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  1. TJSweens
    Culpepper starting in Double A makes no sense. He played over half a season there and played well. I've seen him make some really outstanding plays down here in spring training. The breaking pitches he needs to see to make his adjustments are in Triple A. Culpepper already fields SS a lot better than Lee. His bat couldn't be any worse. Start him in St. Paul and have him ready to cross the river at a moment's notice.
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    Yes, but if .230 is scary, .245 must be downright terrifying.
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    Maybe I'm showing my age, but I have hard time with the idea that a scary hitter profile includes a .230 average.
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    Way too early for that comparison. Canterino has pitched 85 innings in 7 years and none since 2022. Prielipp pitched 82.2 last year alone with no issues. Prielipp had TJ in college. After 2 outings here, they had to go back in and found that it apparently wasn't the previous surgeon's finest work. They added the brace and he has had no issues since.
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    "The next step offensively is generating more frequent hard contact, and perhaps lifting the ball slightly more to unlock additional extra-base damage." Please don't. I'm all for more hard contact, but don't mess with his swing plane. I'm convinced this one size approach of lift and separate has screwed up as many young hitters as it has helped. I remember reading that when Calvin Griffith brought Tony Olivia up, he gave the manager strict instructions to leave his swing alone. In other words don't fix what ain't broke. Gonzalez flew up 3 minor league levels and pounded AAA pitching as a 21 year old. It clearly ain't broke. Don't try to fix it.
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    Jenkins starting the year on the shelf is getting predictable.
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    I would say absolutely not. I love having Pablo on the Twins. He has been a real good pitcher, a leader and an all around class act. That said, a pitcher's recovery from a second UCL surgery is a bit of a crap shoot. A successful return from a first TJ is a very percentage. A second one has about a 65% rate to return and about 42% return to previous form. They tend to throw fewer innings and have shortened careers. Again, love Pablo, but this would just be low percentage move.
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    Handing a job to someone simply because he is out of options is plain stupid. Outman will be 29 in May. He either shows he is a major leaguer or he is DFA. It's not like the Twins made a big investment to get him. The Twins gave up an injury prone middle reliever in Brock Stewart to get him. True to form, Stewart went on the IL after 3 innings with the Dodgers. The Twins have too many prospective outfielders to hold a spot for a guy just because he is out of options.
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    A league average bat combined with gold glove defense can get you a 10 year run at SS. Especially if Houston is an adept base runner. Modern analytics have created one of the biggest copy cat trends in the history of the game. Everything is launch angle and exit velocity now. Some guys just can't hit like that. Trying to "unlock their power" screws them up.
  10. TJSweens
    Tom Pohlad can say "compete now" all he wants. That doesn't wish it into existence.
  11. TJSweens
    Two things: 1. This team as constructed is not going to contend and Lucas Giolito is not going to move the meter. 2. Can you guys stop wedging the Twins pursuit of Framber Valdez into every other article? They didn't get him. Move on. This team will contend when they develop a core that is competitive enough to be supplemented by a free agent signing.
  12. TJSweens
    Early spring training results should be taken with a grain of salt. There are a lot players who won't get a whiff of a major league roster involved. Some pitchers are focused on fine tuning show pitches and not necessarily pitching their normal games. Some players need some games under their belts before things click. The last two weeks of training camp will tell us a whole lot more.
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    The problem with this rotation is that it involves using Caratini and his career .692 OPS at two premium offensive positions. Not a good plan in my opinion.
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    I remember reading that the Twins draft room erupted when Young was still on the board at #54. Big tools across the board. The Twins scouts loved him. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
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    Seriously, could there be a worse name for a hitter?
  16. TJSweens
    The best indicator that Outman has already played his best baseball is that Friedman traded him for a rental reliever. Friedman doesn't trade a meaningful talent for Brock Stewart.
  17. TJSweens
    Come on Cody. The Twins have played a handful of games. None of the guys you mentioned are in a perilous position at this point.
  18. TJSweens
    1. That is just a terrible defensive lineup. 2. Why is Larnach ceded a starting job? His bat isn't good enough to justify his terrible defense. He needs to be traded. 3. Good lord that's a terrible defensive lineup. 4. Martin has to be a lock. It looked like his OF defense made real strides during the year. He gets on base. He steals bases. Give him a chance against RHP. 5. That defensive lineup....ugh! 6. There should be no consideration for options. Outman either shows he can hit or he is DFA. All we gave up was a perennially injured middle reliever for him.
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    This is so true. I think back to our last prospect with advanced strike zone awareness, Edouard Julien. He was so strike zone obsessed that he would stand and look at strike 3 with runners on base if he didn't get his pitch.
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    Given Lewis' history with soft tissue injuries, I wouldn't exactly tell him to run at will. I have a good feeling about Martin. He may well become more than a platoon player. The idea that corner outfielders have to hit for power is overrated. Get on base, put pressure on the defense and play good defense.
  21. TJSweens
    We went to the game. It was fun to finally see Jenkins, Culpepper, E-Rod and even Sabato Gigante. Jenkins legged out a double in his first at bat. Scouting report on Zebby is that he threw his fastball and sinker 95-97, cutter 92 and curve 80-82. Nothing we didn't already know.
  22. TJSweens
    Yes, trade them all. Ryan, Buxton, Jeffers, etc. Bring up Jenkins, Culpepper, E-Rod, Gonzales, all the kid pitchers. Throw them into the fire to take their lumps. Then Derek Shelton... aka The Most Interesting Man In The World...can go Rick Pitino on the media.... "Tony Oliva is not walking through that door, and Rod Carew is not walking through that door. And if you expect them to walk through that door, they’re going to be gray and old … I wish we had a $200 million payroll. I wish we could buy the world. We can’t; the only thing we can do is work hard, and all the negativity that’s in this town sucks. I’ve been around when Mike Marshall was booed." Or maybe start the season and see what unfolds by the deadline.
  23. TJSweens
    I look at Wallner in terms that he is the same age as Rooker when the Twins gave up on him. The biggest difference is that Wallner has been a whole lot more productive than Rooker was during his Twins tenure. Does this mean Wallner is destined to be a multi time all star and a silver slugger winner? No. I do think it's too soon to write Wallner off or to say he can't make the next step.
  24. TJSweens
    I think it's safe to say the door is wide open for which ever pitching prospects step up during spring training. Ryan, Ober and Richardson are obvious locks. Then there are 4 pitchers competing for 2 spots.
  25. TJSweens
    It's unrealistic to think Larnach could be the main piece in a deal that would yield anything more than a mid 30's rag arm. The kind of pitcher who would block a spot better used on developing young pitchers. Chase Petty? Wouldn't that be something to trade him away for Sonny Gray and get him back for Trevor Larnach?
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