If only the Pohlads could see the tangible results of a spike in attendance in Pablo Days. 😁
Honestly keeping the starters intact and spending money on relievers while bringing up prospects at every position would 1) be a recipe for many losses but at least a 'chance to win' three out of five games, and 2) be interesting fodder for the fan base. How would it play out .. drop Larnach Miranda Julien Gasper and Jeffers, cut to the bone. Cherry pick enough Saints and Wind Surgers (hell Winokur would be fun to watch play) plus your so called core of Buxton Lee Wallner (?) Martin(?) Lewis (?) and Keaschall to fill a roster. But.. you've got ground ball pitchers in the pen now in front of a crummy infield defense. Keaschall at first? Royce? Maybe your battery is Pereda and Winkel to start out. The offensive output and defensive quality could not be a lot worse than what we have been seeing .
Rotation of Pablo Ryan Zebby Raya Ober. Pen of Abel Taj Sands Festa Ohl Morris Funderburk and a pickup or two.
Battery of Pereda and Cardenas. Would Vazquez agree to a $2 mil one year? TD fans have been banging the Eeles drum for awhile. Sabato? Holland? Culpeper? Only two of them need to shine next spring. Clemens is ok as a backup but not everyday.
Outfield of Buxton Jenkins and Roden wouldn't be the worst thing ever. Wallner and Rosario with some reserve power or Martin as Willi 2026.
If we bomb as badly by July as this year, then do your painful worst to the starters. But up until they're gone, they give the better chance to win a game or a series than a collection of randomly productive hitters. If anyone of Buxton Wallner or Lewis at all showed up last night, Pablo got a W.