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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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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?

Then what is your definition of “talent”?

If Chicago takes Cholowsky and Tampa takes Vahn then the Twins absolutely have to take Emerson or Flora. If they try to play the money game to get better picks later then they’ve squandered the 3rd pick. Those are the only 2 options at 3 if that’s how it plays out. BPA. Royce Lewis was not the best player available. Remember these names! Royce Lewis, Landon Leach, Blayne Enlow, Charlie Barnes.

I’m not sure Flora or Flukey are on Skenes’ level. Should they take one of them? I for one would love to see how the Twins pitching system molds an electric, potential top of the rotation college arm as opposed to the the Joe Ryan’s, Bailey obers and David Festa later round pick guys. They’re great but by the time they come up they’re always 24,25,26 just because of the refinement needed. A guy who just needs a few tweaks and a little refinement with some professional innings! I think they can mold a skenes out of one of those guys. Do they take the risk? Doubt it. Would it be fun to see one of those guys dominating come next summer? Absolutely!

Kyler Fedko couldn’t be any worse then James outman. Probably would love to sit at the end of a major league bench and provide what you stated? If the bar is a guy who can hit .125 and play shaky CF and ok LF and RF and getting a few pinch running appearances I think you try Fedko out for a few weeks. Can’t be any or much worse and he’s a righty.

Exactly! Might have some rough patches but has shown he can adjust. If things go reasonably well maybe we see him in august or September? Unless all the Twins pitchers arms keep falling off. Then maybe sooner.

A potential #4,5 starter for 100 abysmal AB’s of Willi Castro? Not to mention Armstrong in the mix as well potentially. I think that’s a pretty good outcome. If you don’t see it then we’re looking at 2 completely different things my friend.

I like Lombard but not at 3. I know prospects are prospects but at number 3 you need a guy who is rock solid. Lombard seems too much like a Royce Lewis. I wasn’t in when he was a HS prospect either. Guys with questions about their hit tool are not guys you take top 3. Or number one in Lewis’ case. If you’re the Twins you’re hoping Cholowsky or Emerson drops to you at 3 and you’re perfectly content taking Lackey or Flora at 3. Anybody else is simply out of the question really. The hit tool is your bedrock that you start from and hope for power and all the other things. Lewis is exhibit one of why you don’t do it the other way.

In the past he’s looked good at third and I believe he could be great at second given a bigger runway than he’s had in the past. Not sure he has the arm for third but it’s for sure average for third. If he can be a 270/320/430 guy with 20 bombs and solid defense at either second or third that’s an Ian Kinsler style player. Definitely someone you keep around as a complimentary player on a good team. Just need a few guys who he compliments.

You didn’t know? This team will be competitive! Pohlads words not mine. They are competitive for the most part until the starter is pulled. Then it’s a wild roller coaster ride. Very competitive until it ultimately isn’t.