BREAKING: Twins to Promote Kyler Fedko for Major-League Debut

[dxpavelka]

17 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

Maybe.

However Shelton doesn't yank in the 6th inning like Rocco used to do and Martin will most likely be getting the first phone call when a left handed hitter needs to be pulled late in the game.

There is a possibility that the Twins just set up for 4 platoons with the Fedko move and with Royce taking over 1B. 

Caratini/Jackson

Gray/Kreidler

Larnach/Fedko

Clemens/Martin  

Bell DH, Lewis 1B, Keaschall 2B, Lee 3B, Buxton CF full time. 

They could go lineup card auto-pilot for a bit. 

At least until the next roster composition changing move. Such as Wallner or Culpepper called up.  

I'm really happy for Kyler but I expect him to be strip mined for parts. After all... his AAA 2026 OPS plummets to .823 when facing right handers. 

i don't think he'll face many right handers

 

[Riverbrian]

On 6/15/2026 at 7:05 AM, karcherd said:

I would not be taking AB's from players who have a chance to be part of the future to have Bell at DH.  That should be the spot to give someone a half day off and make sure you are giving AB's to others.  Bell is not part of the future and will not be traded but don't keep wasting AB's on him.

I'd be happy if they just allowed Fedko to compete with Bell.

With Martin...

with Larnach. 

With Lee

With Gray and Kreidler. 

 

[Riverbrian]

The regular season started with a very unusual run of left handed starters. 21 games into the season the Twins faced 13 Left Handed Starters and 8 right handed starters. This kind of disguised the possibility of Martin having been assigned a short side platoon role with Larnach. Martin was getting plenty of playing time with the unusual amount of lefties. 

Then Wallner fell apart and Martin took over full time duties in RF and Martin responded with a .596 OPS over 126 AB's against right handed pitchers.

Now I assume that Martin will go back into a short side platoon role. This time without the benefit of an unusual run of left handed starters. I assume that Fedko will join him.