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  1. TwinsDr2021
    This is 100% true, Zach Neto isn't doing to bad in LA, was drafted in the same draft as Lee and 5 picks after. Yet the Twins guy needs more time time. The rest of the league is calling up guys 21, 22, 23 years old and the Twins can't call up guys 24 or older because they just aren't ready or need more time?
  2. TwinsDr2021
    I am pretty sure that is the consensus with every person in MN except the ones that matter. IMO there is close to a zero percent chance they cut Gallo and his salary and call up a non prospects. (That is a no win situation for them, the player is terrible they look bad, the player is good, they look bad for signing and playing Gallo)
  3. TwinsDr2021
    The only minor player the twins have that compares to Pena and Stott is Brooks Lee. To compare any other Twins minor player to them is a huge disservice to them. Pena was one of the main reasons Houston felt comfortable letting Correa go (and the money of course), and Stott was top 100 middle infielder prospect. NEITHER of them were a soon to be 27 year old 1B/DH. I get it we all want Gallo gone and have for months but this FO doesn't and it seems highly unlikely they are going to do it for a non 40 man roster player. If you want to compare somebody to Pena and Stott, its Julien and he is up doing exactly what they did (minus some defense) I get it some really old minor league players are doing great in St. Paul (there are a few younger ones) and we want the Twins do to be better and think they guys would/could/might help, but there is a reason they are in the minors.
  4. TwinsDr2021
    Me personally not ready to put a check next to any of those players except Duran. He has actually done it for 1 1/2. I do feel pretty confident in Lewis (if he can stay healthy) and AK if he comes back this year and does well (otherwise that will be 3 lost year and still unknown how good he is or if he can stay healthy) I need to see more in Julien and Wallner they both have way, way less at bats than Miranda had. With that said I feel pretty comfortable going into next season giving Lewis, Julien and Wallner (with a shorter leash because he will be 26 next season) starting spots.
  5. TwinsDr2021
    100% agree, maybe the FO thinks he will be in AAA all next year (why add a guy to the 40 until you have to with some issues they might have and lets be honest he is way cheaper in the future the longer you keep players in the minors) and the plan is for 2025 is to move Correa to third and give Lee the spot. They do seem to be stubborn on moving some players, it seems like trying Wallner and Julien at first last year hurts them later. I mean somebody mentioned Jeffers at first but somehow those two can't play 1B? Unless of course they are thinking one or both of them could have more trade value their current position.
  6. TwinsDr2021
    Of course you can't come up with 12, but 12 isn't the number unless every player put on is added to the active roster. Because 11 of the guys you mentioned are currently on the active roster.
  7. TwinsDr2021
    Not saying I don't like this, but he has played 1 game (and had no plays) at 2B in 2021 (In the cape cod league). I would love to see them put him there right now in AAA and Martin in CF for the rest of the year.
  8. TwinsDr2021
    Can't believe the Twins are going to put a 25 year old with no major league experience in Center Field. As of today he has started 5 games in CF this year and 12 last year. He did play 46 in 2021. To me his just a depth option at a few spots next year.
  9. TwinsDr2021
    Just to clarify, De Leon, Canterino, Mahle, Paddack, Stewart and Gordon, while technically on the 40 man they aren't currently counted. Alcala, Balazovic, Canterino, Duran, Headrick, Henriquez, Jax, Lopez, Moran, Ober, Ryan, Sands, Varland, Winder, SWR, Paddack (16 coming back) Jeffers, Vazquez, Correa, Farmer, Julien, AK, Lewis, Miranda, Polanco, Castro, Kepler, Larnach, Wallner, Buxton (14 coming back) Not Back Taylor, Luplow, Gordon, Gallo, Celestino, Solano, Thielbar, Stewart, Pagan, Ortega, Mahle, Maeda, Keuchel, Gray, Floro, Del Leon. (16) So technically they would have 10 spots, but 10 of the guys not coming back are also on the active roster. So it isn't as easy to say there is plenty of room for the prospects, that is why IMO this offseason they need to trade Larnach or Wallner, and probably Miranda. I don't think they are going to trade Kepler or Polanco because they aren't going to run 5 or 6 young players.
  10. TwinsDr2021
    I will go out on a limb and say there is little to no chance of that being the Twins team next year. They are going to bring in a vet or two for depth like they did this year (or just keep Farmer and Castro) That is way too many unknowns to start a season that you expect to compete for another division title.
  11. TwinsDr2021
    💯agree, unless there is an injury and they need a player and my guess is that they would put a throw away player on the 40 as to not waste options on a real prospect (Williams or Stevenson for example). IMO
  12. TwinsDr2021
    Like it or not it is the one of the downsides of bringing players up when they are already 24 or older, They don't get much of a chance to work though issues because they next 24 year old needs a chance. Currently you have Miranda (25), Julien (24), Wallner (25, 26 to start next season), Larnach (26, 27 to start next season), AK (25, 26 to start next season), Lewis (24). All on the older side of prospects that haven't established themselves (or stayed healthy enough) as solid major league starters. The next small wave is probably Lee (23), Martin (25 to start next season), Severino (turns 24 in October) Doesn't leave much opportunity for a real young prospect when you are still trying to figure what you have with your mid 20 somethings.
