Twins 5, Angels 0: It's So Not Joever

[dxpavelka]

On 4/27/2025 at 6:46 PM, Althebum82 said:

It sure would have been nice if Emmanuel Rodriguez was healthy and lighting it up at Triple-A.

So, an argument could be made that while it is disappointing to have Keirsey unable to hit his weight, he is doing what is asked of him defensively and as a pinch runner.  Rodriguez would not be a good candidate for Keirsey's role.  He needs to keep developing to play a much more vital role for this team when it is ready for him to show his potential.

McCusker IS healthy and lighting it up at Triple-A.  However, he has yet to get the attention of the right people to even place him on the 40 man roster........

 

And he likely won't get that attention until or unless they decide to place him on the 26 man.  I don't claim to know all the ins and outs of the Rule 5 Draft rules but would have to believe he's still a couple of years from HAVING to be on the 40 man to avoid the Rule 5 draft.  France is leading the team in RBI so it would seem he's not going anywhere.  Larnach is one back and on fire of late and would seem likely to be asked to grab a mitt if France were to falter.  Not to mention a potential handful of other guys who might be ahead of McCusker in the pecking order.  (Miranda, Lewis, Lee, Castro, Julien.  McCusker MIGHT be the next BIG thing and he MIGHT be a AAAA dude.