All Things 2022 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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The funniest thing is they don’t do this unless the Yankees take Donaldson. The Yankees really wanted Correa too but instead helped the Twins get him.
 

Wow. Did not expect that news this morning.
 







GophersInIowa said:
They would get a ton in return if that happens
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I agree. The only downside would be if Correa falls off the map and/or gets injured and this contract becomes an anchor in the last couple years. This isn't a guy that lacks confidence so it feels like almost a certainty he will opt out after this year. But I think they end up making another move this week for a starter. Then we either are in for a fun summer if the Twins end up being competitive or they re-fill the prospect cupboard (and then some) in July.
 





Haven't gone to a twins game for a few years. My son just said to me that we are going to some twins games this year.
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
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I’ll roll with this crew.

Carlos’ 7,2 WAR lead MLB last year and he was the sixth ranked D SS.

Good insight on the strategy of the move and how brilliant it was for both sides, from MLB writer -

ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that Correa is set to earn $35.1 million in each of the three seasons of the deal, and even now, it appears likely that Correa would be incentivized to test the market again next offseason in search of a long-term megadeal at age 28, without the bevy of other free-agent shortstops that made this offseason so crazy at the position. At that point, the Twins will have a much better sense of what they have in Lewis and Martin, and their options at the position moving forward.

With the big players in the offseason quickly coming off the board, the Twins could still use one or two more moves in the starting rotation, and they've been mentioned as a possible trade suitor for the A's in media reports all week, with Oakland likely looking to deal front-line starters Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea. They could also use another reliever or two.

But what a crazy offseason (week, really) it's already been, one that's now brought Gray, Gary Sánchez, Gio Urshela and Correa to the Twin Cities.

Correa won't be a long-term fixture at the position in Minnesota, but given where its roster stands, that's not necessarily what it needed, either. There were plenty of reasons to believe a short-term shortstop could be the play for the Twins this offseason -- and, well, they got the best one on the market, period. And who could have believed it would be him?

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Twins land Carlos Correa with 3-year deal

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It's finally real, Twins fans. Your new superstar starting shortstop has arrived. Tuesday morning, the Twins at last made official their stunning signing of Carlos Correa to a three-year deal. Terms of the deal were not announced, but a source told MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi that
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If you buy the old baseball adage you win up the middle, ours right now with Carlos, Buck And Jorge is as good as it gets IMO.
 
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Are we positive that the Twins didn't actually sign Cantos Cortuga.....in an ongoing effort to be bad for another 30 years?
 


forever a gopher said:
Color me impressed. Biggest FA signing by the Twins since Jack Morris?
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At the time the Twins signed Morris, didn't people think he was pretty much average or on the heavy downside.

It was more Morris coming home than him being a great signing. It was ho-hum!

Morris before coming to the Twins

1988......... 15 - 13, 3.94 ERA
1989......... 6 - 14, 4.86 ERA
1990 ........ 15 - 18, 4.51 ERA

He comes to the Twins in 1991 and goes 18 - 12 with a 3.43 ERA and has a dominant postseason. What made Morris special was it was unexpected.
 
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howeda7 said:
So, it seems like Correa has options after the first and second year. So...it may only be a one year deal. Unless we're breaking the prospect bank and getting two Oakland starters this is all a bit odd. Fun but odd.
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Twins get all the downside risk. If he sucks, he exercises PO. If he plays well, off to greener pastures

Dude is thr Kirk cousins of MLB. He turned down 275 mil guaranteed from tigers. Looking to maximize earnings
 

JimmyJamesMD said:
Twins get all the downside risk. If he sucks, he exercises PO. If he plays well, off to greener pastures

Dude is thr Kirk cousins of MLB. He turned down 275 mil guaranteed from tigers. Looking to maximize earnings
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Unlike Kirk, Correa is the best SS in MLB. There is very little downside risk.
 





