What Should the Twins Do at First Base?

[stringer bell]

2 hours ago, old nurse said:

A quick check of his splits in Houston would suggest that is OPS fallout is not because of he is not hitting in Houston. 

Agreed. Last year Caratini’s away OPS split was .812 with a .633 OPS at home in Houston. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

In the short term, play Clemens. He's the best option. Long term? No idea. It seems like they most likely outcome is someone like Gonzalez or Mendez?

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

As for Royce - I would be somewhat surprised if he's on the roster next spring let alone on the roster and trying to learn a new position.

[farmerguychris]

I gotta say, I'm a fan of bringing up Fedko and/or Sabato to give them a try.  I think deep down, the leaders (minus the owner) know this team isn't doing anything great this year - why not try something new.  Once one of our current 1B gets injured (we know they love depth and will not release any of them), hopefully Fedko (who I prefer because can play multiple positions) or Sabato will surprise them and refuse to be sent back down.

[stringer bell]

2 hours ago, old nurse said:

A quick check of his splits in Houston would suggest that is OPS fallout is not because of he is not hitting in Houston. 

Agreed. Last year Caratini’s away OPS split was .812 with a .633 OPS at home in Houston. 

[amjgt]

41 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

For now, Clemens deserves to be the every day player there. He can be spelled against certain lefties. 

I know Clemens has a bright shiny OPS against lefties this season, but that's in a tiny sample size (20 PA).
His 2025 OPS against lefties was 0.482 (in 89 PA).

Playing Clemens against lefties feels like giving up. 

[DJL44]

There are other options on other AAA teams who could be acquired cheaply.

[rv78]

What the Twins "should" do at 1st base and what they "will" do at 1st base are 2 completely different things. Any major league team with aspirations of competing, (yeah - you Tom) wouldn't go into the season with Josh Bell, Victor Caratini and Kody Clemens as their options to play 1st base. Therefore, it really doesn't matter. This team isn't, wasn't, hasn't, been built to actually compete for years now. Not since Justin Morneau, have the Twins had a reliable every year 1st baseman, and he hasn't played since 2016, 10 years ago. Good job Falvey!