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  1. TJSweens
    I highly doubt that Julien makes the roster. He may come to camp with a chance to earn one, but I think the chances of him playing well enough to do that are almost nil. In fact it will not be surprised if he clears waivers once he is DFA. I continue to oppose the idea of Prielipp in the bullpen. There are no quotes from Falvey saying that he wants him in the pen. Drew McPhail says the Twins see him as a high end starter. Don't mess with his development with a detour to the pen. Those temporary changes become permanent with the Twins.
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    Keep the context at a high enough level and it almost looks in balance. How many of those 22 teams had meaningful playoff appearances and how many nabbed last spots and were out right away? Are you really going to point a 3 year sample as your big aha?
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    And the new partnerships don't generate the same level of revenue, especially adjusted for inflation. Research shows baseball's fanbase is aging as younger generations are not as interested. The league needs a comprehensive plan rather than a patchwork of regional revenue streams.
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    Because a salary cap will limit what the 29 other teams can offer that player.
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    Except that isn't true. Baseball is not thriving. It's declining in popularity. Competitive imbalance is killing interest. Viewership and attendence are dropping. MLB has lost ESPN as a partner after decades on the network. It isn't a matter of just revenue sharing. Baseball needs a more comprehensive change to how it does business. Every other major sport has revenue sharing AND a salary cap. Unlike baseball, they are all growing.
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    The answer is both. Teams will not succeed if they can't draft and develop talent. A more equitable distribution of money gives them a chance to keep those players instead of selling them off because they are too expensive.
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    Revenue stability and sharing is an even greater need, but salary cap is also a big issue. Baseball's revenue streams are volatile and eroding. There is a widening gap between the haves and have nots that is hurting interest in mid and small markets.
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    1. Keep Lopez and Ryan. Great. They will both be at reasonable contracts and are in their primes. 2. Goldschmidt? Meh. First base is an offensive position and Goldschmidt is declining and was barely major league average last year. 3. Theilbar? Sure, why not. He's as good as any bargain left hand arm they can pick up. 4. Move the kids to the pen? Raya...yes. Prielipp...no. The Twins see him as a future high end starter. The focus should be on getting him there. There is time to move him to the pen if he fails as a starter. Matthews...hell no. He had some success as a starter last year. See if he can take next step. He could well prove be better than Bradley or Abel. 5. Rodriguez. I'm all for getting the young studs up as soon as there ready, but Rodriguez has to come to camp and earn it. Nothing gets handed to him.
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    The roster situation is a testament to what a miserable job this organization has done scouting, drafting and developing talent. They went through a phase of drafting slow footed oafs who strike out a lot and pitchers who can't get through a season without tearing a UCL or shoulder muscle. Those who can stay healthy, generally peak at AA. The upside is that they have plenty of options that should clear waivers if they add talent.
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    The Twins have already made their plans for next year crystal clear. They didn't telegraph it because it costs money to send a telegram. They used drums to spread the word instead. The Twins are going to man positions with recent trade acquisitions, current personnel under team control and free agent left overs while the studs get some AAA reps. Once the season is far enough to prevent super 2 status down the road, the Twins will start calling them up. Joe Ryan will be offered a team friendly deal that buys out his first two years of free agency. If he declines, he will be gone by the deadline. Pablo is as good as gone. See? I didn't need to watch any positions as an indicator.
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    The problem with the Twins is that the change to the pen is invariably permanent. Duran was supposed to be a temporary move to the pen to get him to the show faster and address a short term bullpen need. He wanted to move back to the rotation and the Twins said no. He has proven to be a good closer, but he had everything to be a high end starter as well. I'm just not a fan of moving a top arm to the pen until they show they can't start, like Varland.
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    Drew McPhail was recently quoted as saying the Twins still view Prielipp as a top of the rotation starter. I hate seeing someone like that moved to the pen just to get him up the majors quicker. Moving Raya to the pen makes complete sense. He is way down the pecking order as a potential starter.
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    "Martin seems resigned to left field, where his lack of power is a weakness". I don't think it's a weakness more than other positions. Martin has that same narrow lane to productivity regardless of position. And that lane really isn't any narrower than a guy who can hit 25 hr, but doesn't get on base enough to get his OPS up to major league average.
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    Names that I would say have no chance to play outfield barring some bizarre combination of injuries and game substitutions. McCusker, Gasper, Fitzgerald, Kriedler and Lewis are a hard no. Clemens and Keaschall are highly unlikely. Rosario, Fedko, Olivar maybe in September. What you said about Martin is exactly my point. There is a mindset that corner OF has to hit for power. Greggory even said it in the article. If a guy can can get on base at a high rate, steal bases and put pressure on the defense, he is a productive offensive player.
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    I think Larnach is still as good as gone. The only reason he was tendered is that he actually drew unexpected trade interest. The Twins still don't want to pay him.
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    This almost seems like a game to see how many names can be crammed on the list. There are highly unrealistic names here. I also reject the idea that Martin doesn't have enough power to be a corner outfielder. That is such an obsolete paradigm. I'm sure Buxton will anchor some combination of Martin, Wallner, Roden, Outman (could there be a worse name for a major league hitter) while Jenkins and Rodriguez get regular AAA at bats. I hope those two along with Culpeper at SS are up quickly. They are the future core and they may as well do what Calvin did in 82 and bring them as soon they are ready.
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    I get that catcher is a position where you are to sacrifice some hitting for elite defense, but Vazquez's defensive metrics are declining and he is no longer elite. Jacksons metrics have improved and he has a huge arm. With the strike zone challenge rule, Vazquez's pitch framing becomes less critical. As to the hitting, it's one thing to sacrifice some offense, but Vazquez has literally been the worst hitter in baseball over the last three years. It takes a bigger defensive differential than Vazquez provides to overcome that. And no, I would not trade Jackson to get Vazquez back.
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    Best of all, it means Christian Vazquez won't be coming back
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    Here is the thing about Larnach. He isn't good enough to play in the field. He catches in a very limited range and that's it. He also isn't a good enough hitter to justify him at DH. If your only job is too hit, you need to be better than league average.
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    Also baffling is that the writers are trying to speak an upside for Julien into existence. He simply doesn't have one. He has regressed the last two years and isn't even a good AAA hitter anymore.
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    I would rather trade Ober than Lopez or Ryan. I'm wary of a long limbed 6'10 pitcher who can't throw at least a 93 mph fastball. Now he has lost velocity from the 91 mph he used to have. Trade him now before any residual value evaporates.
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    Drew McPhail recently said in an interview that the Twins view Prielipp as a top of the rotation starter. Given his injury history, I suspect the Twins focus will be on stretching him out. The Twins are likely moving one or more of Lopez, Ryan and Ober, so I expect there will be plenty of auditions for what will likely be a fluid rotation.
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    Eddy Julien does not even belong on a AAA roster let alone the 40 man roster. He is a terrible fielder and a terrible hitter. The Twins cannot use him at DH or in the field. Put him through waivers. If someone claims him, wish him good luck and tell him not to let the door hit him on the way out.
  24. TJSweens
    The Twins should put a plaque over the clubhouse door reading... "Give me your rag arms, your has beens, your never weres yearning to earn major league minimum."
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