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  1. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Its all a timing issue. The Yankees have been getting better production from their catching position and as of now the Dodgers seem ok with their catchers but they also need a spark. Either case I am glad he passed through. He wouldn't have around the trade deadline.
  2. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Going to be a little more hit and miss the next couple of weeks. The Twins were swept by Philly. Wasted 5 good innings from Kremer and a grand slam by Lee. Somehow they are only 1 1/2 behind the last playoff spot. Record 60-65 Playoff chances 18% Drafty Lottery 1st Pick - 2% Top 6 - 19.8%
  3. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    ????? Kremer was the big trade? No he wasn't he was a depth piece which is providing more than anyone here has expected. he had 1 bad inning that I think Shelton should have consider 5 innings a win and gone to a reliever but thats me.
  4. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    With Jackson passing through waivers it shows a couple things. 1. Catchers is the one position where familiarity with the pitching staff is paramount unless in a dire need. 2. Jackson is more valuable to the Twins than any/most other teams. 3. The Twins value Jackson more than other teams. 2 and 3 seem similar but the second point is the lack of depth at the high levels in catching that can play catcher at the MLB level. The last point is I do think the Twins like and see some potential in Jackson. Maybe they just like him as a human. Not much different than the Dodgers with Rortvedt.
  5. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    There will always be a 13th man who gets minimal run.
  6. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Those options sure helped us against Philly.
  7. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    I saw him pinch run for Bell and score the winning run. Jokes aside his spot is as a backup. We are running with Caratini and Jeffers the rest of the way. Better hope neither gets injured.
  8. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    I personally think we have still done screwy things with our bench.
  9. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Roden. Actually what I would have done is traded Jeffers at the deadline.
  10. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    I didn’t see Jackson as a reason we lost a game. That’s my personal opinion. Now we have carried worse players including Gray who is in AAA.
  11. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    He’s not but he was a good option at good value.
  12. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Dodgers traded for 2 catchers worse than Jackson - Red Sox traded for 2 catchers 1 worse than Jackson and I believe 1 - more fringe catchers were traded as well.
  13. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Then why did we carry 3 catchers for 5 weeks and not cash in on him at the deadline. Thats what has confused me. I don’t understand the rational or what changed.
  14. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    And yet he has 2 years of positive WAR. 2025 Jackson is not the same player as 2020. Using these career statistics is beyond lazy. He is good enough quality to be a backup. With no options and a higher arbitration number for next year it may get him through waivers yet again.
  15. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Any time we have taken a big swing it has failed. Donaldson, Correa. So I’m not sure you can say the Twins are not doing what you want them to do. We are still paying for Correa hence why we have gone the bargain bin route.
  16. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    The issue is we have had a solid brand of baseball but nothing exciting. There is no one player that I have to take the family to each year. Donaldson wasn’t here during a playoff run so likely not a fair assessment of Twins fans.
  17. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    He is a short term potential depth piece. He has opt outs in August and Sept. For a playoff team has to be on the roster by Sept. 1st. The Twins can likely see if they can find something to pair with the 93 mph fastball. Of the MILB teams he probably felt his best chance to be called up to the MLB was with the Twins and he is probably right.
  18. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    It shows I was incorrect on my rational why they were keeping him. It happens. The issue is it doesn’t make sense to me when you could have gotten value at the deadline. We will see what happens. Maybe he passes through, I doubt it for a cheap catcher that has shown flashes.
  19. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    No it shows the rational for carrying during that time frame was pointless. Ultimately his production can be reproduced but will have to pay or trade for it next year.
  20. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Should have traded him. Really odd to carry him this long when you had a good demand for catchers at the deadline.
  21. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    I would argue playing the Royals and Orioles is as much of the calculation. Both teams that are slightly anemic on offense and neither team is known for having power hitters which has been his bugaboo.
  22. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    I would argue this is the Kremer of the last 4 years - consistently good in multiple starts with the blowup thrown in between. Against the Royals they spit on the splitter- part of the reason the splitter use is down in a 2 game sample. Now if due to pitch mix and a few tweaks he can become even more constantly good- then we have something to talk about.
  23. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    And yet he is still here
  24. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Your argument and Corey’s argument is not filling his spot with a different player is costing the Twins wins. With 14 roster spots that 13 man argument goes away. We now have 14 man roster- where that player is almost entirely insurance purposes. Which losses did Jackson lose? Is there any games Jackson has helped win?
  25. Hawkeye Bean Counter
    Who called him a star player? He’s a solid player that due to not having any options left and the Twins lack of investing in the Catcher position for multiple years has left us with no current viable backups in the minors. I’m not saying this is a great situation but it’s the situation they are in. Also he’s the ideal 13th player as he doesn’t need a lot of playing time. We keep running in circles and yet he remains on the big league team,
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