September is Especially Important for These Three Twins

[stringer bell]

The #1 draft choices for the Twins, who were counted on as important pieces in 2025 and who have had disappointing seasons. All three suffered injuries early in the season and all have had moments, but on balance have not performed up to the expectations of the fan base and most likely the Twins front office. I think each guy has a lot at stake in the next three weeks as the front office and field staff determine who can be counted on and who needs to be replaced in the 2026 season.

Matt Wallner--Just like 2024, Wallner started slow in March/April, then he started to hit, but was injured on April 15th and didn't return until the last day of May (over six weeks lost). Since returning, he has hit 20 of his 21 homers and has even gotten several starts against left handed pitching. The 21 homers in 316 at bats is pretty impressive, his meager total of runs batted in (39) has not. Wallner has maintained an above average OPS (currently .786) by having good slugging numbers and a lot of free passes (43 BB, 8 HBP). The batting average in the low .200s and almost 30% K percentage more accurately reflect the disappointment of 2025. 

A hot stretch with more consistent at-bats would give the Twins more confidence to count on Wallner, who will be in his last year of pre-arb in '26. Also, it would be nice for The Moose to show that he can still be a competent outfielder--he runs pretty well and has a really strong arm, but he has had several moments where he looked like a DH in right field.

Brooks Lee--The Twins 2022 #1 draft choice (eighth overall) opened 2025 on the Injured List. and returned to the field for the Twins on April 13th. He started slowly, but finally hit his stride in June, when he put together a 19-game hitting streak. On the plus side, Lee has hit pretty well in clutch situations, including a couple walk-offs and has shown decent power and power numbers (14 homers and 57 RBI). The batting average peaked in the low .260s and is now around .240 and Lee, at this point in his career, is an impatient hitter who seldom walks. Defensively, Brooks was moved between second, short and third until the trade deadline. He has played shortstop exclusively since and looked decent there. However, it is obvious that with his foot speed Lee will never be more than an average defender at shortstop. Brooks is pretty smooth at shortstop and has a really quick release minimizing what appears to be a somewhat below average throwing arm. 

For the balance of 2025, increasing his numbers may give the Twins more confidence in Lee as the regular shortstop. If he can turn in another hot hitting month, the numbers could grow to show a decent middle infield bat. The next three weeks will also be a time to consider whether he can be a decent defensive shortstop despite underwhelming physical tools. 

Royce Lewis--2025 has been a roller coaster ride for Lewis. After finishing 2024 in a serious funk, he was injured in Spring Training and didn't make his 2025 debut until the first week of May, which coincided with the Twins' 13-game winning streak. However, coming out of the gate, Royce didn't hit for power or for average. He was barely above the Mendoza line when he was sidelined again on June 13. Lewis returned in 18 days, but again didn't look ready to help the club, moving gingerly and continuing to struggle as a hitter. As the Twins have fallen out of the race and then sold off half the team, Royce's performance has improved. He currently has 12 homers and 44 RBI in 300 at-bats (334 PAs) and has raised his batting average and OPS to near-average (.237 BA, .698 OPS). Off the field, Lewis has said some things that call his attitude and commitment to the team in question. Back on the field, he has markedly improved as a third baseman defensively, showing positive numbers in range factor and Runs Saved. He's also stolen seven bases and is running better than he has in a couple years. He's stayed on the field since July 1.

Completing the season on an up note might do good things for Royce's confidence and his pocketbook, since he will be going through arbitration for the second time. He may demonstrate that he is a core player and perhaps someone to build around. His injury history is long for a 26-year-old, but playing the entire second half of the schedule may alleviate some doubt about his ability to stay healthy. I think he has already shown that there is no reason to move him off the hot corner because of his defense. The fan base was probably expecting too much from him coming into the season, but now due to his struggles at times this year, I think expectations are more realistic. It seems to me that Lewis can be a really good player, perhaps a perennial All-Star and if (big if) he can stay healthy, he could be both a star and a leader on the next good Twins teams.

This is my pick of three players who can best polish their resumé in the last three weeks of the season and perhaps change the perception they have created that they had disappointing seasons. I'm pulling for all three to be better, more complete, players in the 2026 season.

[RpR]

Lewis probably; Wallner is the same he was from the get-go; Lee is NOT a good fielder with .975 percentage at SS and sub-average in all classes, he would have to Greatly improve.

