All Things 2025 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Anyone see how good Alcala has been in Boston. The fact the twins have him away for Joey Wentz is a fireable offense. You need to FIX Alcala. That’s what you’re being paid to do is fix him.

The Twins tried for 6 years to fix him. It wasn't happening here. Need to see a little more than 12 innings from him in Boston before declaring him fixed.

 

[Ope3]

Anyone see how good Alcala has been in Boston. The fact the twins have him away for Joey Wentz is a fireable offense. You need to FIX Alcala. That’s what you’re being paid to do is fix him.

Fireable offense?!?

First off the trade wasn't for Wentz but a Boston farmhand.

Twins trade Alcala to Red Sox for Minor League infielder Andy Lugo

MINNEAPOLIS – After claiming left-handed reliever Joey Wentz off waivers on Wednesday, the Twins had to clear a spot on the roster. They did so by trading reliever Jorge Alcala to the Red Sox for Minor League infielder Andy Lugo.

www.mlb.com

Good for Alcala to get on track and the Red Sox to do whatever to help him out, but in 13 games only 2 were a single run margin of victory.

All the rest were ultimately 3 or more runs. More than half have been blowouts of 5+.

Not exactly high leverage situations.

Jorge Alcala - Boston Red Sox Relief Pitcher - ESPN

View the profile of Boston Red Sox Relief Pitcher Jorge Alcala on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.

www.espn.com

 

[gophersfan]

I wanted the Twins to forfit tonight game but Buxton on the 2nd pitch hit a homerun.

 

[howeda7]

Royce Lewis with 4 hits the last two games. Hamstring pull in 3, 2...

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Nothing the Twins could do. They ran into a scorching hot Dodgers team.

Check that. Looks like the Dodgers were actually reeling, getting swept in 3 of the last 4 series.

 

[From the Parkinglot]

Correa was oh so close.

I don’t get why he is booed wherever he goes. That was so long ago and the guys terrible now. Let it go people.

 

[Ope3]

Correa was oh so close.

I don’t get why he is booed wherever he goes. That was so long ago and the guys terrible now. Let it go people.

The teams that lost to the Astros in the Playoffs/World Series seem to have longer and louder memories.

 

[GophersInIowa]

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

As they should, since they now have a better record than only 3 teams in the American League. First half of the season is a failure that earned the manager another year.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Nothing the Twins could do. They ran into a scorching hot Dodgers team.

Check that. Looks like the Dodgers were actually reeling, getting swept in 3 of the last 4 series.

I mean the Twins did hit the crap out of the ball, especially in the last two innings.

 

[Ope3]

I would think Jax is quite marketable.

 

[howeda7]

I would think Jax is quite marketable.

I'd keep Jax and trade Duran. Duran is worth more and at peak value. His elbow is also more likely to explode.

 

[Ope3]

I'd keep Jax and trade Duran. Duran is worth more and at peak value. His elbow is also more likely to explode.

I think Jax would fetch more than Duran.

I would deal both.

 

[WoodburyTim]

I think Jax would fetch more than Duran.

I would deal both.

I agree. At this point, deal em both.

 

[coolhandgopher]

I agree. At this point, deal em both.

And if they can garner anything for Brock Stewart, deal him too.

Let's see how Varland does in the closer role for the back end of this season. As has been pointed out by others much smarter than me, bullpen arms are: a) mercurial; b) easier to replace/reclamate than starting pitchers/position players; and c) overvalued at the trade deadline by teams looking to bolster their postseason bids. Without delving in too far, between their age, contracts, and production, I'd have to think Duran and Jax would be at the top of the board for teams looking to add to their bullpen.

 

[GophersInIowa]

So you guys are ready to give up on the next few seasons? If not, it makes no sense to deal guys like Jax and Duran. Unless you get a very big return which is unlikely.

Two high end relievers under contract for a few more years and aren’t costing a lot is pretty nice to have.

 

[coolhandgopher]

So you guys are ready to give up on the next few seasons? If not, it makes no sense to deal guys like Jax and Duran. Unless you get a very big return which is unlikely.

Two high end relievers under contract for a few more years and aren’t costing a lot is pretty nice to have.

I'd much rather they trade the relievers than Ryan or Lopez (not that Lopez is a candidate, but you get my gist). The reason you pointed out and I've highlighted above is the reason that some teams out there might be willing to give up top prospects rather than the likely meager, years away from the majors return we would get for the expiring contracts of Castro, Bader, etc.

And I don't think you're necessarily writing off the next few seasons with trading Jax, Duran, or both, it depends on the return in the hypothetical trades.

 

[GophersInIowa]

I'd much rather they trade the relievers than Ryan or Lopez (not that Lopez is a candidate, but you get my gist). The reason you pointed out and I've highlighted above is the reason that some teams out there might be willing to give up top prospects rather than the likely meager, years away from the majors return we would get for the expiring contracts of Castro, Bader, etc.

And I don't think you're necessarily writing off the next few seasons with trading Jax, Duran, or both, it depends on the return in the hypothetical trades.

You’d be making success tougher in the next few years. Even if they get a nice return, the prospects are not likely to have the same impact that Duran or Jax would have the next two seasons.

I don’t think they really need to buy a buyer or seller. Sure look to move guys like Bader and Coulombe. Certainly consider offers for Correa if there are any. But moving good players that are under team control for a few years seems counterproductive IMO.