The 7 Biggest Decisions for the Twins’ Offseason: Tender, Trade or Let Bailey Ober Walk?

[tony&rodney]

2 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Lawler is terrible at short according to fangraphs. 

The reason that I mentioned Lawlar is because he is young and athletic. The Diamondbacks seemed to have already moved on from him with Ryan Waldschmidt. They have Corbin Carroll in RF. Arizona wants a LH bat. The Twins can provide 2 (Roden for LF and Larnach for DH) plus a starting pitcher. It is worth a call and it may not work out, but Lawlar still has some promise. 

Several people have trashed that thought as being unrealistic. Why? Others claim Lawlar or asking about Justin Martinez, another volatile talent, aren't worth are players. One of the keys to a good roster is fit. The players in MLB all have talent but it takes opportunity, placement, and patience. Ober, Kremer, Roden, Larnach, and even Wallner (not so much) can work somewhere else. So can Royce Lewis. The Twins front office needs to find the fit.

FWIW, Lawlar arrived in MLB with a 60 tag on his defense but was rattled by his first go arounds and then injured. Then Perdomo blossomed and shortstop was no longer a need for Arizona. The talent is still there with Lawlar. The Twins need to push Marek Houston at some point if they think he is the answer or just run with Culpepper at shortstop. My suggestion to trade for Jordan Lawler is to raise the bar of the 12th and 13th players on the roster. It is worth a discussion between Arizona and Minnesota.

[Mike Sixel]

44 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

I haven't checked the numbers but I really wouldn't check the numbers. His sample size has to be less than 100 innings. 

 

They also scouted him in the minors. 

[Mike Sixel]

44 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

I haven't checked the numbers but I really wouldn't check the numbers. His sample size has to be less than 100 innings. 

 

They also scouted him in the minors. 

[Riverbrian]

10 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

They also scouted him in the minors. 

And they deployed him at SS when he reached the majors at age 20. Where he played 13 games. Perdomo has played in 157 and 161 games in the past two seasons so it's a small sample size at a very young age. 

The other consideration. Perfect players are expensive. He's 23 years old. We pay those coaches to do something. 

And the other consideration. He's an example. You can pick someone else and let's see if we can acquire that guy. 

[Mike Sixel]

5 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

And they deployed him at SS when he reached the majors at age 20. Where he played 13 games. Perdomo has played in 157 and 161 games in the past two seasons so it's a small sample size at a very young age. 

The other consideration. Perfect players are expensive. He's 23 years old. We pay those coaches to do something. 

And the other consideration. He's an example. You can pick someone else and let's see if we can acquire that guy. 

I'd take him as the RH pinch hitting OF. And emergency shortstop. Larnach for him straight up. AZ desperate for LH hitters. 

[Riverbrian]

14 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I'd take him as the RH pinch hitting OF. And emergency shortstop. Larnach for him straight up. AZ desperate for LH hitters. 

Ok

But... if that's his utilization. I'm passing on the deal. 

[tony&rodney]

15 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I'd take him as the RH pinch hitting OF. And emergency shortstop. Larnach for him straight up. AZ desperate for LH hitters. 

Maybe Arizona wants Roden and Ober. Whatever.

Lawlar would be much more than a pinch runner and defensive replacement. I think he would get 300+ PA.

[Mike Sixel]

26 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

Ok

But... if that's his utilization. I'm passing on the deal. 

Why? Who would you rather have? 

[Riverbrian]

6 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Why? Who would you rather have? 

If he has any defesive ability in the infielder. Doesn't have to be elite. He'd be my choice. Actually he is my choice but if Shelton is just going to use him to pinch hit. I'll pass. Yes, there will be times to pinch hit and pinch run but... Shelton would have to understand. He's coming in to compete. 

 

[Mike Sixel]

1 minute ago, Riverbrian said:

If he has any defesive ability in the infielder. Doesn't have to be elite. He'd be my choice. Actually he is my choice but if Shelton is just going to use him to pinch hit. I'll pass. Yes, there will be times to pinch hit and pinch run but... Shelton would have to understand. He's coming in to compete. 

 

What does compete even mean? Because you better not make decisions on spring training..... Which of you want to bench so Lawler can get a fair shake, even if that OF is hitting? I've never understood this take. If Jenkins struggles for two weeks, you going to bench him? Yuck. 

[Riverbrian]

1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

What does compete even mean? Because you better not make decisions on spring training..... Which of you want to bench so Lawler can get a fair shake, even if that OF is hitting? I've never understood this take. If Jenkins struggles for two weeks, you going to bench him? Yuck. 

You should never make decisions on spring training.

There are 4 infield positions and there are 6 players. Plus there is a DH position that can be utilized. Who has to be benched?