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This team just continues to disappoint almost every offseason. Absolutely nothing positive has been done. No free agent signings. No big trades. Who is going to play first base…..Miranda? Are you kidding me? We need a power bat. Go get one. Trade Julian,Lee and Miranda in a package if you have too. I guarantee they won’t do anything until Sasaki signs somewhere. If by luck it is the Twins then Pablo will be shipped out immediately. Almost every team has tried to get better this offseason except us. Same old B.S.!!,
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Bruce wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:19 pm This team just continues to disappoint almost every offseason. Absolutely nothing positive has been done. No free agent signings. No big trades. Who is going to play first base…..Miranda? Are you kidding me? We need a power bat. Go get one. Trade Julian,Lee and Miranda in a package if you have too. I guarantee they won’t do anything until Sasaki signs somewhere. If by luck it is the Twins then Pablo will be shipped out immediately. Almost every team has tried to get better this offseason except us. Same old B.S.!!,
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Big time!

Eroder wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 8:08 am Hoop is spot on.

SPOT ON
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Hornets wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:31 pm
Bruce wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:19 pm This team just continues to disappoint almost every offseason. Absolutely nothing positive has been done. No free agent signings. No big trades. Who is going to play first base…..Miranda? Are you kidding me? We need a power bat. Go get one. Trade Julian,Lee and Miranda in a package if you have too. I guarantee they won’t do anything until Sasaki signs somewhere. If by luck it is the Twins then Pablo will be shipped out immediately. Almost every team has tried to get better this offseason except us. Same old B.S.!!,
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feekdogg wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 2:54 pm
Hornets wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:31 pm
Bruce wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:19 pm This team just continues to disappoint almost every offseason. Absolutely nothing positive has been done. No free agent signings. No big trades. Who is going to play first base…..Miranda? Are you kidding me? We need a power bat. Go get one. Trade Julian,Lee and Miranda in a package if you have too. I guarantee they won’t do anything until Sasaki signs somewhere. If by luck it is the Twins then Pablo will be shipped out immediately. Almost every team has tried to get better this offseason except us. Same old B.S.!!,
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Hoop Dreams wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 2:01 pm Big time!

Some of you dopes didn't think the big deal would come and now it's time to eat crow! Check out these career stats of our next big thang!!

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Hoop Dreams wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 2:01 pm Big time!

Any relation to Lew?
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Miley Cyrus wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:36 pm
Hoop Dreams wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 2:01 pm Big time!

Any relation to Lew?
When former Twins players names come up in conversation with friends I always mention Lew Ford hit .299 and was 24th in MVP voting in 2004.
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ForCaleb wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2025 8:07 am
Miley Cyrus wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:36 pm
Hoop Dreams wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 2:01 pm Big time!

Any relation to Lew?
When former Twins players names come up in conversation with friends I always mention Lew Ford hit .299 and was 24th in MVP voting in 2004.
Also, Lew was an online gaming nerd WAY before it was mainstream. A trailblazer, you might say.
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Butch Bradford wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:11 pm
Dawg didn't think our local 9 would pull off a big trade!



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Hornets wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 2:39 pm
Butch Bradford wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:11 pm
Dawg didn't think our local 9 would pull off a big trade!



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Butch Bradford wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 3:08 pm
Hornets wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 2:39 pm
Butch Bradford wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:11 pm
Dawg didn't think our local 9 would pull off a big trade!



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mlb.com had this Diego guy as the #14 overall prospect in all of baseball in 2023 and then his trajectory did a complete 180 after a terrible hitting year.
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bubu dubu. wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:51 pm mlb.com had this Diego guy as the #14 overall prospect in all of baseball in 2023 and then his trajectory did a complete 180 after a terrible hitting year.
Twins Daily mentioned he dealt with back and hammy issues most last year.
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The big moves keep coming!!

Eroder wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 8:08 am Hoop is spot on.

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Pohlads revert back to their Moneyball gimmick all the time, except they don’t make smart moves and they only get the cheap part down.
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Twins signing 4 of MLB's top 50 international prospects in 2025 class

They aren't getting Roki Sasaki, but they are adding several exciting young prospects from Latin America.

https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/minnesota- ... jhnsgz02s9

It's international signing day in Major League Baseball, and the Twins have been busy finalizing agreements to sign several exciting young prospects. As one of eight teams with the maximum international bonus pool of $7,555,500, Minnesota has the ammo to bring in a strong class.

The Twins have signed nine players as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Baseball America. No, they aren't landing the No. 1 player, Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki, but they're loading up on intriguing teenagers from Venezuela and the Dominican Republic (these players are all roughly 16 years old). Four of the nine made MLB.com's list of the top 50 international prospects in this class.
Here's Minnesota's haul, which includes four outfielders, three infielders, a catcher, and a pitcher. The top four have their MLB.com ranking listed.

