Twins Missed a Golden Opportunity with Byron Buxton Roster Move

[tony&rodney]

Walker Jenkins has been playing left field lately. Two weeks from now .... ?

[gil4]

11 hours ago, Brett said:

Trade bait? “And we’ll throw in Tristan Gray.  We really like him…”

Where is Brian Duensing when we need him? 

[Linus]

15 minutes ago, gil4 said:

Where is Brian Duensing when we need him? 

We could use Duensing right about now. 

[gil4]

Just now, Linus said:

We could use Duensing right about now. 

Tell him to bring a bat.

[mluebker]

6 hours ago, DJL44 said:

Keaschall is playing CF.

…like a second baseman who’s never had to field a ricochet off a wall.

[mluebker]

3 hours ago, laloesch said:

Culpepper should have been called up by now arguably…

I won’t argue with it. They have a shortstop performing well in AAA, which can’t be said about the big club. Are we figuring he won’t play as well there as the rotating cast of characters who have been filling in there since Lee moved to 3rd? I wonder how they could find out?

[Parfigliano]

40 minutes ago, mluebker said:

…like a second baseman who’s never had to field a ricochet off a wall.

Live game situations to learn to play CF.  What could go wrong?

[tony&rodney]

50 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Live game situations to learn to play CF.  What could go wrong?

When Buxton went on the IL, someone needs to play centerfield. Roden, Martin, Larnach, Clemens, and Keaschall are the choices, unless the Twins use Gray at shortstop and Kreidler in center. Now, maybe the best option was to keep Outman but it sure seemed like people were done with him. Tough decisions get made when the club moved on from James Outman. There are consequences that are bound to occur with any of the guys on the roster playing out there unless it is Kreidler but we already know that 2-3 balls per game would slip through with Gray and more with Lee. Life is tough.

[mrmpls]

3 hours ago, HarmonK03 said:

Like they are having Luke do on the fly.  If his bat plays up here, you find room for him and I don't think Buck will be back anytime soon.

Top prospect Max Clark -- No. 13 overall -- summoned by Tigers