay in top shape. When you look at the impacts I have to say I prefer Gordon to so who do we off load one of these to. I am stuck with Gallo so some of my desires will be circumvented since I want Arraez, Kiriloff, and Larnach all in the lineup. Of course the question mark is Kepler.

Since I do not buy in to Gallo, the retention of Correa keeps the status quo, but Vazquez is actually the person who moves us up a notch. No more Sanchez and Jeffers can work on getting better. The team is in a better situation. I like Miranda at third, Kiriloff at 1st with Arraez, Larhach or Wallner at DH - quit looking at has beens. We need to move forward and this can make a difference. Now the biggest need is for Maeda and Mahle to reach the levels that were projected. The team is feeling better if we can pull all these things together and if they are willing to pull the Gallo plug if he does not work out.

Hurry up and get that physical done. Let's move on. It is an interesting signing. (If only he could pitch too.)

This is Minnesota - What is NICE about Bauer?

Only Chafin. The other positions are full and none of these would be an upgrade. Hire Nelson Cruz as a hitting coach - not a player. With all the talk of catcher shortages the fact that Sanchez is still out there speaks to his reputation and skills.

Fun premise, and he does fit our profile - high potential (of injury that is) who once was good and we know we can fix what ever is wrong. Last time he was good was 2018! I would have loved the Sale of the pre-2018 years, but sometimes I read TD and Twins reports like I am getting an update on a local hospital. Can we find someone healthy?

I agree with the other posters - Wacha is not going to move the needle. He is not better than what we have. If he was as good as his won - loss record last year Boston would resign him - they need help. But his history is not good. Check out his erratic performane on BR. When teams desperately need SP - the fact he is still available should raise red flags.

Julien has a problem in that 2B is occupied and when Lewis comes back it becomes even more crowded. Yet I would like to see him in Minneapolis. I know these things eventually work themselves out, but he has a road block for now - if Polanco is traded he will be up. Lee certainly started out his career on a really high note and I would love to see him on the team this year. If we end up with Correa then his path to the bigs may be blocked this year. Like Julien, it might take a trade to open up a path. Balazovic was my favorite prospect pitcher until AAA happened. I do not see him with the Twins in 23. I just hope he does not turn into the next Thorpe. Martin? Where does he play? OF is too full. Infield has the Julien and Lee and Lewis ready to move up. I can see him as part of a trade.

Are the people with SF and NY stupid? Are their medical staffs incompetent. Yes sign Correa, but stop the multiple years.

News flash - Boras says - I have another team that will spend more. Cohen says, go to them, bring their best offer, we will tweak it and you will have your contract. The Twins tried, but come in second again.

Okay - sign Correa, but be realistic - two major teams with lots of resources backed off. I know our attitude is that we can fix everyone and our records that....well it is an attitude. But let's not be stupid - five years. A team like the Mets or Giants can live with sunk costs, we cannot. The leverage should be ours. Not to rub Correa's nose in it, but the original offer should no longer be in place.

The trouble is - both Gallo and Kepler are still here

I am always mystified by the criticism he receives. Force fed into the majors he has answered the call. If he were a starter his statistics might require some hard looks, but he is 23 (almost 24) and he is handling CF when called upon - 112 games there . Last year Buxton had only 57 games in CF and 60 the year before - 117 games - only five more than Celestino. Please no Gallo in CF! I look for him to continue to improve and I am happy to have him on the team.

I liked this article, but like so many posts I think we have a large list of Twins with a lot to prove: Mahle - he needs to be healthy and be a #2 Maeda - he has to show that he is healthy and that the short season Cy Young year was not a fluke Buxton - see the other posts Pagan - so much that it is impossible to summarize Lopez - was he a half season fluke? Polanco - is he healthy? Has he peaked? Miranda - can he continue forward to be the number 4 hitter and drive in runs? Farmer - can he give us solid SS if we do not loop back to Correa? Gallo - can he become valuable or is he a 160 hitter (this is my number one need because I do not like his acquistion. Alcala - is he able to come back to health and production

No. I know what your are attempting to say and the brush you are using to cover everyone will still leave the Twins at 500 unless the pitching is fixed.

