Article: Is it Time for a Roster Reshuffle?

[Mike Sixel]

I don't trust power hitters that strickout to often. I've always wanted to trade Sano for a pitcher and have always wanted Kepler and Rosario batting in the middle of the order. Sano should be batting 7th.

Sano gets on base more than either of them, before this year, and likely by the end of the year.

[FormerMinnasotan]

Right now I’d either send Lance Lynn to AAA or if I can’t do that put him in the bullpen and call up Aaron Slegers to fill that rotation spot. At least gambling on Slegers out preforming Lynn would seem like a sure bet. Lynn needs his head screwed on right, as of now he is our biggest liability in the rotation. We simply cannot send him out only to see his ERA balloon any further. As for replacing Hughes, we’ll have to see what he can do. If he stinks for a few starts perhaps we can replace him with Lynn (provided Lynn actually improves out of the Twins rotation). After that it’s a toss-up between Romero and Gonsalves if Lynn and Hughes (or Gibson) can’t figure out how to pitch effectively.

[jorgenswest]

Buxton back? Take a pick between LaMarre and Grossman. I know who I would pick.

 

 

I am sending out a reliever. If forced to pick I have to go with the younger player who has the longer track record. The older guy has options.

[yarnivek1972]

Sano gets on base more than either of them, before this year, and likely by the end of the year.

I don’t think Sano will post a better obp than Kepler this year, or frankly any year going forward. Max looks extremely confident and comfortable at the plate. Not so much a dig on Sano. I just think Kepler will break out this year in a big way and not look back.

 

8 strikeouts. The only Twin with fewer is Mitch Garver with 7. He has the same number as LaMarre and Adrianza. He actually has a pretty low BABIP of .265. But that is in line with his career mark. I think the next step for him will be learning the ability to use all fields and get that BABIP closer to .300.

 

17 hits. 10 for extra bases. He is locked in and raking in a big way.

[Danchat]

 

Right now I’d either send Lance Lynn to AAA or if I can’t do that put him in the bullpen and call up Aaron Slegers to fill that rotation spot. At least gambling on Slegers out preforming Lynn would seem like a sure bet. Lynn needs his head screwed on right, as of now he is our biggest liability in the rotation. We simply cannot send him out only to see his ERA balloon any further. As for replacing Hughes, we’ll have to see what he can do. If he stinks for a few starts perhaps we can replace him with Lynn (provided Lynn actually improves out of the Twins rotation). After that it’s a toss-up between Romero and Gonsalves if Lynn and Hughes (or Gibson) can’t figure out how to pitch effectively.

Look, I really want some roster shake-up too, but Slegers is a AAAA talent who barely projects to be a #5 pitcher in the rotation. If Lynn is going anywhere, it's to the DL with a mysterious injury. For as bad as he's looked, I wouldn't put him behind Hughes yet... Phil has at least two seasons of poor pitching to his name, Lynn has 4 starts.

[Battle ur tail off]

 

I am ready for  Romero to join the starting rotation yesterday. I would rather see him develop and take some lumps in the major leagues than continue to wach Lance Lynn or Phil Hughes waste opportunity's for start's. Neither of those two guys is worth keeping in the rotation. I don't think I can stomach to many more Lance Lynn or Phil Hughes short starts, it is like deja vu from last year.

 

It's kind of the Twin MO though throughout the years. Sign washed up vets and let them get their head beat in for half a season before making a change. I am always of the belief if you are going to sign FAs, sign high end guys and forget about guys like Lance Lynn. IMO, there are 2-3 guys in our system right now that could do as good or better than he has for the league minimum, with no feelings of "having" to keep them in the rotation because you have a decent wad of money invested in them.

[Thrylos]

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And Gordon should have been here when the suspension was put in.  Why wait?

 

Because the starting shortstop is hitting .303/.351/.561 with a .381 wOBA and a 139 wRC+ and the starting second baseman .264/.340/.448 with a  .347 wOBA and a 116 wRC+ in the majors.

 

Unless you want him to play in a corner OF position, right now they are better players than him occupying the positions he can play.

 

That's why.