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  1. TJSweens
    Outman peaked as a rookie and has gone steadily down hill ever since. His current OPS is below .500. Even when Buck was DH because of hip strain, they played Clemmens in CF instead of Outman. I don't think his age or how young he was when he was good matters at this point. Release Outman and give his roster spot to Fedko.
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    I think you underestimate the impact of that additional year of team control and Joe being a year older. The impact is at the top of the deal, not the bottom. Last year potential deals revolved around a minimum of two top 100 prospects with one being elite or even a good young major leaguer. Now they are talking about a deal built around a single top 100.
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    There was an article on Sim at the beginning of the year stating the opposite. He supposedly bulked up in hopes of improving stamina and pitching deeper more consistently. I was never sold on Sim being a long term rotation option. I saw him more as a guy who pitched his way back into the conversation last year.
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    Ryan should have been extended last off season to a 3 or 4 year deal. The Twins failure to do so was criminally stupid. It would opened their decision window on him wider. It also would have increased his value at this year's deadline. As it is, the Twins are now in a position where they will get less for Ryan this year than they could have gotten last year.
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    A minor point Cody, but why you site anything Charlie Walters says? I print out his column to line my bird cage.
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    You assume Lee will work out long term as an every day 3B. I have my doubts. If Royce regains his early stroke, Lee won't be much of an obstacle.
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    I don't think Lewis is lacking in the accountability department. He hasn't made any excuses that I'm aware of. By all accounts, he maintains a great attitude and has been working his butt off to break out of his long slump. This demotion isn't about a wake up call. It's a simple matter that the Twins can no longer afford to let him try to work it out at the major league level.
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    I see Lewis the same way I saw Buxton when constant trips to the IL seemed to derail his development. Too much talent, too much dedication, too much work ethic to fail
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    By the time Lewis was demoted, he looked thoroughly frustrated and like he was overthinking everything. Everything about his game was mechanical and nothing was natural. Mayba AAA has allowed him to relax and just see ball-hit ball. Rediscovering the joy of pounding the snot out of the ball should boost his confidence a lot. So much of hitting is simply confidence.
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    I don't think so. Look at his slash line in StP. The Twins could use a productive RHB. The Twins currently have 3 players with OPS in the .500's and another 4 players in the .600's. Are you telling me a guy with his slash line, who can play both corner OF and 1B isn't at least worth a look on a team as hitting deficient as this one?
  12. TJSweens
    "The Twins can live with strikeouts if Wallner is demolishing velocity, " I reject that. The willingness to live with strikeouts is a major problem in modern hitting.
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    "ZiPs projects his 3-year WAR to be -1.3 with a .220/.300/.360ish slash line if you gave him 400-500 MLB PAs a year over that time. All the more reason I'd like to see him up here. I put no stock in WAR or ZiPs. Bring him up and find out what he can or can't do. Don't ignore him because some analytics driven bs says he won't be good.
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    I have no issue with Arcia over Culpepper right now. Arcia has a solid major league track record and was playing really well at StP. There will be other opportunities for Culpepper. Right now Keaschall isn't hitting enough to justify his glove in the lineup and Lee looks every bit the place holder that he is. I think Brooks is destined for a utility infielder role. Letting Culpepper pile up more AAA experience seems like the smart play right now.
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    Or maybe if someone else followed one of Buxton's doubles with a hit...
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    Many advanced metrics are.
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    Zebby's first start certainly earned him a second start. SWR has to be looking over his shoulder at this point. When Bradley or Able come back, he looks to be the odd man out.
  18. TJSweens
    It says that when some players swing the bat, runs cross the plate. Other players, not so much.
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    They should move him to the bullpen. 😁
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    The only hope is that Sim has an uptick in his stuff by moving to the pen. His sinker gave us some hope last year. It's getting pulverized this year.
  21. TJSweens
    Greene was considered THE pick that year. I was really hoping the Twins would take him. He has had a lot of injury issues in his own right. TJ surgery and currently on the 60 IL after getting his elbow scoped. Lewis was a late riser and there was a lot of steam in the days before the draft that the Twins would take him. I was looking forward to seeing what Lewis could do if he could stay in the lineup. So far the results are discouraging.
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    I submit that other than the last two months of last season this IS the SWR we have known. I was encouraged at the end of last year, but far from sold on SWR.
  23. TJSweens
    I don't see Brooks Lee at 3B. I'm in the camp that there is not enough arm there. I also believe the first step is a lot more critical at 3B. The ball comes faster there and reflexes are everything. If you're slow on that first step, the ball is by you. At 2B the short throw allows them to position deeper, allowing them more time to react. I'm not sure where Keaschall fits at this point as his bat has disappeared.
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    Correct. Sabato Gigante is a right handed batter. I wouldn't mind giving him a look. He has progressed a lot in the last year.
  25. TJSweens
    "Stewart opened the season injured, but recently returned" Sounds like the start of every season for Brock Stewart. It will likely be repeated two more times this year. I get that Outman sucks, but are we really lamenting the stability Brock Stewart would bring the bullpen for two weeks at a time?
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