The Twins Need Bats. The Future of Free Agency is Dim.

[Major League Ready]

18 minutes ago, FargoFanMan said:

Idk how they get there, that is filling these holes, but they need to figure out how they are gonna build this roster next year. Too many guys not performing and the young guys are coming. Their 2 big prospects both play outfield. 5 guys and maybe 6 if you put Keaschall in there and only 3 spots. 4 if you include the DH spot. It’s great having versatility but it’s leading to a terrible defensive team. They’re out of sorts and I’m not sure how you fix it at this point.

I see nothing but positives if our OF becomes Buxton / Erod / Jenkins.  Wallner becomes a DH / 4th OFer.  That's a good recipe for improvement.   Larnach gets traded.  Trading from depth is also a positive.

Between Lewis / Keaschall / Lee / Julien / and perhaps Eeles they need to cover 2B/3B.  My guess is Lewis retains 3B and Keaschall becomes the primary 2B with Lee backing up 3B/2B/SS.  If Lee is so good that he needs to be a starter, that's a high-class problem I would like to have.  Maybe Keaschall is a super utility and plays a "Castro type" role if Lee performs really well.

Miranda and Julien are traded unless one of them steps up offensively and prove they can handle 1B.   I think it's more likely they fill 1B with free agents until Amick or someone else claims the spot.  

[FargoFanMan]

57 minutes ago, Major League Ready said:

I see nothing but positives if our OF becomes Buxton / Erod / Jenkins.  Wallner becomes a DH / 4th OFer.  That's a good recipe for improvement.   Larnach gets traded.  Trading from depth is also a positive.

Between Lewis / Keaschall / Lee / Julien / and perhaps Eeles they need to cover 2B/3B.  My guess is Lewis retains 3B and Keaschall becomes the primary 2B with Lee backing up 3B/2B/SS.  If Lee is so good that he needs to be a starter, that's a high-class problem I would like to have.  Maybe Keaschall is a super utility and plays a "Castro type" role if Lee performs really well.

Miranda and Julien are traded unless one of them steps up offensively and prove they can handle 1B.   I think it's more likely they fill 1B with free agents until Amick or someone else claims the spot.  

I agree that the OF should be Erod/buxton/ Jenkins. The problem is they seem to not be planning or even caring about how this roster develops by continuing to sign a low level 1B and not develop one of these OFers into 1Bmen. This roster is very poorly constructed and they don’t seem to care. The infield and outfield are mostly constructed of bat first guys and yet the offense continually struggles culminating in a bad offense and an even worse defense. BTW, who is this Eeles guy I keep hearing about here yet he doesn’t show up on any top 20 lists or minor league box scores? Miranda and Julian bring you nothing. They are both part of the problem. Bat first guys who struggle defensively and aren’t hitting. A badly constructed roster and a team with no fire.