Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Fatbat

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,646

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Fatbat

  1. Fatbat
    He just turned 29 yo. He is young and if his stuff plays up without injury, he might have a career year!!! There are a ton of question marks with him and really the whole team but it could be one heck of a pitching staff with all the young talent and guys poised to knock the mlb door down!
  2. Fatbat
    Freeman has to be included because if he had had a season ending injury in say June’24. The butterfly affect may well have taken out the Dodger WS chances. Im penciling the twins and C4 into the’25 WS record books as “Champs”
  3. Fatbat
    Not many saw SWR knocking the mlb door down last year. We might have EC and others do the same this year. Great potential in EC to be on our Pstaff for a decade!
  4. Fatbat
    Its debatable for a few reasons that don't diminish his talent. The team has other rising stars that might just steal the spot from him. There is also just so many spots and IF the bullpen is full of healthy horses, Eberson Castellano may be in the 5 hole to see what he has for a couple starts. If EC flames out, next man up and EC goes back to bean town. with so many good young arms, there will be plenty of roster flexibility and its a long season. Starts in July/Aug/Sept mean more than April/May
  5. Fatbat
    Well its way too early to give up on Lee! He had a herniated disc in his back last spring. He has a couple more years until he hits his prime and will likely be a solid MLB’r this season. The whole season. There was a lot of Lewis hype for sure but there was always reluctance to say he was “cant miss”. he had a big leg kick, a busy swing, committed errors. Etc. Now we know that he is buxton type fragile. Maybe thats in the past tho. The biggest knock on player development seems to be the coaches trying to turn everyone into a utility guy. Thats a strategy for a few players/prospects but not half of your team just because you have “very athletic guys”. Yes, we draft a lot of up the middle defenders. Why? Because the best athletes play the hardest defensive positions when they are young but at some point, coaching/development has to find them the beat defensive home that leads to their best suited position success. Even Julien can be wildly successful yet if he gets fixed. Same with Miranda and Martin. Will they all be serviceable? nope. Thats why we have a farm system.
  6. Fatbat
    Joe Ryan was a sure fire prospect and Lewis who has already made it. Neither will be optioned back to AAA.
  7. Fatbat
    Thats a great list of MLB camp prospects that will all indeed impact the Twins in ‘25. Who and when will be fun to watch and pontificate about. All those young and close to ready pitching prospects is something we as fans have been waiting for, for a decade plus. There is a deep and wide list, not just a few guys in AAA with a limited ceiling. Lk and Erod may both be on the 26 man for over half the season and most importantly, on the roster in October’25!
  8. Fatbat
    One can discount Julien, Kiersey and Gasper for several individual reasons.
  9. Fatbat
    Ty France and DH should not be spoken in the same sentence. Headrick may thrive in pinstripes and we still need to find a legitimate 1B guy. Miranda seems to be getting overlooked in that conversation. Lee and Martin are in competition for 1 of the 26 roster spots. Lee has an advantage because he can play the infield better. Martin only wins that spot as a 5th OF or if he knocks the ball around finally.
  10. Fatbat
    I understand why this trade was made but I don’t agree with it. LHP is a premium specialty. Gasper is marginal in every way.
  11. Fatbat
    In agreement with @Mark G! Ryan isn’t Ace status without him pitching the whole season. 32 starts, 6+ IP/start average. ERA around 3 and a WHIP sub 1.25. If we have Pablo/Ryan/Ober in that range, we will win a lot of ball games! Get a total team effort including an above average offense consistently producing 4+ runs/game average and it will be a fun season to watch!
  12. Fatbat
    Great question! I wasn’t thinking about specifics and didn't consider that. Its probable that WAR only says so much about their individual success. Good low leverage pitching does keep pressure off the high leverage guys and keeps them fresher over the season. Its a team game and I am excited to see both these guys on the roster. Assuming they are worthy of course.
  13. Fatbat
    If the rule 5 draftee Castellanos produces better WAR than any of the FA signings, we can finally stop signing low level replacements. Hopefully!
  14. Fatbat
    There are a few questions in our roster and even more that could take a giant leap into stardom. All star type stardom. The first five are safe picks but what about a Larnach, Miranda, SWR, Paddack or Festa the Slim Reaper? There is probably more. Someone is gonna show up. Put up numbers and we will all say. I was gonna say his name but…..
  15. Fatbat
    Thank god they didn’t find enough coins to sign Nick Pivetta for $55M. What a disaster that could have been 🥶😳
  16. Fatbat
    We are now marginally worse. Basically gave Headrick away to watch France fail.
  17. Fatbat
    Is Joey Gallo available yet? 🤣😂
  18. Fatbat
    and Whats on 2nd?
  19. Fatbat
    Get the kid a first baseman's mitt. It worked out for Lamont Wade Jr.
  20. Fatbat
    Yup. We basically dumped Helman for a 2yr $9M Bader contract. Not exactly a Pohlad type salary dump.
  21. Fatbat
    He doesn’t need a non roster invite because he is on the 40 man. ….. I missed it also 🤦‍♂️
  22. Fatbat
    Keaschall yes, Jenkins no is simple. Jenkins isnt MLB ready and if everyone in front of Keaschall fails, he will be in MLB (leading off and raking) while starting at 2B. Could happen as early as April. ….. and where is Erod? EDIT….. erod isnt a nonroster invite because he is already on the 40 man roster 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
  23. Fatbat
    That is most probable! I was leaning towards Kiersey playing well above replacement value to sell tickets. Yes I know, improbable! Bader is just another replacement level OF free agent role player. He might play above his career averages which would be great for the team, I just don’t want another Margot/Gallo situation. I also don’t want another Cellestino or Cave situation.
  24. Fatbat
    Not to hijack the thread but if the new owner decides to clean house of a FO that has a top 3 bullpen and top 5 Farm system, what are we going to get with a new front office?
  25. Fatbat
    Wasn’t Bader signed for 2 reasons? Plus defense and right handed bat to add platooning and pinch hitting to the roster? Sounds like Falvey gave Rocco half of what he has been asking for in the defense/lineup end. Add in a LH RP and Rocco has 2/3 of his roster needs filled.
×
×
  • Create New...