GophersInIowa
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I just think people are acting like rebuilding a good bullpen is easy. There's a reason so many teams are trying to acquire bullpen help. Because it's hard to build a good one.I understand your comment, but my post was really regarding relievers, as the inference in your post was we would have copious amounts of blown leads from the bullpen, due to the trades culminated thus far.
My second question was this -
Why do you think next year would be any different than this year
Bader had a nice bounce back year, but $10M (next year’s number) @32, doesn’t seem like it will have a significant impact, as we should be able to find a cheaper 4 OF option![]()
I don't know if next year would have been any different, but I think the Twins were more talented this year than the results showed. Winning 13 in a row was not a fluke. If you keep the bullpen largely intact, then they enter the season with a top 10 overall pitching staff. Then if Lewis gets his mojo back and Correa improves (if you look at his career, he is very up and down from year to year).
A lot of what if's, I know. But I don't think they are that far away from being a good team.