GophersInIowa said:
Interesting take

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I’d rather keep Larnach and Miranda and trade Luis and Kelpler
Luis’ knees will only get worse and he doesn’t have the pop of Miranda
Max has the worst pull rate of any left hand batter in MLB - The Athletic did a deep dive on this last year. He’s such a tease that way, as you think he could be a 260+ hitter with that speed and athleticism and going the other way/ inside out the ball, but he ain’t gonna change st this point and is basically a dead pull hitter with some power. I think Larnach has way more upside and can be our first slacker of the future.
 
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Gopher_In_NYC said:
I’d rather keep Larnach and Miranda and trade Luis and Kelpler
Luis’ knees will only get worse and he doesn’t have the pop of Miranda
Max has the worst pull rate of any left hand batter in MLB - The Athletic did a deep dive on this last year. He’s such a tease that way, as you think he could be a 260+ hitter with that speed and athleticism, but he ain’t gonna change st this point and is basically a dead pull hitter with some power. I think Larnach has way more upside and can be our first slacker of the future.
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I agree. Dump Kepler if you can. Miranda can be the everyday 3B. Urshela will be utility.
 


I can’t help but chuckle at the comments (here and elsewhere) that still can’t acknowledge how extraordinary this move, in the context of the entire off-season for the Twins, has been.

Whether it turns out to be one year or more, this is the biggest free agent signing in MN sports history (perhaps Wild fans will dispute, with the Parise and Suter signings). Correa is not Jack Morris, Kirk Cousins, Josh Donaldson-he is 27 years old with a proven track record and widely considered to be the best shortstop in the game. I can’t see it as any other than a brilliant move on the Twins behalf. Here are the scenarios that seem to be in play:
1. Correa has a solid to spectacular year which likely leads to a successful season for the Twins. He opts out and is replaced by Lewis or Martin after they have another year of seasoning in the minors.
2. The Twins season doesn’t go as hoped and as the trade deadline approaches, Correa is sitting there as a prime target who would garner a huge return in prospects and possibly MLB starter(s) for the team to gear up for 2023.
3. Maybe Correa loves it here and chooses to opt in next year or for the entirety of his contract—I see this as the most unlikely of scenarios, as I really expect one season of Correa especially with Scott Boras as his agent, but one can dream.

I also think the Twins regime deserves a tip of the cap for not just this move but everything since signing Buxton to an extension. Each big move (Buxton, Gray trade, Donaldson trade, and Correa signing) has been a ballsy move that this fan base has bemoaned my whole life as something lacking in those offices. It doesn’t seem as if they are done either. Today is a day worth celebrating and feeling exuberant.
 


coolhandgopher said:
I can’t help but chuckle at the comments (here and elsewhere) that still can’t acknowledge how extraordinary this move, in the context of the entire off-season for the Twins, has been.

Whether it turns out to be one year or more, this is the biggest free agent signing in MN sports history (perhaps Wild fans will dispute, with the Parise and Suter signings). Correa is not Jack Morris, Kirk Cousins, Josh Donaldson-he is 27 years old with a proven track record and widely considered to be the best shortstop in the game. I can’t see it as any other than a brilliant move on the Twins behalf. Here are the scenarios that seem to be in play:
1. Correa has a solid to spectacular year which likely leads to a successful season for the Twins. He opts out and is replaced by Lewis or Martin after they have another year of seasoning in the minors.
2. The Twins season doesn’t go as hoped and as the trade deadline approaches, Correa is sitting there as a prime target who would garner a huge return in prospects and possibly MLB starter(s) for the team to gear up for 2023.
3. Maybe Correa loves it here and chooses to opt in next year or for the entirety of his contract—I see this as the most unlikely of scenarios, as I really expect one season of Correa especially with Scott Boras as his agent, but one can dream.

I also think the Twins regime deserves a tip of the cap for not just this move but everything since signing Buxton to an extension. Each big move (Buxton, Gray trade, Donaldson trade, and Correa signing) has been a ballsy move that this fan base has bemoaned my whole life as something lacking in those offices. It doesn’t seem as if they are done either. Today is a day worth celebrating and feeling exuberant.
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You’re not Scandinavian, are you?
 

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