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  1. arby58
    And . . . what are you going to do with a pitcher with his record and repertoire? He's had 9 starts, a 7.71 ERA, a WHIP closing in on 2, and a WAR of -1.2. He doesn't really match up with a bullpen role. If somebody claims him, best of luck to them.
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    I'm semi-surprised they didn't send down SWR instead. If they don't want to jettison Garcia (incriminating photos of the GM?), why not call up Bowman and send down SWR? Give Matthews a few turns in the rotation - he cannot possibly do worse than SWR, unless you can somehow lose two games in one start.
  3. arby58
    It may be light at the end of the tunnel, but it's still pretty faint.
  4. arby58
    As you note, when he's hitting his spots, he can be very efficient. I referred to him having done it before. He had an 89 pitch, 10 Ks, complete game 10-2 win against Oakland back in 2024. We can hope that he is regaining that form, because he had a strong stretch of very good starting pitching that year.
  5. arby58
    That was the definition of an efficient outing. No walks, a couple of hits, average 10 pitches an inning and a complete game shutout. The interesting thing is that this isn't the first time Ober has done something like this.
  6. arby58
    There is value in a strong defensive SS - Ozzie Smith didn't make the HOF based on his bat. That said, you need to get the offense from somewhere. The Detroit Tigers probably don't win the 1968 World Series with Roy Oyler at shortstop (as great defensively as he was). Instead, gutsy move by Sparky Anderson to insert Gold Glove winning outfielder Mickey Stanley at shortstop to amp up their offense.
  7. arby58
    Team average OPS for a SS who can field the position would be fine. As the article notes, if he's chasing stuff inside, he should be ok. Last year, Lee played 2B and 3B about the same number of games for the Twins. He did have 4 errors at 2B and 0 at 3B, so maybe he is more suited to that position. That said, it's probably somewhat situational as to where he would play - or maybe he becomes a utility infielder who still plays most days (if he keeps hitting).
  8. arby58
    If he notches things up a bit offensively, I'd set the over/under as the All-Star break.
  9. arby58
    Pick Bowman and drop Garcia from the 40 man. In 5 2/3rds innings, he's given up 9 hits, issued 3 walks, no Ks, 9 earned runs, WHIP over 2, ERA of 14.29. The guy's 39 years old - it's not as if things are going to get much better.
  10. arby58
    If/when Culpepper comes up to play SS, it would allow the Twins to move Lee (and his not that strong of an arm) to second base.
  11. arby58
    For several of these deals, adding up the wins and losses for 2026 misses the point. Castro/Bader, for example, were not going to re-sign with the Twins, and the Twins were not going to the play-offs last year, so it is impossible to judge those trades as negatives in terms of value for the Twins. While they have little chance of positive impact on the Twins in 2026, that wasn't the point of those trades.
  12. arby58
    "Might be nice" is not that solid a quaifier.
  13. arby58
    If it's too early to start quoting stats, isn't it too early to suggest he might be a 'professional hitter' DH?
  14. arby58
    Right now his OPS at A ball Fort Myers is .602, and he has 2 HRs in 115 PAs, with 55 Ks and 11 BBs. I'd say he's far from proving himself to be a professional hitter at this point.
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  16. arby58
    Where is he going to play that he doesn't butcher defensively? So far this year, 66 chances at SS and 9 errors. 13 chances at 3B and 3 errors. Combined, 79 chances, 12 errors. That has permanent DH written all over it.
  17. arby58
    Given the Twins current infield, I'm not sure that wanting more ground balls from a pitcher is a good idea.
  18. arby58
    Usually, this type of pick up is for cash considerations. I doubt there is much involved.
  19. arby58
    The injuries he sustained are on Falvey? This is the definition of a sweeping generalization.
  20. arby58
    Agreed. The love for BA alone is misplaced. The current MLB average batting average is around .243, and there are plenty of impactful players well below that - Kyle Schwarber is hitting .205 but has 11 HRs and 20 RBI. James Wood is at .232 but has 10 HRs and 25 RBIs.
  21. arby58
    Really? Poor defensively, no speed, no power - yeah, lots of teams win the World Series like that.
  22. arby58
    Batting average is over-rated. There is no better example than Arraez, who hits for a high average but rarely is among the league leaders in any other category, including runs scored. Why? He hits singles and doesn't run well.
  23. arby58
    The first base dearth, though, is semi-new. This is a franchise where both Killebrew and Morneau won AL MVPs at that position. It also boasted Kent Hrbek and Joe Mauer. I see they are trying Gonzalez there a bit at AAA, which makes sense, given the outfield situation.
  24. arby58
    I'd say both Keaschall and Wallner have out-underperformed Lewis.
  25. arby58
    I'm at a loss for the rationale behind the 'unfairly treated' claim. He was provided over 500 PAs last year and mustered an 80 OPS+ while playing substandard defense. For his career, he has a negative WAR and a 79 OPS+, while being a slow runner and poor defender. He's a little better so far this year, but not enough yet to move him out of negative WAR territory. Yes, Wallner is having a bad start, with a -0.7 WAR. Funny, that is Lee's career WAR. The contrast is that Wallner has a career OPS+ of 120, versus Lee's 79.
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