With Correa at Shorstop, What's Next for Twins Infield Prospects ?

[TyCobb367]

19 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

The Twins, like many teams, have some real talented young baseball players. These players will need to force their way on to the roster through their performances.

A few people have mentioned Alex Kirilloff but it seems like most have forgotten him or believe his road back is strewn with daunting physical challenges. I have neither heard nor read any reports on Kirilloff this offseason. If Alex returns as the guy who plays a smooth first base and rockets baseballs across the playing field like he did for a stretch last summer in St. Paul, he will be hitting in the heart of the Twins lineup. I see Kirilloff as a key to a strong Twins team.

Edouard Julien will need to prove himself in St. Paul before he receives an opportunity in Minneapolis. A strong month in Florida followed by line drives sprayed around AAA fields may push the Twins to give the young batting machine a look. He profiles as a DH until further work in the infield but if he carries his numbers forward Julien could deserve a shot.

Spring Training should be really interesting because I believe that all of Lee, Kirilloff, and Julien possess the skills a championship team needs at the plate.

Kirilloff reaching his ceiling would be enormous for the Twins future! Like Buxton (who has the ability to be the best player in baseball) it’s really hard to imagine him stringing multiple 140 game seasons together! His upside is enormous and he’s a championship player if he reaches it!

[Riverbrian]

5 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

Just because you want something to be so, doesn't mean it actually is. Just because you think that it'd be convenient to have Lewis play OF doesn't mean that you can ignore the good possibility that he could very likely get seriously hurt.  Running full blast, leaping and coming down at that angle on that leg regularly, you can count on something will happen to someone who has had 2 knee surgeries. Why risk it?

You may know absolutely nothing about electricity. But if you put your finger in a electric outlet & get a jolt. Even though you know nothing about electricity, you have the common sense to not to do it again. 

I was sleeping in med school so my opinion is also FWIW. 

Yes, it is a different position with more ground to cover... Speed is without a doubt important with OF play. However, I don't believe that you were more inclined to injury in the OF in comparison to the middle infield.

Infield requires much harder work on the knees. Bends, quick stops, dives, twists, turns, hard leg plants, throws and changes of directions. 

I just don't believe that position had anything to do with the injury... It was just the position he was playing when the injury occurred. 

[Otaknam]

Hopefully the FO realizes that Lewis and Lee are too important to trade, but last year’s trades for starters w injury concerns doesn’t make me optimistic. I think Martin has too much talent to give up on yet, but I could see him moved in a trade. 

[Cris E]

Personally I'm completely freaked out by Lewis' second ACL and I'd trade him as soon as anyone freaked out when his name was mentioned. I think the Marlins would love him, for example. I'm pretty conservative by nature so I'd hang on to as many of my MLB guys as possible until the AAA and AA kids and the injured MLB guys showed their 2023 faces in spring training. How do the injured guys like Polanco, Kirillof and Larnach look after a winter of recovery? Can Lee and Julien still hang against even better pitching?  How's Noah Miller look this spring? Has Martin figured anything out this winter? Is Lewis still improving and on plan?

Once you know where they are and if they're still advancing you can move Miranda or Arraez or Lewis or anyone else for whatever it turns out you need.  Maybe we don't need Lopez, maybe someone takes a shine to Maeda, maybe the new catcher gets hurt, maybe Florida really wants a 2b from us, whatever, take the best deal, but right now I'd wait to move until some of these guys at a low point have a chance to recover some value. 

[ashbury]

2 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

I was sleeping in med school so my opinion is also FWIW.

You were sleeping in high school detention and dreamed you were in medical school.

[Squirrel]

2 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

I just don't believe that position had anything to do with the injury... It was just the position he was playing when the injury occurred. 

This, times infinity

[Riverbrian]

11 hours ago, ashbury said:

You were sleeping in high school detention and dreamed you were in medical school.

Choose your favorite:

1. I woke up disappointed because I used to Dream of Jeannie as a young man. 

2. And I was sleeping in med school in that high school detention dream.