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  1.    rdehring reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Minor League Report (4/21): Jenkins Mashes First Home Run of Season
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    Good on Paredes getting a chance with the Saints, always been one of those fringe minor league guys I want to see succeed with the results he's had so far in his career. Unfortunate result though. I did think it was odd they even let him out for a 4th. I get as a starter in the twins current development system, you want your starter types to go 4 innings at least, but I would've assumed it was clear through the 3rd that he might need to ease more into getting used to AAA batters at this moment
  6.    Steve Lein reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Minor League Report (4/7): First-Inning Fireworks and a No-Hit Bid
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    Pretty insane performance by Wind Surge pitching that it's pretty crazy they didn't win. I guess the plan out there was either Wichita was attacking the batters with anything to challenge them or the other team was simply told to swing at everything and see what happens.
  8.    Daniel Anderson reacted to a post in a topic: 2026 Minnesota Twins Player Development Staff Announced
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    Moving him and the pitching coach, Ricci, up to the saints seems like a great way to ensure the guys that shined there continue to build on what worked for them at a higher level. How well they can transition to the higher level now that some of them will have their first full season up there is one thing, but they clearly understood how to unlock some stuff out of a lot of those guys. Felt like last year, there was always someone in wichita breaking a single season record or having a career best in some metric for that team
  10. mrguy
    I agree, I don't really think he's a great signing idea, just one I'd expect to be made
  11. mrguy
    I've continued to be confused why Raya was so fast tracked when I feel like his stats at most levels hadn't suggested he was really ready to move up. Now it just feels like he's going to be hanging out in AAA for a while until eventually they either rush him to the majors in a boom or bust way, or he just fizzles out as a top prospect. Prielipp definitely has more potential than him, but continues to have the question about his health on the back of everyone's mind. I don't think he's at all ready to try in the big leagues since he kind of had a not that solid intro to AAA, but if he can adjust throughout this next season, I don't see why they shouldn't let him get some bullpen work in MLB.
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    Re-signing Luis Arraez is one of those decisions I wouldn't even be surprised they made. Every media outlet is reporting that he's not as highly valued as people were initially projecting him as, so he'll likely sign for not as much compared to many other free agent options. He's technically considered a "top free agent," so it'd look good from Falvey's position since it'd give the impression that he's trying(even though we all know this wouldn't be that big of an acquisition). And with first base specifically, it doesn't really seem like there are many options on the prospect pool or current major league options to really fit every day unless we fast track an outfielder like Fedko or something to learn the position. As for the other side, trading Lopez feels like a decision they've already settled on, it's more a matter of what return they'd get if they manage to make one happen. While I like a lot of the high minors pitching options the Twins have, I don't know if it's really the time to be messing around with pitching while they've already cleared house enough, at that point it'd really be a gamble on how much you really trust some of these guys. Again, this is assuming a team even takes a trade for Pablo Lopez, which I don't really know have any strong guesses as to who'd be the best trade candidate and who we'd realistically get for him.
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    In general, this seems to be a discussion to be had with a lot of the clogged up outfield pipeline, but I do wonder what this spells for some of the higher up options that are also going to be at risk? With someone like Kyler Fedko who is both Rule 5 eligible and more "MLB ready" I guess in an offseason market that is specifically looking for outfield options. Are they being seen as potential trade chips? Or do they simply have more confidence they wouldn't be touched than the guy they got through trades?
