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  1. arby58
    I think you missed the humor in the prior post - saying the Twins would pay them to pitch for them.
  2. arby58
    Jenkins is 21 and at AAA, Houston is 22 and at high A. Houston is playing against players his own age, Jenkins is still among the younger players in AAA.
  3. arby58
    He’s making $1.225 million this year - not sure there is a need to feel sorry for him.
  4. arby58
    I have no idea why Lewis would make it a blockbuster. The only names that would qualify from the Twins are Ryan or Buxton.
  5. arby58
    Shouldn’t the same question be posed to the TB Rays related to Gomez? He had 17.1 IP with the Rays, a 6.23 ERA, 1.673 WHIP, and a -0.3 WAR. In 17.2 IP with the Twins he has a 1.53 ERA, 1.019 WHIP, and a WAR of 0.9.
  6. arby58
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  7. arby58
    I continue to struggle with the suggestion that Keaschall is a passable (let alone optimal) solution at 1B. You rarely find power-challenged hitters there (he has 2 HR in 277 PAs this year). You prefer left handed, tall players with good reach there as well. Keaschall has none of these attributes . It also helps if you can get into at least the .750 OPS range. This year, Keaschall’s highest OPS is its current .653.
  8. arby58
    Bert Blyleven didn’t win a World Series until his 22nd (and last) season with (wait for it) the Minnesota Twins.
  9. arby58
    He has played one game in the minors at 2B and all the rest st SS. Pretty clear they don’t plan on moving him around or they would have done it by now. In contrast Cupepper has played at 2B and 3B all three years in the minors - although by far more games at SS.
  10. arby58
    I don’t understand the fascination with putting Keaschall at 1B. He will never hit for power (and not hitting for much of anything so far this year), he’s right handed at a position where being left-handed is slightly advantageous, he doesn’t have a long reach. He’s played zero innings at 1B for the Twins and a whopping 13 games there in the minors.
  11. arby58
    That's an oddly negative comment about a guy who has an OPS well over .900 and is second in the AL in HRs.
  12. arby58
    AAA at 21 is far from vanilla.
  13. arby58
    I don't think he deserves to be the number 3 selection, but the Twins did pretty well with a 5'8 centerfielder drafted out of college whose first name rhymes with Derby.
  14. arby58
    There's always second base if Houston and Culpepper are already manning the left side of the infield.
  15. arby58
    He's among the league leaders in defensive runs saved at 1B, which makes the meh comment, well, meh. His 118 OPS+ means he's currently 18% above average, which is statistically significant. You can claim he'll regress (in which case they probably won't find a willing trade partner), but at the moment, he is far different than the player you describe - other than the Great Guy part.
  16. arby58
    Well, their waiver wire dumpster dives have mostly been for pitching, but I do get your point.
  17. arby58
    It's hard to get super excited about a 26 year old making his third trip through AA. Even with his very strong week/strong month, his OPS is still hovering around .700 and he's not hitting his weight, batting average-wise. I doubt he is anything more than a AAA player.
  18. arby58
    The American League is down, and we're barely into June. Suggesting they 'aren't good enough to contend at this point in the season - far too soon. If so, you're sending a bad message to the rest of the roster. If they are out of it in August, fine - bring him/them up and play them. For now, some patience is required.
  19. arby58
    Because that is how rosters are constructed. Your 12 and 13 players on the roster aren't regulars, that's why they call them bench players.
  20. arby58
    Why? The GM who made the trade is gone, and Stewart (the traded) has done close to nothing for the Dodgers since the trade. Outman is on the roster for a very specific role, and I tend to agree he will have it and then be gone when one of the OFs with a future (Emma, Roden) is healthy.
  21. arby58
    The bullpen is better of late because they have switched out some soft-tossing arms for higher velocity pitchers. Lawrence throws 95+, while SWR sits around 92.
  22. arby58
    So what would you do? Keep him in the bullpen and just plan on giving up a run every inning he pitches? Their bullpen needs all the competent arms they can get. SWR had a couple decent years, but he doesn't throw hard, he doesn't strike out many batters, now his walk rate is elevated, and balls are leaving the yard in alarming numbers. There isn't much that suggests he is a reclamation project worth a spot in the bullpen, which the Twins need.
  23. arby58
    For comparison purposes, the Twins got him for about what they received in return (cash considerations) for SWR. SWR: 7.82 ERA, 11.5 K to 11.0 walk rate, 92.7 MPH on his fastball. Lawrence: 5.32 ERA, 23.6 K to 11.0 walk rate, 95 MPH on his fastball. Why are some fans doing the handwringing thing?
  24. arby58
    Players can just 'lose it' in a short time span - he won't be the first or last. It's not like they didn't give him an opportunity to turn it around - he had 10 starts and 47 2/3rds innings pitched.
  25. arby58
    We're in general agreement about Ober, but the post I was responding to was referring to Ober's 'terrible' 2025, so that was the stat line I used.
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