Greglw3

As a platoon player vs lefties, leading off (anyone who can do anything well vs lefties is a boon for the Twins), Austin Martin for the whole season, has a .409 OBP. That’s just plain valuable. And probably why Martin gets the start vs lefties in the leadoff spot. He’s an asset.

You can never have too much pitching. The Twins success with righting Gomez and Kremer says maybe he can help! In his second to last appearance ~ July 31, he went 5 innings of 1 hit, shutout ball vs the Giants so he has something left!

Roden 3 for 3 with 2 doubles plus a walk and not retired yesterday, I think his avg has surpassed Cody Clemens. Point is he’s possibly ascendent and may be quite viable by continuing his shot at consistent repetitions at the plate. Plus he has a good batting eye, a penchant for a high OBP. I think he’s earned a further look.

I hope you’re right! The timing would be perfect. One more strong bat for the late season push!

No not an overpay, Hoffman has elite stuff.

But in the category of: Josh Bell has been extremely valuable to the Twins because he heated up big time around June 1 and has taken, patient, professional and very clutch at bats ever since - in that category, let’s give Hoffman his due that at the time of the trade he had ~ a 1.21 ERA since June 1.

Ha ha ha, the lucky baseball player. That’s one thing I’ve noticed is the non-helpful tendency of some of these SABR style statistics to simply say, this statistical measurement proves player X is having bad luck. How fortunate the blessed one, Aaron Sabato to stay so lucky that he’s piled up a near record season for St. Paul and carries a 1.200+ OPS vs lefties. As John McEnroe once emphatically stated to a stunned tennis world, "You cannot be serious". But I think you’re being sarcastic in saying it’s all luck but disguising it with xwOBA, that stat that Roy Smalley, Justin Morneau, Denard Span, Paul Molitor and Trevor Plouffe love to quote.

Brent Rooker

bean5302, here’s what I’m talking about. The mean batting in the IL in 2026 is .254 and Jenkins is hitting .285. Good relative to his peers? Wait? It’s here, brother. I can tell you that there is a major statistical significance between a .285 avg and a .254 avg. He’s very good relative to his peers, kinda like Trevor Larnach to his peers.

We should keep Jackson. .300 hitting, solid defensive and especially athletic catchers don’t grow on trees. Call up Culpepper and Jenkins and leave Wallner at AAA. The times I’ve watched him at ST. Paul on MLB.tv, he still looks like the same hitter, probably feasting on AAA pitching mistakes. Defensively, declined. And that hole, that gaping hole in his swing. Can’t take a chance at a strikeout parade in a pennant race. I’d be very enthused at installing Culpepper at SS and Jenkins in CF with Keaschall in RF. The speed boost, offensive boost possibilities are tantalizing! In calling up Jenkins, I wouldn’t preclude the possibility of Roden still making it.

That's a fair point. I would counter it with, in the last 5 games, against 2 different teams, he’s hitting .350 with a .409 OBP, so maybe the rust is receding rapidly. In Jenkins last 6 games, he’s hitting .417 with a .481 OBP.

Walker Jenkins is not "every prospect" and he’s on an overall tear, not just last night. He’s way more talented than "every prospect". The same could be said for Kaelen Culpepper, but to a slightly lesser degree, perhaps. I think he’d be a big offensive upgrade over Kreidler with more power, more speed and ultimately, if not right away, a higher batting average too. The infusion of speed and raw athleticism that Jenkins and Culpepper would bring would be huge for a team that has struggled offensively for an extended period.

My sentiments exactly! Great minds think alike! I’m sure they would improve the Twins offense.

Jenkins and Culpepper both had 3 hits tonight. Jenkins up to .285. Bring them both up tomorrow. And Gabby had 3 hits as well so since he’s killing lefties, there’s your answer!

3 pretty bad players??? Well good grief 1-Minter came with a 2.35 ERA, which is about 2.28 now and a 1.00 WHIP. 2-Kremer has a 4.37 lifetime ERA to replace Matthews over 5 ERA and Prielipp’s close to 5 ERA. 3-These are Hoffman’s stats since the beginning of June IP- 22.1 H-13 ER-3 BB-8 K-30 ERA-1.21