[thelanges5]

Lewis has been trending the right direction as of late. Twins desperately need happy, good Lewis not bizarro Lewis. 
 

The Moose has tantalizing power but that .200 BA is tough to get behind. If he could get that in the .230s and keep everything else the same? That’s a big IF. 
 

“Shows flashes of dazzling brilliance”, was once used by my company to describe middling performance. This is Lee for me. There’s some goodness there but can he be more consistent?

[ashbury]

2 hours ago, RpR said:

Lewis probably; Wallner is the same he was from the get-go; Lee is NOT a good fielder with .975 percentage at SS and sub-average in all classes, he would have to Greatly improve.

Since fielding percentage is your thing, I'd like to mention that across the majors, .976 is the average for all shortstops in the year of our lord 2025.  https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-specialpos_ss-fielding.shtml

I'm not sold on Brooks Lee at SS either but you'll need to dig a little deeper to convince me with numbers that there's something wrong.

[RpR]

15 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Since fielding percentage is your thing, I'd like to mention that across the majors, .976 is the average for all shortstops in the year of our lord 2025.  https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-specialpos_ss-fielding.shtml

I'm not sold on Brooks Lee at SS either but you'll need to dig a little deeper to convince me with numbers that there's something wrong.

He .was really pretty good at 3rd, and that is where he belongs but he has slipped pretty much there also..

[stringer bell]

Lee again seems to be fading instead of surging. At one point, his defensive numbers were neutral at shortstop, but the last couple weeks haven't been kind to his defensive metrics. I have a few modestly hopeful comments about Lee's defense. 1) It is a small sample size. As of today, Lee has only played 89 games at short, including several where he only played an inning or two. 2) Some of his defensive lapses are mental. I think he takes his hitting struggles to the field more than most, probably because he had never struggled to be a good hitter before getting to MLB. Maturity could help him there. 3) Off-season toning and conditioning might be helpful in making him quicker and more agile.

I am not super hopeful that Lee will become even a solid starter, but he has shown enough glimpses to expect him to be a competent major league infielder. He looks much more like a placeholder than a successor to Carlos Correa. 

[tony&rodney]

These three have each had some solid moments and the Twins management seems to favor them, given their playing time. Most people expect all three to be around on the 2026 team.

I am wondering how other teams view these three (and other) players. Is there enough interest to turn one or more of these three current Twins into more talented baseball players?

Matt Wallner is strictly a DH (best case scenario). 

Brooks Lee might grow into a good bat. He isn't very good at the moment. Lee is slow. His lack of foot speed hurts him offensively and also restricts his ability to defend. While Brooks has a smooth glove and quick transfers, we have seen quite a few balls elude his grasp. This is not due to a lack of skill but a lack of physical talent. He just isn't quick or fast enough to play shortstop on a good MLB team. He could be a useful utility player.

Royce Lewis is an enigma. It looked like his legs were done earlier this year but he has recovered some spark, which gives him a base for hitting, gives him back his ability to get to baseballs in the field, and makes him a baserunner again. Can Lewis evolve as a hitter? I don't know about that. He insists on trying to yank every pitch, which makes him ver vulnerable to good pitchers.

I would trade all of them in a heartbeat if I could get a decent return. I have no idea how others team feel about these guys and how they might fit a specific need. An example (total guess) ..... Would Pittsburgh feel that Wallner is a potential answer for adding offense for them? Would the Pirates trade Jared Jones and Endy Rodriguez for Wallner?

In sum, I'm hoping all three finish the year strong and that other teams come calling with great offers. I do not see Wallner as ever reaching just below average in the outfield and Lee lacks the physical talent to play shortstop. I would love if Lewis would become the all around player who drives the team but have little confidence that he will blossom into that guy.

 

[Doctor Wu]

23 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

He just isn't quick or fast enough to play shortstop on a good MLB team. He could be a useful utility player.

Sadly, this might be the eventual outcome for Lee. 

[DocBauer]

A well thought out premise Stringer. And you definitely picked the top 3.

WALLNER: I'm still a believer based on his MILB career, an OK rookie season, and even better years in '23 and '24. (I still belueve he was left at St Paul for too long both of those seasons). I just can't explain his low .200 BA this season. For some reason, he's just never gotten his stroke or timing right. Did the hamstring injury really affect him that much? Is it still throwing him off? I believe he's really a .240-.250 hitter. The OB% and power are legit.

