Cody Schoenmann’s 2027 Payroll Blueprint: Cody Schoenmann's Roster Blueprint

[Cody Schoenmann]

wishcasting

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($23.15M)
• 1B: Jake Bauers ($17.20M)
• 2B: Kody Clemens ($3.60M)
• 3B: Brooks Lee ($1.00M)
• SS: Kaelen Culpepper ($1.00M)
• LF: Alan Roden ($1.00M)
• CF: Walker Jenkins ($1.00M)
• RF: Luke Keaschall ($1.00M)
• DH: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• 4th OF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($1.00M)
• Utility: Austin Martin ($1.00M)
• Utility: Ryan Kreidler ($1.00M)
• Backup C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($9.60M)
• SP3: Taj Bradley ($4.50M)
• SP4: Dean Kremer ($6.50M)
• SP5: Connor Prielipp ($1.00M)
• RP: Jeff Hoffman ($7.25M)
• RP: Bryan Abreu ($9.00M)
• RP: Sean Newcomb ($10.33M)
• RP: Andrew Morris ($1.00M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($1.00M)
• RP: Yoendrys Gomez ($1.00M)
• RP: Tommy Nance ($1.20M)
• RP: Mick Abel ($1.00M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 9.29% over budget

[Cory Engelhardt]

Curious, if Lewis is traded, which it looks like here, why have Austin Martin back? Do they really need a 6th outfielder? I know you have Kreidler on the bench too, but what does Martin offer to this roster?

I know everyone is down on Lewis, but for THIS roster projection, I'd almost prefer Lewis if he is a utility to Martin, as Lewis could theorhetically backup 1b, 2b and 3b here. 

I'm not even necessarily advocating keeping Lewis. More I am asking about what Martin brings to the table for this roster. 

[Cody Schoenmann]

1 hour ago, Cory Engelhardt said:

Curious, if Lewis is traded, which it looks like here, why have Austin Martin back? Do they really need a 6th outfielder? I know you have Kreidler on the bench too, but what does Martin offer to this roster?

I know everyone is down on Lewis, but for THIS roster projection, I'd almost prefer Lewis if he is a utility to Martin, as Lewis could theorhetically backup 1b, 2b and 3b here. 

I'm not even necessarily advocating keeping Lewis. More I am asking about what Martin brings to the table for this roster. 

Twins could still benefit from a RHH cOF platoon bat. Against LHSP, they could have an outfield configuration of Martin, Buxton, and Keaschall; all plus hitters against lefties. Kreidler is a plus defender at 2B, 3B, and SS. He also had the same wRC+ as Lewis last season. There's really no benefit in rostering Lewis atp, especially if they acquire a 1B of Bauers's ilk. 

[Cory Engelhardt]

7 minutes ago, Cody Schoenmann said:

Twins could still benefit from a RHH cOF platoon bat. Against LHSP, they could have an outfield configuration of Martin, Buxton, and Keaschall; all plus hitters against lefties. Kreidler is a plus defender at 2B, 3B, and SS. He also had the same wRC+ as Lewis last season. There's really no benefit in rostering Lewis atp, especially if they acquire a 1B of Bauers's ilk. 

See, and I'd very much rather not platoon Jenkins or even Rodriguez to be honest. 

Unsure yet on Roden, but I take Roden over Martin too.

Again, not arguing for Lewis necessarily. But I do think good Lewis is better than good Martin.

[Whammy]

There is no scenario in my mind where Abel should be listed in the bullpen. Either rotation or AAA.

Also, you're missing the Correa $10M. Let Brock know in the slack that there's a bug in the programming of that,

[Cody Schoenmann]

43 minutes ago, Whammy said:

There is no scenario in my mind where Abel should be listed in the bullpen. Either rotation or AAA.

Also, you're missing the Correa $10M. Let Brock know in the slack that there's a bug in the programming of that,

Abel would be a multi-inning reliever

[Cody Schoenmann]

3 hours ago, Cory Engelhardt said:

See, and I'd very much rather not platoon Jenkins or even Rodriguez to be honest. 

Unsure yet on Roden, but I take Roden over Martin too.

Again, not arguing for Lewis necessarily. But I do think good Lewis is better than good Martin.

Jenkins had a 0 wRC+ over 25 PAs against LHP last season; small sample, but the Twins would be wise to shield him against lefties early next season.

Martin would allow that.

Edited 18 hours ago by Cody Schoenmann

[Richie the Rally Goat]

1 hour ago, Cody Schoenmann said:

Jenkins had a 0 wRC+ over 25 PAs against LHP last season; small sample, but the Twins would be wise to shield him against lefties early next season.

Martin would allow that.

Shielding Jenkins from LHP now significantly reduces his opportunities to develop into a complete hitter.

i could not disagree with this stance more.

Also, Martin’s 116 wRC+, while better than the average Lefty on Lefty, isn’t exactly “good”. 16% better than league average in a strict small side platoon isn’t worth stunting prospect growth.

I’d rather have Lewis too, at least there’s a glimmer of hope for him to regain his mojo

 

[tony&rodney]

58 minutes ago, Cody Schoenmann said:

Jenkins had a 0 wRC+ over 25 PAs against LHP last season; small sample, but the Twins would be wise to shield him against lefties early next season.

Martin would allow that.

If Walker Jenkins is going to be a platoon player, it might be worthwhile to see if he can return a better player in a trade.

I like the idea of adding two strong bullpen arms. Please add details of your guess at length of contracts. They are not signing for one year. How many years did you offer Bauers? He may take the QO from Milwaukee. 

Kody Clemens had a good year but I think the Twins want a better glove at second base and Clemens fits as a strong utility player.

What happened to Wallner, Larnach, Ober? Did you send Rojas, Matthews, and Festa to AAA? 

The $135M budget gets tossed out here, which is an optimistic thought. This looks like $160M or so. C'mon Tommy Pohlad, do a $160M payroll.

Thank you for submitting a blueprint.

[Cory Engelhardt]

1 hour ago, Cody Schoenmann said:

Jenkins had a 0 wRC+ over 25 PAs against LHP last season; small sample, but the Twins would be wise to shield him against lefties early next season.

Martin would allow that.

Nah, I'm good. I've seen enough of Martin to not prioritize him over Jenkins at minimum.

[nova_twins]

The Twins just aren't going to platoon Jenkins, whether it is defensible on paper makes no difference. Of course they'll try to time regular off days for lefty starters if possible but he's not going to be platooned, end of story. 

Not sure the point of suggesting plans the Twins would never even consider for a second.