Please DFA Clemens already.

[Mike Sixel]

Seriously, how are he and Outman on this roster still? 

[bean5302]

I don't think Clemens is going to add much in the way of long term value and I wouldn't stress about it if the Twins DFA'd him, but in his whopping 50 PA this year his xwOBA is notably above league average at .336.

Clemens is also traditionally a good fielder.

[Riverbrian]

The biggest reason Clemens is still on the roster. The Twins didn't really focus on trying to get him off the roster this off-season. 

In other words... the acquisitions of Wagaman, Arcia and Kreidler are the guys who can currently take him off the roster. 

Out of those 4... I'll take Clemens. 

[tony&rodney]

The time for roster decisions was last October and November. The Twins sat on their hands for three years. In a month or two, maybe longer, there will be change if the current group continues the struggles. This team is doing better than most of us expected and is the most interesting group in a few years. I'm preaching patience until the club wakes up from its DK dream/nightmare and moves forward with several changes.

[LakesPibble]

Clemens is serviceable.  Outman on the other hand...

[Richie the Rally Goat]

6 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

The biggest reason Clemens is still on the roster. The Twins didn't really focus on trying to get him off the roster this off-season. 

In other words... the acquisitions of Wagaman, Arcia and Kreidler are the guys who can currently take him off the roster. 

Out of those 4... I'll take Clemens. 

Clemens in a utility role, fine. As the big side of a 1B platoon, I have problems that can be solved with just a bit more creativity.

Emma Rodriguez should push Larnach to primary DH and Bell to primary 1B. Outman off the roster. Larnach would then shift to OF so Rodriguez/Martin can spell Buck.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Kody Clemens is what you get when ownership and the front office sit on their hands.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

I'd like to nominate Anthony Banda for the next DFA thread. Woof. 

[Hrbowski]

He's going to be the starting second baseman when Keaschall gets sent down

[ashbury]

2 hours ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

I'd like to nominate Anthony Banda for the next DFA thread. Woof. 

There are too many names on the 26-man roster that don't belong on a contending team, and not enough replacements worth an audition.

Who can they bring up to replace Banda that will make the team better?  I'm sure you'll say "anyone!!!", but as soon as that replacement from St Paul puts up an ERA of 7.00 we'll all be lobbying for someone else again, as though magic will make a AAA player like Matt Bowman suddenly become an asset.

Who can they bring up to replace Clemens that will make the team better?  I'm sure you'll say "anyone!!!", but, well, there isn't anyone.  Different warts on the next guy perhaps, but just as many.  ERod is the only one at St Paul who seems like a good bet to deliver average offense or better (though some worry that the Ks will loom larger in the majors), and promoting him makes sense as a replacement for Outman but doesn't do much to fix the problem we all see with Clemens.

If ownership is really serious about this year being one for contending, they need to let the FO take multiple steps to fix things.  But I don't really buy that PR in the first place.

[ewen21]

29 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Who can they bring up to replace Banda that will make the team better?  I'm sure you'll say "anyone!!!",

I understand your point of view, but in this case why not "anyone"?  Banda has a (well) below average career WHIP even after having two solid years in LA in his 30 and 31 year old seasons.  Subtract those two seasons (relatively late in his career) and consider what he has done in all the other seasons as a major league reliever.  It is actually very ugly.

This isn't to say I am advocating for this particular move right now.  A guy like Banda should be expendable at any point if this team is actually seriously going to contend for winning the division.  

[ewen21]

As far as Clemens is concerned, he is 30 years old and has 838 plate appearances.  With that much exposure he has a .203 lifetime batting average and a ,263 OBP.  That is pretty awful.  If he were to be DFA'd today no one should be unhappy about it.

[jaimedude]

7 hours ago, ewen21 said:

As far as Clemens is concerned, he is 30 years old and has 838 plate appearances.  With that much exposure he has a .203 lifetime batting average and a ,263 OBP.  That is pretty awful.  If he were to be DFA'd today no one should be unhappy about it.

He Clemmens  is wasting opportunities that should go to someone in the organization who can actually help the Twins win and develop a contender. Clemmens strikes out a lot and is a low impact marginal player. Too many 25th to 26th man roster types on the Twins. At best Clemmens is AAA level depth not a starter and not even a platoon splits guy. If the fans can see a MLB player is not a difference maker or helping as a solution, then what is  front office management doing. Clemmens would go unclaimed at 30 years old and no minor league options. Cody isn't helping the Twins develop better players or a winning future. The time for bobos and good ol boys on the Twins  is over.  Not a good fit for a team trying to pretend it is changing th8ngs. 

[ewen21]

Guys like Banda and Clemens are going to be on the rosters much longer on teams that really aren't contenders than they would be on contending teams.  I can accept that the Twins are not serious contenders.  Just don't sell the idea that they are if we are going to have a roster like this.  There are so many players that are either unproven or are unreliable due extensive to injury histories.  THere are many many teams like this.  The Twins are just one of those and it will require a lot of good fortune and luck to get into the playoffs.  As far as advancing in the playoffs with this current roster?

I do not count on that