Question of the week: should Emma get the call?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Would you call him up today?

[jaimedude]

100%

[Mike Sixel]

Nope. They won't play him close to full time. 

[ashbury]

7 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Nope. They won't play him close to full time. 

[Mike Sixel]

8 minutes ago, ashbury said:

I have zero faith in this organization right now....

[DocBauer]

Honestly, why are the Twins playing with a 12 1/2 player roster? They did the same thing in 2025 with Keirsey filling the role that Outman has currently.

This is not the 70's-80's and even 90's...not to mention previous decades...when pitching staffs were 10-11 arms and the player roster was 14-15. This is a different age where 13 pitchers are the norm, and the position players are also set at 13. There just isn't room any longer to "hide" an exclusive PR/PH defensive replacement player that is seldom used.

It's actually a benefit that Caratini can help out at 1B. But he and Jeffers remain primarily catchers. So 13-2 means 11 actual POSITION players, with 9 in your daily lineup. And you can't find a way to use all 11??!

This just makes no sense to me.

For DECADES managers found ways to use their rosters in a functional way. People forget that Tom Kelly absolutely used platoon at times, but he also found ways to get everyone involved and play time. So why would Rodriguez being promoted to take Outman's roster spot be any different?

While Martin is best in LF, he can play some CF/RF. Larnach can DH and see time in LF. Bell is the #1 DH, but can play some 1B once in a while. Wallner has experience in both corner OF spots. Clemens, FWIW, can play multiple spots, as can Gray, including past experience at 1B. Well, Rodriguez can play all 3 OF spots and be a viable backup to Buxton having days off. 

You need a PR? Well I'd like to think Martin and Rodriguez could do that on their off days. But isn't the most important thing to have a quality lineup with the most production you can get??

6 games a week, 11 position players, and 2 catchers...with one who can double as a 1B at times...to fill 9 lineup spots and you can't find a way to play your best players 4 or 5 of those 6 games?

Again, this just doesn't make sense to me.

Lose Outman, promote Rodriguez, and let Shelton devise the best lineup, with the best players playing as often as possible. If he can't figure out how to do that, then he's a poor manager.

[howeda7]

It's time to call up Rodriguez and Culpepper and demote Wallner and Outman. Move Keashall to 1st and Lee to 2nd. That improves the defense at SS and 2B and maybe even at 1st.

Also make Martin the everyday LF and leadoff hitter. Move Buxton to 5th or 6th.

 

Rodriguez plays RF every day. Larnach and Bell platoon DH with Bell still maybe playing 1B and Larnach LF once per week. 

 

 

[RpR]

16 minutes ago, howeda7 said:

It's time to call up Rodriguez and Culpepper and demote Wallner and Outman. Move Keashall to 1st and Lee to 2nd. That improves the defense at SS and 2B and maybe even at 1st.

Also make Martin the everyday LF and leadoff hitter. Move Buxton to 5th or 6th.

 

Rodriguez plays RF every day. Larnach and Bell platoon DH with Bell still maybe playing 1B and Larnach LF once per week. 

 

 

Lee would be no better at 2nd than at SS, while sadly, Culpepper's life time average at SS is .962, no better than Lee.

Keaschall at first, hmmm, they tried that with Julien.😄

Bring Kreidler up as a late game replacement for Lee; it worked with Farmer.

[howeda7]

2 hours ago, RpR said:

Lee would be no better at 2nd than at SS, while sadly, Culpepper's life time average at SS is .962, no better than Lee.

Keaschall at first, hmmm, they tried that with Julien.😄

Bring Kreidler up as a late game replacement for Lee; it worked with Farmer.

Small sample size, but Lee is a lot better (or less bad) at 2B than SS. He's also slightly better than Keashall.