Brooks Lee Needs to be in Minneapolis: NOW

[bighat]

 

[DJL44]

11 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Apparently not. They are only playing him at short, like we ever want CC not there in the next few years.... It seems odd. 

I don't think they are done seeing what Brooks Lee could return in a trade. If he's off the 40 man roster and playing SS he's more valuable.

[Riverbrian]

3 hours ago, DJL44 said:

I don't think they are done seeing what Brooks Lee could return in a trade. If he's off the 40 man roster and playing SS he's more valuable.

If Brooks is everything everyone is saying. He would have to be pretty damn close to untouchable in my opinion.

In regards to his AAA utilization primarily at SS.

If I were to guess.

I don't think they are preparing for an immediate call up with Brooks Lee forcing his way on the roster.

I think they are preparing for a Correa injury. If Correa gets hurt... Brooks might be the best option to take over that job full time while Correa spends time on the IL. 

If the injury happens at 2B or 3B and Brooks is clearly the guy to call up. I think they would adjust on the fly. Like they did with others in the past. 

Just a guess of course.  

[Schmoeman5]

15 hours ago, RpR said:

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Do they still use those old trucks for delivery? Gotta be awful cold for the drivers in Jan and Feb.

[Schmoeman5]

7 hours ago, bighat said:

Really? I thought that's how it worked around here, as people have been pretending that Trevor Larnach and Alex Kirilloff are good for years, despite evidence to the contrary. 

Lewis & Lee are going to make Ruth & Gehrig look like t-ball players. Fact. Just wait. 

Now we have heard what a 6 year old thinks about Lewis and Lee. They're better than Ruth and Gehrig. I did not know that.

[SwainZag]

3 hours ago, DJL44 said:

I don't think they are done seeing what Brooks Lee could return in a trade. If he's off the 40 man roster and playing SS he's more valuable.

I would be extremely shocked if Lee gets moved.  He should be looked at as a future top of the order bat instead of a trade chip IMO.

[USAFChief]

15 hours ago, Jocko87 said:

Not saying he's once in a lifetime, but he's what?  A once a decade player for Twins fans?  We have every reason to be as high on him as we ever were for Buxton, Mauer, Kubel, Hunter, Puckett or Todd (gulp) Walker.  We are having this discussion less than two years after a guy was drafted in the first round.  How many years do we get that?  1 in 10?  Maybe.

That we have two prospects of the decade at the moment doesn't affect my point.  Things are just better now.

A player not on the 40 man with zero big league time is a "once-in-a-decade" player?

C'mon.

Preposterous Statement Tournament high seed, right there.

[Jocko87]

1 hour ago, USAFChief said:

A player not on the 40 man with zero big league time is a "once-in-a-decade" player?

C'mon.

Preposterous Statement Tournament high seed, right there.

Did you notice who I didn't mention?

Happy to discuss the actual arguments I made. 

[USAFChief]

22 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

Did you notice who I didn't mention?

I thought we were discussing who you DID mention. 

Did you not label Brooks Lee a "once in a decade" player?

 

 

[Rod Carews Birthday]

9 hours ago, bighat said:

Lewis & Lee are going to make Ruth & Gehrig look like t-ball players. Fact. Just wait. 

If you had gone with Mauer & Moreau, or Hrbek & Puckett, I could give you some points for optimism and said that I hope you’re right.  However, you didn’t even stop at Killebrew & Carew.  You went straight for the inner circle of inner circle hall of famers in Ruth & Gehrig, AND declared they will make them look like T-ball players.  Yikes!  Be prepared for the disappointment that your statements have guaranteed.  Not even Brooks Lee’s mom thinks that.  

[Rod Carews Birthday]

35 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

Did you notice who I didn't mention?

Happy to discuss the actual arguments I made. 

Since you didn’t mention Sano, I’m guessing that you realize that the high expectations game often leads to disappointment.  Buxton et al have proven that.  

[JD-TWINS]

On 6/24/2024 at 12:27 PM, mrtwinsfan said:

Unreasonable to compare the  2 ,  Lee is  and will become a decent major player , there is zero downside, we gotta know ?

Why do we gotta know “immediately”? We have gone 11-5 over last 16 games……2 games after your comment. Larnach is hitting RH pitching & Margot’s hitting LH pitching for LF. Castro hitting everyone at 2B. Royce & Miranda are OK at 3B & DH.

If he goes crazy, & he’s getting there, in St. Paul - he pushes himself on to the 26-man in July.

[Mike Sixel]

3 minutes ago, JD-TWINS said:

Why do we gotta know “immediately”? We have gone 11-5 over last 16 games……2 games after your comment. Larnach is hitting RH pitching & Margot’s hitting LH pitching for LF. Castro hitting everyone at 2B. Royce & Miranda are OK at 3B & DH.

