Cory Engelhardt

Yup, sign me up for that too. That sounds good on my end as well.

I can see this. If Larnach gets offered arbitration I have to think Houston or someone else would probably still be interested. But they'd better make sure a trade would go through this time. I also think, well, both Ryan and Ober could be on the block. Ryan for whatever the best package is, but maybe Ober could get back a strong defensive catcher like Pedro Pages of the Cardinals? He can't hit, but pairing him with Caratini and then in a year plus with Lackey wouldn't be the worst thing in my opinion.

I can almost get there with Martin. To say this about Roden is fairly insane.

This thread was bumped because there was a rumor (just a rumor) that the Cubs could send Shaw and two pitching prospects for Joe Ryan this offseason. I was mostly curious if Shaw would be a good fit as a 2B here. If he is just a backup/utility I don't know that I'd want him as a headliner for Ryan.

Would you say the Twins don't want him more for the potential talent or team fit, or the clubhouse fit, or maybe both?

He turns 30 next week, just for comparison. I might want him in the middle of the lineup

Exactly, which is why they can upgrade

No they don’t. It’ll be an easy keep. Plus there won’t be a rule 5 draft anyway

I don’t need to supplant Culpepper on the roster. I meant they should very much try to improve on Kreidler. And that’s doable via trade I believe. And if that player either moves Culpepper to 2b or moves Clemens to full time utility while starting at 2b, that’s something the team could use, especially on the defensive side

If you think Margot was anywhere near a 50 runner during his time with the Twins, then do I have an amazing ocean front property in South St Paul ready for you

I know mlb puts out grades, but having seen Jenkins for only a bit in CF, I absolutely trust him more out there than I did Lee at SS. Doesn't mean Jenkins won't be stronger in a corner, but I don't think this is a fair comparison. Rodriguez in CF should be solid too. I also really like his arm.

I care much less about the bat at catcher than I do the defense. I wouldn't at all be mad if Jeffers actually accepted the QO, but otherwise I hope he gets a big deal that he wants somewhere else. Seems like a good dude.

Because I want to try to improve. That's why.

Bumping this thread because I just read a rumor online that was written where the Cubs would trade Matt Shaw, their #9 prospect Brooks Caple (a starting pitching prospect who primarily pitched at AA this past year with decent results) and their #25 prospect Chase Meyer who mostly has been a reliever even back to his college days for Joe Ryan. I wanted to ask, of those that have seen Matt Shaw play enough, is he someone who would bring strong defense to 2B? I certainly have opinions about him leaving a game and not telling the Cubs when he left to go to the Charlie Kirk memorial, but outside of that, he certainly had been a huge prospect and high draft pick in the class that the Twins got Walker Jenkins. But I've also read that he needs more help getting settled with the bat and changes his batting stance often, so maybe it's possible with a solid hitting plan he could become a solid hitter. IF his defense and speed are good enough, is he someone you would want to target for 2B? Tell me about Matt Shaw the player. Would he help the infield defense?

What if Wallner makes the deal less valuable? :)