gopherman23
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What are your team's needs for the 2016 season?
Twins
RF Aaron Hicks
1B Joe Mauer
3B Miguel Sano
DH xxxx
2B Brian Dozier
LF Eddie Rosario
SS Eduardo Escobar
C xxxx
CF Byron Buxton
BN Eduardo Nunez
BN Kurt Suzuki
BN Shane Robinson
BN xxxx
SP Ervin Santana
SP Jose Berrios- Called up in mid April
SP Phil Hughes
SP Tyler Duffey
SP Kyle Gibson
RP Glen Perkins
RP Kevin Jepsen
RP Trevor May
RP xxxx
RP xxxx
RP xxxx
RP Ricky Nolasco
Trade Candidates: Trevor Plouffe/Tommy Milone
I think the Twins look to trade Plouffe this offseason to open up 3B for Sano. Milone is also a guy who could be traded. He could net a solid prospect in return. Moving Sano to 3B full time, would open up the DH spot. The Twins could choose to have guys like Vargas/Arcia/Kepler battle for that spot or could choose to fill it via trade/free agency.
Suzuki's days of playing catcher full-time should be over. We need to find a guy who can control the run game better than him.
The Twins could use a top of the rotation starter as well, but I doubt that get addressed this offseason.
As far as the bullpen goes, Perkins was a stud the first half of the season and awful during the second half. I expect him to start out as the closer, but he will have a short leash with the way Jepsen pitched for us down the stretch. I think Trevor May is our future closer and would like to see him stay in the bullpen and be groomed as such. In 31.1 innings as a reliever, he had a 2.87 ERA and 37 K's in mostly a 7th/8th inning role.
Terry Ryan will be active in bolstering the bullpen depth this winter as well.
Twins
RF Aaron Hicks
1B Joe Mauer
3B Miguel Sano
DH xxxx
2B Brian Dozier
LF Eddie Rosario
SS Eduardo Escobar
C xxxx
CF Byron Buxton
BN Eduardo Nunez
BN Kurt Suzuki
BN Shane Robinson
BN xxxx
SP Ervin Santana
SP Jose Berrios- Called up in mid April
SP Phil Hughes
SP Tyler Duffey
SP Kyle Gibson
RP Glen Perkins
RP Kevin Jepsen
RP Trevor May
RP xxxx
RP xxxx
RP xxxx
RP Ricky Nolasco
Trade Candidates: Trevor Plouffe/Tommy Milone
I think the Twins look to trade Plouffe this offseason to open up 3B for Sano. Milone is also a guy who could be traded. He could net a solid prospect in return. Moving Sano to 3B full time, would open up the DH spot. The Twins could choose to have guys like Vargas/Arcia/Kepler battle for that spot or could choose to fill it via trade/free agency.
Suzuki's days of playing catcher full-time should be over. We need to find a guy who can control the run game better than him.
The Twins could use a top of the rotation starter as well, but I doubt that get addressed this offseason.
As far as the bullpen goes, Perkins was a stud the first half of the season and awful during the second half. I expect him to start out as the closer, but he will have a short leash with the way Jepsen pitched for us down the stretch. I think Trevor May is our future closer and would like to see him stay in the bullpen and be groomed as such. In 31.1 innings as a reliever, he had a 2.87 ERA and 37 K's in mostly a 7th/8th inning role.
Terry Ryan will be active in bolstering the bullpen depth this winter as well.