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  1. Jocko87
    Long term yes but in the short term is he better than Gallo? My memories are fuzzy. Gallo is probably more valuable in the outfield with his arm but he might also be a gold glove at first.
  2. Jocko87
    Well put, and the same can be applied to Kepler/AK, Farmlanodon/Julien etc. The key is actually making the move when these parameters are met.
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    They have a full MLB payroll on the IL, $117m or more than 9 teams in MLB. Bader would also be a starter over Hicks. Safe to say they will look quite different when we see them again. Yes, this was fun for the most part, but leveling up continues.
  4. Jocko87
    This is a very good point and I don't think the reasons for doing it can be positive for Julien. Locking him in at the deepest position in the org when they are trending towards a maximum position flexibility roster raises questions. If and when Lewis and Lee push Castro and Gordon out they will both be ahead of Julien for hacks at 2nd along with the next Kyle Farmer type. And that's assuming Polanco is gone. There is going to have to be another unpopular trade out of this group of SS/2nd base types. This discussion further enforces the need to move Arreaz when they did IMO. Then, don't be surprised if they draft several college SS types again this year so they can reload the trade chips. These ain't your old draft and hoard/develop Twins anymore.
  5. Jocko87
    This should set up as well as any series all year. 3 out of 4 might be bittersweet.
  6. Jocko87
    I'd almost put Gallo at first when they both play. Gallo can be a full plus over there, not too sure about AK. AK is taking reps in the OF at AAA. Better glove at first but that takes the great arm out of the OF. Good problems. I'd also be playing Gallo as the lone LHB against the lefty starter, at least until he cools off. He's not been helpless against lefties over his career and is seeing the ball well. It's nice to have him as the pinch hitter available rather than a Kepler but at least you can get Kep or Larnach a good matchup that way.
  7. Jocko87
    Agree with both. Not the least bit worried about the risk of Kepler being gone. Too many promising lefty outfielder types waiting for a chance to OPS .693. Even some good righties coming. Unfortunately the other teams know this as well which drives the value down. They may have out thought themselves on this one. I'd do it now as well but they will wait until the deadline unless they get blown away. When AK comes up its probably for good barring new injury. There is just enough time between now and the trading deadline to get comfortable with AK, Larnach, Wallner, Julien or hell even DaShawn Keirsey Jr. rather than Kepler. They don't have a real crunch other than our angst. I've greatly enjoyed Kepler over the years. I watched him in BP at Nationals park shortly after he came up and it looked and sounded different, I was in. I've been pulling for him for years but I'm a Twins fan first and business is business.
  8. Jocko87
    Hope they don't use the bad defense to excuse the bad pitching.
  9. Jocko87
    I don't know that that will help but he needs to be in plus situations until he figures it out. IL plus a rehab maybe?
  10. Jocko87
    It was a legitimate question. Still is.
  11. Jocko87
    We might be able to sort the entire roster crunch today. 4D chess Rocco.
  12. Jocko87
    83 middle middle can really wake up an offense.
  13. Jocko87
    Where did I say anything like that?
  14. Jocko87
    Keystone kops
  15. Jocko87
    You mean commit career suicide?
  16. Jocko87
    Castro has an option. Next lefty is a ways out so it might happen.
  17. Jocko87
    I'd keep at least one home field camera on him at all times.
  18. Jocko87
    It will be interesting to watch the hitters adjust to the sweeper. It may be hell when its new but we need a few times through the league to be anything but the new hotness.
  19. Jocko87
    Jinx! I type slow. This means nothing in October.
  20. Jocko87
    As impressed as I am by Gallos glove work at first I’m equally disappointed with Solanos glove. Man it’s tough sometimes. I was expecting more and am concerned about putting him elsewhere as well. Lots of posts here and the socials about finally beating the Yankees but we better enjoy it and never mention it again after tomorrow. It feels like back in the dark days when Dick had to stretch for good things to say-he’s on a 6 game hitting streak, against lefties, in day games, after double headers, on the road, against the AL east. Arbitrary wins in arbitrary time periods. They will be a different squad next time but so will the Twins.
  21. Jocko87
    And then he had to lose all that weight for this year… it’s all starting to come together now.
  22. Jocko87
    Very interesting considering where they were a few months ago. Congrats to the Pirates and their fans, it looks like they have something going with a few core pieces and actually spending some money. Also interesting that the contract is very similar in base money to Buxton. None of the incentives that Buxton got but basically the same money.
  23. Jocko87
    Yeah but the throwbacks are out. I wonder if they are going to refund some broadcaster fines.
  24. Jocko87
    Ryan, Duran and Lopez are all free agents in 2028. It made me happy just to type that. I don't disagree that they should consider buying out some ARB years but there are going to be several potential candidates for this and it will be hard to do them all.
  25. Jocko87
    Can we agree this discussion has nothing to do with anything that has or has not happened on the field in the last 3 weeks? Good? Thanks. I agree with Big Forks. Baseball has too many contributors for the core 4 concept to work. In this example we are talking about the main dude in each group. We talk about the core all the time but we are actually talking about the group of players that are under control for a long term and that we believe are fully in the FO plans for a good while. It's probably actually about 12 guys and we could argue over the 12 for days. I counted Brooks Lee but not Ober or Varland. Why? Hell if I know. My gut says they are much more tradable that Lee. E-Rod could be considered, whoever is drafted #5 could be considered. I gave Christian Vazquez a half point as 3 years for a veteran catcher is an eternity. Fun exercise though.
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