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  1. bean5302
    If people want guys like Greene, you have to give where it hurts in prospects. Ace caliber pitchers with multiple years of team control are a rarity and they're extremely valuable.
  2. bean5302
    I didn't watch the game personally so it's tough to say if Lackey had any chance. Depending on how the pitcher holds the runner or the skills of the pitcher on their set and delivery, the catcher may have zero shot at catching a base runner.
  3. bean5302
    Luckily, the fans here aren't the GM so Clemens didn't get released on like April 15th... but also, not really. At least not since Lewis' recall on June 6th. Excluding today... .240/.278/.509 OPS .787 wRC+ 111, 4.8% BB, 21.4% K - Clemens vs. .249/.321/.462 OPS .783 wRC+ 115, 10.0% BB, 21.6% K - Lewis
  4. bean5302
    Bummer the Twins weren't able to get the win. They need a Red Sox-like surge to allow them some roster decision stress relief. I like Prielipp's stuff, and I think he'll be a really nice arm in the rotation next year as he gains command and experience. It's different than Matthews' struggles where it seemed like he should be better, but just wasn't. Prielipp seems like a young pitcher learning how to be good.
  5. bean5302
    Maybe, but he's just as likely to throw to the wrong base in a rush to not have the exact same mistake again.
  6. bean5302
    EXACTLY. The automatic muscle memory for these situations isn't there for a guy who'd played about 20 games at first base in his life. Same with 2B. Lewis is not going to be good at either position until he has a lot more experience at them. It took Joe Mauer like 2 years to truly get great at first base, and Mauer was as gifted as they come and he had the offseason to learn the position.
  7. bean5302
    Rumors are Larnach to the Astros for Bryan Abreu was a done deal and the Astro's owner Jim Crane nixed it last minute. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/astros-owner-reportedly-nixed-trade-173401866.html
  8. bean5302
    Whatever makes you feel better :)
  9. bean5302
    This is how I'd grade Zebby's appearances. ERA/xERA/FIP/xFIP average 0.00-2.99 = blue, elite 3.00-3.99 = green, good 4.00-4.99 = yellow, okay 5.00-5.99 = orange, passable 6.00-9.9+ = red, unplayable There's not a lot of green and blue on this.
  10. bean5302
    Houston is absolutely crushing it in AA. It's truly awesome to see, and he should be in AAA in September if this keeps up and he gets 200 PA in. Seems like the Twins feel the same way about him as the rate of Culpepper's 3B playing time has been increasing lately. Those injuries really derailed Culpepper this year and he's been ice cold since returning. He's got another month to figure it out at this rate.
  11. bean5302
    Joe Pohlad was the spokesperson or representative more than a decision "maker." He relayed decisions and positions from ownership. Controlling owners make decisions, though the actual ownership would be involved in major financial decisions. Financial Owners - The Pohlad Family (Jim, Bill and Bob) Controlling Owners - Historically, this was Jim. Joe never had this role. Jim was always chairman and controller. Tom now has this role, and this had to be approved by other MLB owners. https://www.mlb.com/news/jim-pohlad-steps-down-joe-pohlad-new-executive-chairman Joe spoke for the ownership, and while Joe may have made some decisions, he did not have the authority to make major decisions without Jim signing off. Joe was not an actual owner in any capacity. Tom actually MAKES the decisions.
  12. bean5302
    Important game for these teams, and Prielipp has a tough assignment going up against Gilbert, but conversely, he has the boost of pitching to Mariners hitters.
  13. bean5302
    Anderson has pitched 4.1 innings for the Twins. Things have looked pretty good with him on the mound, but 4.1 innings is nothing. He probably has THE worst fastball in all of MLB (excluding position players) so I'm not sure he can keep the results up. Let's give this some time before announcing the success of finding him.
  14. bean5302
    Culpepper is holding his own in AAA, but he's probably "adequate" at SS, and it's tough to say how Culpepper's bat will play at 3B. Culpepper is 100% a 3B if Houston is on the roster. It's pretty tough to predict what the Twins look like next year AFAIC.
