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  1. Nashvilletwin
    Depending on the strike, he might just get a cup of coffee in ‘27. Otherwise, he ideally debuts in ‘28 as rookie and our primary catcher (90 plus starts). ‘26: Jeffers and Jackson for the first half, then Jackson and Cardenas in the second half after Jeffers gets traded at the deadline. ’27: Jackson and Cardenas with a possible cup of coffee for Tait. ’28: Tait and Cardenas.
  2. Nashvilletwin
    Kepler suspended 80 games for violating the drug program. Say it ain’t so, Max. Say it ain’t so.
  3. Nashvilletwin
    Could be, but it’s not like there hasn’t been highly publicised and easy to access consensus among the professional evaluators on many Twins prospects, including ERod, which tends to drive much of the hopefulness of Twins fans. At the end of the day, “clear success” for many Twins fans, including me, comes down to meaningful, consistent contributions over some period of time, ideally several years, at the big league level. Earning a top 100 prospect ranking from multiple evaluators means nothing at the end of the day without majors production. So, yes, maybe there is a bit too much over optimism among us fans. On the other hand, maybe we just rightfully expect some actual results in exchange for our hard earned cash and time. Maybe the solution with respect to articles like this one and prospects like ERod et al is we should limit our interest and instead just say call me when the hype becomes reality.
  4. Nashvilletwin
    Granted he’s consistently been a top 100 prospect for a while now, but if becoming a significant contributor at the major league level is ultimately the only goal that truly matters, it’s a bit premature to call ERod a “clear success story”. Let’s hope that soon becomes a verifiable statement. However, there remains a lot of room between the cup and the lip on that - especially given our recent track record with prospects like ERod. It’s very possible he becomes just another in a long list of recent top prospects who not only don’t produce in the bigs, but also aren’t traded for contributing assets. Boy, it would be great to see him in RF for years at Target Field. Ideally he gets his chance this summer.
  5. Nashvilletwin
    Completely agree. Bell is nothing special and may actually be worse than that. The $7MM would’ve been better spent on relievers who could protect any lead we might have once Ryan and Lopez are taken out.
  6. Nashvilletwin
    Thank you for clarifying. I take back my comments. The Twins are in fact extremely adept at transitioning position players into successful major leaguers and Ryan is an exceptional #2 asset for this franchise and would be on most other teams. The Twins top five assets - individually and collectively - truly are both proven and exceptional. We are the envy of the entire league. Seriously, Wallner has been a platoon player who had most of his potential DH ABs just taken away by signing a warmed over vet (who also can’t hit lefties). Very few if any TDers think Lee is anything but a future utility infielder and most are clamouring for Culpepper to replace him as soon as possible. Lewis has, sadly, been a huge disappointment to date. That is pretty much a universal agreed upon statement. If this is our idea of successfully transitioning top position player prospects into successful major leaguers, we are in trouble. Ryan is great. Love the guy. My son played his little league on his field. Probably my favorite Twin. But its sad if our #2 asset won’t be here in two years with almost near certainty and his value is likely tied up in trade consideration which may never realize.
  7. Nashvilletwin
    Brooks Lee, Lewis and Wallner are not yet average or better everyday major league players. I deeply hope they become such players. To go back to Buxton and before is pretty funny. Are you being sarcastic? If not, Arraez and Jeffers are good examples of successfully transitioned position players. My mistake. I should’ve defined the set as position players. So, yes, the franchise has some “recent” position player successes, but none - zippo - in the last half decade. Ok, Ryan might be the #1 on several teams, none likely contenders though. I concede. But his value as an asset will likely deteriorate - most certainly after the trade deadline if we do not extend him (which I wish they would, but it’s doubtful he has any interest). So, yes, it’s sad that our #2 “asset” is a really good #1 or #2 starter who with near certainty will not be with the team after 2026 and an abbreviated 2027. Hope I’m wrong. But, if not, that’s not really a great asset as #2. Btw, how do you think Ryan compares to the #2 asset on the other MLB teams?
