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    If they are just going to shield Emma and Jenkins from left handed pitchers. You can trade them now. That may be a shocking statement to some and it may be considered an extreme reaction to a personal irritant. However... I am serious. Hiding your developing players from something that could be developed is not development. Shielding Emma and Jenkins from left handers are going to require shields... that means more Margot and Farmers types replacing Margot and Farmer next year and the year after that. If you don't sign Margot and Farmer types... then young developing players will have to be the shields and work the short side of the platoon. This kills the development of young right handed hitters. The way they are handling Julien, Wallner, Larnach and Kirilloff. It won't hurt to trade Emma and Jenkins now. It may actually help.
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    I assume every team has budget considerations. The Twins have ranked between 15th and 19th in team payroll for the past 5 years. I assume that we are going to be in that range going forward as well. Based on those two things... I stopped worrying about how much we spend along time ago and I worry more about who we spend it on. I don't want 4 million here and 4 million there being spent on innings eating pitchers or short side platoon players. I will judge this front office on development. Because that's how we survive.
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    Tomorrow is a new day
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    60% of the time... it works every time.
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    I'm not a WAR guy. It was already hard to convert me and these WAR reports on Edman has increased the distance I need to cover to be converted. 😉
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    But what measurement are you using? Designated Market Area (DMA) - 15th Total Survey Area (CSA) - 15th Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - 16th Combined Statistical Area (CSA) - 16th If you are using any of those 4... I wouldn't... but if you are. Here are the teams in front of them... Let's use the MSA because it seems to be the most popular for market size crowd to quote. Yankees (1) Mets (1) Dodgers (2) Angels (2) Cubs (3) White Sox (3) Rangers (4) Astros (5) Braves (6) Nats (7) Phillies (8) Toronto would squeeze in here Marlins (9) D-backs (10) Red Sox (11) Giants (13) A's (13) Tigers (14) Mariners (15) That's 19 teams ranked higher So - Minneapolis (16) is 20th Ranked: That leaves Teams Below Rays (17) Padres (18) Rockies (19) Orioles (20) Cards (23) Pirates (27) Reds (30) Royals (31) Guardians (33) Brewers (40) But again... I sincerely with sugar on top highly recommend not using any of the media market designations for this purpose.
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    Great post. One problem with your final paragraph one foot in the grave approach is that Ilitch and Seidler certainly tried but were unable to purchase it.
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    Yep he's another consideration. Although... it makes me sad to suggest other considerations. I'd rather believe that Camargo has a shot.
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    I believe that you play a player when he is hot. I'm ok with Vazquez getting more starts for the time being. Two out of three starts is ok with me. The Twins and Rocco seem to play more of a long game. When Jeffers was hot and Vazquez was not hitting at a major league level at all or close to. Vazquez still started every other game. At the catcher position... my biggest concern remains... 17 games - 6 AB's. In the near future... August, September, Playoffs... don't know when... I don't know who... but some time in the near future... I'm willing to bet that either Jeffers or Vazquez is going to be hurt. When the injury or injuries happen. We will need Camargo. It will be an acute need at that time because of the playoff push and the season coming to a close. Our third catcher was not allowed to compete for a job when it wasn't quite as acute. He wasn't given a spoonful of experience in those 17 games (one tenth of the season) to put in his pocket for use when his name will be called out of necessity with the chips on the line. 17 games - 6 AB's held back for 198 AB's - .554 OPS. Camargo or the free agent pile in the stretch run? Camargo or Barnhart? Camargo or Yan Gomes?
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    I haven't heard anything. However... if I were to speculate. The Tigers have a good mix of left handers and right handers in the bullpen for a bullpen game. In other words... they could go any direction so it's smart to have a left handed hitter on the bench for a bullpen game. If Rocco did things like that on occasion... I'd complain a little less about our platoon system because it wouldn't smell as rigid. Then again... maybe Larnach was hurt.
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    Very true... Those numbers are real... It is not just the Twins creating those numbers. Although, the Twins are one of a few clubs that pour cement on their lefthanded hitters in response. Letting it harden at the beginning of the flail.
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    Can't have everything with a 26 man roster would be my answer to the real problem you list. I haven't seen an answer to why Larnach and Wallner against left handers is more worrisome than Margot against Right handers. Margot has 110 AB's against Right Handers. OPS .489 Compared to 96 AB's against Left Handers. Margot has done a nice job against left handed pitching. How do we stop giving back those gains when he faces right handed pitching more often?
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    Santana is a viable first base option beyond Miranda.
