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It’s probably a moot point with Culpepper, since I expect to see him with the Twins sooner rather than later. I’d slot Lackey 3rd at the start - Culpepper also plays an important defensive position and is doing pretty well offensively. He’s got an .868 OPS, 14 HR, 15 SB, and a decent ratio of Ks (51) to BB (37). If they get Lackey into MiLB and he performs, that could change. They started both Culpepper and Houston at A and then quickly to A+. If they do so with Lackey, will they promote Tait to AA at the same time?

Agree on the team in general, but Houston is an exception. Part of the Wind Surge’s decline in talent (and wins) were because of promotions to St. Paul (Ross, Rosario, Mendez, Oliver, Gallagher, Culpepper).

The Twins got back some important pieces, and these trades were about the future, not the present. Jax brought Bradley, our current #2 starter. Duran returned Abel, who was promising as a starter before being injured, and Tait, the Twins top five prospect. I know the Varland trade has generated the most heat - but Roden has already helped win two games, and Rojas has had his moments. Wait a bit to see how these turn out. The Escobar trade looked bad until, a few years later, Duran became a stud closer.

This was my call awhile back. Jeffers will show he’s back, and the Twins will trade him to the Yankees.

A comp pick is probably more of a lottery ticket than what they can get for him as a rental. They got Hendry Mendez and a pitching prospect for Harrison Bader. They got two AA pitchers for Willi Castro, one of whom is now at AAA. Jeffers will fetch more than either of them.

There’s no way Quentin Young is the Twins 14th best prospect. Another 2 Ks last night - he’s now struck out in 45% of his plate appearances, is hitting .207 with a .657 OPS. Plus he is butchering the left side of the infield defensively, with 20 errors in 194 chances. By contrast, Culpepper has 4 errors in 209 chances.

Sounds good in theory, but Jeffers’ agent is Scott Boros. No way he’s signing before testing free agency. The Yankees are all over him. How do you think that is going to turn out for the Twins? Answer: with Alex Jackson as your starting catcher in 2027.

I’m shocked BB and the Twins staff didn’t listen to them.

What is the point of these hindsight is always 20-20 complaints? You think you know more on these decisions than BB, the manager, their training staff? You don’t - you are just Monday morning quarterbacking with knowledge not known when actual decisions have to be made.

To paraphrase Soren Kierkegaard, a baseball season can only be understood backwards but must be played forward.

For Detroit, Outman is hitting .163, OPS of .588, and OPS+ of 61. If I were the Twins, I’d inquire as to whether the Tigers are interested in picking up Gray if he were on the waiver wire for cash considerations. I wonder how much the Twins would have to pay the Tigers?

There’s a huge difference between finding a back-up catcher and finding a starting catcher. I’m also missing the rationale behind catcher obsolescence - they still take 11% of the at bats and haven’t been replaced by ball return robots.

I’ve never heard of him. Pretty glaring hole to fill if this guy doesn’t materialize. The kind that would cause anguished posts on this website about their lack of vision.

Then who catches in 2027? We can’t only be concerned about the future.

About the relief pitching?😉