Defensively, IMO, he has a bit of a bad rap. He doesn't get going quickly, but he's got good wheels once he gets going. Getting good reads is of the upmost importance. I think he was better last year. Maybe he's still adjusting to being in RF now instead of LF? Maybe he's taking his hitting frustration out in to the field? IDK. I do think he'll end up as the primary DH soon, and play some corner OF here and there. 

LEE: I agree he's been a little disappointing this season. He looks so good fielding the ball, displays good instincts, gets rid of the ball quickly, and then suddenly has a stretch where he looks more like Julien. He does seem more comfortable at SS, and I think he's generally been solid there. I do think, however, that K-Pepper will bring more athleticism to the position and will bump him. Now, whether he takes over 3B or 2B in different scenarios or becomes an almost daily utility INF is yet to be determined.

He's never been a big BB hitter, and I hope that improves. What's so frustrating is he makes such good contact, he ends up swinging at stuff he shouldn't far too often and gets pop-ups and weak grounders way too often. (Reminicent of Miranda in that way). The good news is he's very smart and recognizes that's the flaw in his game. The question is WILL he make the adjustment and focus more on the hitting zones where he can be more successful. 

I think we should remember that he's still only 24yo and came in the year with only about 180PA, and 170 AB. That's not far from the minimum for rookie classification. 

LEWIS: I think he's really improved his defense at 3B. I can see him sticking there long term. I'd like to see him play some 1B as well, just to give the INF a little more flexibility. 

But somewhere along the line, around August of last year, his bat really disappeared. Yes, he's been much better the last couple of months. And as noted, he's even running better. But he's no longer the 185lb prospect with great speed. He's now a 200lb muscular slugger.

Royce has made comments earlier this season that he was having a hard time finding a stroke/stance/approach that felt comfortable. More muscle mass, a pair of knee surgeries, and collection of soft tissue injuries may have just really thrown him out of whack. Further and further removed from the hamstring injury that happened in ST might be the reason he's hitting and running better.

I hate to use the word "luck", but with another offseason with his trusted trainer, might he finally avoid so many of those soft tissue injuries and finally have some good luck? That and just getting a stance/swing that he feels more comfortable with could see a big 2026 for him. He's still only 26yo until June of next year. I think the potential is still there. But can more hard work this offseason offer up a little more "luck" so he can finally tap in to all of his talent/ability? I sure hope so.

I still have a pretty strong belief in all 3. Wallner has lost timing, Royce needs to just stay healthy, and Lee needs to focus on the mental side of the game and stop swinging at stuff that's not in his productive zones. But there's enough youth and talent on their side to have much better seasons going forward. Let's hope so as they could all 3 play an important role in 2026 and beyond.

[RpR]

24 minutes ago, DocBauer said:

A well thought out premise Stringer. And you definitely picked the top 3.

WALLNER: I'm still a believer based on his MILB career, an OK rookie season, and even better years in '23 and '24. (I still belueve he was left at St Paul for too long both of those seasons). I just can't explain his low .200 BA this season. For some reason, he's just never gotten his stroke or timing right. Did the hamstring injury really affect him that much? Is it still throwing him off? I believe he's really a .240-.250 hitter. The OB% and power are legit.

Defensively, IMO, he has a bit of a bad rap. He doesn't get going quickly, but he's got good wheels once he gets going. Getting good reads is of the upmost importance. I think he was better last year. Maybe he's still adjusting to being in RF now instead of LF? Maybe he's taking his hitting frustration out in to the field? IDK. I do think he'll end up as the primary DH soon, and play some corner OF here and there. 

LEE: I agree he's been a little disappointing this season. He looks so good fielding the ball, displays good instincts, gets rid of the ball quickly, and then suddenly has a stretch where he looks more like Julien. He does seem more comfortable at SS, and I think he's generally been solid there. I do think, however, that K-Pepper will bring more athleticism to the position and will bump him. Now, whether he takes over 3B or 2B in different scenarios or becomes an almost daily utility INF is yet to be determined.

He's never been a big BB hitter, and I hope that improves. What's so frustrating is he makes such good contact, he ends up swinging at stuff he shouldn't far too often and gets pop-ups and weak grounders way too often. (Reminicent of Miranda in that way). The good news is he's very smart and recognizes that's the flaw in his game. The question is WILL he make the adjustment and focus more on the hitting zones where he can be more successful. 

I think we should remember that he's still only 24yo and came in the year with only about 180PA, and 170 AB. That's not far from the minimum for rookie classification. 