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    Buyers buy and Sellers sell. Either way is progress toward an eventual positive outcome. If a team does neither... they are standing still. My wish for Cleveland is that they stand still.
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    About a year ago... in an attempt to get past a tenseness in the air. I constructed a single sentence with 5 coulds. It was a personal best. I was unable to convince Rocco to join me for dinner but he did agree to a road trip clown car style to Red Wing. I can (could) uncomfortably fit 4 people in the back of my Kia. August 1... have your questions ready.
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    I could have dinner with Rocco and he could try to explain Camargo's presence on the 26 man. He could use charts, graphs, speak very slowly, clearly and I still wouldn't understand. He's glued to the bench with Vazquez and his .515 OPS seemingly too valuable to yield playing time. I'm sure 7 AB's is all he needs to be ready for an injury to one of our catchers the final week of the season when every game decides our playoff fate. He's going to be well prepared to help to us all of sudden in the playoffs because of an injury to one of our catchers right before the playoffs begin... Full of confidence I'm sure because Rocco has shown him that he believes in him. Yeah I know... Camargo wouldn't have to play in the playoffs because we have Vazquez to play every day instead.
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    The entire starting rotation is right handed. The best performers in the bullpen are all right handed. All 3 left handers in the bullpen have been shaky. The way they platoon on offense... I can't imagine why the Twins would ignore this left handed pitching inadequacy. Right Handed/Left Handed doesn't seem to matter as much on the pitching side for some unexplainable reason. I'd say... you can't worry about Wallner/Julien facing left handed pitching and then pretend Okert/Thielbar is OK. I'd suggest calling Miami because the teams currently in playoff spots are pretty left handed. Someone will need to get Juan Soto or Gunnar Henderson out. Or Kwan or Devers/Duran or Tucker/Alverez.
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    IMO FWIW Rocco is managing differently but I'm pretty convinced that it was due to circumstance and not a philosophical change. When, Julien, Kirilloff and Wallner were all sent down and only replaced by Larnach on the left side. He was suddenly low on left handed hitters which cooled, slowed the strict platoon options that he lived and died by last year. Now that Wallner and Julien are back to join Larnach and Kepler. He's back to the same strict platoon and the early in the game pinch hit is starting to happen again. Correa and Buxton producing so much better than last year. Along with Miranda rising up from the ashes has played a big role in what has been an improved offense this year compared to last year. Kepler, Jeffers, Castro, Larnach and Santana have been above average. The return of a healthy Lewis with health maintained will obviously be a huge plus and if Wallner and Julien can return to close to last years form that will really lengthen out the lineup. There is a lot to be excited about. Lee is still finding his way. We all assume upside but we can't rule out downside while he tries to find his way. On the actual down side... Current Injuries along with future Injuries to come which will cause us to rely upon Margot, Vazquez and Farmer more than we should.
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    Julien Fielding Percentage 2B - 2024 - AAA - .932 Fielding Percentage equates to 7 errors out of 103 Chances. 2B - 2024 - MLB - .988 Fielding Percentage - 2 Errors out of 175 Chances. If we are seriously having a fielding percentage discussion on Julien. Just keep him out of AAA... He'll be fine. Too many rocks on the infield.
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    Back when I was playing baseball in the 1920's. I was equally as good at OF and IF and equally not major league level at OF and IF. So if you want my bat in the lineup. You could put me anywhere.
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    I expect Julien to be a better hitter than some players (plural) on the 26 man.
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    Lewis and Miranda are hurt... so.... the important question... in their absence... who plays 3b? You can't answer that with Brooks Lee.... because Brooks Lee played SS in the minors. How ridged do you want this discussion to be? Because come to think of it. Should Royce Lewis be at 3B? He played 2642 innings at SS compared to 101 innings at 3B in the minor leagues. Back to who plays 3B with Lewis and Miranda out? In St. Paul. Both Anthony Prato and Diego A. Castillo lead the team with 257 innings at 3B in 2024. So I guess they are next in line for 3B work in the majors. However... Prato is one of those anybody can play anywhere guys. He has logged more miles in the OF so not Prato. Castillo must be the guy. Nope - 3,541 innings at SS. 562 innings at 3B. He actually has more innings at 2B and OF so 3B ranks 4th on his position list so Castillo is out of consideration. We still don't have a 3B. Lets check Wichita. Before we check the Wind Surge... Is it possible that necessity is the mother of invention and is it possible that quite a few players can play quite a few positions.
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    Sorry... Loose ends. However, Belisle and Anderson do apply as a past example of the discussion at hand. The price of hanging on to a struggling vet instead of another available option.
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