Richie the Rally Goat
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Why in the world does a guy with 700 PAs of .630 OPS keep getting brought up as a viable starting 3B?
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correction - there was one RBI
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correct - also terrible
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Martin can give Buck a day off here and there
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nope
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got one run back
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and now all my ads are for golf.
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He has more plate appearances in 2025 at an 85 wRC+ than he did during his amazing burst out of the gate at 150 wRC+. In the second half of 2025 he had a 97 wRC+ .723 OPS. His projections for 2026 are right in line .745 OPS 105 wRC+ and his career is .762 OPS 110wRC+. That’s average to slightly below 3B average. is it really kicking him when he’s down? Or is it adjusting expectations?
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Wallner a winner from camp? In 2023 and 2024 his wRC+ ranked 12 and 13 of all hitters w/ 250 plate appearances. two seasons of hitting 40-50% better than average. 2025 was a down year, 2026 may not be in the 150 wRC+ range, but it should not surprise to see him well above average again. He’s a darn good hitter.
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Yup, when Eric Wagaman is the next man up at 3B, it’s Lewis or bust.
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Former Twins. Where are They Now? 2026 Edition
Richie the Rally Goat replied to stringer bell's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Yup, 3 times 2000 (20), 2001 (14) and 2003 (14) edit to add number of triples and to say…. I’d kill for an early aughts young Cristian Guzman type playing SS for this team… :(- 289 replies
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The 2025 team had a 35 percent win rate after the 2025 all star break, and is essentially the same team as being fielded in 2026. why is the bottom 75 wins? Was that a typo and it should have been 57 wins?
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It looks like the team actively got worse at fielding and bullpen
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The bullpen is horrible, but there’s almost nothing comparable, I just looked at starters. Twins starters last year had the highest fly ball rate and lowest ground ball rate in MLB both 8-10 percentage points deviating from median. @TheLeviathan this is what makes Larnach and Roden decisions so confounding. There’s no team that would benefit more from a good outfield with Martin, Buxton, and Roden left to right! Yes, Lee and Bell/Caratini/Rocket Jr. will drive me insane, but balls hitting grass in the outfield is what pitching staff needs least, but all this is minor compared to the bullpen and hitting.
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Better than Manny Margot is a very low bar.
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I don’t see the philosophical change here. I see bad relievers not being retained. That’s ok
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I don't see how the Twins can play 24 games against the Rockies in order to get to 79 wins
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