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  1. Nashvilletwin
    The question isn’t the correct one. The question should be “What should the Twins do to get prepared for ‘28?” We have 18 months to get these things done: 1. New owners. Likely post the new CBA and after the ‘27 season. 2. New GM. Won’t happen until ownership changes. 3. Re-sign Jeffers. We don’t care if we overpay. Jeffers catches for two years and then plays 1B and DH. Probably won’t happen because TTT and JZ are delusional idiots. 4. Trade Ryan, Lopez, Hoffman, Larnach and Lewis for young starting pitching this off-season. None of those players will be on the ‘28 Twins. See #3 above as to why it won’t happen. 5. Play the young guys - everyday. That includes Culpepper, Jenkins, ERod, Lee, Keaschall, Houston (when he’s brought up) and all the young starting pitchers. Should happen, right? 6. Buxton goes to primary DH. If he insists on playing OF every day, oblige him by trading him. Won’t happen. See #3 again for the reason. 7. Start building the bullpen with projectable ‘28 and ‘29 talent. 8. Get ready to spend some real $ in the pre ‘28 off-season to fill any holes (for the ‘28 - ‘30 seasons) identified in ‘27. Probably happens with the new CBA - certainly if #1 is accomplished. Easy peasy. Steps #3-#8 are what TTT should do to maximise the Pohlad’s sale price. If the Twins did these things, attendance and fan excitement would be greater and the window would be wide open for ‘28-‘30.
  2. Nashvilletwin
    Everyone, don’t worry. The question is not if Buxton/the Twins waited to long to have his surgery - they didn’t, because it’s highly unlikely there is any baseball before June next season anyway. The actual question is what role is he going to play. Ideally, he’s our primary DH, playing in the outfield no more than twice a week, and certainly not taking innings and ABs away from Keaschall, Jenkins and ERod. If he still wants to be an everyday outfielder, we give him the option to do that somewhere else. Easy peasy.
  3. Nashvilletwin
    Nothing against Lewis, but if I never see him take another AB as a Twin, I wouldn’t be sad.
  4. Nashvilletwin
    The Twins will be very pitcher heavy in the ‘27 draft. Just think where we’d be if we had accepted the BoSox offer for Ryan at the ‘25 deadline (Payton Tolle and Franklin Arias) and traded Jeffers to the BoSox for Anthony Eyanson. Tolle (LHP) is a 23 year old starter who in his first year in the majors went 9-6 with a 3.03 ERA and 171 Ks and only 40 BBs. In other words, he’s already way better than Ryan and he’s nearly seven years younger (and way cheaper with five or more years of control). Arias (SS) is the #3 MLB overall prospect. Our starting infield at some point next year would be Arias (3B), Houston (SS), Culpepper (2B) and Lee (1B). Wow! Eyanson (RHP) is a consensus top 50 MLB overall prospect with a #2 or #3 (at worst) starter potential. He’d be our #1 pitching prospect probably coming up in ‘28.
  5. Nashvilletwin
    Not much needs to be spent, besides on Jeffers and maybe a BP arm or two. Why? Because no one should care about ‘27. The “lockout” shortened season (for all you owner haters out there who complain that technically it’s not a strike but the owners fault for locking out the players) needs to be an investment in our young players year. You play Culpepper, Keaschall, Jenkins, ERod, and, when he’s ready in July, Houston as much as possible. They need innings and ABs. Given the season is destined to be shorter, you don’t need to worry about innings for the young starters - Bradley, Abel, Prielipp, and Matthews should be going every fifth day (certainly if we get rid of one or both of Lopez and Ryan). Re-sign Jeffers (that’s where we spend some cash). That’s priority #1. Jettison Lewis and Larnach. Rhoden and Gonzalez (and Martin) take their place and we see what potential those young players may have. Kremer goes to the pen until we trade both Ryan and Lopez (that will save us some money). If TTT wants to get delusional about winning in the ‘27 stub year, he’ll probably just keep both and let their contracts expire and get zippo for them (I’m having a hard time even imagining how incredibly stupid he and Zoll would have to be to let that happen). Who knows, that roster may be a winner anyway. You tell Buxton that he’s primarily a DH going forward. If he still wants to play in the field for his last two seasons, you give him the option to be traded. We then head into ‘28 with all the cash in the world to augment the roster via FAs or offer extensions - Jeffers is the only big contact, Buxton and Correa are done at the end of ‘28, and Lopez and Ryan are off the books. Btw, we all need to get off this “payroll has to be at least ___” thing. It’s about the players whom we can roster at a reasonable overall cost - whatever that may be. We are way better off developing our own young players and rounding out the roster with a couple of FAs (like Jeffers, for example) to fill holes.
