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I think that deal for Peralta is pretty close to what it will take to move him, though I'm not sure the Brewers are interested in dealing Freddy.

From both sides' perspective, the deal makes quite a bit of sense, though.

16 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

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No, that's a fair deal for Peralta. Brooks Lee is a top-50 global prospect that's likely to make his debut in 2024. Soto and Raya are pretty good prospects with upside.

And the trade was suggested by someone else, not me.

How do I know it's a pretty fair deal? I proposed a very similar Lee+ deal at Twins Daily and Twins fans were gnashing their teeth over how lop-sided it was because Freddy Peralta "isn't that good".

1 hour ago, SF70 said:

The Brewers would never move Peralta for the return you are proposing. Lee is a great prospect, but the pitchers are either kinda meh (Raya) or way too far away from the bigs (Soto).

The combination of stuff, contract and control (3 years) make Peralta incredibly valuable and if the team did indeed decide to offer him around the league he would return a lot more than Lee-Soto-Raya.

 

Maybe? But MLB players just don’t bring back the prospect hauls they used to. Personally, and as I said earlier in this thread, I think Peralta has the same value 12 months from now that he has today. Length of contract seems to bring diminishing returns past a certain point. If the Brewers want to compete in 2024, they should consider keeping Peralta for one more season and reevaluate next winter.

As for Raya and Soto, they’re in the ballpark of return value in an abstract sense. The actual nuts and bolts come down to how the Twins and Brewers view each. Either team could be high or low on each of them, what we think doesn’t really matter much when it comes to specific names. Change Raya to a different name, maybe the Brewers like that better but looks worse on paper. 

7 hours ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Honestly, the Brewers wouldn't be off base to ask for Walker Jenkins from the Twins. Jenkins and Festa and I'd do it. 

Jenkins has the upside but he’s still a ways from the majors. But it’s a fair ask. 

6 hours ago, MNBrew said:

Yes, the Twins are interested in a lower 2024 payroll.  But they were a playoff team with every intent of contending again, and as such are not just looking to sluff off their better players, meaning they like Polanco for the same reasons we do.  That's why the names of Vazquez & Kepler are mentioned.

Polanco is somewhat expendable. The Twins also have Julien at second and Lewis at third while Lee looks to make his debut some time in 2024. They have more viable infielders than infield positions to play.