  14.    FlyingFinn reacted to a post in a topic: Rule 5 Roster Math: Six Twins Prospects Too Valuable to Lose and Six At-Risk Prospects
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    Hendry Mendez was the only one that confused me, because a AA outfielder prospect in an org with so much outfield depth(and a lot of them knocking on MLB already) already seems like a spot not really that risky to need to protect even if he had a good year and could likely be AAA next year, but maybe this is more a precautionary thing to make sure the Phillies don't try and immediately take him back so the Twins end up with nothing in the Bader trade? Everyone else on that list makes sense though
  16.    Punto4President reacted to a post in a topic: The Need to Build a Bullpen Quickly Will Force Tough, Potentially Unpopular Decisions
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    I can definitely see this year being primarily spent on finding ways to get their high minors players opportunities to find ways to the big leagues. The ones with solid seasons last year that start strong. This year's spring training will probably have a lot of those guys trying out and potentially making it as low cost bullpen options. With so many high minors pitchers approaching/being rule 5 eligible, I feel like they're probably going to put a decent amount of them on the remaining 40 man spots since they'll likely shuffle a lot of them around throughout next season. Decisions like this were also probably what motivated their approach to minor league pitching this year, having a lot of guys serving as quasi-starter/reliever roles with a lot of players having 3-4 inning games, to hopefully fast track and develop some of their minor league depth in preparation of them offloading their higher contracted pitching options. I wouldn't be surprised if quite a few of the AA/AAA pitchers that were placed in that role this last year show up at some point next season.
  18. mrguy
    Bringing back Luis Arraez feels like the only major signing I could imagine them doing. Doesn't really feel like many teams see much value with him due to his most recent season, so his projected value probably isn't really accurate. Plus bringing back a former player that isn't hated in a position they do need to fill feels like a win-win for Falvey and the Pohlads since it can look like they care by signing a "big" free agent, while bringing back a player fans kind of like who was good when he was here while also likely being cheaper than analysts are expecting him to go for(so it likely will save them money, which is probably the part they'll care about the most)
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  21. mrguy
    The "potential" of your farm system implies that you could have some depth to work with coming into the job and have a lot of potential in the future as well. Teams with questionable farm systems will put questions on how much depth you can work with in cases of injuries or who will even be available once certain players are gone. If you are projected to have a strong farm system with lots of good players potentially breaking through, the idea is that you won't have as much stress worrying about what to do in those cases because you'll have the tools to boost your team even in the worst case scenarios. The question is though, can we really say that in 2026, the Twins actually DO have that depth ready for the next couple years?
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    No matter what doom posters may say, i sincerely doubt Buxton is gone, you know how many great players stayed on teams in terrible situations that never won anything their whole career? A surprisingly high number(the most obvious active example of this isn't even Buxton). The rest outside of maybe Ryan and Lopez, I honestly have no feelings towards whether they stay or go at this point
  23. mrguy
    Those early innings in AAA, both for him and Prielipp are just the growing pains that come from the jump from AA to AAA. We can already see what's good about them and what they will have to adjust, and the main goal this coming season would then be to see how quickly they can make that adjustment since the stuff is clearly there. And if they can make those adjustments while still maintaining their actual stuff, they can very easily shift to being contributors. He's still young, only turning 24 when the season starts, acting like being 24 in AAA is some wall that basically locks them out of being anything special just seem cynical, especially when you consider that plenty of great starters didn't debut in the majors until they were 24. The easiest example here would be Jacob DeGrom, who debuted at 26.
  24. mrguy
    Klein is probably the guy I have the most faith making an immediate impact. Prielipp is probably going to have some more patience and spend a lot of his season in AAA working on those little issues that got to him there like his walk rate before finally getting the call. Klein just seems like an ace in the making, literally having the 3rd most strikeouts in the entire ORG(majors and minors) only being behind Zebby and Joe Ryan. The guy definitely seems like someone I can see becoming a young end of the rotation piece by this time next year if he can stay healthy and keep getting the results he's gotten. And he's gotten this result in high minors at 23, definitely a guy I feel like is going to be big for the team.
  25. mrguy
    Paredes, Bragg, and Hoopes all have potential. Paredes is probably the most likely out of the others, he's been one of the most consistent arms across each level he's shown up in. He got promoted to AAA to end the season and considering he had the 5th most innings out of ANY twins minor league pitcher and the results he got, I think they definitely saw something in him. At 25, he's definitely at the point where he'll have to prove himself, but if he can deliver that same consistency, I can see him being a second half promotion. In general though, I only see 4 or 5 pitchers in the twins minors system that actually have a chance of showing up next year in any form, outside of Paredes as hopeful option, the others would be Prielipp, Klein, Morris(who I feel like they expect to be ready immediately next year), and Raya(who I feel like they really want to be ready ASAP, but might need more time)
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