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  1. DJL44
    You've never understood player development and trying to create a successful major league hitter?
  2. DJL44
    Second base would be nice, it would let them trade Polanco. I'm pretty sure he can step into the outfield and play wherever, and he has a RH bat that complements the roster nicely. If he's going to get reps at 2B this season they need to move Julien to 1B (his likely professional position). Looking at his second set of swings I can see why they wanted to adjust it. He overstrides and gives up his weight transfer before the ball arrives, then slashes at it with quick hands. The first swing with the Wind Surge uniform is a much better approach.
  3. DJL44
    He probably won't be great at third. It's not one year, it's several years in the minors as well. There's literally no evidence he will be above average at 3B.
  4. DJL44
    Gallo
  5. DJL44
    I'm surprised he hasn't been named to the Twins Hall of Fame, especially considering his local origins.
  6. DJL44
    Probably the Baker, Blackburn, Bonser, Garza & Slowey group when Santana was young. They had Radke, Silva, Lohse then too.
  7. DJL44
    I don't see it that way at all. Ober will get innings this season even if he starts in AAA. If he wants to have a guaranteed spot in the rotation he needs to throw 160 effective innings this year. He's never thrown more than 110 in a season. Earn the spot.
  8. DJL44
    They can do that in a few weeks. It's possible they already have an agreement with someone, they just can't announce it yet.
  9. DJL44
    You can change the roster when Paddack returns. Use the 60 day injured list to add depth now knowing they will need it later. There is an obsession about the 26 man opening day roster when we should all realize the Twins will need the entire 40 man roster plus 10-20 other players to make it through the season. If they can add depth now they should. A pitcher they add now doesn't even have to be better than Emilio Pagan, he has to be better (at the start of the season) than the minor league free agents they have signed and the prospects that will begin the season in the minors. Any healthy pitcher who can put up a 4.50 ERA will be better than what they can get from Paddack in April. Find someone who lets them option Trevor Megill (and his lousy 81 ERA+ out of the bullpen) to AAA for a month. David Price was good last year. Chad Kuhl could be a good candidate for a relief conversion. Michael Fulmer, Brad Hand, Archie Bradley, Hunter Strickland. Watch the waiver wire.
  10. DJL44
    I look forward to wasting my time with Stu's articles.
  11. DJL44
    There are several better than Paddack who is currently injured and out for months. The Twins used 38 pitchers last year.
  12. DJL44
    The rotation better put up some innings. Gray, Mahle and Maeda are all free agents to be. No sense saving their arms for whoever signs them next.
  13. DJL44
    "Great" relief pitchers tend to become not great quickly. You're almost always best off buying a cheap reliever (like Fulmer) to shore up the back end of the bullpen than paying what it costs to get a "great" relief pitcher (like Lopez for the Twins or Hader for the Padres) at the deadline.
  14. DJL44
    Can they option Lewis or does he start on the MLB injured list because he was injured in MLB?
  15. DJL44
    He's like 9th in the pecking order as a starter but could be in the bullpen right away. I'm guessing he'd rather be in the bullpen in the majors.
  16. DJL44
    I think they may already have an agreement they can't announce until spring training begins.
  17. DJL44
    You're paying $750,000 for the opportunity to add someone else to the roster. I would be surprised if they never use Canterino's 40 man spot some time next season. You bring up a good point that they could wait until May to use that spot and gain that extra year of service time He's controlled ages 25-30, delaying service time means you get his age 31 season. I'm not convinced Canterino will still be in organized baseball at age 32.
  18. DJL44
    They have two 40-man roster spots (Canterino and Paddack) opening up when spring training begins. If they don't add two pitchers to replace the two injured pitchers they're mismanaging the roster. There are lots of decent relievers who would add depth.
  19. DJL44
    I would trade Sabato for a guy like that.
  20. DJL44
    That's why this is spots 21-30. Anyone who would be a likely everyday starter would rank higher.
  21. DJL44
    I'm not sure MLB wants to work it out. They might be better off bankrupting Sinclair and finding a new partner who actually gets their product distributed to a wide audience.
  22. DJL44
    In 2000 Santana was in the bullpen because they had to keep him on the roster. The second season he was still developing as a pitcher - just like Duran was at age 22. Duran was brought up last season because his stuff was too good to leave in the minor leagues. He reached a level of success higher than Santana in 2002 - which is when they decided to try Santana in the rotation. Santana was clearly ready for the rotation in 2003 but the org brought in Kenny Rogers. Duran 2022 is very similar to Santana 2002. What Duran did in Double-A at age 21 is very similar to what Joe Ryan did in the majors last year. I think that's Duran's floor as a starting pitcher. His ceiling is a staff ace.
  23. DJL44
    Because Santana is an example of a reliever to starter conversion that worked incredibly well for this franchise.
  24. DJL44
    2024 could be the year. They will lose Mahle, Maeda and Gray to free agency.
  25. DJL44
    Saw this in a different thread about this topic elsewhere: If Sportsnet Canada can make it work at that price point it should work here as well.
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