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  1.    Cris E reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 5, White Sox 1: Zebby Matthews Stops the Bleeding, Twins Avoid Sweep
  2. Nashvilletwin
    How about this lineup instead for a strike shortened season or after the all star break (whichever the case may be): 1. Keaschall - LF/DH 2. Culpepper - 2B 3. Buxton - DH/LF 4. Jeffers - C 5. Jenkins - CF 6. ERod - RF 7. Lee - 3B 8. Lewis - 1B 9. Houston - SS Clemens, Martin, Catatini plus one (Gonzalez, Roden, Winokur) make up the bench. Note that given the low overall cost of this lineup, we re-resign Jeffers to a 3/4 yr $10-15MM/year deal. He and Lackey become our starting C’s as early as ‘28 and Jeffers can DH more once Buxton moves on after that season. This is how you build a lineup to actually compete for a World Series as early as ‘28 and for several more years.
  3.    Nashvilletwin reacted to a post in a topic: Envisioning the 2027 Twins Starting Lineup
  4.    TCanWins reacted to a post in a topic: How the Twins Found Their Leadoff Hitter — Now and for the Future
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  6. Nashvilletwin
    Keaschall’s maturation as a hitter (and Lee’s for that matter as well) is what a team intends to happen if they make the investment and stay committed to it. Ideally, we make a similar commitment to Jenkins, Culpepper, ERod and Houston in what might be a strike shortened ‘27 campaign. If we have to take some lumps next year, so be it. Can you even imagine that core of young, maturing players developing in ‘27 like Keaschall and Lee did in ‘26. Our core “28 lineup of Keaschall (LF), Jenkins (CF), ERod (RF), Lee (3B), Houston (SS) and Culpepper (2B) would be strong, entertaining and cheap. Throw in Buxton as DH, maybe Lewis at 1B, and (pipe dream) a re-signed Jeffers at C alongside Lackey as a rookie, and the Twins could be a true contender. We just have to have the confidence and patience to let that core gestate.
  7. Nashvilletwin
    Glad we won today. Don’t get me wrong about that. However, the hope might be that the win doesn’t prevent the team from more directly accomplishing really important objectives in the last month - namely, seeing what they have in their prospects. With Buxton going on the IL, I really hope they bring ERod up on Tuesday and let him play RF every day the rest of the year alongside Jenkins in CF and Keaschall in RF. Ideally, that would be our starting outfield in ‘27, so let’s make sure all three get as many innings and ABs as possible as we wrap up the year.
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  15. Nashvilletwin
    The first four were actually very good. We are yet to see ERod, but all the others seem like good bets for one reason or another.
  16. Nashvilletwin
    Cheer up everyone. We now have four young players who appear to be legit major leaguers heading into next season: Lee, Keaschall, Culpepper and Jenkins. Ideally by the time the Twins play games in 2027, ERod and Houston could join that group. That’s six really solid position players who could be in the starting lineup by the end of a strike shortened next season. Heck, by the time real baseball starts up again in 2028, Lackey may be our starting C as well. With Clemens (whom I think is a very solid multi-faceted major leaguer), Lewis (who else plays 1B, maybe an FA), and Buxton (alternating in his last year as DH and LF with Keaschall), we have a very solid and entertaining 2028 base roster. Now let’s get ERod up here next week to finish off the season in RF next to Jenkins and Keaschall.
  17.    Nashvilletwin reacted to a post in a topic: A Radically Different Deadline Approach Has Led to the Same August Results for the Minnesota Twins
  18. Nashvilletwin
    Here is another way to look at things: this dismal road trip actually (very marginally) has improved the Twins’ future. By getting closer to exposing that the delusion is in fact reality, we may not only get to see Jenkins and ERod in Twins’ uniforms soon, but also learn lessons about developing the roster for a true run in ‘28 and beyond. Ok, that last part is highly unlikely, but we can always hope. Regardless, there could be a silver lining or two.
  19. Nashvilletwin
    I’ve harped incessantly on how the ineptitude of the FO and ownership has meant that the Twins will likely get zippo for four of their biggest assets - Jeffers, Ryan, Lopez and Buxton - when all could have been moved (yes, maybe even Buxton if they had tried hard enough) at or near peak value. I apologize. I was wrong about that. The way this franchise operates, I should’ve included ERod as well. Wait and see - we probably will get zippo for him when he is claimed off waivers after spring training next season (whenever that may be). And that may happen without him ever seeing one MLB AB in a Twins uniform. Bring him up and play him. Next season he and Jenkins start in RF and CF. Keaschall and Buxton can switch off playing LF and DH depending on Buxton’s health and rest needs.
