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After looking at next years FA class it is basically a bunch of great position players and Kershaw. I thought there was a couple more "aces" but I stand corrected.

So if the Twins manage to sign Cobb or Lynn and then get a big fish in FA next year, will the FO still be considered pretenders? If they don't feel right about a 6 year deal with Darvish I don't blame them. We will just have to wait and see..

Would like to see Rondon and Watson brought on

Why not have both?

I am too but Oakland has been sneaky good lately. 11-3 in their last 14

I don't think Garver gets the call until Gimenez is traded this month and I don't know if they even trade him if we are still in the race.

After taking a closer look at Straily I see he is outperforming his peripherals and has basically his whole career, but he would be an upgrade in our rotation as it currently sits IMO. Ramos has been pretty solid the last few years, very good K/9, but has struggled this year. What would your offer be?

I would go after Straily and Ramos from Miami. Straily is controllable through 2020 I believe and having a good year and Ramos through next year? Not sure on that. This fills two holes and neither are rentals. I would package either Gordon or Polanco with Jorge, Granite, and maybe Stewart/Jay. Does that get it done? More? Less?

I think he would cost a lot more than that. I've read the Sox are asking for guys like Martes and Tucker from the Astros or Torres and Frazier from the Yankees as just the starting points..

They should target Madson and Doolittle. This would add 2 more proven closers although I think I'd make Madson the closer with Doolittle and Kintzler as the setup guys. Would a package of Polanco, Palka, Ynoa, and maybe someone like Graterol be enough? I know Madson is controlled through next year and Doolittle has some options coming up I believe

I realize this guy's numbers are terrible and he probably won't be any good. But, he wasn't exactly handed any favors for his start last weekend as far as being rested. "Wilk’s outing came under sub-optimal circumstances, to say the last, as Fred Kerber of the New York Post detailed. The lefty flew from Las Vegas to Albuquerque (with a stop in Denver) last Saturday, only to learn he was needed in the Majors, at which point he flew to Los Angeles and took a midnight flight to New York to start against the Marlins at 1pm."

I was going to say his swing looks pretty long in the zone, so those inside pitches are still giving him trouble and probably always will

Mike, have you not been watching the games? Serious question, I know you live in the NW but I was just wondering. They have not been throwing Buck a whole lot of strikes but I will say that he is laying off A LOT more junk than he was the first few weeks. Especially the soft/breaking stuff down and away.

Sano will be as good as he wants to be

That ball 4 pitch should've been strike 3 IMO

Well said and completely agree

I too think they will trade Sano because they have too many players that play the same positions, that combined with the reports of his work ethic and poor defense, etc. I think we see Plouffe return at 3rd, sigh, and Mauer/Park/Vargas at 1B and DH next year. I do not think they will give up on Buxton, yet.

The thing with Byron, and it has been pointed out on here before, is he has only played 313 games in his minor league career! 313! that is less then two full major league seasons. He has played a total of 109 games in the high minors, 59 at AA and 50 at AAA. The kid needs more time, plain and simple. He is one of the most talented players in all of baseball, let the kid develop. It's not like he played in the SEC for 2-3 seasons where he saw good pitching. He was rushed, plain and simple, blame the FO more than Byron. His AAA numbers are good, 67-198 or .338, he is ONLY 22. He will come around, let him sit in AAA all of next year too, bring him up beginning of 2018 or as a Sept. call up next year. If he is still struggling this badly at that time, then I would start to worry. His confidence has to be absolutely destroyed because I highly doubt he as ever struggled this badly in his life at any sport, and he has faced heavy criticism. Just my 2 cents...

I think Dozier is worth more than Beede and Garcia IMO

Thought Carpenter was at 3B?

I think the biggest problem the Twins would face in trading Dozier is finding someone who needs him, second base is the deepest it's been in a long time. I just don't see any struggling team trading for him. With that said, I would look at the Dodgers and the Cardinals as potential fits. Dozier would be an upgrade over Utley or Kendrick and Wong in STL is struggling badly this year. LAD gets: Dozier MIN gets: De Leon (RHP) and Smith/Barnes (catcher) plus a lotto ticket is what I would be asking for. De Leon is major league ready and a top 50 prospect. Barnes is getting somewhat old at 26, Smith is only 21 and at A Adv already after getting drafted this year. Maybe they throw in a guy like Brock Stewart (#14 prospect for LA) who is at AAA and has been very impressive in the minor this year going 9-3 with a 1.75 ERA, .195 avg against and a WHIP of .85. STL gets: Dozier MIN gets: I would ask for Weaver (#92 in the top 100) and catching prospect Kelly (#11 in their system). Both guys are at AAA and could contribute as early as next season. Maybe take a flier on a guy like Marco Gonzales, a former 1st rounder who has had some injury issues but was once a promising prospect. Thoughts?