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  1. TNtwins85
    If he does all the things he’s supposed to do as a #3 overall pick college player entering pro ball I think mid summer to late summer 2027. If he has any hiccups (which is expected and ok) then late 2027 or early 2028. Also depends on the catching situation next year as well.
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    Mauer player 277 games between rookie league and AA from 2001 to 2004. Kaelen Culpepper has played approximately 202 games. Walker Jenkins has played 234. Mauer was actually moved slow for the numbers he put up. He hit .400/.492/.491 in 32 games in the appy league in 2001. Talk about conservative. If Mauer came up today and posted the numbers he did in the minors he probably would’ve been up a year earlier. He was the prized prospect in the early Terry Ryan FO but dang. He did not move fast.
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    I think he can command a couple good players in a trade. Probably one good close to MLB prospect and one good lottery ticket. I’d love either of Elmer Rodriguez/ Carlos LaGrange as your close to ready electric arms and then add in Allen Facundo as an electric arm lottery ticket. That’s who I’d want from the Yankees anyways. Rodriguez/LaGrange probably come up this year and Facundo is 23 but needs some refinement.
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    Yes, granted the big league club has really dug into that depth we haven’t really seen anybody step up this season. There’s usually 1–2 guys a season that really step up. Their college draft picks from last year have been missing other than maybe Quick. Take the BPA at 3 on Saturday and load the system with arms after that!
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    You also don’t get better by signing 29 year old catchers to 4-5 year deals for 11-15million a year when catchers tend to decline rapidly in their 30’s. Usually. Maybe Jeffers is different but you can count on him declining within that 4-5 years. Maybe he still hits well into his 30’s but he for sure doesn’t get better defensively. You could get better by trading him for a few guys who have team control for 6-7 years and end up making maybe 20 million if they’re decent in their 6 year span. That’s the risk though. There’s also the possibility that they all don’t turn out. I would love to keep Jeffers but that ship sailed at least a year ago. At this point you cash him in and try your best to develop whomever you get for him.
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    Uhhh yeah, no. Caratini does not get the same as Jeffers. Although their stat lines may look the same for their years played Jeffers will get you back more. I thought about this but trading Caratini and keeping Jeffers really hamstrings you for next year. The answer is you have to trade him. It’s just the hard truth of the situation.
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    He hired Boras once it was known that he will be a free agent. I imagine once they signed Carratini to a 2 year deal the writing was on the wall. Also, the Twins not offering anything in the previous 6 years as far as an extension. He’s as good as gone. Get a decent prospect or 2 for him.
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  28. TNtwins85
    Agreed. At this point if you can get Erod healthy before the deadline and you can package him and another OFer to A. Clear a path for some other guys and B. Get yourself a controllable/ higher upside MLB ready pitcher I think you do it. A. As shown this year they need more pitching. B. Even though I like Erod I’m over the injuries and I question whether his skills hold up in MLB. C. They just have to clear this glut of non elite stagnant OFers to clear a path for some of these other guys.
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    If he’s doing what a healthy Walker Jenkins has tended to do in his minor league career to this point and he’s not up by say August 4th then grab the pitchforks. He doesn’t need anymore seasoning regardless if the Twins are in it or not. Right now he’s your best RF/LF option defensively and can hold his own at the dish the same if not better than most not named Buxton, or Larnach.
  30. TNtwins85
    Exactly. Contrary to what most people think or want to believe maybe it’s the players choice. It’s a give and take and one has to think from the players perspective. Free agency is the one and only time a player gets to choose. Free agency is the players reward for making it 2,3,4 years in the minors to make themselves an MLB player and endure and succeed for 6 years to get to that point. It’s not bad on the Twins and it’s not bad on the player. For 7,8,9 years the team holds all the cards. It’s very difficult to sign a catcher to a long term deal. Look at Mauer. One foul ball off the mask changes the whole course of a franchise and that’s for a player who aged decently. Most catchers don’t. It’s not the Twins bad. It’s just calculating risk. Maybe he turned down extensions. That’s his right too to be able to get to the one point of an MLB career where he gets to choose. It’s more complex than one thing or another.
  31. TNtwins85
    Really? Below average? Like a 28 year old Wallner? Or a 27 year old Martin? Or a 30 something Clemens? Or a 29 year old Larnach? Yeah he’s had injuries and that’s frustrating but let’s not turn on him before he even gets to the majors. My eye tells me he’s gonna be a pure hitter right away. The swing is very good and the eye is great for a 21 year old. Power? He’ll have it. Maybe not 30 Homer power right away but who does. He’ll be solid and that’s what the team needs now. Also, plays a good center and can be superb in the corners. Exactly as advertised. Is he Juan Soto? No. But neither was Juan Soto right away. Come on people. Give the guy a chance before putting the Minnesota hate on this kid.
  32. TNtwins85
    Not just the HR. He was 4-5. A typical Jenkins single up the middle. A perfectly placed blooper into right center, then he took a breaking pitch off a lefty away a smashed it opposite field. The homer looked middle in off a righty that he just turned on. All good controlled hits. He looked himself for sure!
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    Yes, it’s surprising but if you can’t send him down and he hasn’t figured it out in 50 innings and his peak was what we seen the last few years what else are you supposed to do? At some point you need to cut bait and so far this regime seems to be quicker than the last. That’s a good thing to keep this team in a wildcard race that they’re surprisingly still in and for the good of the team long term.
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    A true meritocracy. If you’re not performing it’s the next man up regardless. Yeah you don’t want to blow up your 40 man but there’s a line in the sand. Mediocrity will only be tolerated for so long. This should’ve been started last august.
  35. TNtwins85
    I don’t believe it’s for lack of trying. I’ve always believed he’s just that bad at defense.his routes and jumps are atrocious. I don’t care about the arm. He can throw it 200mph from right field but if he can’t judge a ball in the gap or an in between dropper then the arm will never make up for that. Begs the question why he was never tried at 1B. The arm? Morneau had a terrific arm at first base and certainly wasn’t wasted. How many runs could have been saved the last 3 years just having a average defender out there?
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