  15. bean5302
    Kremer is a back end rotation starter and the Twins treated his acquisition as such. This is a depth move, and a pretty decent one. Ryan, Bradley and Prielipp look like bona fide rotation guys at this point, but I'd say only 2 of the 3 are worthy of trusting in the playoffs. The rest is awfully questionable. That's only 3 starters worthy of a rotation spot. Picking up a back end arm makes sense.
  16. bean5302
    "Baby Bro" Pohlad was not an owner. He was a spokesperson for ownership so I doubt Joe had much to do with setting the team's budget or pushing the ownership for more funds. Tom Pohlad is the controlling owner.
  17. bean5302
    This is so overdramatic. Buxton's injury has no impact on the Twins deadline plans, and I think that was outright proven already when the Twins took on the largest AAV reliever contract they've had since 2011 when Joe Ryan departed. The Twins are buyers.
  18. bean5302
    The vast majority of trades will be made Sunday or Monday. These are just the teasers. Picking up a reliever like Mintner signals the Twins are obvious buyers. It doesn't suggest the Twins are going to make a big change in payroll. I think the owners are probably going to get the hard salary cap this time around, and we may lose a lot of 2027 to get it, but with the cap will come a hard floor. The floor is going to be at least $150MM, but I'd wager higher than that.
  19. bean5302
    Reds would definitely say no. Guessing Kaelen Culpepper is maybe +30, Quick is maybe +10. Probably 20MM-ish of trade value short. Add Emma and you're probably there.
  20. bean5302
    Having both Tinney and Lackey plunked back to back is a little annoying. I like what I saw in regard to the strike zone control for our new prospects, though!
  21. bean5302
    Sabato isn't a prospect. He's got a ton of experience under his belt and he's capitalizing on mistake pitches which was core to his hitting philosophy. He exit velocity doesn't project well, he generates an extremely high rate of pop ups and has poor contact on balls outside the zone. He does recognize the zone acceptably well, and his raw power is real, but there's a reason his projection looks so rough.
  22. bean5302
    Way more telling than the prospects is the fact the Twins took on a reliever with an $11MM contract this year and spotrac is reporting Minnesota took on about $3.4MM of 2026 payroll as a result. It's not huge, but it's not nothing, either. A few more moves like this (and I do expect them to come at this point) would go a long way to quiet the speculation on whether the ownership is willing to put their money where their mouth is. Amick is a non-prospect. Agbayani is an interesting, but very back end of the prospect list guy right now. June 16, 2026 https://blogs.fangraphs.com/minnesota-twins-top-50-prospects/ 48. Bruin Agbayani, 2B Drafted: 6th Round, 2025 from Saint Louis School (HI) (MIN) Age 19.2 Height 6′ 2″ Weight 215 Bat / Thr L / R FV 35+ Tool Grades (Present/Future) Hit Raw Power Game Power Run Fielding Throw 25/60 30/40 20/30 45/45 40/50 45 Bruin Agbayani (Benny’s son) signed out of a Hawaii high school for $380,000 last year rather than head to Michigan. He’s a physical, lefty-hitting infielder with great hand-eye coordination and barrel feel, but below-average bat speed. He had a 90% zone contact rate across 74 pro plate appearances in Fort Myers before he injured his shoulder and was put on the 60-day injured list in May. He was getting reps at both middle infield positions, but he’s realistically going to be limited to second and third base due to throwing inaccuracy and limited range at shortstop. Agbayani is a bigger kid without a ton of room on his frame for strength, and yet he doesn’t have big power right now. He needs to continue to make a premium rate of contact to retain prospect status as he climbs.
  23. bean5302
    Guessing Greene is about +$50MM in surplus value, plus up to 20% due to market right now. So figure $60MM surplus value. That's very high end (short of mega elite) territory. Emma + Abel + Hill + Keaschall might get it done.
  24. bean5302
    you have an extra space between "is" and "usually"
  25. bean5302
    Gomez has a 5.18 xERA, a 4.58 FIP and a 5.24 xFIP. He's getting soooooo lucky. Andrew Morris' xFIP suggests a bunch of regression too, but his other peripherals are good. I wouldn't want to lean on him as a setup or closer. I think the Twins need both a closer and a setup guy.
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