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    So, our five best assets are three unproven prospects (coming from a system that has zero track record of transitioning prospects successfully into major leaguers) and two #2 starting pitchers whose “asset values” to the franchise are likely deteriorating by the day and, given the impending strike, may be close to nil after the trade deadline? Not to be overly cynical, but, sheesh, talk about a bare cupboard. Mother Hubbard has nothing on this franchise.
  9. Nashvilletwin
    The #1 overall prospect story line is will ANY Twins’ position player prospect, highly touted or not, actually become a bonafide major leaguer (for the Twins, mind you, so the Rookers of the world are excluded) this season. We have at least five legitimate candidates: Keaschall, Jenkins, ERod, Gonzalez, and Culpepper. Ok, you could add Roden. Six. The odds are not great given that, other than Keaschall, it’s not yet clear that any will even see Target Field this season given the institutional mentality and existing and newly signed clutter blocking their paths. There are a few others who already have extensive major league experience that could be thrown in to be generous and to increase the odds of it actually happening, including Lewis, Lee, Wallner and Martin. Julien is theoretically still possible too. That’s eleven candidates. Twins fans should realistically only hope for one - just one legitimate, every day average or better major leaguer. That’s the real prospect storyline, because, if it happens, it will be the first time in over half a decade. BTW, shouldn’t this basically be Shelton’s #1 job objective and the true basis on which his performance as manager be judged? Yeah, maybe it should be behind winning, but winning is gravy at this point.
  10. Nashvilletwin
    If he’s the best defensive SS in the majors, we shouldn’t care if he hits a buck eighty.
  11. Nashvilletwin
    I was a three handicap in 2003……not now and highly unlikely ever again. What Arcia did in 2023 is just as relevant. It’s just such a loser’s strategy to sign players on the hope that somehow they can recreate the high water mark of their mediocrity from several seasons past.
  12. Nashvilletwin
    Geez, this lineup is really boring and if Buxton goes down it will be virtually unwatchable. What a snore.
  13. Nashvilletwin
    So……more or less the same as our current roster, but at a fraction of the cost, a lot more fun to watch and with lots of future, controllable upside. Got it.
  14. Nashvilletwin
    Lots of doubt and/or criticism of my post-strike line-up suggestion. The points made are all valid. However, it’s not outside the realm of possibility. Why? Keaschall, Jenkins, Culpepper, ERod, and Gonzalez all are supposed to be contributors THIS year in the majors. So why should we be surprised if all are starters as of July/August 2027? We will be disappointed if they are not. Houston should be more than ready to debut by late summer ‘27. Can he hit? Well, if he is one of the best fielding SS in the league, do we even care all that much? Tait’s call up in late summer of ‘27 would be for investment purposes. So he’s a rookie in ‘28. It’s ok. Besides, it’s not like we are deep at C, particularly at his talent level even as a 21 year old. Lebron might be one of the most MLB ready prospects coming out of college in ‘26. Why not get him a cup of coffee in ‘27 and play him as a rookie in ‘28. We may not draft him, but, who knows, maybe Lewis shows up and he’s starting at 3B in ‘27 and ‘28. Either would be fine. If Buxton doesn’t like the younger player approach, then he can split. But we’d have the cash and the farm talent to get a DH. Who knows, maybe Wallner figures it out. However, Buck may very well like being the “old grizzled” vet in this lineup tutoring the younger guys. He could relish the role and excel in it. Sure, odds are this doesn’t work out this way. Of course. But there are many, many Twins fans that would rather watch this suggested lineup than be burdened with what is being offered this year (or has been the last couple of years as well). It’s an easy sell to Twins fans that this young crop is more exciting to watch and is being groomed for a wide open window. The fans want hope - not warmed over cast offs and continuous mediocrity.
  15. Nashvilletwin
    I’d actually be pleased if three worked out. That would be WAY better than we’ve done for years.
