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I will never "trust" any player with a 30%+ strikeout rate, because the wild swings in production will be infuriating. But unlike Wallner, at least he can play defense. So worst case scenario, he's a competent 4th OF. I don't see him as a building block but happy to see him get playing time. I like the other two rookies though!

I'm a Mets fan. And therefore we agree that Yankees fans are the worst in the league. And there's no denying New Yorkers are abrasive. Proudly so. We deal with way more people than the average American on a daily basis, and we don't entertain nonsense. New Yorkers can be incredibly helpful and friendly if you know what you're doing. But rude and nasty if you're wasting our time.

Well, weirdly, I think the Brewers catching lab would somehow turn him into an above average defensive catcher. But that's cause they've got one of the best organizations top to bottom. I simply think Jeffers defensive woes are wildly overstated on this site. We can disagree on that. I think he's solidly mediocre, you think he's outright bad. I can understand why you'd just rather him not be on the team that being the case. I simply see zero risk in Jeffers accepting the qualifying offer. Like the Brewers when Woodruff accepted their offer last year, the Twins have money, he clearly improves the team over the alternative, and just letting him walk does nothing but make the team worse.

I fully agree. But it's not the obvious move because he's "expensive". Ryan Jeffers receiving a QO is the obvious move because he's easily the best option readily available and even if he rejects the offer it helps the Twins. The Brewers would offer him the QO! I can all but guarantee you that.

Rather than complain the sport isn't the same it was 50 years ago, maybe instead recognize what it is today. And also recognize I live in NYC and don't pay a thousand dollars every time I go to the ballpark like you apparently insanely believe. $40 per game on average. Including transportation. You really, really need to stop pretending as if baseball is an unattainable past time just because players are getting paid their fair share of the billionaire welfare queens massive revenue streams.

As fans, we should be hoping for the best, pushing the organization to their limits, not making excuses in advance on their behalf. There's no excuse for the Twins not to extend the QO other than them being cheap bastards. And we as fans shouldn't be supporting their decision to be cheap bastards. The simple fact is if the Twins want to be the best version of themselves in 2027 there is no argument against offering Jeffers a QO (unless he's already signed an extension which I'm not even sure I support).

It's not a $23 million gamble. You're only gambling the premium you're paying him on a one year deal. So closer to $5 million. I'm very, very willing to see the Pohlads throw away $5 million on a second tier player that improves my favorite baseball team. And I'm very confused how people here aren't. It's not your money. It's a $2 billion entity! I promise you Jeffers doesn't preclude the Twins from doing anything else. This decision does not cause payroll issues on account of the Twins having bottom third payroll commitments, but maybe more importantly, unlike decisions about Royce or Larnach or Ober or Kramer or even Joe Ryan, this decision creates no downstream roster issues. The Twins need 2 catchers on their 26 man roster and an additional one on their 40 man roster. Jeffers is blocking no one and, is clearly the best option internally. There's not a single hard decision created if he were to accept the QO. Everyone needs to remember this is the Twins and if that money doesn't go to Jeffers, it goes to the Pohlads.

I don't think a single person on this website is under this dumb theory you just made up to dismiss everyone else's opinions because you view them as inferior to your own. He's the best catcher available, the Twins have the low-risk ability to either retain him for one year or get some value with his departure, and almost everyone besides yourself thinks its a good idea.

you're just simply wrong. no ifs, ands or buts about it. you're just flat out wrong. if your boss , that does basically nothing, is making hundreds of millions off of your labor, you're damn right the players deserve the money they get

They could do both. Without the breaking bank. Easily. Assuming they trade Ryan, which they 100% should, their payroll is only about $75 million. Sure, add the Correa commitment, that's still bottom of the barrel payroll commitments. If they were committed to winning, they have about $75-$100 million to spend. Now, spending that all in a poor free agent offseason with the uncertainty of the CBA I'm not saying they SHOULD spend all that money this offseason, but they very easily COULD.

Sure, arguably so. I don't think that's accurate, but I can agree it's an overpay. But it'd be at a position that is otherwise a big hole. Saving the Pohlads money is not the job of the fans. Improving the team is a bigger concern than the Pohlads exact ROI on their payroll expenditures. It's a very, very easy decision to extend the QO. If he accepts it, great, you have a one year bridge to figure out if Lackey or Tait can step up or to get you to a better class of catchers. And if he rejects it, in largely increases the odds he comes back on a different short term deal with opt outs. If they don't spend that $25 million on Jeffers, where else is it going to go? We all know the answer to that question...

I really wish the fans would realize this. The impending lockout is ONLY because the Pohlads (and their fellow owners) don't think they're rich enough and need to reduce their payroll liabilities to make that happen. It's quite literally: The Pohlads vs The Twins Players ...and yet a majority of fans come away thinking the players are spoiled entitled brats that need to be grateful.

Tom Pohlad's promise is as worthless as the promises from any other parasitic billionaire. And fans here have to stop pretending he's any different than the long line of loser Pohlads that came before him.

Well, no one ever considers Jerry West in the discussion of all time greats anymore, so I guess they're fairly analogous. The argument is not that Killebrew wasn't great. It's that Joe Mauer is far too under appreciated by Twins fans. And that is further demonstrated with this list.

Mauer is Inner Circle. Despite the fact he was knocked down a few years ahead of his time, his impact at his peak was immense and somehow goes under-appreciated by Twins fans. Mauer's 7th all time in Catcher JAWS, matching Carew's placement for 2B. Whereas Killebrew is 24th for 1B and Puckett is 26th. Killer was a very good hitter but never really transcended his own market. And, unlike Joe Mauer, he never led the league in OPS.