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  1. Linus
    It was well worth the attempt. If Martin had been able to add more power his hitting profile would have changed dramatically. Pitchers would have to pitch him more carefully which in turn would likely mean more walks and a higher OBP. With no power big league pitchers go right after him as they are relatively safe to do so. This means fewer walks and a lower OBP which is really what he needs to bring to the table.
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    The Twins threw Nick Gordon in CF a couple years ago and he had never played the outfield in his life. He did better than Martin. Posters keep referring to his “tools” and “athleticism “. What am I missing? He has a poor arm, average ish speed and no power. Those are his tools.
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    I think people (including Twins staff) look at him and see what they think he should be not what he actually is. He has a sub-par arm, gets bad jumps and takes poor routes to the ball. He has decent speed but poor instincts on the bases. At the plate he is going to have to hit for a really high average because he has no power and big league pitchers aren’t going to walk the guy. Can he get better? Sure and he probably will but he has a long ways to go to sustain a big league career. One thing I’ve been concerned about in the Falvey regime is player evaluation. They seem to miss a lot and Martin is another head scratcher.
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    Even more concerning, I recall FO types saying that he was already a mlb ready outfielder. This was when he was still getting reps at SS. That is some seriously poor player evaluation as he is not close to that. If you want him to be at least average somewhere it has to be 2b or left field. His arm is just not good enough to be decent in CF or any other infield spot.
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    Best one yet. All of the guests were great and I loved the nitty gritty inside baseball discussions. Of particular interest was Jeffers basically saying that framing is a thing but really can’t be measured accurately. SWR seemed very personable and intelligent about his pitching. Provus is always great and had two great tidbits: Lewis is starting at 3rd and there are going to be 10-15 over the air broadcasts this season.
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    That’s an interesting question. Based on past history he will be brought up when the bat is ready regardless of his ability with the glove.
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    I don’t know what the exact answer is other than guys shouldn’t be learning new positions in the big leagues and that is happening far too often with the Twins. Taking a global view of this I would say the Twins haven’t drafted and developed one plus defender under Falvey. Maybe that’s a fault of development or maybe it’s the profile of the player they tend to draft which have often been bat first guys that lack upside with the glove.
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    This. Martin was rough in the OF because he has a poor arm, gets bad jumps and takes bad routes. Could that improve - maybe but the more likely thing is he just isn’t good not that he didn’t get enough reps.
  9. Linus
    Yep. That would be an optimal outcome for this season and future years.
  10. Linus
    Yep thought of him but I don’t consider him a top prospect
  11. Linus
    Disagree. They tried their hardest not to play Miranda at third last but injuries forced them to. Castro could play there of course but that takes away his versatility. And good luck to you if you are handing second base to Julien Martin or Eeles.
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    Of course the answer is…..it depends. They have a bunch of youngish players in the bigs and in the minors. If most succeed than yes the window will stay open. If theses younger players plateau or regress then the answer is a resounding no. One concern I have about extending this window is the Twins have no good prospects at catcher, SS and maybe CF depending on how Jenkins develops (I think the guy is going to get huge and will end up in RF; Em Rod seems stretched to be a plus CF) These are the three most important spots on the field and the Twins will have to bring that in from outside the org.
  13. Linus
    Here is my theory: the Twins want Lee at third and Lewis at second. Problem is they don’t know if Lee will hit enough to take that spot this year. So they have Royce ready for both.
  14. Linus
    I don’t believe for a minute that Cease and Vasquez are involved in the same transaction. Both teams are looking to cut payroll. Why would SD mess around with Vasquez when they can deal Cease for good prospect and use a small part of the savings to sign a McCann?
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    “Defensive versatility” is a term that makes me nervous. Given his less than stellar fielding in college I’m interpreting that to mean he’s not a good fielder and they have to find a place to stash him. Left field?
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    This is a good point. With TV revenue changing dramatically I wouldn’t be surprised if the owners play hardball in the next negotiation.
  17. Linus
    Regarding pricing the relative value is in the eye of the beholder. I’m paying a really high amount to get DirectTv essentially to watch the Twins. So for me $20 month would be a great bargain - can’t wait to cancel it.
  18. Linus
    I keep seeing mixed reports on his defense so I don’t know what to say there. But yea the bar to clear with the bat is essentially a broomstick……….laying on the ground.
  19. Linus
    Not having a part time replacement level player hardly qualifies for catastrophic. Having said that relying on any of the AAA catchers is putting the Cartaya before the horse. 😂
  20. Linus
    I am all for letting him work out of the pen and giving him some high level opportunities. However we have to remember that any really good D1 player is going to do well in A ball. He hasn’t got anybody out in AA or above so the idea that he is going to help the big league club this year is a long shot.
  21. Linus
    Castro is uniquely valuable to the Twins as they have a history of lots of injuries and there are performance concerns across a number of positions in our lineup. Castro goes a long way towards mitigating these problems. I do understand why some people would want to move him because he will not be around next year. If they are struggling at next year’s deadline I would deal along with several others.
  22. Linus
    Okay I’m not interested in this kind of bickering so have a nice evening.
  23. Linus
    Or a more likely event is that you don’t know as much about this as you think.
  24. Linus
    Well I have a degree in economics so I’m pretty comfortable with my knowledge in this area.
  25. Linus
    Or the myriad sayings involving manure……
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