This fits with my response to the top 30 prospects of 2020 essay. I have been very disappointed in Enlow and I understand why he is low man on the 40 man totem pole. BUT!!!! This is the Pagan, Lopez, profile - big arm, poor results. But of course we can make him better even though a team that needs good arms let him go. Way to build a BP - any more blue light specials out there? I would have rather they put Enlow in the BP and see what he could do - even though I am not a big believer in him.

This made me laugh - a good rant - I hope you feel better now. Of course you did not mention Shoemaker or Bailey or Pagan or CRON!!

Let's begin with the fact that it is February, The month of groundhogs. Yes the Twins roster is a mess, we call that Deja Vue. Except the ground hog looked at this roster and decided to swing left handed and start digging holes in the OF since we can never have enough left handers out there. He took a few swing and missed - leading him to believe he once again cracked the formula for being a Twins OF. February is also the shortest month of the year so we can get through our anguish quicker. By March we will have found some savvy old vets that we know we can restore to their glory and all will be well. By that time Gallo will have made contact with the ball for the first time and be too amazed to run. The British Museum provides us with the basis of hope - "February is named after an ancient Roman festival of purification called Februa" Then comes reality when the god of war - Mars comes MARCHing in.

Miranda, Alcala, Gordon, Kiriloff, Larnach, Lewis, Duran, Jeffers, Celestino, Wallner, and Rodriguez make this a very good prospect list. 37% is probably as good as any top thirty prospect list. What we need is for some of these to rise above the good to the star level. So far Duran is there. Miranda and Gordon went to very good. But I hope the Kiriloff, Larnach, Lewis trio goes beyond that and get a real corner stone to build off. What the list really misses is pitching. Winder, Canterino, Sands and Balazovic have to step up and if they do this will be a very rich mine of talent. I do wish Baddoo more success - he is exciting and talented. Rortvedt's injury really cost him. He is trapped at AAA unless he can really improve. The biggest disappointment on the list is Thorpe followed by Javier and Cavaco. Last thought - the A's give Rooker his last chance - can he become their Gallo (minus any fielding)?

When all else fails lets think about resigning Correa. When we had him we finished below 500. If we resign him we will be below 500 based on the rest of the assembled team. Right now there is no traction to make a fan really optimistic. Maybe Gallo can pitch and Pagan can play outfield, Vasquez can out frame the league, and Farmer will be an all-star.

For a player of his draft position and all the information that we have had about him I expected him to be one of those pitchers who moved through the system. He was in AA at 23 and it did not go well. A+ is the level that he has attained with success. At this point he needs to get into AA and shine. Time to get things moving - he will be 24 during the season, if he does well he is AAA at 25, MLB 26. His WHIP which I think is an essential stat has been bad for most years. I cannot say that you or anyone else would be discouraged by the statistics, but I see him as an upside back of the rotation guy and the early notes I remember indicated much better was expected.

Enlow is the one I have no faith in. I feel bad for doubting him, but following all the TD reports I just think he is lacking in something - tangible or intangible I am not sure. I just went on the BR page to check out my feelings and it confirmed for me that he is not moving up and he is not performing as his draft would predict. I like Julien, I was higher on Steer, but that is no option anymore. Festa has the statistics I would have expected from Blayne. I look forward to more exposure for him. And Balazovic is someone I have really been looking forward to seeing and last year was really disappointing.

No - for the same reason I rant about signing Gallo - these guys do not make us better. Our only chance for improvement is in the young guys. Let them play, move the deadwood and get all the young players in to sort things out. We are not going to sign the big star (Correa and Boras played us) and thus we need a different strategy. Look at how Cleveland chose youth, speed, fielding, and pitching to carry them into the playoffs.