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  1. Cory Engelhardt
    I agree. They didn’t do enough. I hope they have better offseasons ongoing
  2. Cory Engelhardt
    I mean, there is a lot more to do. But it's not been NOTHING. That's all I meant. I would hope they do more, trade for players that can be part of the core. That SHOULD be the goal no?
  3. Cory Engelhardt
    Of those players I mentioned, only arguably Hoffman and Clemens won't be here after 2027. That's my opinion., Probably also Ryan. What do you mean by long term? 2 years? 5 years?
  4. Cory Engelhardt
    Bradley, Ryan, Lopez, Abel, Tait, Clemens, Hoffman,
  5. Cory Engelhardt
    I can't imagine there is any front office in baseball who truly believes they can win solely with their internal prospects.
  6. Cory Engelhardt
    I don't know. I do think he will be better than Joe Ryan and Taj Bradley though.
  7. Cory Engelhardt
    I agree on Ryan. I am hopeful they extend Lopez ongoing.
  8. Cory Engelhardt
    I'm not at all mad with what they added. What they did trade away I don't think will come back to haunt them, and at the time I very much preferred them add to a bullpen that needed help. I certainly didn't think their offense would stop scoring runs. But I also agree, I would have very much been open to trading Ryan and Larnach at the deadline too, as well as trading some prospects for bullpen help. I wish that's what would have happened.
  9. Cory Engelhardt
    I think they are a better team with him in the super utility role. But whatever works.
  10. Cory Engelhardt
    So far this season, per fangraphs, Luke Keaschall (2.4) Taj bradley and Brooks Lee (2.3) and Connor Prielipp (1.6) all are well under 4 WAR. Baseball reference has Keaschall (1.6, but that's with 3.7 on offense and a negative number defense to get there) Bradley (3.9) Brooks Lee (2.3) and Prielipp (-0.2) WAR. I do think all of these guys can have been years with more experience. That's not crazy to say. But all of them have to if that is the bar. Buxton and Pablo getting back healthy, and Rodriguez and Jenkins and Culpepper being the leaders is a better path to getting back to the playoffs overall in my opinion anyway. Hopefully that works, as well as acquiring more talent both for the rotation and the bullpen and at least a couple of bats. It's not impossible, but more has to be added.
  11. Cory Engelhardt
    I really truly do not understand why Joe Ryan is listed ahead of Pablo Lopez for the theoretical 2027 rotation. Pablo has been the ace of the staff since he got here, and it's not like Ryan showed to be the ace throughout the year. Frankly, as things look today, I'm closer to listing Ryan as 3rd behind Pablo and Bradley. I do hope Ryan can figure it out. That is, if they don't trade him this offseason.
  12. Cory Engelhardt
    Gotta say, I don't think this is a feasible option completely. I have hope that the potential of our young guys will be good. I also don't think you can have a roster completely made of JUST young guys and do well. I do think the outfield/DH you listed is feasible. I think another outfield, probably one that's right handed, should be brought in. Mostly for a bench guy against lefties, but guys get hurt and need days off. I don't think you can truly rely on Royce anymore. I wish I was wrong, but I do think they have to do something to truly upgrade 1B. I really like Isaac Paredes as an option from Houston, but I haven't spent a lot of time researching who else might be out there at 1B. I mean, maybe we find out that Royce has been playing with some injury the last few months, but to me it looks like he just chases any offspeed pitch the way that Javy Baez used to, so when he is getting sliders and curveballs in the dirt, he is swinging away. I think they have to bring in someone from the outside there. I also agree with others that 2B is probably the best option to upgrade our offense via the free agent route. I very much hope they bring in an outside player here who can stabilize the lineup in some fashion. I don't know who that is, but adding another hitter means that they aren't just waiting for Houston to be ready at some point, and/or that every other player gets to the point that Houston is ready and is also healthy. And really, Buxton needs to get his hip ready to go. IF he is healthy and his hip isn't bothering him, then everything else can sort of fall into place. IF he isn't (and that is a BIG if) then so many young guys have to learn and take more lumps on their own. I do hope the coaching staff and front office we have in place are up to the challenge. Because if they aren't, I don't know that I trust Tom Pohlad to hire the right people. And really, mostly, I hope there is a season next year.
  13. Cory Engelhardt
    I know this is just one game, but man, the last 3 years of awful 2nd half performances is just not enjoyable in any sense. Ugh. Maybe if there is a lockout, a refresh in the front office and the coaching staff isn't a bad thing? Just, ugh.
  14. Cory Engelhardt
    We don't KNOW that Jeffers won't be here next year. And you and I have had as many plate appearances as Jackson has. I think they've also seen enough of him too.
  15. Cory Engelhardt
    Agreed. Martin has already shown he can play solid defense and face a lefty. He shouldn't be starting over someone who should eventually become the face of the franchise.
  16. Cory Engelhardt
    Because they can bring in a decent defensive option and keep Jeffers' legs fresher longer term while keeping his bat in the lineup. That was my thought process. Like, I take Jeffers bat over any of the free agent 1B options. That was the entire thought process there.
  17. Cory Engelhardt
    I like all of this. I still would do this AND then upgrade at 1B too. I don't know what the 1B upgrade would look like, but I think they COULD move on from Royce and be fine there. How about Jeffers at 1B? Is that crazy?
  18. Cory Engelhardt
    Do you have a favorite?
  19. Cory Engelhardt
    Agreed on this. I’m not at all certain why Lewis is penciled in at 1b. I also don’t know how much you can trust Buxton’s hip full time. Hopefully Keaschall works on his defense in the offseason
  20. Cory Engelhardt
    You are probably right. I also used to like their prospect Tre Morgan back to his LSU days, but he looks like he has had a rough year. Back to the drawing board
  21. Cory Engelhardt
    I do think they have enough depth in the system to trade for someone they like. Probably have to be creative. I also wonder how quickly they'll move either of Houston and Lackey. I hope not too fast, but defensively Houston would help.
  22. Cory Engelhardt
    Trade or sign. I’d love to trade for either Yandy Diaz or Isaac Paredes. Both have a year left on their contracts and could be a middle of the order type bat. Just spitballing, but I’d prefer that over some of the free agent options.
  23. Cory Engelhardt
    And I'd take Wells on a bounceback season next year if Jeffers moves on. Always liked Wells blocking and framing.
  24. Cory Engelhardt
    Agreed on Kreidler vs Ross completely. They do very much need more options than Caratini truly playing 1B as well. I'll throw it out into the ether; I'd extend Jeffers and make him our 1B for 2027.
  25. Cory Engelhardt
    Let’s get his hip right first. But let’s say his hip is ok and he is relatively healthy; if that’s the case I have to think he would provide better defense in a corner compared to Keaschall no?
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