Santiago Leon, SS, Venezuela (No. 24)
Carlos Taveras, OF, Dominican Republic (No. 26)
Haritzon Castillo, SS, Venezuela (No. 43)
Teilon Serrano, OF, Dominican Republic (No. 50)
Santiago Castellanos, RHP, Venezuela
Jose Barrios, SS, Venezuela
Joyner Perez, OF, Dominican Republic
Jhomnardo Reyes, OF, Dominican Republic
Aaron Salazar, C, Venezuela
Leon is the son of former longtime Twins scout Jose Leon. He's reportedly signing for $1.7 million. Taveras will likely be in the $1-$1.5 million range, Castillo is signing for just shy of $950K, and Serrano — who was originally expected to sign with the Dodgers before flipping to the Twins — is signing for just shy of $850K. Barrios is not ranked as a top-50 prospect, but he got a solid $422.5K to sign. Castellanos is inherently interesting because he's a pitcher who is apparently already throwing his fastball in the upper 90s at 16 years old.

Two offseasons ago, the Twins hired Roman Barinas from the Dodgers as their new director of Latin American scouting, believing he could help advance and modernize their process in that area. It appears he's already making an impact on the organization.

Because of their age, international prospects are essentially all long shots. But some of them inevitably pan out. Some of the biggest stars in baseball (Yordan Alvarez, Ronald Acuna Jr., Jose Ramirez, etc.) signed as international free agents as teenagers. The Twins famously signed Miguel Sano, Jorge Polanco, and Max Kepler in their 2009 international class. They added Luis Arraez that way in 2013. Emmanuel Rodriguez, signed in 2019, is the Twins' No. 2 prospect and has a good chance to make his highly-anticipated MLB debut this year.

So while they're all lottery tickets, it's entirely possible one or more of the nine players the Twins are signing this year could become top prospects and perhaps MLB contributors towards the end of this decade and into the 2030s.

Last year, the Twins signed two of MLB.com's top 50 international prospects, Daiber De Los Santos and Eduardo Beltre. Both had strong debut seasons in the Dominican Summer League. Improving their number of top-50 prospects to four this year is an encouraging sign.
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Butch Bradford wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 7:59 pm
Twins signing 4 of MLB's top 50 international prospects in 2025 class

They aren't getting Roki Sasaki, but they are adding several exciting young prospects from Latin America.

https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/minnesota- ... jhnsgz02s9

It's international signing day in Major League Baseball, and the Twins have been busy finalizing agreements to sign several exciting young prospects. As one of eight teams with the maximum international bonus pool of $7,555,500, Minnesota has the ammo to bring in a strong class.

The Twins have signed nine players as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Baseball America. No, they aren't landing the No. 1 player, Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki, but they're loading up on intriguing teenagers from Venezuela and the Dominican Republic (these players are all roughly 16 years old). Four of the nine made MLB.com's list of the top 50 international prospects in this class.
Here's Minnesota's haul, which includes four outfielders, three infielders, a catcher, and a pitcher. The top four have their MLB.com ranking listed.

Santiago Leon, SS, Venezuela (No. 24)
Carlos Taveras, OF, Dominican Republic (No. 26)
Haritzon Castillo, SS, Venezuela (No. 43)
Teilon Serrano, OF, Dominican Republic (No. 50)
Santiago Castellanos, RHP, Venezuela
Jose Barrios, SS, Venezuela
Joyner Perez, OF, Dominican Republic
Jhomnardo Reyes, OF, Dominican Republic
Aaron Salazar, C, Venezuela
Leon is the son of former longtime Twins scout Jose Leon. He's reportedly signing for $1.7 million. Taveras will likely be in the $1-$1.5 million range, Castillo is signing for just shy of $950K, and Serrano — who was originally expected to sign with the Dodgers before flipping to the Twins — is signing for just shy of $850K. Barrios is not ranked as a top-50 prospect, but he got a solid $422.5K to sign. Castellanos is inherently interesting because he's a pitcher who is apparently already throwing his fastball in the upper 90s at 16 years old.

Two offseasons ago, the Twins hired Roman Barinas from the Dodgers as their new director of Latin American scouting, believing he could help advance and modernize their process in that area. It appears he's already making an impact on the organization.

Because of their age, international prospects are essentially all long shots. But some of them inevitably pan out. Some of the biggest stars in baseball (Yordan Alvarez, Ronald Acuna Jr., Jose Ramirez, etc.) signed as international free agents as teenagers. The Twins famously signed Miguel Sano, Jorge Polanco, and Max Kepler in their 2009 international class. They added Luis Arraez that way in 2013. Emmanuel Rodriguez, signed in 2019, is the Twins' No. 2 prospect and has a good chance to make his highly-anticipated MLB debut this year.

