5 Things to Know About Twins Deadline Centerpiece Austin Martin

[Twins33]

@twinkiesfan11

[Major League Ready]

On 7/30/2021 at 10:35 PM, Mike Sixel said:

He's going to be much better than Arraez, imo. 

I agree.  Hit tool is at least as good and probably better with more power.  Also significantly more defensive value.  

[Linus]

Excited about the bat to ball skills-I think this is what our lineup needs to offset all the swing for the fences guys. As far as position I sure hope the Twins find a spot of importance to excel. SS or CF preferably. Being mediocre at a bunch of positions is not what you should get for Berrios. As far as all the comps to other players I think all that stuff is overblown. All prospects are suspects until they aren’t. 

[TwinsDr2021]

On 7/31/2021 at 1:02 PM, bean5302 said:

My thoughts on Lewis is... who knows? If he's able to heal up quick and get back to his original full speed before the start of next year, he'd have to absolutely rake at AA/AAA and excel defensively to make the Twins roster in September 2022. I'd put him on the same basic timeline as the shortstop version of Austin Martin. 

I tend to agree with you on Lewis, the hard part is I think he has to be put on the 40 this off season, and if he doesn't rake or really prove he will be a major league player, could there be a chance he doesn't or shouldn't be put on the 40 the next year?

As for Martin, unless he has to be put on the 40 this offseason, I think next year he starts at AA if he rakes, you move him to AA and decide if he can help the big club and then put him on the 40 (of course if the team is terrible you wait until the offseason)

[Mike Sixel]

3 minutes ago, TwinsDr2021 said:

I tend to agree with you on Lewis, the hard part is I think he has to be put on the 40 this off season, and if he doesn't rake or really prove he will be a major league player, could there be a chance he doesn't or shouldn't be put on the 40 the next year?

As for Martin, unless he has to be put on the 40 this offseason, I think next year he starts at AA if he rakes, you move him to AA and decide if he can help the big club and then put him on the 40 (of course if the team is terrible you wait until the offseason)

No. there is a zero percent chance he's left off the 40 man in the next two years. Zero. Is there a number less than zero? If so, that's the odds Lewis is not on the 40 man in 22 or 23.