SE23

Non-tender Larnach ASAP

They will gain two things: 1. $5+ million to improve the roster 2. The absence of Royce Lewis going forward

If your take on this is accurate, the Twins are in deep trouble

If we TD users were responsible for creating the Twins 2027 roster, I'd feel very confident that real improvement was on the way. Then I remember Outman. Alex Jackson. Margot. Etc. With this FO, the inexplicable is always in play...

I'm trading Lewis, Larnach and Ober and non-tendering them if nobody bites. Saves me almost $20M if nothing else. So long, fellas. My DH is by rotation internally C: Carson Kelly ($10.00M) 1B: Kody Clemens ($3.60M) 2B: Mauricio Dubon ($8.00M) 3B: Brooks Lee ($1.00M) SS: Kaelen Culpepper ($1.00M) LF: Luke Keaschall ($1.00M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Walker Jenkins ($1.00M) DH: Jordan Lawlar ($1.00M) 4th OF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($1.00M) Utility: Alan Roden ($1.00M) Utility: Ben Ross ($1.00M) Backup C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M) SP2: Joe Ryan ($9.60M) SP3: Dean Kremer ($6.50M) SP4: Mick Abel ($1.00M) SP5: Taj Bradley ($4.50M) RP: Jeff Hoffman ($7.25M) RP: AJ Minter ($10.33M) RP: Tommy Nance ($1.20M) RP: Yoendrys Gomez ($1.00M) RP: Kody Funderburk ($1.00M) RP: Bryan Abreu ($9.00M) RP: Andrew Morris ($1.00M) RP: Zebby Matthews ($1.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) Payroll is 6.31% under budget

I'm trading Lewis, Larnach and Ober and non-tendering them if nobody bites. Saves me almost $20M if nothing else. So long, fellas. C: Carson Kelly ($10.00M) 1B: Kody Clemens ($3.60M) 2B: Mauricio Dubon ($8.00M) 3B: Brooks Lee ($1.00M) SS: Kaelen Culpepper ($1.00M) LF: Luke Keaschall ($1.00M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Walker Jenkins ($1.00M) DH: Jordan Lawlar ($1.00M) 4th OF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($1.00M) Utility: Alan Roden ($1.00M) Utility: Ben Ross ($1.00M) Backup C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M) SP2: Joe Ryan ($9.60M) SP3: Dean Kremer ($6.50M) SP4: Mick Abel ($1.00M) SP5: Taj Bradley ($4.50M) RP: Jeff Hoffman ($7.25M) RP: AJ Minter ($10.33M) RP: Tommy Nance ($1.20M) RP: Yoendrys Gomez ($1.00M) RP: Kody Funderburk ($1.00M) RP: Bryan Abreu ($9.00M) RP: Andrew Morris ($1.00M) RP: Zebby Matthews ($1.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) Payroll is 6.31% under budget

I'm trading Lewis, Larnach and Ober and non-tendering them if nobody bites. Saves me almost $20M if nothing else. So long, fellas. C: Carson Kelly ($10.00M) 1B: Kody Clemens ($3.60M) 2B: Mauricio Dubon ($8.00M) 3B: Brooks Lee ($1.00M) SS: Kaelen Culpepper ($1.00M) LF: Luke Keaschall ($1.00M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Walker Jenkins ($1.00M) DH: Kody Clemens ($3.60M) 4th OF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($1.00M) Utility: Alan Roden ($1.00M) Utility: Ben Ross ($1.00M) Backup C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M) SP2: Joe Ryan ($9.60M) SP3: Dean Kremer ($6.50M) SP4: Mick Abel ($1.00M) SP5: Taj Bradley ($4.50M) RP: Jeff Hoffman ($7.25M) RP: AJ Minter ($10.33M) RP: Tommy Nance ($1.20M) RP: Yoendrys Gomez ($1.00M) RP: Kody Funderburk ($1.00M) RP: Travis Adams ($1.00M) RP: Andrew Morris ($1.00M) RP: Zebby Matthews ($1.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) Payroll is 10.31% under budget

I'm trading Lewis, Larnach and Ober and non-tendering them if nobody bites. Saves me almost $20M if nothing else. So long, fellas. C: Carson Kelly ($10.00M) 1B: Kody Clemens ($3.60M) 2B: Mauricio Dubon ($8.00M) 3B: Brooks Lee ($1.00M) SS: Kaelen Culpepper ($1.00M) LF: Luke Keaschall ($1.00M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Walker Jenkins ($1.00M) DH: Kody Clemens ($3.60M) 4th OF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($1.00M) Utility: Austin Martin ($1.00M) Utility: Ryan Kreidler ($1.00M) Backup C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M) SP2: Joe Ryan ($9.60M) SP3: Dean Kremer ($6.50M) SP4: Mick Abel ($1.00M) SP5: Taj Bradley ($4.50M) RP: Jeff Hoffman ($7.25M) RP: AJ Minter ($10.33M) RP: Tommy Nance ($1.20M) RP: Yoendrys Gomez ($1.00M) RP: Kody Funderburk ($1.00M) RP: Travis Adams ($1.00M) RP: Andrew Morris ($1.00M) RP: Zebby Matthews ($1.00M) POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M) Payroll is 10.31% under budget

I'm not a Bauers guy either, but I agree with Cory's thesis that we can lose Jeffers and Ryan and still be a better team.

Larnach and Lewis to Arizona for Jordan Lawlar and Taylor Clark

$23 Million for a year of Jeffers is just absolute folly for this team. $64 Million for 4 years of poor defense and barely above average offense is unthinkable. That money could be used in so many more productive ways -- one of which is to open a window and throw the money into the wind.

If we think we need to spend all our money elsewhere, there's no reason we couldn't start the the season with Clemens at 2B, Roden at 1B and Kreidler as our UTIL guy. At least until Houston arrives (hopefully in June/July).

Dubon checks all the boxes for defense and flexibility. Admittedly, he's not going to hit 30 HR.

With Dubon you get premium multi-Gold Glove defense and flexibility to back up several positions in the IF and OF. His RH bat has played almost MLB-average the last few years, so "weak" is an overstatement. Lee would be an outstanding first baseman with his natural glove feel and baseball IQ. Culpepper has all the tools to make his home at 3B. There's room in this lineup for all of them.

Picture this in '28: Houston @ SS Culpepper @ 3B Dubon @ 2B Brooks Lee @ 1B Clemens @ UTIL