Twins 2027 Arbitration Decisions: Who Stays, Who Goes?

[DJL44]

33 minutes ago, Major League Ready said:

How much excess value do any of those players have?     What would Lewis, Larnach, or Sands bring in trade?  Not much.  They could keep Lewis and still open his roster spot by making Lewis a utility player. 

They need to upgrade some positions.  Running the same failed players out there and expecting a different result is not a good plan.  We would be in much better shape had they accepted this reality last off-season.

I’m fine with trading Larnach for a 40FV A-ball prospect like Fragoza.

Sands still has an option. They can stash him in AAA or cut him in the spring if they find an upgrade.

I think Lewis would be an adequate utility player, but if another team wants him for 3B I would trade him. 

The other interesting thing about arbitration is which players might be available on other teams.

[HerbieFan]

Well done Nick.  Agree with almost everything...percentages and all.  Given the low cost, I'd think Banda and Nance make sense to bring back as mid-leverage guys.