  13. TwinsDr2021
    Everything revolves around Buxton. If he can play center, it opens everything up for some other players. If he can't, well than some guys have to go.
  14. TwinsDr2021
    agree - and not sure what SWR ends up as, but it doesn't seem to be a starter. top pitching prospects and innings so far Festa - 75 Raya - 46 Prielipp - 6 and IMO Henrquez and Headrick are only spot starters or relief pitchers.
  15. TwinsDr2021
    Miranda turns 26 next June, if he isn't raking in AAA next year, he career with the Twins should be done unless he will accept a minor league deal. Williams turns 27 in November, so if the Twins don't bringing him up this year I don't see him ever being in their plans. Prato also turns 26 prior to next season, so he also seems like a guy they will only turn to as a last resort.
  16. TwinsDr2021
    Ohtani has two less starts, the same amount of QS and his ERA is a hair under Gray, has 6 less innings than Gray and more K's than Gray, and ESPN WAR of 3.6 compared to Gray's 3.8. I put the odds of either of them winning about the same and below Cole and Gausman. Not sure when Eovaldi is back but if he comes back with 8 starts like July he could get back into the conversation.
  17. TwinsDr2021
    IMO, right now it is Cole's to lose. He has the best ERA, most innings and is tied for 1st in the majors 18 with Quality starts (Gray 12). Gray could catch him but IMO he will have to average 6+ innings per start the rest of the watch, and hope Cole and probably Gausman have some not so great starts.
  18. TwinsDr2021
    Spotrac had him going into this year with 2. So I would assume he has one next year. Which mean either his trade value would be a bit higher or he can be depth again next year. I have never been super high on Wallner but I always hoped I was wrong. Since those two games in late May (and was demoted) his batting average and OBP percentage have been on a steady decline, his SLG has held pretty well which is good, he is striking out about 35% since he has came back up. With that said I think he should be starting the rest of the year (and thought that for months now) and he how he finishes to decide what to do next year with the outfield. I still think he ends up a poor man's gallo (at his peak) without the defensive flexibility. As for Larnach I pretty much done with him and ready to move on. I am not a Nick Gordon fan but if it came two to the two of them I would choose Gordon.
  19. TwinsDr2021
    Winder, Moran, Alcala and Sands also have shown flashes, big deal until they actually lock jobs down like Jax, Ober, Ryan and Duran have they are just prospects that are getting older.
  20. TwinsDr2021
    I think they pick up Kepler's option as well, because as of now they basically have no starting outfielders next year except him. Wallner still has work to do to be given a starting job next year, who knows with Buxton and they basically have no highly ranked outfield prospects that screamed give me a chance for next year. (Gordon and Castro aren't starting outfielders)
  21. TwinsDr2021
    First he has had 10 one at bats games in his career, so many pitch hits isn't accurate. If you are trying to talk up Larnach, comparing him to Gallo isn't the best comparison to make, I will go out on a limb and say 99% of Twins (and Yankee and Dodger and probably all the rest of the fans) fans don't think Gallo even belongs in the majors. Basically all three years he starts out well than falls off and/or gets hurt. I am not sure how a first place team should have continued to give him at bats. (I also say the same about Gallo), Wallner should have been up sooner and if that didn't go well they should have given Keirsey a chance or some other prospect. Then Larnach again. IMO Larnach is a left handed Garlick, but I get how others want to give him more changes.
  22. TwinsDr2021
    Lets be honest, Larnach problem isn't corner outfield glut syndrome, it is he hasn't been good and hasn't stayed healthy. He has been given three chances to have the job and has failed all three times. Just saying
  23. TwinsDr2021
    You left out Duran and Gray, But in 7 years that isn't a impressive list.
  24. TwinsDr2021
    I like all the players you mentioned (kind of left off Miranda and Larnach?) My caution would be 226,202, 179, 95 and 86. that is the at bats of AK, Julien, Lewis and Wallner. And because of those low amount of at bats it makes it tough to start next year, it almost requires bringing in vets again as back ups. Because you can't go into a year with a good starting staff and a team full of 2nd year and rookies. That has been the biggest problem of this FO IMO, and that is 7 years in and basically haven't been able to bring up 1 or 2 rookies a year and have them stick, and/or giving them the opportunity when it is presented. (They seem real slow)
  25. TwinsDr2021
    What does last year matter, when talking about a prospect next year? Please give me an accurate list of players that got to AAA at age 26 and became anything more than a utility player, or a bad full time player on a bad baseball team. I am sick about hearing about the Covid season hurt Twins prospects but yet prospects all over the league are doing fine at a much younger age. I know he lost time to his hip injury and that is the only reason I still think he has a chance at a utility 4th outfielder type player. You are correct I don't see Keirsey as a depth option next year to Buxton. Obviously not every minor league player will be an all star, most won't ever if see the majors, but for the last few decades if not more older "prospects" get passed by the next great thing, that is how baseball works. Having a player show something at age 25 in AA, call me un-impressed, with that said I wish him the best of luck and hope he can be one of the rare few exceptions.
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