So while they're all lottery tickets, it's entirely possible one or more of the nine players the Twins are signing this year could become top prospects and perhaps MLB contributors towards the end of this decade and into the 2030s.

Last year, the Twins signed two of MLB.com's top 50 international prospects, Daiber De Los Santos and Eduardo Beltre. Both had strong debut seasons in the Dominican Summer League. Improving their number of top-50 prospects to four this year is an encouraging sign.
this could pay dividends down the road, butch. a 16 year old throwing in the upper 90s?

wowzers.
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weimy froob wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 8:04 pm
Butch Bradford wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 7:59 pm
Twins signing 4 of MLB's top 50 international prospects in 2025 class

They aren't getting Roki Sasaki, but they are adding several exciting young prospects from Latin America.

https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/minnesota- ... jhnsgz02s9

It's international signing day in Major League Baseball, and the Twins have been busy finalizing agreements to sign several exciting young prospects. As one of eight teams with the maximum international bonus pool of $7,555,500, Minnesota has the ammo to bring in a strong class.

The Twins have signed nine players as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Baseball America. No, they aren't landing the No. 1 player, Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki, but they're loading up on intriguing teenagers from Venezuela and the Dominican Republic (these players are all roughly 16 years old). Four of the nine made MLB.com's list of the top 50 international prospects in this class.


Leon is the son of former longtime Twins scout Jose Leon. He's reportedly signing for $1.7 million. Taveras will likely be in the $1-$1.5 million range, Castillo is signing for just shy of $950K, and Serrano — who was originally expected to sign with the Dodgers before flipping to the Twins — is signing for just shy of $850K. Barrios is not ranked as a top-50 prospect, but he got a solid $422.5K to sign. Castellanos is inherently interesting because he's a pitcher who is apparently already throwing his fastball in the upper 90s at 16 years old.

Two offseasons ago, the Twins hired Roman Barinas from the Dodgers as their new director of Latin American scouting, believing he could help advance and modernize their process in that area. It appears he's already making an impact on the organization.

Because of their age, international prospects are essentially all long shots. But some of them inevitably pan out. Some of the biggest stars in baseball (Yordan Alvarez, Ronald Acuna Jr., Jose Ramirez, etc.) signed as international free agents as teenagers. The Twins famously signed Miguel Sano, Jorge Polanco, and Max Kepler in their 2009 international class. They added Luis Arraez that way in 2013. Emmanuel Rodriguez, signed in 2019, is the Twins' No. 2 prospect and has a good chance to make his highly-anticipated MLB debut this year.

So while they're all lottery tickets, it's entirely possible one or more of the nine players the Twins are signing this year could become top prospects and perhaps MLB contributors towards the end of this decade and into the 2030s.

Last year, the Twins signed two of MLB.com's top 50 international prospects, Daiber De Los Santos and Eduardo Beltre. Both had strong debut seasons in the Dominican Summer League. Improving their number of top-50 prospects to four this year is an encouraging sign.
this could pay dividends down the road, butch. a 16 year old throwing in the upper 90s?

wowzers.
Nailed it, weimy.

Although they’ve had very little activity in FA, I like the recent trade they made with the Dodger for the catcher prospect and these International prospects look pretty good.

Only time will tell, Davey.
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Isn't there a thing in the draft where highschool flamethrowers rarely turn in to anything? Wouldn't the same be true for a 16 year old international player?
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The Twins may have a new television home — they left FanDuel Sports Network North (formerly Bally Sports North) following the 2024 season for Twins.TV — but they plan to keep their broadcast team relatively unchanged.

A day after analyst Roy Smalley announced on social media that he would not be returning for the 2025 season, the Twins released the full group of broadcasters who would call their games, a list that looks similar to last year’s group.

Cory Provus will handle the television play-by-play for the second straight season and will be joined by a cast of former players, led by Justin Morneau, who will serve as the team’s main analyst. LaTroy Hawkins, Glen Perkins, Trevor Plouffe and Denard Span will also join Provus in the booth throughout the season.

Longtime reporter Audra Martin will reprise her role, as will pre- and postgame host Katie Storm and analyst Tim Laudner.
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Biggest Twins story of the offseason is Roy Smalley retiring. Go shell out the big bucks for season tickets!
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Roki Sasaki to the Dodgers.

Their starting rotation is loaded.
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Hoop Dreams wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 5:28 pm Roki Sasaki to the Dodgers.

Their starting rotation is loaded.
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weimy froob wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:20 am
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I hope it’s the two guys that own the Phoenix Suns. They will be willing to spend money.
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Now Tanner Scott is signing with the Dodgers. This is getting ridiculous.
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Hoop Dreams wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:39 pm Now Tanner Scott is signing with the Dodgers. This is getting ridiculous.
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