  6. Nashvilletwin
    As a result of these trades are the Twins better positioned to compete in ‘28? Will any of the players acquired or the key assets kept bring any value post next year’s strike shortened season? The answer to both questions is assuredly no. Therefore, regardless of the individual trade grades, the overall grade is a solid F. Embracing delusion and short-term PR gains at the expense of building a true competitive team is precisely why the Twins under Tough Talking Tom and his minion JZ will never field a winner. Sad, but true.
  7. Nashvilletwin
    Should we expect anything different? That record is probably pretty close to what Shelton managed last season with the Pirates. lol
  8. Nashvilletwin
    Was Sabato missing his equipment tonight? If so, tough way to make your MLB debut. You work your butt off for seven years and then Delta Airlines loses your luggage. Hard to make that up.
  9. Nashvilletwin
    …..and crowded…
  10. Nashvilletwin
    100% agree. With those three in the lineup (ideally Culpepper for the last two games), plus now Sabato, the last week of the season is Must Watch TV for me. I have no particular burning desire or reason to see Lewis or Larnach take another AB as a twin - nothing against either player.
  11. Nashvilletwin
    Agree. The injuries were included in the “or whatever” part. Regardless of the reasons (and there are likely several), Lewis is simply not very good - certainly not good enough to be starting first baseman on a Twins team that is rapidly improving. It’s just time to move on - best for both parties. And that is written with a reluctance because virtually all Twins fans, myself most certainly included, wanted Lewis to be star for years to come. It was just not meant to be.
  12. Nashvilletwin
    The Twins tried very hard - very, very hard - to make Royce into the next Buxton; namely the fan favorite cornerstone of the commercial side of the equation. Sadly, it just didn’t pan out that way. Whether the Twins ruined Royce by playing him all over the diamond or whatever, the sad truth is that he cannot hit well enough or consistently enough or field extraordinarily enough to make up for the hitting deficiencies to be at least an average major leaguer. Bye Royce - best of luck to you at your new change of scenery. You need it and the Twins need it. Now they have multiple alternatives to build into that role - Culpepper, Jenkins, ERod, Keaschall. And don’t count out Houston or Lackey in the next year or two. The Twins may/should be looking at the likely strike shortened ‘27 season as an opportunity to reset out of the old and transition/invest in the new. As part of that, first base is now wide open for next season. Wide open - as it certainly should be. And Sabato is 100% one of the options. He may not end up winning the job, but he’s in the mix. And for many, he’s ahead of Lewis - as everyone knows he’s not the answer - as a possible solution.
  13. Nashvilletwin
    People were snickering at me? My fellow TDers? Wasnt the first time and certainly won’t be the last, lol.
  14. Nashvilletwin
    Might depend on how quickly the cap rolls in. Yankees might not have a ton of cap room. Maybe Jeffers likes living in MN. Who knows?
  15. Nashvilletwin
    No reason to panic. With one simple signing we can finesse our catching issues for a couple of years AND solve our first base problem for ‘29 and ‘30 when our window should be wide open. Yes, all of that can happen when we resign Jeffers Here’s the catching pipeline for the next four seasons: 2027: Jeffers, Caratini 2028: Jeffers, Jackson/Diaw/Lackey 2029: Lackey, Diaw/Tait 2030: Lackey, Tait (and going forward) Here’s the first base pipeline: 2027: Lewis, Clemens 2028: Clemens 2029: Jeffers, Tinney 2030: Jeffers, Tinney (Tinney is 1B after 2030) Here’s the DH lineup: 2027: Buxton, other outfielder 2028: Buxton, other outfielder 2029: Tinney, Jeffers, Diaw, Lackey 2030: Tinney, Jeffers, Diaw, Lackey Granted, this assumes the prospects stay on schedule. But this scenario is very plausible.
  16. Nashvilletwin
    The decision is a no-brainer: re-sign Jeffers to a 4 yr. $70MM or so deal. Jeffers is C1 in ‘27 and probably ‘28 or until Lackey is ready. After that, he starts at 1B, is DH on the other days, and is emergency C3. We will have plenty of cash with a new floor and after losing both Ryan and Lopez after the strike shortened ‘27 and Buxton after ‘28. Easy peasy.
