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  1. TJSweens
    Wow. I said he better at 3B than SS, but would probably be a better fit at 2B. What negativity.
  2. TJSweens
    Lee's play at 3B is good relative to his play at SS. I wouldn't call his play great at 3B great. I think he is a more natural 2B with his combined range, arm and IQ. If Houston ultimately claims SS, I like Culpepper with his reflexes and cannon arm at 3B.
  3. TJSweens
    He will probably have to cover half the ground playing a corner as he covers in CF. It also means less sustained acceleration. That's a huge saving on his legs over the course of a season. At 33, he will be more susceptible to and take longer to recover from the soft tissue injuries like the persistent labrum ones he is currently dealing with. There are no guarantees regarding, but reducing wear and tear on his body improves his odds of staying on the field.
  4. TJSweens
    Buxton needs to move out of CF right now. Full stop. It's not a matter of whether he can still field the position better than Jenkins. The Twins need to preserve his body, especially his legs. Buxton will need to cover half the ground in a corner spot. Leave Jenkins in CF. He is at least adequate there. Beyond that, Jenkins just needs to show he can run, field and hit.
  5. TJSweens
    No, he's on first. But seriously, I would put Lee there. He always seemed most like a second baseman to me.
  6. TJSweens
    Personally, I'd rather have the fast twitch athlete at 3B. The ball comes a lot faster down 3B way and reflexes and quickness are key. Not to mention Culpepper's big arm. Since 2B is right side, range is less critical. Second basemen can position deeper because of the short throw.
  7. TJSweens
    No he hasn't. Lee has been about league average defensively at 3B. His hitting has definitely profiled well at the position. I just always envisioned Lee's defensive home to ultimately be 2B.
  8. TJSweens
    I wouldn't classify Lee's defensive performance at 3B as very good. Maybe adequate, definitely better than he was at SS, but not very good. I could easily see Culpepper with his quickness, reflexes and big arm sliding to 3B if and when Houston reaches the majors.
  9. TJSweens
    The idea that the Twins were ever a viable playoff contender was always fool's gold. Way too many regressions to the mean were due. Being within a couple of games of a playoff spot at the deadline was the worst thing that could have happened. The Twins added at a time they should have been clearing the decks for Culpepper, Jenkins and more.
  10. TJSweens
    Last year the White Sox went all in on their youth movement and are loving the results. The Twins need to continue their own youth movement. Get Emma up here. We need to see what he can do against major league pitching and time is running out. Move Houston up to AAA. We need to see him next year (assuming there is a next year).
  11. TJSweens
    He needs to be up here too and playing every day next to Jenkins.
  12. TJSweens
    The Twins playoff aspirations were always a mirage. Whether Jenkins would helped is irrelevant. He should have been up here gaining experience and helping forge a new nucleus on this team.
  13. TJSweens
    I have a couple of friends down here in Florida who are Chicago transplants. They were telling me how much they loved that the Sox purged mediocre vets and went with the kids last year and this year. They are loving the results. We've been begging the Twins to do that all year. We've been waiting to see Culpepper, Emma and Jenkins together up here. It's past time to demote, Jackson, Roden and any other dead weight. There is only have 5 weeks to gage what Emma can do against major league pitching. They need to do it now! Bring up him and Jenkins and play them every day. Make room for Festa too.
  14. TJSweens
    In other words, he is a rookie adjusting to the major leagues. I'm excited until Culpepper gives me reason not to be excited. He isn't Kriedler and he isn't Gray. Those are two good reasons to be excited. Culpepper has legitimate talent. That's another reason to be excited. Quit digging into analytics to figure out if this is real or not or if you should be excited. That's just overthinking. Do what old farts like me have done for decades...watch the kid play and enjoy.
  15. TJSweens
    An all too small sample size trend, that I am none the less enjoying, is Culpepper getting late inning hits. He has plenty to learn about major league pitchers, but he hasn't looked to be in over his head to this point.
  16. TJSweens
    I'm for moving Buck to a corner spot for the mere fact that LF & RF are a lot less wear and tear on the legs than CF. Buxton's repeated labrum injuries are probably an indicator that the Twins should reduce his milage. Especially at his age. The farther north of 30 you get, the easier it is to get those strains and the longer they take to heal.
  17. TJSweens
    They will have about that many without Ober. If they pay him, that guarantees he makes the team out of spring training and takes a roster spot from a more deserving pitcher.
  18. TJSweens
    That's not a given at all. Trade Ryan and they still have Lopez followed by Bradley, Kremer, Prielipp, Able, Matthews, Rojas, ... With or without Ryan, there is no reason to keep Ober, who is about done.
  19. TJSweens
    A slow, conservative approach with Lackey makes no sense. He isn't an 18 year old, out of high school. Lackey is a 21 year old college junior, taken #3 in the draft. He is already an elite defensive catcher. As soon as his bat clicks, move him up to the next level.
  20. TJSweens
    If Keaschall's home was 2nd base, the Twins wouldn't have moved him to the OF. Luke is clearly a substandard fielder, but he is less bad in the OF.
  21. TJSweens
    Has anybody started a pool on how soon Emma goes back on the IL?
  22. TJSweens
    Thanks for the article. I feel much better about him losing the game last night.
  23. TJSweens
    It was good to see Jenkins first HR came off a lefty. That is the last remaining question on Jenkins. He has been able to get on base at a decent rate against them, but his slugging against them has been bad.
  24. TJSweens
    I'm sure the Twins will find something that will give them an excuse to put Ryan on the IL and shut him down for two weeks and hope that he bounces back with some rest. I've said before that Ryan will never have as much value as he had at last year's deadline. Since then he has experienced to more second half fades.
  25. TJSweens
    You're citing stats in which I place very little stock. Lee is trending down at the plate. He is defensively limited. He looks like a utility player to me at this point.
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