Cory Engelhardt
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See, I think it is fair to get an arm like Keller back. I wouldn't trade him for someone who is older with less team control, but Keller is the type of guy that another "tweak" could get into the #2 starter type realm (in my opinion.)
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I think I had the same love for Birbiglia that you mention. That is a great joke :) Sign me up 100% on Keller. Him being an Iowa/Cedar Rapids kid doesn't hurt for marketing/advertising either. He would be a GREAT addition here, and truly what you lay out wouldn't KILL the farm system as much as I anticipated.
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I mean, his best year is certainly way more than any other pitcher the Twins have has gotten to. I also have to think, if the Twins get him, they believe he is a tweak away to getting the most out of him, right? I keep bringing this up because there FEELS like a lot of smoke around him being moved all offseason. I guess we'll see if it actually happens or not.
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He did have 57 total at bats in September, so it's a fairly small sample. His August, 79 at bats (this feels so small too) he had over a 1,000 ops. But yes, you are right, we'll have to see how he looks coming up this spring.
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This article is fascinating, and I really appreciate your work. He is only set to make 2.5 million this season. Because of that, I could very easily see him be in the role of starter for a while and long reliever for a while too, to manage innings. Hopefully health works for him. Thanks!
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But, he did finish last year really well. Like REALLY well.
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https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/news/what-would-it-cost-the-twins-to-trade-for-dylan-cease#:~:text=Dylan Cease is clearly on,Corbin Burnes from the Brewers. The offer here is Lee, Raya or Prielipp, and the comp round A pick they got for Sonny Gray signing with St. Louis.
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Then maybe it is Duvall, or a trade, instead of where I listed Miranda. That's totally fine too right?
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He is an athlete, and he has mostly played cf and 2b at St. Paul. I'd imagine if he can play CF, he can handle a corner spot well. I'm not certain if he was taken out of cf late in games, but I'd be surprised.
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Isn't that Castro's role?
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I hope Kirilloff can stay healthy, but as of now I can't start him defensively over Santana at 1B. I am leaning toward Kirilloff being the primary dh, certainly against righties, as Santana has a good glove. Here is what I would do, and not in batting order, just position order (this is all subject to change if they add another bat, and of course, depending on health.) Against righties C Jeffers 1B Santana (but maybe Miranda is here?) 2B Julien SS Correa 3B Lewis LF Wallner CF Buxton RF Kepler DH Kirilloff Against lefties C Vazquez 1B Santana 2B Farmer SS Correa 3B Lewis LF Castro CF Buxton RF Kepler (or Martin? Or a different right handed bat?) DH Miranda (is he healthy?) I mean, perfect world they sign Bellinger to be the primary 1B against righties and the CF or corner outfielder against lefties. But that's not happening.
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Why is Gordon a better dh option against righties than either Julien or Kirilloff? And that's WITH Buxton being healthy to play in center. Anyway, not hating on Gordon. It's very much a numbers game.
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You don’t think an injury, being traded, and missing a college season with the pandemic had anything to do with it? Seriously though, what role does Gordon play on this team? I’m not hating on him, he is a major league player. I’m just struggling to find his role. Duvall, he is also fine, I guess.
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Just curious why you think he is rated too high?
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Castro and Martin both playing a lot helps this team right?
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Yeah, but Martin will be 25 in March. It's not like he is 19 anymore.
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Love it! I wish someone could explain to me, like I'm 5, why he isn't the ideal 4th outfielder/backup 2b at minimum? He doesn't strike out, he gets on base, he has speed (and is VERY GOOD at stealing bases.) Why does adding a Adam Duvall improve the team MORE than just using Martin? His power has been good, but his strikeout rate is also north of 30%. They have enough other hitters who already have high strikeout rates. I also don't see why Nick Gordon is listed ahead of him still. Nothing against Nick, I just see Martin bringing more to the table for the 2024 team.
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What are the upcoming 40 man roster moves going to look like?
Cory Engelhardt commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM
I know it's probably not likely, but IF they are going to add a right handed bat, and/or (my hope) a playoff level starter, maybe that is why the holdup is for announcing Santana and Jackson? Is it POSSIBLE they are talking about trading a few 40 man roster guys in a move to bring in a starter? -
Not Lewis or Jenkins. I think any of the others would be available based on the return.
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3 Reasons to Believe in Simeon Woods Richardson
Cory Engelhardt replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
#1, I know a team that has been very good about helping to add velo. #2 It will be very interesting to see what he looks like this spring. IF his velo has spiked a little (even to more 93-94 instead of 90-92) then I do think we might have something here. -
3 Reasons to Believe in Simeon Woods Richardson
Cory Engelhardt replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
100% count me in his camp. Hard to peg where he falls, but he absolutely has the potential to be a quality major league starter. -
Hard to say. I keep seeing the narrative that the AL central is AGAIN the worst division in baseball. I don't know that I can clearly say that anymore (which is a good thing.) The floor for both KC and Detroit is raised from last year (and even if they both significantly improve, are either of them .500 teams? I don't know.) I certainly am not losing too much sleep over the guys they have spent money on. That said, I'm certainly happy for their fanbases. They have a higher floor than last year, both teams, and should be fun to have competition this season. Still hoping for a playoff level starter to add to the rotation, but mabye that's an in season thing?
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I have a hard time putting too much emphasis on 50 innings for Ragans. He had a good run last year, but he has to show it. Skubal I could see. Hopefully he can have a fully healthy season. Ill take Lopez
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Higgledy-piggledy
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I knew that turkey sandwich I had at lunch wasn't right at the time :)
