Updating Narratives Surrounding the 2026 Twins

[JD-TWINS]

Outman .115 BA - 3 OPS+ - with (-.200 WAR)

Clemens .175 BA - 60 OPS+ with (-.200 WAR)

Keaschall .208 BA - 44 OPS+ with (-.200 WAR)

 

Matt Wallner (-.800 WAR)

No roster moves as of 10:30 a.m. CST

[Patzky]

12 minutes ago, JD-TWINS said:

Outman .115 BA - 3 OPS+ - with (-.200 WAR)

Clemens .175 BA - 60 OPS+ with (-.200 WAR)

Keaschall .208 BA - 44 OPS+ with (-.200 WAR)

 

Matt Wallner (-.800 WAR)

No roster moves as of 10:30 a.m. CST

Refresh.. refresh.. "curse you Pohlads.".. checking weather forecast.. refresh..

[Patzky]

13 minutes ago, JD-TWINS said:

Outman .115 BA - 3 OPS+ - with (-.200 WAR)

Clemens .175 BA - 60 OPS+ with (-.200 WAR)

Keaschall .208 BA - 44 OPS+ with (-.200 WAR)

 

Matt Wallner (-.800 WAR)

No roster moves as of 10:30 a.m. CST

-.800.. it's the Terry Felton zone..

[Greglw3]

Mentioned as drags on the offense were Wallner, Clemens, Outman and Keashcall, which is true and also add Lewis, who looks totally lost and inept at the plate as a 5th ineffective bat and Byron Buxton is a bit better but carrying a low batting average. Bell and Caratini are regressing.

The best hitters are Martin (by a mile), Lee (lately coming on) and Tristan Gray. Jeffers has been acceptable too.

The biggest drag IMO is Wallner, who I’d replace now with Emmanuel Rodriguez.

Keaschall probably needs to be sent down for a while and tough as it is, Clemens probably released. And Outman released. Lewis probably needs to be sent down and instructed sternly about stopping the relentless HR hunting and chasing of bad pitches and start learning how to really hit, up the middle, to right field. I think he was seduced by all those early home runs which has completely messed up his approach.

I’d probably go with a revamped, forward looking lineup (until and if any trades can be made) of:

LF - E. Rodriguez (G. Gonzalez or Fedko vs L)

CF - Buxton

RF - A. Martin

3B - Tristan Gray

SS - B. Lee

2B - Kaelen Culpepper

1B - Larnach  (Caratini/Jeffers vs L)

C-Jeffers/Caratini

DH - Bell/Caratini/Jeffers

This isn’t perfect but could eliminate the .100 club hitters from the lineup, add a bit more speed in E-Rod and Culpepper)

[Greglw3]

11 minutes ago, Patzky said:

-.800.. it's the Terry Felton zone..

I had hoped Zoll sans Falvey would be a bit more proactive and aggressive. It’s clearly time to draw the line in the sand with Wallner, Clemens, Lewis, Keaschall, Outman with options and DFAs. Let E-Rod, Culpepper and others have a go at it.

[Patzky]

6 minutes ago, Greglw3 said:

I had hoped Zoll sans Falvey would be a bit more proactive and aggressive. It’s clearly time to draw the line in the sand with Wallner, Clemens, Lewis, Keaschall, Outman with options and DFAs. Let E-Rod, Culpepper and others have a go at it.

There's no way the game tonight gets played. 🌧️ Chance to call up someone extra for tomorrow.. if it aint Rojas it should be Fedko.

[Patzky]

16 minutes ago, Greglw3 said:

Mentioned as drags on the offense were Wallner, Clemens, Outman and Keashcall, which is true and also add Lewis, who looks totally lost and inept at the plate as a 5th ineffective bat and Byron Buxton is a bit better but carrying a low batting average. Bell and Caratini are regressing.

The best hitters are Martin (by a mile), Lee (lately coming on) and Tristan Gray. Jeffers has been acceptable too.

The biggest drag IMO is Wallner, who I’d replace now with Emmanuel Rodriguez.

Keaschall probably needs to be sent down for a while and tough as it is, Clemens probably released. And Outman released. Lewis probably needs to be sent down and instructed sternly about stopping the relentless HR hunting and chasing of bad pitches and start learning how to really hit, up the middle, to right field. I think he was seduced by all those early home runs which has completely messed up his approach.

I’d probably go with a revamped, forward looking lineup (until and if any trades can be made) of:

LF - E. Rodriguez (G. Gonzalez or Fedko vs L)

CF - Buxton

RF - A. Martin

3B - Tristan Gray

SS - B. Lee

2B - Kaelen Culpepper

1B - Larnach  (Caratini/Jeffers vs L)

C-Jeffers/Caratini

DH - Bell/Caratini/Jeffers

This isn’t perfect but could eliminate the .100 club hitters from the lineup, add a bit more speed in E-Rod and Culpepper)

Whose locker do we have to put the itch powder in first.. or find that rotten Kyle Farmer sausage, it must still be there somewhere..

[Linus]

1 hour ago, Ricky Vaughn said:

Is it a lack of talent or a lack of competent instruction? A lot of these guys were highly rated even by outside evaluators, but fall flat on their face when they get to the show. 

Definitely talent. They’ve had multiple hitting coaches just in the last few years with the same basic results. We need better players.