jester1534 wrote:Just had lunch with a guy I trust that has some ties still with the organization had some interesting things to say. I'll just break up by parts of our conversation.
1. The Twins are going after Matt Boyd hard and believe he can even be better with Wes Johnson help. They love his spin rate The tigers want Brusdar and Gordon. The twins are offering Gordon and Balazovich. Boyd arbitration eligible for 3 years
2. There's also rumors the Twins top 3 prospects are untouchable. This is not true the Twins are willing to to trade Kirilloff for the right person. He said he had been told the asking price for Kirby Yates was Kirilloff and PTBNL and twins passed. This is a similar deal the Indians made for Brad Hand last year.
3. Most scouts think Brusdar would've made the starting rotation next year but with his shoulder injury there not sure now. They also think he would've been in the bullpen by the trade deadline.
4. Royce Lewis Oblique strain was more serious than reported and is the reason he struggled so early on. Since June 19th he's batting .297 avg with an Ops of .880 and strike out rate of 18%. They hope he has another good month and half and would like him to reach double A by the end of the year.
5. There looking hard at Seth Lugo, they believe he has same type of spin rate as Presley did.
6. They asking price for Bumgarner and Will Smith is ridiculous. They want Two of our top 3 prospects. This is crazy amount for two rentals.
Good info, Jester. My reply will be numbered to your points of information.
1. I don't see the Twins giving up Brusdar, but I think that a Boyd deal could actually get done. I'd hope the Tigers value Gordon more than they should as I think his spot on the Twins is blocked for the foreseeable future.
2. Twins top-three prospects should be untouchable even if they might not be at this time. I don't know who's available that would be the "right person" to trade Kirilloff for. I don't think there is anyone right now. I also think he's going to be very, very good. And Kirby Yates is a very affective closer, but he's not worth that much, in my opinion. Could likely acquire Alex Colome for much less.
3. I could see that. Probably replacing Perez or Pineda. I think either way those two guys probably get upgraded next season.
4. Royce is a stud. That's almost a full month of solid production since feeling like himself again. We'll continue to monitor him, no doubt.
5. Lugo doesn't excite me at all. However, I trust the Twins FO. Falvey and co. have greatly exceeded expectations.
6. San Francisco can kick rocks. Besides, I think MadBum isn't quite the pitcher he once was. Combine that with his attitude problems and I'm perfectly fine not having to root for him.
