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  1. umterp23
    Wouldn't lump Jeffers into problem hitter this year. Bad day for him to break his hitting streak. Buxton claiming he is back is a different story. Back to what I ask? Being below avg hitter, then yes he is back. I fear Lewis may turn into a Buxton type of how many games do we get out of him each year. When in lineup, like the output. Lee may not see the field with Twins big club, so may be wishful thinking for him to have impact.
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    The Santana move is probably the easiest move to rectify. You wrote: With the injury situation, the Twins have no choice but to write his name into the lineup every day. I would disagree, you release him, trade him regardless perceived injury situation. We have DH covered, we have 1st base covered, Santana offers nothing else defensively and is offensive as a hitter. Thank him for his time. AK, Julien, Miranda are your options and that is plenty good vs penciling in Santana. Rotation major setback for sure. Varland is pen material where you piggy back off of Paddock to get through a game. SWR let him fly and see how long it lasts, may not be long but Varland hasn't shown consistency. Farmer, like him, but tendering him at that price tag is, well we know, hampering other moves to improve this roster
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    Comparing Santana to Kepler makes no sense. Let's pick Santana to make Kepler look like a stud. From 2020 - post all star break last year, Kepler was brutal and everyone wanted to kick him to the curb. He had 3 good months, showed nothing in spring training and was 1 for 20 with a single to start the season. The talk was no shifts will benefit him and did it work? Absolutely not. Santana isn't or wasn't to be a solution to Kepler. Wallner was the heir apparent as Larnach couldn't grasp opportunity. Good analysis but wrong to say Santana was to replace it.
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    Chief you are correct about Wallner. In my playing days back in college, our coaching staff told us if you complain to an ump during your at bat on a strike call and don't get tossed for it, you better be swinging at anything close. Right or Wrong, umpire will make a point. Our pitchers were told to not throw a strike in that situation and you would get the call. One of those unwritten rules of the game. Only thing is Wallner should have protested a bit more or Rocco should have had the guts to protect his guys vs the bench coach getting the heave. I enjoyed my 1st ever game in person there on Saturday, outcome not so much, but the stadium and refreshments were top notch. Kudos to Twins and the locals who get to enjoy the atmosphere.
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    I'm inclined to make the move to drop Santana and Margot all together from the roster and allow Miranda and Martin be fixtures here. Allow them to continue to grow with us. Margot/Santana are wastes of money they could have used on the pitching side, especially with all the injuries to date.
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    60+ pitches thru 3 innings isn't good, no need to worry about 7 innings if this is his norm
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    Nice to see Jeffers back in the lineup this week vs what his family endured a week ago.
  8. umterp23
    No to an extension at this time or even at end of the year. I'm a fan of when the "s$$t" is about to hit the fan whether it is trade rumors, end of contract, team may DFA you, guys have a tendency to get a prove you wrong mentality. Maybe Kepler was tired of all it and went out a played care free for 3 months. 3 months doesn't make up 3 years of well below expectations. Let's see if it carries over 1st half of this year or do we get DFA Kepler and back to what do we do. Some guys thrive on being hungry and trying to earn career life changing money and then get it and poof, fall off the edge when they get that money. Stay hungry Kepler and you might get a back half career money deal. As of right now, prove for a whole year you are worth that conversation.
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    Robin Yount - debuted at 18 with Brewers and played 20 years from '74 to '93 with the Brew Crew. HOF career with a couple of MVP's, Gold Gloves, SS, OF, 1B, DH. Not many like him by playing in '73 in A-ball and then making the leap in '74 and never looking back. Fun to dream that Jenkins could replicate a similar trajectory but in reality not the same at all. Takes a very special talent, maturity beyond years to be a "Grown up" as a 'Kid". I like what I have read about him and he may be that type of talent.
  10. umterp23
    We are not signing a FA pitcher with any influx of money. That has to come via trade. Relying on injured Miranda, Kiriloff, Buxont all of sudden being fantastic isn't sound strategy. Hoskins has a longer proven track record than Miranda & Kiriloff, so I'm good with making this move. Offer him 3 year deal for $15MM per and give him an opt out after 2 years. We make a move to get a Starter via trade and at that point call it a day. Laughable we list Gordon as OF depth, no way he should be on this roster after he had about 3 months of any success at the MLB level in '22. Castro has better tools than Gordon and Flash in the pan balked at Pre-Arb money, time to move on.