  20.    Nashvilletwin reacted to a post in a topic: A's 7, Twins 4: Twins' Hot Start Goes Up in Smoke in Another Late-Inning Collapse
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  22. Nashvilletwin
    Fun to see the Twins’ first immaculate inning. That certainly was something to behold.
  23.    Nashvilletwin reacted to a post in a topic: Making the Playoffs Would Change the Twins’ Offseason
  24.    Nashvilletwin reacted to a post in a topic: Athletics 4, Twins 2: Taj Bradley Racks Up 11 K's, But Byron Buxton Exits in Painful Loss
  25. Nashvilletwin
    Taj just had an immaculate inning. About 120 ever in mlb history. The clown A’s announcers don’t even mention it. American Legion team, stadium and announcers.
  26. Nashvilletwin
    Hilarious. Just like we let two miraculous wins change our trade deadline plan, we are going to yet be deluded again by finishing the year under 0.500 and missing or just making the playoffs. So 2027 will be more of the same? Keep our best prospects down on the farm? Sign a few middling FAs? Let Ryan, Lopez and eventually Buxton leave with no return - just like Jeffers (although, to be fair, we just might as well hang on to those three because we’ve blown the chance to get any real value for them)? Pretend we are trying to compete and score a few PR points for the owner along the way? When will we ever learn that we have to build for a true open window based primarily on developing our own talent and overall affordability if we ever want to truly compete for a championship? More of the same is simply delusion or short term calculated commercial reasoning.
  27.    Nashvilletwin reacted to a post in a topic: Making the Playoffs Would Change the Twins’ Offseason
  28. Nashvilletwin
    Absolutely a nice win - the kind that are necessary this time of year. We needed to take care of business and we did last night. Just like we need to do today and tomorrow. But let’s not make more of it than we should. It looked like the Twins were playing an American Legion team in an American Legion park.
  29. Nashvilletwin
    Regardless of the no trade clause, the ship has sailed on trading Buxton. We had ample opportunity to press the issue when his value was high. Those days are gone. He will be a Twin for the next two years. If he can mostly maintain his health, he can be a reasonable, if not important, contributor both on the field and in the clubhouse. He can stay as fresh/available as possible by sharing primary LF and DH duties with Keaschall. But just like his other three legit major leaguer teammates entering 2026 - Lopez, Ryan and Jeffers - the ship has sailed and Twins will get zero trade value from Buxton.
  30. Nashvilletwin
    At this point, he is 100% a keeper who should be in the lineup every day based on his bat and energy. In ‘27, when he’s not starting in LF (ideally next to Jenkins and ERod), he’s starting at DH. Period. He should essentially share those two positions with Buxton for the next two years. Martin can be his late inning defensive replacement as needed. Keaschall as a starter every day is a no brainer - to think otherwise is ridiculous (especially for this small market team struggling to both win and draw fans).
  31.    Nashvilletwin reacted to a post in a topic: Crack-n-Clank: Luke Keaschall and the Glorious History of Good Little Hitters Who Suck at Defense
  32. Nashvilletwin
    Keaschall, Lee and Culpepper look like promising graduates - keepers for the next core. Depending on the lockout, 2027 is the year to see what we have at the major league level in Jenkins, ERod, Mendez, and Houston. Ideally, Gonzalez rebounds and enters into that conversation sometime during the season. Jenkins and ERod need to break camp as the starting CF and RF (alongside Keaschall in LF) at a minimum. As multi year college guys, maybe Lackey and/or Tinney will be ready to debut in ‘28. ’28 could see a very strong young core if a) we can keep the current three keepers (Keaschall, Lee, and Culpepper) on some sort of upward trajectory; b) at least two of Jenkins, Houston and Lackey are who think they are (it will be disappointing if all three aren’t successful); c) we find one or two legit major leaguers out of the other four top candidates; and/or d) we get an additional surprise (i.e. Tait, Winokur or Diaw possibly). Add in a couple of vets (perhaps some subset of Buxton, Lewis, Clemens and Martin) and/or FAs (likely) and this could be the beginning of a very exciting and entertaining era for Twins baseball.
  33. Nashvilletwin
    Let’s get ‘em tomorrow
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