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  1. NYCTK
    OK, but that's one player out of dozens of possible free agents. Are you claiming there isn't a single veteran free agent that would benefit the Twins in any year, ever? And IKF, or any other veteran middle infielder, would ideally be signed as a role player not as the every day starter. Depending on Brooks Lee to play 162 games at SS probably isn't the best idea, no? I didn't seem to hear anyone complaining that Bader was on the roster when presumptive DH Miranda sucked or Lewis was on the IL. You can then say you're fine with him starting every single game until Culpepper is ready, but what if that isn't until mid-2027? Development isn't linear and Culpepper has been quite good in AA, but not so great that he's forcing himself onto the major league roster. You might also say you're fine with Ryan Fitzgerald (or other AAAA) as the backup SS. But why are so many fans opposed to a 1 year deal for a veteran to improve the team, if only slightly? I keep hearing that these veterans are stealing opportunities and hampering the development of the internal Twins talent, but to that I ask who? Who was hurt with the presence of Harrison Bader? Or even Manuel Margot? Austin Martin? He was arguably worse than Margot in 2024, and he was hurt in 2025. Keirsey? LOL. So, who would be hurt by signing the hypothetical IKF? Kody Clemens? Eduoard Julien?
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    In my ideal world we'd actually see MLB split into two leagues with promotion and relegation. 100% revenue sharing would be easier to enact if you convinced the Cohen's of the world that they don't have to share with teams that are actively in a rebuild or perpetually just trying to milk their investment, like the Pirates or Athletics.
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    It's almost as if veteran role players help fill out good teams and instinctively hating on journeyman veterans is stupid. If only the Twins had signed a veteran, like Bader, that everyone instantly **** on, like Bader, that proved everyone was foolish for hating on the idea of signing a veteran role player. Someone like, I don't know, maybe Harrison Bader? Oh well, I'm sure fans here have learned their lesson.
  4. NYCTK
    lol, sure gramps
  5. NYCTK
    Probably a matter of the manager picking more favorable lefties for him to start against. More Poviches than Skubals.
  6. NYCTK
    This is a public forum. I'm not trying to harass you I'm responding to comments in a forum. Sorry you don't like me I guess but I don't really care?
  7. NYCTK
    This is why I've been saying they should start Larnach at SS. They've unfairly pigeonholed him as a LF. They should let him play at SS, even though he struggles. There's only one way to get better, and that's to make the team worse in the hopes that some day the players will figure it out.
  8. NYCTK
    IKF is playing in the World Series. Why are you ****ing on him?
  9. NYCTK
    Not necessary when I'm spitting facts.
  10. NYCTK
    OK. No MLB team with a GM that wasn't completely brain dead (and I mean that quite literally) would trade McLean for Joe Ryan. Like I said, I'm not being stubborn or overrating Mets. I'm saying, definitively, that no one with any baseball and MLB roster rule knowledge would trade the major league ready #1 or #2 pitching prospect in all baseball that has already pitched a quarter season in MLB with a 117 Stuff+ and a 2.78 xFIP, for a very good pitcher that's peak has been no better than that prospect has already shown. Not to mention McLean is obviously cheaper, younger, and under team control for a lot longer. There are perhaps only 10-15 prospects in all of baseball that aren't attainable for Joe Ryan, and maybe 2 of those are pitching prospects. Nolan McLean is one of those prospects.
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    This is a perfect example of why it's an interesting tool but deeply flawed. Like all the AI tools. So, rough napkin math, that's projecting as Joe Ryan as 3.5 WAR the next two seasons, seems appropriate. But then, it seems as though McLean is being projected for approximately 5.5 WAR over his 6 seasons of team control. That seems appropriate for the next tier of prospects, someone like Tong or Tolle, but as I said, McLean has graduated and will be ahead of Ryan in a fair amount of power rankings and projection systems next year. His stuff has been seen at the major league level and it's spectacular. No team in baseball would trade McLean for Joe Ryan. Not one. This is a laughably bad trade for the Mets. You post this on Twitter and Mets Twitter would swarm you with ridicule. Kody Clemens having any value is laughable in itself. He's a waiver wire rider for the remainder of his career. His value is exactly 0.0. Same with Andrew Morris effectively. That quality of arm is available a hundred times every season on the wire. And the Mets have no need for another OF that plays bad defense. Ryan and Buxton...now we're talking.