  16. Nashvilletwin
    We can only hope! That would be awesome.
  17. Nashvilletwin
    2027 Post-Strike Starting Lineup: 1. Keaschall, 1B 2. Culpepper, 2B 3. Jenkins, CF 4. Buxton or FA/Trade acquisition, DH 5. Rodriguez, RF 6. Gonzalez, LF 7. Lebron, 3B 8. Tait, C 9. Houston, SS Power, average, speed, solid D, cheap, controllable, exciting to watch. Ready to go in ‘28. What’s not to like? Only one, possibly two players currently on ‘26 team breaking camp. The window would then be wide open. For years. Let’s see if Shelton can transition the youngsters successfully and if Falvey and T-Cubed don’t screw it up.
  18. Nashvilletwin
    Exactly. Yes, I’ve been writing on this for months. Four major leaguers on the team: Two starters who will pitch 5-6 innings every five games, but have no run support and no bullpen to protect any lead that might have when pulled. (To be fair, SWR and Ober are likely passable #4/5 type starters, but the lack of run support and BP help makes things only worse for them when they only last 4-5 innings and give up three or more runs), A stud CF who might only play 100 games if, let’s face it, we get lucky. A decent starting C who also will only likely play 100 games at most. So even our four definitive major leaguers are constrained in their likely contributions due to games played limitations and supporting roster construction.
  19. Nashvilletwin
    Yeah, I’m starting to get concerned that it was actually the “I’m way over my skis” original Nephew who favored the complete rebuild and now it’s his replacement T-Cubed who favors the “let’s ensure ongoing mediocrity at best” nibbling at the edges plan. Geez, I hope I’m wrong.
  20. Nashvilletwin
    Finally, the truth behind why we aren’t trading our all-time highly valued assets all of whom will undoubtedly not be on the team in two years: we are going all in on having a “hot month or two” in the strike shortened ‘27 to make the playoffs. 2028 and beyond be damned. It’s suddenly all so clear. Now that is what the baseball experts in the Twins’ ownership group and front office would call a sound strategy. BTW, we really could use a sarcasm font on the TD.
  21. Nashvilletwin
    100% 👍🏻. Throw Culpepper on that list too.
  22. Nashvilletwin
    Well, we will see about Bell. Hope he has a great season. But at this stage, I just can’t get that excited about a switch hitting 1B or DH who can’t field, hit lefties, cost $7MM (which might have been better spent on the BP), and will take ABs away from a couple of our younger players who definitely need them. He just doesn’t seem like a dial mover on a club which either desperately needs one or should be looking to the future.
  23. Nashvilletwin
    Good call
  24. Nashvilletwin
    1. St. Paul’s OF is looking like it will be hard to find ABs and innings to feed all those mouths. Something has to give. 2. Several posters are thinking Julien is the likely man out. That sentiment seems logical on its face. But I’m quite interested to see how he (and others, particularly Lewis) perform under a new manager and staff. I’m not willing to write him off just yet. He might just get things right between his ears now that Rocco is gone. 3. Josh Bell - I just can’t wait to buy a ticket to see him play (sarcasm). 4. Which opposing pitching staff is this lineup going to intimidate? Please feel free to list as many as you think. It’s certainly not reminiscent of the Twins of yore as described by Jim Bouton in Ball Four when the Seattle Pilots pitching staff was going through how to pitch to the Twins batting lineup (think Carew, Olivia, Killebrew, etc.) and they ended up with seven “pitch arounds”.
  25. Nashvilletwin
    Whatever. Rooker did not become a mlb regular under the Twins. Sure, some players take longer. But the Twins haven’t figured out that path as well Either Falvey has been a poor drafter or the Twins have been horrible at developing strong prospects. I guess it could be a combo of the two. But success has not been had to date. Any claim that Lee or Lewis contradict that statement just cannot be justified at this point in time Maybe the next crop upcoming will be better on both fronts. Let’s hope so.
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