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JimnJan
Souhan also floated moving Plouffe to left…perhaps such a move could elevate his game and help him reach the potential they saw in him. It certainly worked with the Royals and Alex Gordon.
Donskoy
C Suzuki
1B Mauer
2B Dozier
3B Escobar
SS Santana
LF Plouffe
CF Hicks
RF Arcia
DH Vargas/Pinto
IF Nunez
IF/C Vargas/Pinto
OF Schafer
C Fryer
He certainly couldn’t be a worse fielder than some of the guys that the Twins ran out there this year. On the other hand, Plouffe is actually adding more value from his fielding at 3B, so maybe it’d be preferable to have Escobar (who’s never looked good at 3B) try his hand in the outfield.
Melvin McMurf
Is that next years lineup…..cause this year is over
Dynasty22
That lineup isn’t that much different from this years so it shouldn’t matter either way.
Melvin McMurf
last place next year as well?
Dynasty22
Probably so.
Donskoy
Next year if nothing changes and management doesn’t get aggressive with new players.
Karl Larson
The Twins aren’t an innovative enough team to make that move.
0vercast
Mauer will not be traded. Period. The mere suggestion is ludicrous. Now that he’s a first baseman, his trade/team value is next-to-nothing. Sorry to say, but he is an anchor around the Twins neck for the next 4 seasons. They’re going to have to work around him during this rebuilding process.
Who is going to trade anything of value for a $23MM/year slap-hitting first baseman whose sole goal is to get on first base by whatever means necessary?
(Crickets)
DarthMurph
The article said that he should have been traded when his value was highest, not now.
Sky14
Actually the article said they should learn “to cut bait on players at peak value instead of when it’s too late” then cites Brian McCann, Pujols and Freese for some reason. The trade part about Mauer and Morneau was just interpreted by the author here.
Sky14
For most of the early 2000’s many would have said the Twins were a franchise to emulate. The Mackey article doesn’t really provide any valuable insight, it’s suggestions are rather pedestrian and ones that all smart teams should follow, ex. Supplement the roster with smart trades/cost effective free agents, don’t give out bad contacts and use platoons when necessary ( I would add using shifts or applying statistical analysis in general).
The examples he uses are void of context and in some cases really bizarre. I wouldn’t say the Samardjiza trade is one that should be emulated or that the Cardinals/Braves were shrewd in their letting go of Pujols and McCann. The Cards tried to retain Pujols they just got outspent and the Braves had suitable replacements for McCann and couldn’t afford him anyway.
The Twins have been doing an adequate job of righting the ship and should start seeing success as the prospects graduate.
elscorchot
cosart has been a bit surprising to me, in a good way. i kept reading on here how he was just a glorified reliever, but he looks much better than that to me. i know it’s a small sample size, but sometimes all you need is a different environment to shine.