  11. umterp23
    A month from now boys will be back at S/T and I believe some moves will be made during 1st week of games at the latest if we consider them off-season moves to shore up roster. If Buxton, Kirillof and Miranda are not having any issues, then your roster for non-pitching side is most likely set as is. Pitchers not so much
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    https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39327963/amazon-invest-diamond-sports-part-bankruptcy-deal ESPN's article
  13. umterp23
    Pitch framing, stealing strikes and the one thing we don't talk about or most likely who has time to analyze the effectiveness would be who is behind the dish calling such balls and strikes. I'm sure the most brutal umps aren't influenced as they are just brutal. Close pitches 50/50, frustrating when it doesn't go your way and rewarding when it does. If Jeffers resemble anything close to last years performance I'm good with it no matter if he steal 10 more strikes or not.
  14. umterp23
    Like I said, wouldn't mind it for Farmer if Miranda starts the year really being bad. People talk about Julien or Polanco at 1B in break the glass scenarios, no difference than Farmer at this time. Hell, they threw Vazquez out there which was laughable last year.
  15. umterp23
    Not counting on Miranda but let's see how Spring Training goes. Farmer could be the right handed compliment at 1B before Miranda is something I wouldn't mind
  16. umterp23
    you beat me to the punch... saw same thing
  17. umterp23
    I know trade value is important but how long do we wait for value to improve? Value is what a team sees in x ball player anyway, so making trades are a crapshoot. We win some, lose some or break even. I don't see Larnach being any less or any better value then where he is now. Would hope he would turn the corner but, he doesn't run well, doesn't have a great arm, hasn't been a 1st round bopper one would have thought. if Gordon is on the roster, we have worse version of Larnach using the same descriptors. Castro as utility needs to be that, if he is starting in CF which I don't mind as a spot start but long tern if Buxton is Buxton as we know him once again, then Castro is over utilized.
  18. umterp23
    Thanks, makes more sense than our Twins getting free money
  19. umterp23
    So on MLB site looks like Padres are after another reliever. Article says Padres would have to pay Twins release fee... Anyone know? https://www.mlb.com/news/woo-suk-go-padres-deal View full rumor
  20. umterp23
    So on MLB site looks like Padres are after another reliever. Article says Padres would have to pay Twins release fee... Anyone know? https://www.mlb.com/news/woo-suk-go-padres-deal
  21. umterp23
    No.
  22. umterp23
    Not on 40-man, minor league deal = no harm / no foul if it doesn't work out. Good luck to the guy and maybe we catch some lightning in a bottle moment.
  23. umterp23
    If you are looking to see some our Twins best prospects battle the Rays prospects, MLB has announced all teams will play a showcase case in middle of March. Twins will have their prospects game as part of a doubleheader. See article and schedule via MLB link https://www.mlb.com/news/spring-breakout-prospect-showcase-to-debut-in-2024?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage&partnerId=zh-20231214-1117872-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20231214-1117872-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=%2FDuxvR%2Bk5hNn3lOlzuDmp2cIOHjDTkUN%2BBGM6ijF544L6EyVriBwELOVnRks1mtU&bt_ts=1702561732503
  24. umterp23
    I don't mind keeping Kepler until he proves he shouldn't be around. Problem could be he has a so-so avg year and then the whole QO conversation starts. QO$ might be double what he is making now and do the twins stomach giving him that offer as he might accept it and then we trade him for minor leaguers this time next year? Now on the other hand. Why not push Larnach in a trade as he hasn't shown he can produce consistently game in game out? Granted value isn't there for trade, but let's say we package him for some pitching, would we do it? Or move Kiriloff if he is a 1B only kind of guy. If we don't move polanco, then Julien can play 1st. Keep Farmer and ask him to be our righty 1B as needed. Farmer is your infield utility and Castro can roam LF/CF as needed. Gordon has no value as a week hitting OF.
  25. umterp23
    Can't figure out the love affair or given roster spot for Gordon as he is one of the last roster spots on this team and with no options is clogging up the roster. He isn't a very good base-runner, has a very week arm to play CF, hasn't done much at the plate and bats L which doesn't help us. Castro trumps Gordon hands down. Farmer as insurance to play some SS to give Correa days off is worth him on the roster. Moving Polanco should be for pitching only if we even move him should be the target return.
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