LEWIS: I think he's really improved his defense at 3B. I can see him sticking there long term. I'd like to see him play some 1B as well, just to give the INF a little more flexibility. 

But somewhere along the line, around August of last year, his bat really disappeared. Yes, he's been much better the last couple of months. And as noted, he's even running better. But he's no longer the 185lb prospect with great speed. He's now a 200lb muscular slugger.

Royce has made comments earlier this season that he was having a hard time finding a stroke/stance/approach that felt comfortable. More muscle mass, a pair of knee surgeries, and collection of soft tissue injuries may have just really thrown him out of whack. Further and further removed from the hamstring injury that happened in ST might be the reason he's hitting and running better.

I hate to use the word "luck", but with another offseason with his trusted trainer, might he finally avoid so many of those soft tissue injuries and finally have some good luck? That and just getting a stance/swing that he feels more comfortable with could see a big 2026 for him. He's still only 26yo until June of next year. I think the potential is still there. But can more hard work this offseason offer up a little more "luck" so he can finally tap in to all of his talent/ability? I sure hope so.

I still have a pretty strong belief in all 3. Wallner has lost timing, Royce needs to just stay healthy, and Lee needs to focus on the mental side of the game and stop swinging at stuff that's not in his productive zones. But there's enough youth and talent on their side to have much better seasons going forward. Let's hope so as they could all 3 play an important role in 2026 and beyond.

Hmm, that is the same - he is doing OK - attitude that Rocco has for every thing..

Oh well season is almost over and next Spring Training we will have....

[sampleSizeOfOne]

On 9/9/2025 at 8:41 PM, ashbury said:

but you'll need to dig a little deeper to convince me with numbers that there's something wrong

(Watch a pro)

On 9/9/2025 at 5:59 PM, stringer bell said:

Three Twins

Isn't that a triplet?

 

PS. How are you supposed to quote the subject of the thread?

 

But to be fair, one hopes they all are getting valuable experience, so September is important for each of them.

 

I hope they figure things out!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

1 hour ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

(Watch a pro)

Isn't that a triplet?

 

PS. How are you supposed to quote the subject of the thread?

 

But to be fair, one hopes they all are getting valuable experience, so September is important for each of them.

 

I hope they figure things out!

By my math 3 twins is sextuplets

[RpR]

46 minutes ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

By my math 3 twins is sextuplets

My oh my, three twins is a triplet of twins, a sextuplet is 6 of a kind, or 6 sets of twins.

[tony&rodney]

If the Twins can acquire 3 sets of twins who are all good baseball players, they would really have 

[Parfigliano]

On 9/10/2025 at 8:23 AM, tony&rodney said:

These three have each had some solid moments and the Twins management seems to favor them, given their playing time. Most people expect all three to be around on the 2026 team.

I am wondering how other teams view these three (and other) players. Is there enough interest to turn one or more of these three current Twins into more talented baseball players?

Matt Wallner is strictly a DH (best case scenario). 

Brooks Lee might grow into a good bat. He isn't very good at the moment. Lee is slow. His lack of foot speed hurts him offensively and also restricts his ability to defend. While Brooks has a smooth glove and quick transfers, we have seen quite a few balls elude his grasp. This is not due to a lack of skill but a lack of physical talent. He just isn't quick or fast enough to play shortstop on a good MLB team. He could be a useful utility player.

Royce Lewis is an enigma. It looked like his legs were done earlier this year but he has recovered some spark, which gives him a base for hitting, gives him back his ability to get to baseballs in the field, and makes him a baserunner again. Can Lewis evolve as a hitter? I don't know about that. He insists on trying to yank every pitch, which makes him ver vulnerable to good pitchers.

I would trade all of them in a heartbeat if I could get a decent return. I have no idea how others team feel about these guys and how they might fit a specific need. An example (total guess) ..... Would Pittsburgh feel that Wallner is a potential answer for adding offense for them? Would the Pirates trade Jared Jones and Endy Rodriguez for Wallner?

In sum, I'm hoping all three finish the year strong and that other teams come calling with great offers. I do not see Wallner as ever reaching just below average in the outfield and Lee lacks the physical talent to play shortstop. I would love if Lewis would become the all around player who drives the team but have little confidence that he will blossom into that guy.

 

Lewis got his bobblehead.  He can go now.

[Parfigliano]

2 hours ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

By my math 3 twins is sextuplets

My maths says it's triplets.

