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  1.    jaimedude reacted to a post in a topic: Ben Ross
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    Prielipp's curveball would be near top of MLB in spin rate.
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    Based on draft position it would be a huge accomplishment if Matthews makes it even as a middle reliever. Lots of wacky comments in this thread like the Twins are botching some great talent, it's silly.
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    Ross's numbers have changed so much that arguably it's not too early to consider a breakout. Doubled and homered today. He has a very unusual background as a college player who faced marginal competition throughout his amateur career. Now, step one is getting into the picture as a 27th or 28th guy (i.e. in St Paul barring injury). That is very doable because he plays good defense -- it doesn't take much to be slightly better than Ryan Kriedler at the plate. I can imagine that pretty easily. Beyond that, I'd want to see it in AAA first, but I dunno, Willi Castro-ish? Less offense more defense.
  6.    Mike Sixel reacted to a post in a topic: Do the Minnesota Twins Actually Have More Left-Handed Hitting Corner Outfielders Than Other Organizations?
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    Good article . . . I think the complaints about Twins roster construction are about more than the player count though. Realistically a lot of it is frustration with offensive inconsistency, esp. of course Larnach and Wallner over the years. Strongly disagree about Outman however, Roden is 26 and may as well play part time in the Majors.
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  13.    nova_twins reacted to a post in a topic: Twins (Abel) vs Red Sox (Gray): 4/14/26, 6:40 pm CDT
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    Yes it's a small sample, but still, what Martin has done from a plate discipline perspective is pretty crazy. Below is the MLB leaderboard for everyone over 20 PAs. Martin is #1 by far and would be borderline top 5% if his chase rate *doubled*. Now, some of this is platoon advantage, along with sample size. But still, hard to ignore an outlier like this.
  15.    Cris E reacted to a post in a topic: James Outman Has Struggled Mightily. How Long Can He Hold Onto a Job?
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    Roden is 26, there's no reason he should be in AAA because of Outman. Outman's PAs aren't even competitive. It's like he's a lefty specialist reliever who hasn't hit since high school. His defense isn't even that great. Move on.
  24.    nova_twins reacted to a post in a topic: Twins (Bradley) vs Blue Jays (Scherzer): 4/12/26, 12:37 pm CDT
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    I'd be shocked if Ellwanger or Quick stayed in Fort Myers all season, unless they're not pitching well. Moring has really interesting statcast data. The system so far can't tell apart his slider and changeup even though the changeup is coming in at like 1,000 rpm.
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    I'm not convinced it's better to have Roden in AAA vs playing part time in the Majors. Also Kriedler might be a better option at this point if Outman really is cooked at the plate. I think the Twins will let it play out for now. If everyone is healthy at the end of April and Outman is still struggling, I could see a change.
  27.    nova_twins reacted to a post in a topic: Ryan Jeffers: Getting Comfortable, Getting His Team Out of Jams, and Getting Closer to a Payday
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    The Twins can afford to retain Jeffers if they like how 2026 goes.
  29.    nova_twins reacted to a post in a topic: Minnesota Twins: Twins (Abel) vs Tigers (Flaherty): 4/9/26, 12:40 pm CDT
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    lol. If going hitless in one game was abnormal, baseball would be a very different game. Typical batting average of .500
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    Lee really wasn't that good even in the minors. He hit in college, so do a lot of guys that go nowhere professionally. He's not a good athlete and he just can't hit mlb pitching . . .
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    Lee looks so bad. How long will they be able to send him out there like that?
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    Gray reminds me potentially of Kyle Farmer, who peaked as a solid bench player ages 30-32 after improving his hitting while still being good defensively.
  34. nova_twins
    It's not a good sign that Tom Pohlad thinks vibes can be worth 10 wins. Just from an intelligence and baseball preparation perspective.
  35. nova_twins
    The Twins themselves recognized this and made significant changes to their international operations over the past several years. So your observations in that regard add nothing. Meanwhile, none of that explains how you could possibly evaluate this current class, you literally have no clue what you're talking about but somehow felt confident in trashing it?
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