I'm learning towards the "case for" camp. He has a career OPS of .763 and a career BA of .237. I would bet good money that Larnach and Kirilloff will have better numbers than those. I say give Kepler one more year so that Larnach and/or Kirilloff can find their stride and then trade him. Hopefully Max has a decent season in 2021 so the Twins can sell high.
I think the Twins getting eliminated early from the playoffs is less about Cruz and more about all the other guys around him in the lineup. He was literally the only offense for the Twins in the playoffs this year, and he was really the only consistent producer the lineup had this year. I think the Twins should sign him an identical contract to what they signed him for in 2019. 1 year guaranteed and another year option.
I'd say Kepler is expendable at this point too. Give Kirilloff, Rooker, and Larnach all a shot. I think the Twins need to clean house. Trade Rosario, Sano, Kepler, Polanco. Don't resign Gonzalez, Avila, Romo, Adrianza.