If he goes crazy, & he’s getting there, in St. Paul - he pushes himself on to the 26-man in July.

How? Has any player ever done that? It takes awful play by a veteran, and even that doesn't always work, or an injury or trade. I can't recall any current player displacing even a mediocre veteran. 

[Jeff K]

On 6/24/2024 at 1:00 PM, DJL44 said:

The odds Brooks Lee comes up and immediately plays better than Willi Castro (or Royce Lewis or Carlos Correa) are quite low.

He doesn't have to.  Replacing Farmer.  Castro has played every game this season.  I think he can get his ab's elsewhere in the lineup.

[DJL44]

43 minutes ago, Jeff K said:

He doesn't have to.  Replacing Farmer.  Castro has played every game this season.  I think he can get his ab's elsewhere in the lineup.

Farmer has 31 plate appearances in June with an 800 OPS. He had 36 plate appearances with a .640 OPS in May. Lee might be able to put up the same offense but I'm not sure why anyone wants him to only get 30-35 plate appearances a month.

[Brock Beauchamp]

On 6/25/2024 at 12:54 PM, SwainZag said:

I would be extremely shocked if Lee gets moved.  He should be looked at as a future top of the order bat instead of a trade chip IMO.

I don't see the Twins moving any of their top prospects given their payroll situation. It won't be long until they absolutely need guys like Lee and Walker on the roster just to get above-average production for the league minimum. Correa, Buxton, and Lopez aren't going anywhere for awhile.

[Mike Sixel]

Ok, I'm ready now. Put him at 2B, with Castro in LF and Martin as the backup....DFA Farmer. 

[Craig Arko]

This question may have just been answered. :(

[Mike Sixel]

27 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

This question may have just been answered. :(

Not broken, but still may be true.

[Craig Arko]

5 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Not broken, but still may be true.

Well that’s good news. I could still see the 10 day.

[RpR]

1 hour ago, Mike Sixel said:

Ok, I'm ready now. Put him at 2B, with Castro in LF and Martin as the backup....DFA Farmer. 

Why do you want a gaping hole in the defense at second?

[Craig Arko]

1 hour ago, Craig Arko said:

Well that’s good news. I could still see the 10 day.

Heh. CC says he’ll be back tomorrow. Dude is tough.

[yeahyabetcha]

7 hours ago, Jeff K said:

He doesn't have to.  Replacing Farmer.  Castro has played every game this season.  I think he can get his ab's elsewhere in the lineup.

Where.  Farmer gets barely 2 starts a week???

[Mike Sixel]

51 minutes ago, yeahyabetcha said:

Where.  Farmer gets barely 2 starts a week???

2b with Castro in left. Castro can also give Lewis a break, as can Lee. Farmer doesn't play because he's bad. 

[Parfigliano]

5 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Ok, I'm ready now. Put him at 2B, with Castro in LF and Martin as the backup....DFA Farmer. 

Yes 

[yeahyabetcha]

11 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

2b with Castro in left. Castro can also give Lewis a break, as can Lee. Farmer doesn't play because he's bad. 

So Larnach goes to the bench if Castro starts in LF??  

[Mike Sixel]

5 minutes ago, yeahyabetcha said:

So Larnach goes to the bench if Castro starts in LF??  

They don't have to play every game... And larnach isn't playing against lefties. Farmer started again today. He gets two starts a week. Why anyone thinks this is good is beyond me. 

[stringer bell]

Brooks Lee is not coming to the majors just to take the at-bats of Kyle Farmer. The Twins aren't going to bring Lee  up so that he can be the short side of a second base platoon. If they are to recall him, he will take away plate appearances from other players who have been more productive than Farmer. That would include Trevor Larnach, Austin Martin, Jose Miranda, Carlos Santana and Willi Castro. All of those guys are going pretty good right now and it is less of a sure thing that Lee can outproduce any or all of them.

I expect Lee to get his chance within a month or so and maybe it will end up being this weekend. I hope he hits great and is never sent down as soon as he arrives, but I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[yeahyabetcha]

8 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

They don't have to play every game... And larnach isn't playing against lefties. Farmer started again today. He gets two starts a week. Why anyone thinks this is good is beyond me. 

So you would bench Larnach or Castro in favor on Lee??  Farmer does start against lefties, how has he done the last two months against them?? How has Lee historically done against lefties??   How many starts has  Lee got at 2b??

[Jeff K]

12 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

2b with Castro in left. Castro can also give Lewis a break, as can Lee. Farmer doesn't play because he's bad. 

And no matter how you slice it with Farmer, at the half way point in the season, his batting average is below .200.  As Mike put it, you get creative with the AB's to ensure Lee get's his.