[dxpavelka]

Time for MLB do do away with this only expanding the September rosters by two players.  Doesn't have to be the full 40 man but two does not do enough to allow teams to find out what some young guys can do.  Also doesn't give contenders that opportunity to uncover a guy buried on the 40 who can make a surprise post-season contribution.  

[RpR]

3 hours ago, dxpavelka said:

Time for MLB do do away with this only expanding the September rosters by two players.  Doesn't have to be the full 40 man but two does not do enough to allow teams to find out what some young guys can do.  Also doesn't give contenders that opportunity to uncover a guy buried on the 40 who can make a surprise post-season contribution.  

Yeah, make it a 100 man so any one on the AAA team, or even few from nowhere land can play in the Bigs.

[lecroy24fan]

7 hours ago, dxpavelka said:

Time for MLB do do away with this only expanding the September rosters by two players.  Doesn't have to be the full 40 man but two does not do enough to allow teams to find out what some young guys can do.  Also doesn't give contenders that opportunity to uncover a guy buried on the 40 who can make a surprise post-season contribution.  

I think a 30 man limit in September would be fine. Basically you'd have a 26 man roster since your 4 SP's not starting that day would likely not be available. But I would also gave a 14 pitcher limit.

[DocBauer]

17 hours ago, dxpavelka said:

Time for MLB do do away with this only expanding the September rosters by two players.  Doesn't have to be the full 40 man but two does not do enough to allow teams to find out what some young guys can do.  Also doesn't give contenders that opportunity to uncover a guy buried on the 40 who can make a surprise post-season contribution.  

The contention was come stretch time in September, with playoff spots on the line, MLB decided it wasn't FAIR for some teams to play teams with good records and other teams to play teams with poor records that were out of contention, and offering up a lineup of prospects that might make them EASIER to defeat. 

I've ALWAYS HATED this rule. Not only has the draft lottery worked against "tanking teams", but if the ML schedule...prepared before the season began...offered up a WINNING team to face the A's, the Rockies, the Dirty Sox, or even our current Twins team that played a few more prospects in September with poor records, what kind of competitive advantage does that really provide? You're either playing a team that's good, or a team that's not good. The EXACT SAME THING could happen in August, or July, etc.

Just make it 30-32 and let teams either reward career guys at the end of the season, or let them get a handful of prospects a chance to get their feet wet.

Or is it just better to have more 12-3 games against losing teams because that SOMEHOW increases the INTEGRITY of the playoff chase in September. Hell, a couple prospects late in the season might actually make a losing team more competitive. 

[DocBauer]

I want to add a 4th player to @stringer bell list. And I really should have brought this up earlier.

Despite draft pedigree and college production, and scouts speculation, etc, sometimes they just get it wrong. Martin is an ATHLETE, but not a polished baseball player. And when you look at his college career, lack of power, lack of a definitive position, somewhere along the line scouts and FO just got it wrong. He HIT in college and had a great OB%, and he stole some bases. But 57 XBH over THREE YEARS in college just isn't much power. And while he spent most of his time at 3B, he was used all over.

In retrospect, he was a HITTER, with a good OB%, and speed, with little power, and NO defensive HOME. That's the definition of a utility player...with potential to be sure...and not a TOP prospect.

No wonder the Jays put him at SS initially just to see if he might surprise. No wonder the Twins tried to add some pop/power to his game in an attempt to not make him the next Ben Revere. 

His debut with the Twins in 2024 was mediocre at best. He didn't even hit LHP especially well. In fact, he actually hit RHP in '24 slightly better than LHP.

BUT, with a SSS, he's reversed that trend here this season. He's suddenly got more even splits over 2 seasons in what is STILL a SSS.

He's mediocre at best as a 2B, not even his dominant college position. He's been mediocre at best in CF, again, not his dominate college position. And he's been so-so in LF. But it does look like his OF defense has improved currently while the team has been giving him a consistent run.

He's suddenly hitting .290 with an OB% of .388. That sounds really good. But his SLG% is still only .380. That's a SLG% of a utility INF or poor catcher. The ONLY way he can maintain an OPS of .768 is to be a faster version of Arraez. 

I don't think he's on the level of Wallner, Lewis, or Lee for many reasons.

But he WAS part of a debatable trade a few years ago that still brings up conversation to this day. And he's got a load of OF talent breathing down his neck. So I think he'd be a good #4 to debate. I can see him rostered, or simply not at this point. 

