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  1. bean5302
    Mendez is a plodding corner outfielder with a good hit tool and no power. His ceiling is utility outfielder. He's "above average" as a AAA minor league baseball hitter. He's been a lousy fielder with a .945 fielding percentage in left this year and a poor range factor aside from that. Translated, Mendez projects as a below average hitting DH. eeerrrrrmagggahhhhhd, look at his OPS against he worst pitching MiLB has ever seen! Immediately call him up!!!!
  2. bean5302
    I was at the game, and it was a high tension event the entire time. Lots of entertainment after an absolutely ridiculously unwarranted rain delay. I had fun watching the game, and catching up with some friends. Unfortunately for me, all the Twins scoring took place while I was getting food!
  3. bean5302
    I swear to god. Can there be a middle ground? Can there be something between ultra mega super duper incredible MVP every day all day best player in the history of the universe and absolute trash? Is that possible?? Maybe? Could it be that Hrbek deserves to be in the Twins Hall of Fame, but falls short of having his jersey/number retired forever when compared to typical requirements to have a team do that? NOBODY IS DEBATING TWINS HALL OF FAME. The debate is around jersey retirement. Here's a list of Twins retired numbers. https://www.mlb.com/twins/history/retired-numbers Killebrew - MLB Hall of Fame Oliva - MLB Hall of Fame Carew - MLB Hall of Fame Blyleven - MLB Hall of Fame Puckett - MLB Hall of Fame Mauer - MLB Hall of Fame Kelly - Manager Hrbek - not even close to MLB HoF
  4. bean5302
    This recall was inexcusable. I'd support firing Zoll on the spot.
  5. bean5302
    IMHO it's ownership. The Pohlads have not been good owners and they have not frequently held their front office's accountable or set goals or tolerances similar to other franchises. Historically, the Pohlad's have aimed for "competitive" as if they were running a typical business IMHO. Low risk tolerance, and an avoidance of rebuilding at the cost of also limiting investment when the window was open has been the strategy. That limits the front office somewhat.
  6. bean5302
    I doubt Buxton has a shot at jersey retirement. There are only two Twins retired jerseys which are not in the MLB Hall of Fame. Hrbek and Kelly. They're both 2x World Series champions, and I suspect Hrbek's jersey got retired since he grew up a Minnesota kid. The fact Hrbek's jersey was retired before Puckett's was pretty surprising.
  7. bean5302
    So the Twins have slipped to 20% chance of playoffs. They still have a roster logjam and no clearly established positions on the team apart from catcher and CF because Zoll's operating principles are still the same as it was when Falvey was here. Side note, I didn't realize Byron Buxton had been afflicted with Alex Kirilloff disease (if player does not go 5/5 with 5 HR and magically create 3 base runners prior to their plate appearance, they are hurt that game). The Twins now need German Marquez to regain his form as a ground ball pitcher and be a playoff caliber starter. That's probably the team's only ticket to advance in the post season. I feel like that's juuuuuuuuuust a bit outside.
  8. bean5302
    I don't know what people expected of Kaelen Culpepper? Did somebody think he was Barry Bonds or something? Slowish start? The guy is at wRC+ 114 as a shortstop. He's hitting as well at the MLB level as he did at AAA relative to his peers. Culpepper is exceeding any reasonable expectations.
  9. bean5302
    Approximate wRC+/OPS+ generally needed to be able to start and not be a position where an MLB team is actively interested in upgrading. DH = 120 1B = 115 LF/RF = 110 CF/2B/3B = 105 SS = 100 C = 95
  10. bean5302
    Because the MLBPA may demand that concession to to sign the CBA.
  11. bean5302
    He's not a catcher, he's an outfielder and the Twins should stop putting him behind the plate.
