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Jenkins is 21 - there are just a handful of players his age on MLB rosters. He’s also only played 86 games at AAA. His stats for the year are trending in the right direction, but he still isn’t blowing the doors down. Playing him every day at AAA sounds better than 3-4 times a week with the Twins. I doubt Larnach will be with the Twins in 2027 - and even less likely he blocks a healthy Jenkins.

He leads the team in WAR, HRs and slugging percentage, and is second in runs scored. Pretty good for a ‘part time player.’

My guess is we’re seeing Larnach’s ceiling. That makes him an appealing trade chip. Emma’s ceiling is way higher, and he has to be on the roster next year (unless, of course, he’s on the IL), as his trade value is down. For all there is to like about Larnach this year, he is not the regular DH on a team looking to do more than scrape into a wildcard spot.

Walker JenkinsKaelen CulpepperVahn LackeyMarek HoustonEmmanuel RodriguezHendry MendezEduardo TaitRiley QuickGabriel GonzalezCharlee SotoCarson TinneyKhadim DiawBrandon WinokurRyan GallagherEthan WachsmannBrett RenfrowJames EllwangerEnrique JimenezYasser MercedesQuentin Young I’d put Ross in the top 20

The article could more realistically been titled Three Trades I would Have Liked and We’ll Never Know if the Twins Could Have Made. Reverse engineering made trades and suggesting a set of similar prospects would have got it done is sheer conjecture. Using external prospect rankings isn’t convincing: teams have their own scouts and form their own opinions. We also don’t know if the other teams even like these proffered players. Finally, it’s entirely possible the Twins made plays for at least one of these players. When working with so much incomplete information, any judgements are futile

Now bring up Wallner and Jenkins, send down Roden and Jackson and see what we’ve got.

Fixating on a player of Millers AAA pedigree two years after the trade? Are you his uncle?

Wow, so many words to stake claim to a maybe back up infielder.

It’s still just hindsight, and he’s hardly a player to lose sleep about losing. I’ll take the over on Culpepper and Houston. Where is he gonna play then other than AAA?

So we’re all supposed to applaud your foresight in not trading a player who is hitting .250 two years later in AAA? Got it - give yourself a hand.

Hindsight is always 20-20.

I was under the impression that Gabby is defensively challenged.

None of these is even close to ‘borderline top 100.’ None of the three even make the Twins top 30 according to MLB.com.

He’s negative WAR this year and you make him out to be a dominant pitcher. Statistic much?

We’re not talking about a one for one trade, this guy wants to redo the draft from eons ago. Who cares? I know as a Twins fan I cared about 2023, and Lewis was key to their success that year. Besides, Greene is negative WAR this year - really sure he’s not just injury toast?