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@KirbyDome89 and @chpettit19- Thank you for the debate! But, for the sake of the thread, I think you both have reached the end of your arguments. Let's move on now.

They didn't poll that many because most of the Sox fans I know here in Chicago didn't like him, at all

https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/twins-alex-kirilloff-making-progress-with-wrist/ Maybe this started after you left? Then again, this report didn’t give much detail so …

All I’m saying, if it’s about what they’ve contributed to a major league roster, ES hasn’t yet. Again why I said in a different post, let’s check back … too soon to call the trade a bust or a win, but I still think it was a good trade, and I’d do it aegain in a heartbeat. Pitching is costly no matter how you go about it. And good pitching is what everyone needs. The fact that Mahle had another year of control means the FO was hoping for future contributions and not just last year, which didn’t work out. Again, I’d still make that trade. And pulling the trigger on a trade for a position of need using prospects of depth is something all good teams do.

Wow. Okay. You aren’t following and keep changing the discussion so I’ll leave it there. And we’ve had a couple of very good threads this spring about building a rotation. Guess you missed those 🙂

Steer, imo, isn’t better than Lee or Julien. That’s my point. I don’t think either Steer or ES (who this thread is about, not Steer) would be next in line in depth with the Twins. Again, would you rather have an Archer-Bundy-line pitcher this year instead?

🙄 Not exactly sure your question. ES still would remain behind the 4 I listed. And are you saying that you would prefer a Bundy or Archer on the starting rotation this year instead of Mahle? For you and others who say Mahle has yet to give us anything, fine. But what would ES give us this year? Still 5th on the depth chart. That’s why I said let’s check back in 10-15 yrs from now

I could deal with that … 🙂😋

ES hasn’t either. So why the consternation?

Wasn't there a list somewhere, sometime of players saying who the worst fans were from their perspective? Wasn't Boston high up on that list, or maybe tops?

Indeed. I'd heard he has the best arm? Maybe I heard wrong, but he can throw

That is quite a bit overstated, imo. It already was a good trade. ES may become a solid MLBer with a good bat, but he would still be behind Lewis, Martin, Lee and Julien on our depth chart. Trading him for a solid pitcher was a good trade. Even if Mahle has a decent year, not necessarily Cy Young, but decent, giving the Twins more chances to win than lose, it was a good trade for the Twins, even if EC has an all-star caliber year. We got what we needed out of it. That’s all that matters. Many of you here are treating this as if ES is already a perennial all-star. Maybe revisit this in 10-15 years to see how things truly played out

Episode 2 is out … I just really can’t wait for the season to start!

While I agree, and have stated here many times, I can’t get overly upset or expend negative energy on things over which I have zero control, let’s keep our comments directed to the topic and not speculating on the mental well being of fellow posters