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  1. NYCTK
    You need players capable of playing CF on your roster. Outside of Buxton and Outman, you have Jenkins and Rodriguez, and neither seem quite ready for prime time. Martin isn't a CF, nor is Roden, even if they're both capable of playing it occasionally. I don't think it'd be the worst thing in the world to lose Outman and force Rodriguez to the majors in the unforeseeable event of a Buxton injury, but I can understand why a MLB GM would hesitate to just release a player like Outman given their roster.
  2. NYCTK
    The sad reality that a DH with a 105 OPS+ just isn't very valuable.
  3. NYCTK
    Rodriguez is not necessarily helping his case, showing his biggest concerns are valid by striking out in 45% of his PAs in ST, while also showing his strength by hitting 2 homeruns.
  4. NYCTK
    Mostly nothing, but with Roden it's interesting since he both has so few big league plate appearances, and so many spring training plate appearances. 153 MLB: 555 OPS 94 ST: 995 OPS
  5. NYCTK
    I've been a big Roden > Martin guy and will continue to be so. Younger, and been better at nearly every step of the way. Martin had a great little stretch last year, but I still have my money on Roden.
  6. NYCTK
    Pretty sure he had a very costly error in the ALDS at Target Field, completely unrelated to his arm.
  7. NYCTK
    Well your stream of commentary betrays this fact. Your opening comment is just "Old Man Yells At Cloud" level of discourse.
  8. NYCTK
    Counterpoint: Lol, no he won't.
  9. NYCTK
    We watched that in the world series this last season. Bo Bichette played 2B for the first time in 6 years or something like that. It's not bad practice to move players around. In fact, it's bad practice to refuse to do so.
  10. NYCTK
    I just don't understand why a bunch of people on this website have seemingly never watched baseball before. A 2B also playing the OF is such a regular occurance in baseball, and always has been. Reading these complaints is like listening to people complain about the weather. People love to complain, they need to complain about something.
  11. NYCTK
    Looking at their depth chart, they already have a corner OF that can't hit lefties on their roster in Mike Yastrzemski, so I can't imagine the Braves would be interested. I could see them being interested in Roden however.
  12. NYCTK
    I probably also have Joe Nathan. Maybe even folks like Cuddyer. WAR is a nice marker to start the conversation, but playing games, especially meaningful ones, is pretty important.
  13. NYCTK
    For this season the decision is obvious - you trade Buxton and then it doesn't matter that Outman is lying around. But that's not happening, so in reality it doesn't really matter that much. Martin and Roden aren't actually CF so having a CF around isn't a terrible idea. I'm not going to get upset at a fringe roster player on a 72 win team.
  14. NYCTK
    Like everyone's said, this headline and premise is ridiculous. Now, I was fully onboard for the "most important offseason" of franchise history declarations because the sale of the team was so monumentally important for the future of this organization. Well, it went poorly, Twins fans are still left with the Pohlads, and there's honestly no reason to get excited about this current team. There are some individual players that are intriguing, and some that are actually exciting, but the team itself is an absolute mess. I said last offseason that I refuse to spend a dollar on this team until the Pohalds sell the team and I repeat my pledge. I have only worn my Twins cap out of deep respect of the people of Minneapolis and greater Twin Cities as they showed remarkable resilience and courage as they sat under siege, not with any sort of pride in a flailing baseball squad. Spoiled, rich, idiot losers have essentially ruined everything and the common folk can't do anything but look on in disgust as we're all forced to subsidize their failures.
  15. NYCTK
    I understand what you mean, but 1 of his peak years was in NYC, where he then capped his career with a no-hitter.
  16. NYCTK
    And what if he struggles mightily this year? Do you keep him on the 26 man roster and just cross your fingers? Considering the Twins still seem like they won't be contenders next season, maybe so. But that's an unfortunate condition that doesn't really disprove bean's main point. Once a prospect is out of options, they really, really become hard to keep on the roster.
  17. NYCTK
    Wallner is in midseason form.
  18. NYCTK
    I share all your concerns about him as a player, and largely agree about what you're saying about him, but still think you're being a bit harsh on him. It's extremely frustrating that he can't stay healthy, and it's possible if he had, he would be considered a pretty safe bet for the roster. I just really, really think he's going to be someone that struggles to hit at the major league level. Uberpatience as a predetermined approach rather than a real skill.
  19. NYCTK
    I like that they have 3 DRASTICALLY different type of OF prospects. Fingers crossed for all of them. Yikes. I had no clue that was the case. Are we sure of this? I know Fangraphs sometimes is just using best guesses and is sometimes wrong about these sorts of issues. Regardless, I understand why they added him to the 40 man at that time, but wow that really complicates his role.
  20. NYCTK
    Twins haven't signed a starting pitcher to a major league deal since 2022, and haven't given $12+ million to a free agent SP since 2018.
  21. NYCTK
    Paired with his 2024, that puts him at 0 runs over about third a season. Add that to the -5 he's accumulated in CF over about a third a season as well. He appears he might be anywhere from a bad to league average LF. Average would be OK with his bat based on last season, but to he honest, I'm also concerned about his bat. The bright spot for him last year was him proving he could still draw walks at a pretty good rate despite his lack of power threat. That skill alone makes him worthy of a 40 man roster spot and occasional play.
  22. NYCTK
    He showed some improvement, sure, but to me he went from nearly unplayable in the OF to potentially OK. I do remember him just dropping a ball in August after all. But Martin's problem is he needs to either be an exceptional fielder or sustain his hot stretch with the bat from last season in order to earn playing time. His avenue to being a productive player is very narrow due to his skill set.
  23. NYCTK
    I don't think that idea is really that prevalent. Kwan is a very respected corner OF, as is Sal Frelick. The issue lies with your last 3 words. Martin hasn't shown himself to be able to really play good defense. If he could, his bat and baserunning would be extremely tolerable.
  24. NYCTK
    More than you think. People like to play the lottery because it offers daydreams of hope. Unfortunately this current Twins team offers very little hope. But this lottery, as you call it, also has a way higher hit rate to be so derided. In fact, good organizations sustain themselves on these sorts of transactions. Fearing the loss of a good pitcher on a bad team is just not something many here will take part of.
  25. NYCTK
    On this I think everyone is in agreement. No one thinks they should trade Joe Ryan just for the purpose of trading him.
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