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    No. I'm not being stubborn, I'm just telling he's 100% not. He's not in AAA. As of right now, he's the opening day starter for the Mets next season. Tong is the one that's not quite ready for prime time. McLean pitched about 50 innings with top results. That's the definition of ready for prime time. We all like Joe Ryan, and I think it's more accurate to say he's in the 20-40 best SP range than 10-20 (still really good). There's nearly a coin flip chance that McLean is better than Ryan next year, much less the 5 years of control after that. I'm telling you, 100%, there's no team in all of baseball that would trade Nolan McLean for Joe Ryan. As for B. I agree. Next year's a punt year. If something good happens, you roll with it, but you're next exhausting resources to try to compete. And I'm also OK with Lee at SS for that reason. I think Jett is a slightly better prospect than Culpepper, but it's really close and both could flame out or keep improving. Having both wouldn't be a bad problem.
  13. NYCTK
    Hate to break it to you, but your expectations are wildly unrealistic and you're inevitably going to be disappointed because I think it's very, very likely that he's traded. Tong or Sproat aren't necessarily the best possible SP prospect that the Twins would get in return - that'd probably be Tolle? But they're in that same bucket. Prospects of McLean quality, a top 10 prospect, aren't even in discussion. I can promise you that.
  14. NYCTK
    A. There's zero percent chance Nolan McLean would be traded straight up for Joe Ryan. So forget that idea. B. The Twins will not be at all competitive with Brooks Lee as their SS.
  15. NYCTK
    I'm sorry you took it as official chatter. I'm just saying, that's the absolute max the Mets would offer.
  16. NYCTK
    As a Twins fan that would be great! As a Mets fan, that's a ****ing ridiculous request. Seriously, there is absolutely no chance the #1 or #2 pitching prospect is coming back. Get your expectations in check.
  17. NYCTK
    Mets offer seems to be maxing out at: Jett Williams - near MLB ready SS/2B/CF that would slot ahead of Culpepper as the Twins #2 prospect Ryan Clifford - near MLB ready 1B prospect (and he is a redhead so the Clifford The Big Red Dawg merch is just waiting to be printed) +1 more 40 FV prospect of your choosing As both a Twins and Mets fan, I think this is a Twins trade win. Jett can be a real dynamic player as soon as next season. He struggled a bit when he got to AAA but on a team in need, could start the year in the bigs. He's the type of player that would fit in perfectly with the Brewers. But, I don't expect this trade to even be discussed until the league knows what's happening with Skubal.
  18. NYCTK
    Other arms that might be on the trade block include Bubic and Sonny Gray.
  19. NYCTK
    Fun fact, back in the Fangraphs 2022 prospect rankings they ranked 62, 63, and 64. Neither Baty or Vientos are that great. Baty is an everyday player because his glove is exceptional at either 3B or 2B, a position he happily learned on the go without complaining to the media, go figure. But Vientos is a statue and needs to hit 30 HR to be a decent player. I'd trade Vientos straight up for Lewis. Not if I were the Mets because that doesn't help them at all, but just saying in a vacuum I think I'd bet on Lewis going forward. Baty looks like he'll be the best of the batch. Defense is important! Who knew?!
  20. NYCTK
    I assume Bo Bichette was removed from the game because he was complaining to the media about being played out of position at 2B.
  21. NYCTK
    A guy that had played SS most of his life, and he felt "terrified" to play 2B? Sounds like someone I really want to put a lot of confidence in as an organization. And I don't know why you posted this, because this does nothing to dispute the FACT that Royce Lewis complained to the media when he was asked to play 2B in late 2024. It just shows the reason is he was a big old baby that was too scared and he needed to do it on HIS terms.
  22. NYCTK
    What did Bo Bichette say about being asked to play 2B tonight in the World Series for only the second time since 2018? Has he complained to the media? Or did he suck it up and maybe express gratitude for the opportunity? It's just a FACT that Royce Lewis COMPLAINED to the media about being asked to play baseball in position of slight discomfort. And no one is wrong to point that out as a strike against him.
  23. NYCTK
    Funny enough, Bo Bichette is playing 2B tonight in the World Series. A position he hasn't played since 2019. Can't wait for him to complain to the media about it.
  24. NYCTK
    He publicly commented to the media about how he was terrified and didn't want to play 2B. If this was someone like Gallo, or Clemens, or any other outsider, you would rightfully be criticizing him. If your team needs you to play 2B, you play 2B. What does it say about a player that he's saying to the media "If you take a baby out of its crib where it's safe, it's going to feel a little bit scared". He's right though, he sounds like a massive baby.
  25. NYCTK
    Buck is a fun manager. He's a bit too much of an old head, but I actually really enjoyed him as the Mets manager. But he hated playing the Mets young players that he felt hadn't earned it, ie Vientos and Baty. If that held true, he would be DESPISED by this website. And rightfully so.
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