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  1. Possumlad
    Line-up: LarnachLF L 4 18 2 .264 .764 BuxtonCF R 23 36 7 .275 .937 ClemensRF L 11 28 6 .251 .811 Lewis, R1B R 6 20 4 .206 .661 BellDH S 8 45 1 .240 .680 Lee, B3B S 11 39 3 .239 .712 CaratiniC S 4 25 0 .215 .630 Gray, TSS L 4 27 2 .244 .658 Keaschall2B R 2 24 10 .246 .653
  2. Possumlad
    Walker JenkinsKaelen CulpepperEduardo TaitRiley QuickKendry RojasEmmanuel RodriguezHendry MendezMarek HoustonKhadim DiawDasan HillJhomnardo ReyesGabriel GonzalezCharlee SotoRyan GallagherJames EllwangerBrandon WinokurBilly AmickCJ CulpepperKyle DeBargeQuentin Young
  3. Possumlad
    This makes sense and I hadn't considered it, thanks.
  4. Possumlad
    A lower-minors "rehab" assignment for a top prospect who isn't in the Majors to begin with is beyond absurd. Lol, what are we doing here? Jenkins should have been in the AAA line-up the first day he was ready.
  5. Possumlad
    Culpepper's among the only Twins top prospects without major (or ongoing minor) injury issues the last 2 years. Hopefully he's back ASAP & it doesn't turn in to anything beyond a blip.
  6. Possumlad
    Interesting perspective, as I felt the exact opposite. Caserta almost never stopped talking, and nearly all of it was superfluous. Trevor could hardly get a word in, and I remember thinking many times that Gregg had been talking for a full minute or two without providing a single word of entertainment or insight. Made the broadcast feel like a peppy, vacuous morning sports talk "roundtable" (an insufferable format).
  7. Possumlad
    Gregg Caserta needs to calm down. Word count is around 3x too high.
  8. Possumlad
    Who is on play by play tonight?
  9. Possumlad
    Why not include a longer list of prospects? There are some notable names missing here (including Jhomnardo Reyes, who Fangraphs has as the #10 prospect in the system).
  10. Possumlad
    Great article! Here's hoping Royce sticks w/ the current mechanics. That leg kick's come & gone quite a few times during his tenure... it's working, stick with it!
  11. Possumlad
    Don't know much about this kid, but sounds interesting. Just emerging now as a potential high-level prospect. 18 Year old from the Dominican. I see he's also listed as the Twins #10 prospect in the recent Fangraphs rankings. Played well in the Dominican summer league last year as a 17yo. Baseball America did a brief write-up on him today (just sharing the portion that isn't behind their paywall): "The Twins knew to expect big power from Jhomnardo Reyes, a 6-foot-4 right fielder who had 20 extra-base hits in 50 games in the Dominican Summer League last year. What surprised the Twins is how well Reyes has controlled the strike zone during his U.S. debut in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League. He struck 13 extra-base hits in his first 79 plate appearances, including four home runs, all while reducing his strikeout rate by nearly 10 percentage points. Reyes batted .359/.481/.719 through 21 games with 13 walks and 17 strikeouts."
  12. Possumlad
    Great point. It's time to stop pretending the Twins have a "deep" system. As discussed in the Fangraphs thread, it's a middle of the pack system with a real lack of talent at the top end. Depth is solid, but it's middle to bottom end of the roster depth. Among other things, the Twins need to be far more aggressive with lottery swings in the international market.
  13. Possumlad
    Reasonable number of 50 FV guys, but none above that. For reference, a Fangraphs 50 FV grade maps to "Average MLB regular," meaning they don't project a single current Twins minor leaguer as a better than average MLB regular in the future (while acknowledging it's a high-variance group). There are currently 33 total prospects in the minors with Fangraphs FV grades above 50. Interesting that they don't count Walker Jenkins among the top 33 prospects in the minors. Most do, although I tend to agree with Fangraphs' assessment. I suspect Jenkins will be a long-time MLB regular if he can figure out his injury issues.... but I don't see a star. It's a middle of the pack minor league system with decent depth, but really lacking at the top end.
  14. Possumlad
    Any guesses on when Culpepper gets the call? Sure seems like the time is right.
  15. Possumlad
    You're right, Cape Cod in 2024 and Team USA in 2025.
  16. Possumlad
    He's feasted against average college arms, but often struggles against real velocity or more premium stuff. Played poorly in the 2024 and 2025 Cape Cod leagues as one example.
  17. Possumlad
    I don't trust Roch's hit tool. My preference would be Emerson, Lackey, Flora in that order.
  18. Possumlad
    For some reason I think there's a reasonable chance that Royce settles in as a slightly above average big league first basemen for the next 2-4 years. I'm not exactly sure why - just feels right.
  19. Possumlad
    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.
  20. Possumlad
    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.
  21. Possumlad
    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.
  22. Possumlad
    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.
  23. Possumlad
    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.
  24. Possumlad
    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?
  25. Possumlad
    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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