 

 

 

[dxpavelka]

21 hours ago, RpR said:

Yeah, make it a 100 man so any one on the AAA team, or even few from nowhere land can play in the Bigs.

Not what I said but the old system of allowing anyone on the 40 man to come up worked for as long as I've been watching baseball which is a Long time.  Nobody every ever brought up 40 but it was a great chance for a suffering fan base to see guys they really wanted to see.  We could be seeing guys like Rodriguez & Jenkins now instead of guys like Outman.  

[dxpavelka]

17 hours ago, lecroy24fan said:

I think a 30 man limit in September would be fine. Basically you'd have a 26 man roster since your 4 SP's not starting that day would likely not be available. But I would also gave a 14 pitcher limit.

Anything is better than 28.  I'd sure has hell rather spend September watching guys like Rodriguez & Jenkins getting big league at bats than guys like Outman or Gasper

 

[dxpavelka]

7 hours ago, DocBauer said:

The contention was come stretch time in September, with playoff spots on the line, MLB decided it wasn't FAIR for some teams to play teams with good records and other teams to play teams with poor records that were out of contention, and offering up a lineup of prospects that might make them EASIER to defeat. 

I've ALWAYS HATED this rule. Not only has the draft lottery worked against "tanking teams", but if the ML schedule...prepared before the season began...offered up a WINNING team to face the A's, the Rockies, the Dirty Sox, or even our current Twins team that played a few more prospects in September with poor records, what kind of competitive advantage does that really provide? You're either playing a team that's good, or a team that's not good. The EXACT SAME THING could happen in August, or July, etc.

Just make it 30-32 and let teams either reward career guys at the end of the season, or let them get a handful of prospects a chance to get their feet wet.

Or is it just better to have more 12-3 games against losing teams because that SOMEHOW increases the INTEGRITY of the playoff chase in September. Hell, a couple prospects late in the season might actually make a losing team more competitive. 

I don't know if a couple prospects late in the year would make  losing team more competitive but they sure as hell might make things more interesting and entertaining.  Sometimes folks forget that the game needs to be entertaining.  At the end of the season only one team is going to win it all.  The rest had better be entertaining.  As far as contending teams competing against non contending teams, I get it.  But maybe that issue stems from having TOO MANY  contending teams.  Old enough to remember (vaguely) when only two teams made the post-season.  Now we have twelve.  Seems like a workable number could be found somewhere in between.

[lecroy24fan]

5 hours ago, dxpavelka said:

Anything is better than 28.  I'd sure has hell rather spend September watching guys like Rodriguez & Jenkins getting big league at bats than guys like Outman or Gasper

 

To be fair Gasper would be playing regardless right now because Pereda isn't that good. Despite his outburst of offense the last few games.

[dxpavelka]

21 hours ago, lecroy24fan said:

To be fair Gasper would be playing regardless right now because Pereda isn't that good. Despite his outburst of offense the last few games.

To be fair the fact that we are now relying on guys like Pereda & Gasper are a big reason why we're now looking forward to watching the draft lottery rather than looking forward to going to the park and watching players who might be fun to watch.  Whenever I look at the roster and see names like Gasper, Bride, Margot, Farmer, Garlick, Cave, Refsnyder, Whitefield, etc I get a bit nostalgic and think back to that old baseball addage "Wait till next year."

 

[RpR]

7 hours ago, dxpavelka said:

To be fair the fact that we are now relying on guys like Pereda & Gasper are a big reason why we're now looking forward to watching the draft lottery rather than looking forward to going to the park and watching players who might be fun to watch.  Whenever I look at the roster and see names like Gasper, Bride, Margot, Farmer, Garlick, Cave, Refsnyder, Whitefield, etc I get a bit nostalgic and think back to that old baseball addage "Wait till next year."

 

You can add Lewis,  Larnach, Wallner, Julien, Lee.

Wishful thinking is a fools, folly.

[dxpavelka]

4 hours ago, RpR said:

You can add Lewis,  Larnach, Wallner, Julien, Lee.

Wishful thinking is a fools, folly.

I'm still in on Lewis and Lee.  Larnach is the only one of these five with a thousand career plate appearances.  He and Wallner are redundant.  Lee at least possesses the ability to catch a ground ball and throw it to first base,  a talent that 20 to 30 years was not a rarity in this organization.  Sadly now it seems to be.