  12. bean5302
    I like the irony. Yes, Jenkins knows how to swim. He had some great success in the pool in NC. The last 2 weeks suggests Jenkins could certainly take over an every day outfield spot, but the Twins need to clear one of the following players from the roster to get Jenkins playing time. Keaschall option Lee option Lewis option Bell DFA, maybe lose Larnach DFA lose Clemens DFA lose Who goes? There can only be 9 players in the lineup. Unless you're actually suggesting you take a guy like Jenkins and use him as a bench bat. I'm unimpressed with everything Jenkins has done this year in AAA until the last two weeks.
  13. bean5302
    100%. The Twins have done everything half way. Half way competitive. Half way rebuild. Half way investment.
  14. bean5302
    What makes you think Walker Jenkins is better than Joe Benson?
  15. bean5302
    The CBA wouldn't invalidate "contracts" it would invalidate the draft pick compensation. The draft pick compensation has nothing to do with the uniform player contract, which is future dated. It's an agreement between owners vs. owners, not players vs. owners.
  16. bean5302
    Twins spend 15% more. The Brewers trade their short term control players when their players have value to load the farm and avoid paying near market rates. That's a major factor.
  17. bean5302
    If you're unable to tolerate reasoning, analytics and player evaluation, you could try skipping all the content you believe won't be a sunshine and rainbows echo chamber.
  18. bean5302
    If Jenkins looks the part at the plate and he's hitting the ball like he has been the last couple weeks, another couple weeks of "prove it" is good enough for me.
  19. bean5302
    Honestly, I peeked into this topic for the reaction watching. I don't care enough about Donaldson to give his opinions any value LOL
  20. bean5302
    I think it's #5 now behind soccer.
  21. bean5302
    Yeah, typically contracts slide forward one year. So if a player was under a 1 year contract for 2027, they'd be under a 1 year contract for 2028.
  22. bean5302
    0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000% A team looking to make the playoffs isn't going to sacrifice the post season for a chance at a draft pick. Let me not mince words. Walker Jenkins has SUCKED most of the year at the plate in terms of the kind of contact he's been making. 50% ground balls. 20% pop ups on fly balls. No power. Low line drive rates. He's been unable to square up balls or barrel them. While the TD Hype Machine has looked at his OPS and tried to translate it directly to MLB as if AAA and MLB pitchers were the same caliber, the reality is Jenkins has struggled to look like he belongs in MLB. On top of that, he was ice cold coming out of the Futures game. Now, over the past couple of weeks, Jenkins has starting hitting home runs, the xwOBA is climbing, he's making far better contact and driving the ball with authority. There's a good chance he gets a call soon because it looks like he's turned a corner. The same way Marek Houston went on an absolute tear coming out of the all star break before his major slump over the past couple weeks. Jenkins needs to avoid turning back into the same hitter at the plate he was all year, sustain the hard contact, and he'll get the call sooner than later.
  23. bean5302
    I have no idea the point you're trying to make here.
  24. bean5302
    Yes, he is. Maybe the Twins are waiting to see if he comes out of it before promoting him even to AAA, much less MLB 🙄
  25. bean5302
    First, we don't know how Jeffers finishes the season. If he drops off in the last month and a half, making him the QO is probably reckless to begin with. It's a big overpay for his value based on historical career performance. Jeffers is probably a $15MM / AAV guy so you're almost giving him 2 years of pay for 1 year of play, and there's a high likelihood he accepts the massive overpay if he slumps down the stretch to more career-like performance. Second, the QO probably doesn't exist on 12/1/2026 or later, and whatever compensation the Twins would receive in terms of draft picks may not exist in 2027. Right now, MLB is proposing grandfathering the 2026 CBA, but I don't know as that will stand. The MLBPA absolutely hates the QO compensation system. I mean hate hates it, and the owners need to use every bit of their leverage to try and get a salary cap/floor. The QO transfer of picks compensation will 100% go away if the cap/floor is implemented. I think there's a good chance MLB removes grandfathering and teams making a QO this year should assume no draft pick compensation will be attached.
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