Brandon

The article referenced since May 1 across 164 plate appearances he hit .288/.390/.381. I'm on my phone and read .390 as .380 but my comment is still valid.

Anyone getting on base 38% + of the time is going to be value for the team. Great base running and defense can make him a very valuable player.

I think CJ Culpepper is next on the list to bring up. It gets murky after him though.

I think the Twins need a good return as long as they are in the playoffs hunt. No reason to trade just to trade. Normally with a below 500 record, I am in the sell and get prospects group. But the league as a whole is bad and we are competitive. We need to make sure the prospects are ready to step in to replace him.... I think we are a few good relievers from being an actual serious contender. At the top of the league in runs scored. Just behind Yankees. Improved pitching solves the equation and gets us in the playoffs. With the position the Pohlads are in, we need to be buyers at the deadline. I would support a trade with Boston or three team deal where Twiins trade Larnarch and a prospect for Chapman, another reliever and a few million to help offset salary.

His average is low and so is his walk count. We are not trying to develop the next David Kingman. or Gallo with half his walk total. but I do think he should be challenged at AA if he can continue to get his average up. Lets see if he can hold his .860 OPS for another month and then lets talk about a promotion.

Woods-Richardson, Topa, Adams, Lawrence, and Garcia have combined to give up 95 earned runs in 96.33 innings. The rest of the staff has given up 270 earned runs in 590 innings for a 4.16 ERA

Caratini has almost a .400 average his last 15 games as he is hitting close to a solid backup C again.

Twins career to date 🌹 n baseball reference. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lawreju01.shtml. With Twins, 6 innings, 12 Ks, 4HRs allowed. 10 hits and 9 walks

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Justin Lawrence is striking out 18 batters per 9 innings but also giving up 6 HRs per 9 and 3.167 batters on base per inning.

Justin Lawrence tried to lose it all by himself yesterday

Not SS Culpepper but reliever Culpepper. Big difference. Reliever Culpepper was left off 40 man and went unclaimed in rule 5 draft last year. He is having another solid season in AAA and could get a call up to our team. And like I said I didn't think the trade all the way through other than Gonzales is a good OF prospect and number 3 on our OF prospect list so kinda redundant. If we got Chapman for the pen we would probably want cash which would make the trade for Boston better. You tell me a fair trade proposal. Also that negative run differenial comes from Topa, Woods Richardson and Garcia, Lawrence and Adams. Get Chapman and the last of this group is gone. The negative run differenial is not because of the 2nd best offense but a few bad pitchers With Abel and Rojas back from injury and an elite reliever and if we go get another reliever too. The run differenial should be positive moving forward and yes the Twins will still have holes but be competitive down the stretch and could get into the playoffs. It will be more entertaining if this is how it plays out

The Twins have the second best offense in the league and a deep slightly above average rotation that is 7 deep. Abel and Rojas coming back from injuries soon. The bullpen needs internal improvements and could benefit from a trade. We also have internal improvements on the horizon for offense as well and lots of depth. This bodes well for our future and now. As long as we don't give up too much in a trade we should be good. Getting Chapman plus some cash would be the most impactful move we could make. Culpepper looks deserving of a bullpen chance. He should be up soon. We currently have lots of floor guys with high 4 and low 5. Banda has turned the corner and been great since early May.

Baseball is a business. You don't have to win all the way to win at the gate. If the Twins are still in it they are going to be buyers. Most of their reinforcements on offense will come from within. However we need some pitchers who can get more outs. We have too many floor guys and need more results. From within only Culpepper really looks deserving on the mound. I could see us trade Larnarch for a solid reliever. And Boston will have Chapman available. We can always use another lefty in the pen. Here is an interesting trade idea. How about Gabriel Gonzales and CJ Culpepper to Boston for Chapter.an and 5 million to offset most of his salary. Feel free to make your own updated proposals. This one is not well thought out but in the framework of something I would do.

I don't think we are sellers. I think they will try to add a pitcher or two at the deadline to bolster the pen. Either promote hitters like ERod or Culpepper and or trade for a different DH if they can find a taker for Bell if he doesn't step up soon.