Matt Wallner Will Be Just Fine

[Major League Ready]

Below is a ranking of Twins players wRC+ over the past year.  (2nd half 24 & 1st half 25)  It seems unwarranted to be real down on Wallner.  Keep him away from LH pitching and he should be fine.  I do wonder about his stance and swing for that matter.  It's easier for me to have confidence in Larnach.  He has good mechanics and a nice compact swing.  Hopefully, they are going to have some good OF options by this time next year or sooner.  I am hoping to see two or three guys among E. Rodriguez / Jenkins / Martin / McCusker & GG make the OF construction a real strength.

	PAs	wRC+
Byron Buxton	430	160
Matt Wallner	385	145
Kody Clemens	136	129
Trevor Larnach	532	121
Kyle Farmer	101	115
Carlos Correa	365	115
Harrison Bader	226	111
Carlos Santana	291	109
Willi Castro	530	103
Ryan Jeffers	452	102
Ty France	317	102
Max Kepler	171	87
Brooks Lee	431	86
Austin Martin	139	84
Jose Miranda	224	79
Royce Lewis	338	73
Manuel Margot	160	73
C. Vázquez	286	72
Edouard Julien	211	62

[tony&rodney]

I find the comments on Wallner interesting, particularly those that trumpet him as a top 20 or better outfielder. This makes me wonder how valuable another team sees Big Matt. While I have zero idea how front offices view a player like Wallner, I did wonder if Pittsburgh would trade Bubba Chandler in an exchange for Matt. 

FWIW, I don't believe Falvey will move Wallner, which means those who think highly of Big Matt are in line with the organizational thinking.