F@*k Dick and Bert: 2022 Minnesota Twins Winter Meetings

Foul Play-by-play discusses the future of the Minnesota Twins, who they should sign or trade, and the 2022 Winter Meetings.

Find the agenda below:

1. Twins current roster (40 man)
2. Free Agency (who would you add if anyone?)
   1. Still available: Correa, SS, Swanson, SS, Rodon, LHP, Nimmo, CF, Kodai Senga, RHP (Ace of Japan’s SoftBank Hawks), Chris Bassitt, RHP
3. Trades? (who for who) Would you trade Luis Arraez?
   1. How should Arraez be used? (is a 5’10” first baseman really a thing?)
4. Agree/disagree with re-signing Pagan?
5. Should we have taken someone in Rule 5 draft? (Yankees had a couple decent catchers that could have been grabbed…..why not a bullpen arm?)
6. Is the future bright?
   1. Twins prospects….how do they fit into the current team? How would you use them?
7. 2023 MLB draft—5th pick
   1. Do we keep drafting the best shortstop?
8. Big free agent signings
   1. Trea Turner—Phillies, 11 yr, $300 million
   2. Xander Bogaerts—Padres, 11 yrs, $280 million
   3. Aaron Judge—Yankees, 9 yrs, $360 million
   4. Jacob deGrom—Rangers, 5 yrs $185 million
   5. Justin Verlander—Mets, 2yrs $86.66 million (with vesting player option of $35 million for 2025—needs to pitch 140 innings in 2024)
   6. Wilson Contreras—Cardinals, 5 yrs $87.5 million
   7. Josh Bell—Guardians, 2 yrs $33 million
   8. Jose Abreu—Astros, 3 yr $58.5 million
9. San Diego v. Minnesota
   1. Should the Twins take the same approach? Why or why not? If not, what do you propose?
   2. How can Minnesota get as “sexy” as San Diego
      1. Twins are in last year of its media contract. How do they get a better one?
         1. They must have an equity stake in their broadcast partner.