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Those here who have met me will recognize a selfie when they see one.

You misspelled "ThE bEsT wIn of tHe YeAr!" which is how Cory said it.

The article doesn't provide any real explanation why a different defensive position would be easier on the specific symptom that has sidelined Correa. It's true that aging players get moved "down" the defensive spectrum, but that is almost always due to diminished skill with age, not (to my recollection) to avoid trips to the IL. Even the extreme move to DH isn't a panacea. We all saw the results of trying to keep Byron Buxton in the batting lineup, last year. If a guy's hurt, he's hurt. You have to make athletic moves at the plate and on the bases, too. The heel of the foot being subjected to torsion can happen in many other ways than going all out for a grounder; anyone with plantar fasciitis can attest to that. No, if I'm the manager, I continue to ride Correa at SS until the man tells me he wants a different position, or shows me through his performance that he can't handle the position anymore.

Clearly some if not all of the quotes are made up. No competent business would allow the term "right-size" to be used in public, with or without attribution.

I was unaware of Talk Sox. Seth's mention of it is the first I've seen. I wish it had existed* when I lived in the area 2015-21. I took a look just now, and found a thread entitled "fire alex cora". First post was October 19, 2017. Cora was hired three days later. That's the Sawx fanbase for ya. (The thread is still getting posts now and then.) * ... in its present form, I mean. It appears they took over an older site and put it into a TD-like format.

Including while he was on the Injured List. 😊

Man, you can't buy this kind of publicity! (Oh wait, they did, but um, errr...)

This whole health topic is one that I would love to have a discussion with the Twins analytics department. I suspect that each team has their own closely-guarded angle on forecasting player availability. For instance how much of a role does body type play in forecasting pitcher durability? Jose Berrios had some detractors as a prospect due to his physical makeup - but in regard to being there to take the ball every 5 days, he's been rock solid. By contrast the big strong guys who look like farmboys that nothing could harm, break down right and left - or at least that is my subjective recollection. But the teams have access to injury records that I would find difficult to acquire, and maybe I'm wrong, and there are tons of Berrios physiques who spend time on the IL and there are plenty of Tyler Mahle clones (to pick a name) who turn out to be bulletproof. Teams probably each have some kind of special sauce in this area that they rely on. Bottom line, this area is way above my pay grade to try to play armchair GM, so all I can do is grumble and believe I could do better than our FO, without any actual reason to think so. They might already be using all of my little ideas, and then some.

For some other team maybe. Odds would be even lower than that, for the Twins. Though Helman didn't get much chance to show his ability in MLB this year, I'd put him ahead of Farmer as a choice for Opening Day 2025 - and I actually would peg him for St Paul to begin the season, so that means no role for Farmer.

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My snap reaction to the headline was "no." But the choices aren't plentiful, and as a "Plan B" going into this season he's turned out better than he could have; Chief's blackjack analogy strikes me as about right. Santana's a secondary decision, after the braintrust huddles in the early off-season to determine what they honestly think of the young(er) core they have, plus the guaranteed contracts on the roster. A lot hinges on what they think of Julien and how much they are willing to gamble that he'll be okay. It's too soon to make a determination of "should". For now I'll go with "might."

You will, if Brooks Lee ever gets his batting average up to .337

Who is being removed from the AAA roster?

Pro-rating Irvin's lofty $2,000,000 salary, I estimate the Twins are investing an additional $100,000 compared to keeping a youngster on the major-league roster for the remainder of the regular season. Let's see if this bold, budget-busting strategy pays off for them, Cotton.

Have you ever considered piracy? You'd make a wonderful Dread Pirate Roberts.

You used a sequence of letters. I do not think it means what you think it means, because it is not a word.

That is really the gist of my meaning when I said I'd like to know his side of the story. Not his rationalization, per se, since there can be no excuse, but what in the world motivated him to go in that direction? Your own self-portrayal resonated. I've never been diagnosed, but a couple of times in my life I've "shot a torpedo through my own hull" to get out of something with an air of finality that didn't make logical sense but seemed necessary at the time. I didn't do it in a way that took anyone else's ship down, of course; that is what makes Bender's action beyond the pale. Young people can make foolish decisions that will haunt them forever. Several have wondered why Bender didn't take his concerns to his coaches or manager and ask for some time off. While I believe the Twins to be reasonably forward-thinking in their approaches, it still wouldn't surprise me if Bender did actually try to ask for some kind of respite, and got told that it wouldn't be a good look to end his first pro season with that kind of mark on his record. It's a fine line for any supervisor to toe in any line of work, and I would not expect the Twins to go public with that kind of detail of what did or didn't get discussed behind closed doors. It's a sad situation and outcome, and I advocate compassion even if the crime itself is unforgivable in baseball terms. If Bender wants a baseball career it will probably have to be as a first-baseman, and then the bat has to be like a first-baseman's. Whatever odds he had when he got drafted (already low, as with anyone who's not a first-rounder) just got worse.

Astounding. I too would like to know his side of the story.

The article stated it will be Austin Martin.

Unlike MAT, KAM takes bad routes to the ball. Oh yeah.

I've been hoping for him to get a chance. I want to find out. But color me skeptical. I'm not sold on his CF defense as being special. And if it's not then I'm concerned the bat won't be enough. IOW, I fear he'll be a tweener. Please prove me wrong, DaShawn