Justin Turner Could Be the Next Boomstick For the Twins

[Major League Ready]

5 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

Pretty sure the idea would be to put him at 1B.

I don't see any free agent CFs I want to hand a full-time starting job, and the pitchers who'd be willing to meet this club's demand of a two, maybe three year max deal I almost certainly won't want as Gray's replacement.

So the only spots I'd look to make an impact in free agency, really would be 1B or corner OF. My requirements would be someone who has a track record of consistent above average offense and someone who is not a strikeout liability. Outside of the not-happening Cody Bellinger, Turner and Rhys Hoskins are really the only ones who meet what I want. I could go with Lourdes Gurriel, but I am disappointed in his on base skills. He doesn't strike out a ton and doesn't take a lot of pitches, so I suppose if he gets indoctrinated into the new Twins hitting approach, maybe he'd get on base more and still not have a strikeout issue. I'm going to put a mental pin in that one and think on that more.

There's just not that much that excites me in free agency this year. 

How about Jung-Ho Lee?  You don't often get a crack at guys that age.  I am with you.  The rest of the available position players does not excite much.   Trade Rumors predicts 4/80 for Hernadez.  He was very good 20-22 but mediocre this season.  It's a little harder for me to be excited about a guy coming off a bad season.  Soler has a high K rate and so bad in the OF that he is basically a DH. I am kind of intrigued by Lee.

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14 hours ago, Major League Ready said:

How about Jung-Ho Lee?  You don't often get a crack at guys that age.  I am with you.  The rest of the available position players does not excite much.   Trade Rumors predicts 4/80 for Hernadez.  He was very good 20-22 but mediocre this season.  It's a little harder for me to be excited about a guy coming off a bad season.  Soler has a high K rate and so bad in the OF that he is basically a DH. I am kind of intrigued by Lee.

I don't know enough about Lee other than the stats we can see, and it's hard to interpret KBO stats. MLBTR says it's iffy he stays at CF, but that tends to be something others argue more strongly for.

I assume you mean Teoscar Herandez. I'd be Ok with him if the team wasn't already struggling with strikeouts, but with how this team is built, I think he'd just be compounding the clubs greatest struggle. 31% K rate and he led the NL in strikeouts last year, I just can't pull that trigger.

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Only if DH is still a need.