Dave Lemke

I believe you give him another year. Leave him at first base daily. Possibly a chance to improve his hitting without changing positions again. At 5 million he might surprise. Not an extravagant cost by any means.

So who in your opinion is "major league ready"?

I don't follow you around. I don't watch whose posts I disagree with or agree with for that matter. If I have disagreed eith severaal of ypur posts it means we differ in our ideas about the Twins. I disagree with some, agree with some and some I've done both depending on topic. Most likely to disagree with posts that use hindsight on any moves and transactions that don't work. I happen to think when you have a shot at playoffs, that Twins had at trade deadline, you don't give up on the players and tell them you don't have faith in them. You can disagree with my take same as I can disagree with yours.

No. You said so. It was your take.

Pretty terrible take! And that was before all the current thumbs down posts you just added the last 2 days!

This is no longer the 1960's and 70's. The idea then was to have great defense up the middle and the sluggers at the corners. Times started to change in the 80's. No longer do we have the Belanger type of shortstop. All D and no hit. Strong defense up the middle is still desired but you take offense wherever you can get it.

They are a contender until eliminated. Granted probably soon. But you don't just give up. It appears the players are trying. What kind of players just give up?

Not released, just removed from 40 man roster.

It sure is a good thing that Clemens is struggling (per early story today)! Can you imagine how he'd do if he wasn't? 😝

I can tolerate anything. Just a little surprised we can't have a story of a player that is out performing his metrics along with all the stories telling us the collapse is coming!

But yet the doom and gloom continues!

What is all this doom and gloom about? First Roden and Kriedler need to go. Then Gomez is pitching poorly and due for a blow up. Lee is not hitting as good as it looks. Then Martin is the one that needs to go. Now Ober is the problem today! Can we just enjoy the Twins being in the playoff race and forget about all the doom and gloom for a while?

No. None of them can catch if Jeffers or Caratini get hurt.

Don't care if you use fwar or whatever made up stats you want to use. Neto would not be best ss since Smalley. Neto, from what I've seen of him should not be at ss.

Lets talk about that 40 mam roster. Currently its full. Are there some easdrops? Sure. Depending on your thoughts of players. I would say Rashi, Go and Gray would be the easiest. Unless a shortstop gets hurt, then he is the only shortstop on 40 man. Possibilities, depending on how much you like them would be Acton, Adams, Orze, Fedko. You could also drop Anderson, Roden or Wallner but my opinion is they wouldnt make it through waivers so you would lose them for nothing. So lets say they drop everyone but the last 3 off roster. That opens 7 spots and gives you 33 on 40 man. Now people want to add Jenkins and Culpepper. Gives you 35. Lets just speculate they either make playoffs and get eliminated in first round or even miss playoffs if that is your preference! 7 days after world series they need to add players on 60 day DL back to roster. That would be Lopez, Festa, Banda, Abel and Sands for sure. Paredes I could go either way on. That gets you back to 40. Jeffers and Minter would be free agents to get you back to 38. Now I would guess there are some prospects that need to be added to keep them out of Rule 5 draft. Also possibly some free agents to sign and you have 2 spots to do both of those thing with. Now if you would like to argue, go ahead! But at least detail who you cut from 40 man now and through the offseason to stay 40 man compliant. Jenkins and Culpepper won't need to be added until end of spring training 2027 if they make roster next spring. Go ahead and tell me the moves you would make. Include names, its not as easy as it looks to add them now!