  17. Nashvilletwin
    Jeffers - as early as ‘28 and certainly in ‘29 and 30’. Just depends on Lackey, Diaw, Tait and Tinney. The point is that re-signing Jeffers to a four year deal makes sense because after ‘28 at the latest he can make the move to 1B and won’t be holding anyone back. C’mon TDers - let’s think out of the box
  18. Nashvilletwin
    If the owners stick to their salary cap demand, I’m quite pessimistic about ‘27 being much more than a stub year. Lewis stays at 1B until Houston arrives. Then Clemens moves from 2B to a righty/lefty platoon 1B with Lewis. Both can also play some utility infield. In ‘28, ideally we see either Tinney or Diaw make their debut at 1B supported by Clemens. Lewis is gone. In ‘29 one of Tinney or Diaw is our primary 1B and the other still is on the team (DH1/DH2, C2/C3, 1B2, PH). Another alternative is we re-sign Jeffers (four year deal) and he plays 1B and DH starting in ‘29 when Lackey takes over C1 and Jeffers’ legs start to wear out. So in ‘29, Jeffers and Tinney at 1B and DH with Lackey and Diaw as C1 and C2, respectively. This is my preferred scenario.
  19. Nashvilletwin
    What if the FO and ownership had pulled their heads out of their derrières and traded Ryan and Buxton (I know, I know the NTC…give it a rest) before the ASG and Jeffers before the deadline for 3-5 legit, near-term prospects instead of pursuing a delusional transitory fan pleasing PR stunt strategy? We’d be so much deeper, we’d have more cash to spend (maybe to re-sign Jeffers, perhaps?), we’d likely have a higher draft pick, Jenkins and ERod probably would’ve got more critical ABs, etc., etc. In short, we’d be in a much better position to put an actual contending team on the field starting in ‘28 after the strike shortened season. That’s the biggest “What If” from this season. Everything else was more or less predictable.
  20. Nashvilletwin
    Catching plan 1.0: 1. Re-sign Jeffers to a 3 yr. deal 2. Bring Lackey up in ‘28 to pair with Jeffers. 3. Tinney becomes our 1B in ‘28 or ‘29 4. Trade Tait after the ‘27 season. 5. Diaw joins the big club in ‘28 or ‘29 as 3rd catcher and back up OF. 6. Jimenez stays in the system as a C through ‘29 and then we reassess when Jeffer goes. Maybe he’s a backup C in ‘29 if Jeffers is traded before the season or at the deadline. 7. If Jimenez doesn’t make it, no big whoop. Diaw is C #2. 8. By ‘29 the Twins could have four of the five on the big league roster with Lackey and Jimenez as the main #1 and #2, respectively. Tinney is at 1B and Diaw is OF #4-5 - but both can catch if called upon. We maximize the value for Tait - the one guy, other than Lackey, who can bring back some real value - as we head into our open window in ‘28. Seems fairly straightforward.
  21. Nashvilletwin
    Amen!
  22. Nashvilletwin
    Why? So we can chase another delusional playoff spot in a strike shortened season? So we can postpone the development of one of our key future cogs? The kid needs ABs against major league pitching. All the young guys do. Look at how Lee and Keaschall responded this year as they started to accumulate ABs. Just for once, this inept franchise needs to pull their heads out of their rear ends and invest for the future. Play the young guys. Build for the future. They’ve mangled their ability to trade their best assets already.
  23. Nashvilletwin
    Keaschall (LF), ERod (RF), Jenkins (CF), Buxton (DH, 4th OF), Martin (5th OF, late inning sub, PR). Gonzalez and Rhoden are the first OF call ups. Larnach is gone. Just make the investment and play that lineup every day possible during the strike shortened ‘27 season. It’s not complicated. Btw, except for 1B, the infield isn’t complicated either. Lee (3B), Culpepper (SS), Clemens (2B). When Houston arrives, he plays SS, Culpepper moves to 2B, and Clemens either goes to 1B (if Lewis is still in that role) or is utility IF #1/DH/PH. Kreidler is fine as utility IF #2. Re-sign Jeffers (C) to a three-year deal; Caratini is C2 until one of the prospects (Diaw or Lackey) arrives (likely not until ‘28). Those are our 13 position players/DH. Other than figuring out what to do with Lewis and 1B, is that so hard?
  24. Nashvilletwin
    Except for Buxton as DH, ideally for the next couple of weeks we see our 2027 (whenever we have baseball in 2027, lol) starting lineup: Outfield: Keaschall (LF), Jenkins (CF), ERod (RF) Infield: Lee (3B), Culpepper (SS), Clemens (2B), Lewis (1B) Catcher: Jeffers (re-signed) DH: Buxton (platooning as the 4th outfielder) Lewis is the most at risk not to be part of that lineup. Ideally the Twins upgrade at 1B over the off-season. When Houston is brought up late in the season, Culpepper moves to 2B and Clemens either gets innings at 1B (Lewis stays) or is the primary utility player (infield and outfield) along with Martin. Future looks bright fellow TDers.
  25. Nashvilletwin
    I’d give Sabato a few games at 1B and let Lewis take a seat.
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