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  1.    Possumlad reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Fan Crosses Line as Jarren Duran Responds During Boston Loss
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  3.    Bangkok Twins Fan reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Minor League Report (6/2): Kaelen Culpepper Hits a Leadoff Homer, Royce Lewis Homers Twice; Rinse and Repeat
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    At this point I'm convinced Lewis' issues are psychological. No other way to account for the massive chasm between his highs & lows. Unfortunately psychological issues are the hardest to fix. Hey may just not have the mental make-up to consistently produce at the MLB level.
  9.    arby58 reacted to a post in a topic: From Rotation Staple to Roster Casualty: What Went Wrong for Simeon Woods Richardson? ​
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    This is a good good point. I'm modifying my opinion to include only position players. Retaining the right to be pissed off later this year when Jeffers spends 10 days mashing in AAA while CaraJackson flail away in the majors.
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    You nailed it. SWR just isn't good enough to contribute in the majors. I think the frustration comes from the fact that A) At one point it seemed like he might be; B) We continue to sign different bad old pitchers... And in that case why not just keep SWR, who we at least know & can enjoy rooting for. But you're not wrong. He's not good.
  14.    Possumlad reacted to a post in a topic: From Rotation Staple to Roster Casualty: What Went Wrong for Simeon Woods Richardson? ​
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    I'm probably on an island, here. Not suggesting pitchers don't need to get stretched back out, but I'd have Abel in the majors for his 2-3 inning build-up appearances as well. More innings from your best players is always a good thing. We get A LOT of terrible 2-3 inning stretches from our pitchers... in fact we have whole bullpen games built around it.
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    What an odd move. Lawrence has a 5.05 ERA over 233 big league innings (he's not young, and first got called up by Colorado in 2021). Sometimes I feel like the Twins front office prefers predictably terrible veterans over occasionally volatile young guys. So weird.
  17.    Possumlad reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Option Kody Funderburk To Triple-A
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    A random point I've made before but will make here again: Minor League "rehab appearances" are a dumb waste of time & resources. ESPECIALLY for position players, but pitchers as well. Stupid tradition that serves no purpose & needs to die. If they're not ready, don't play them; if they're ready, get them up to the big league club where they can help. Stop wasting 1-2 weeks of productive play in the minors every time a guy gets hurt. Can you imagine if every time an NBA player got hurt they gave him 1-2 weeks of "rehab starts" in the G-League before on top of the the time they already missed?
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    ESPN updated their MLB mock draft this morning (Kiley McDaniel): https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48899402/2026-mlb-mock-draft-20-kiley-mcdaniel-predicts-picks-white-sox-rays-twins-giants-pirates Twins blurb: Vahn Lackey (21.0), C, Georgia Tech Just like when they had the fifth pick in a five-player top tier in 2023, and landing Walker Jenkins, the Twins are fortunate again to pick third in a three-player top tier. Lackey is the most likely outcome here. Don't be surprised if: Emerson is way more likely to land here than No. 4 if he lasts this long. If the Rays take Lackey or Flora, I don't think Minnesota passes on Emerson. For what it's worth, Texas A&M infielder Chris Hacopian is the wild rumor/big discount name being mentioned here, but I am not taking it seriously as an actual option yet.
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    Couldn't find a solid thread on the topic, so figured I'd start one (Mods feel free to roll this in somewhere else if there's a dedicated draft thread somewhere I missed). Jonathan Mayo @ mlb.com just posted his updated 2026 Mock Draft. Interesting shift, as he has the Twins going w/ Flora over Lackey. https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/mlb-pipeline-2026-mock-draft-may-21?t=mlb-draft-coverage I realize we're a month & a half out, but draft speculation is always fun.
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    @Seth Stohsany chance we can unpin this outdated thread?
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    I'm pretty confident Gonzalez will start against Tolle. Doesn't make a lot of sense to call up a legit prospect and let him sit for 3 days when we need RH bats against Tolle today.... But then again, Twins do a number of things that don't make a lot of sense.
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    My point is there's not a need relative to other options already on the 40-man. Mendez & Gabe Gonzalez are much better options than Fedko if you want to DFA Outman (which I'd be fine with).
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    If he keeps up this production in AAA, he'll eventually get a shot somewhere as a 4th or 5th Outfielder. May not be with the Twins, as we don't have a particular need there & have some other prospects pretty well ahead of him. That's ok - he'll get a shot eventually as a low-upside but hopefully serviceable back-up big leaguer. Then it'll be up to him to prove he belongs.
  26.    Possumlad reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins Simply Don't Believe in Outfield Prospect Kyler Fedko
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    Not sure what the other options would be with this ragtag collection. It looks random because the results have been random (and bad). The results wouldn't look any better if you shuffled the bad pitchers in to more "defined roles."
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    Some of the Twins injuries are insane. There is absolutely no reason any meaningful prospect in the minors should EVER jump in to a wall (Jenkins) or slide into 1st base. It's a very easy thing to coach. Games matter in the majors - if you want to jump in to walls there, you could at least justify it. In the minors it's completely asinine for a top prospect.
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    Fine in theory, but then you've gotta commit to some other decisions. Playing Culpepper at 3rd is evidence that we'll likely see him in the bigs soon. If that's the case, you can either A) play him at 3B, or B) Play him at SS. But if you play him at SS, you have to either move Brooks to a utility role and/or move Brooks to 2B and move Keaschall to St. Paul. Let him get comfortable" is a fine idea, but doesn't account for the other things going on, given how close he is to the bigs.
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