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  1. Major League Ready
    Why focus on 156 ABs this year at AA when he has hit the rest of his Milb career, including hitting .294 / .403 / .419 at AA the year before. He is behind Martin, Hellman, and Castro at this moment but sustaining his current pace could change that positioning. It also not like we only need one utility guy. Theoretically, you could have four of them and there are always injuries to cover.
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    They were talking about Bellinger on the MLB radio network last week kind of marveling at the work he put in to "bounce back". IDK if it was just hyperbole but the consensus on the show was, he worked hard and had a great make-up. It will be really interesting to see how many years a team is willing to go but I will bet someone gives him 3 years or more.
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    I don't think you are considering what has been happening of late. It made sense to me to complain about Kepler when he wasn't playing well but that's no longer the case. I looked back at a date where several players had around 100 ABs since the date. Kepler's wRC+ in his last 109 ABs is 132. MAT's is 80. Kepler is not a problem currently. Might he regress? Sure, but it does not make sense to MAt and Kepler in the same boat. BTW ... In that same period of time Kirilloff has 122 ABs with a 108 wRC+ and Buxton is 37. It's a small sample but let's consider what's actually happening presently.
  4. Major League Ready
    and a 887 OPS and great defense. IDK about this year but a nice target for this off-season. Next year is his age 29 season. Question is how many years it will take. You wouldn't think anyone is going to give him something crazy long given his struggles the previous 2 years.
  5. Major League Ready
    I think people are just tired of Buxton being an automatic out and want relief. Plus, it would make us a lot better with Julien in the DH spot assuming Polanco is normal Polanco. Then, get Royce back and all the sudden this should be a decent offense.
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    That works too. My memory of Cron's time here was that he was good defensively. Solono is not. Too bad they did not have Julien spend time at 1B in the minors. Maybe they worked on it in practice and he sucked, IDK.
  7. Major League Ready
    This is a bit over the top. For starters, they don't need two starters. They have Ryan / Lopez / Ober and Paddack back with Varland capable of being a 5th starter. They certainly, don't need to trade for one especially when they likely make a QO to Gray and Maeda could also be a candidate for a QO also if he continues to look this good. Festa and Raya are also candidates to be ready at some point next year. There is a good chance Lewis ends up in the OF. Martin and Kiersey Jr. are also possibilities for 2024. We also should not assume Buxton never plays the OF again. Remember when many people here assume Kirilloff was toast? I would try to get an outfield prospect that is close to ready in trade for Polanco. That won't help 2023 but it won't hurt either. Trading Polanco and moving on from Kepler in whatever form opens up $60M to spend next year. That's more than adequate to fill their holes.
  8. Major League Ready
    Not really. To expect he continues to do what he has done for the past 3 years is not stupid.
  9. Major League Ready
    I would not try to speculate until we see how he pitches the rest of the year. There will be a stark contrast if he pitches like his 1st 10 starts for the rest of the year vs his last 10 starts where he has had an ERA of 4.5 and a xFIP of 4.29 with a K rate of 7.69.
  10. Major League Ready
    I would not pay attention to 3 weeks either. I was citing the last 6 weeks. Not that 6 weeks is a large sample. However, it's adequate in terms of indicating who is contributing to turning around our stagnant offense. Just saying ... Kepler has been a net positive of late. If they could find a 1B, put Kirilloff LF and Kepler maintains this play, that would not be too bad.
  11. Major League Ready
    You know I have been on the move Kepler bandwagon. However, his wRC+ for the last six weeks in 123 and it seems like his defense has been better too. Gallo is the guy I would move. That does not mean I would not trade Kepler but I would want to get something back.
  12. Major League Ready
    Twins Hitters for the last 6 weeks. The Twins are not going to send Julien down and Buck is hurting the team. Name OPS wRC+ Julien 1.051 191 Lewis 0.877 149 Solano 0.846 140 Kepler 0.811 123 Correa 0.798 120 Kirilloff 0.765 113 Gallo 0.743 103 Farmer 0.71 97 Jeffers 0.691 95 Larnach 0.644 80 Taylor 0.672 79 Castro 0.595 76 Buxton 0.542 43 Vazquez 0.492 33
  13. Major League Ready
    His wRC+ is 95 so basically league average. That production looks a lot better when it comes from a switch hitter that can play several positions pretty well and steal bases very effectively. I hope he becomes expendable, but that day is not here yet.
  14. Major League Ready
    Kirilloff to the OF. Gallo gone by the deadline. Cron would be a decent move. He started out the year bad but has been better lately,
  15. Major League Ready
    I believe this is known as a nice problem to have.
  16. Major League Ready
    Lewis is quite a bit faster which makes me wonder if Lee takes 3B and Lewis 2B. Plus, I am still holding on to the hope Lewis ends up in the OF. We are deeper now and next year in the IF. The RH hitting Lewis would be a nice addition to our OF.
  17. Major League Ready
    Would have wrote exactly the same thing and just to add some numbers to your position. Polanco's wRC+ this year is 103. Julien's wRC+149. Polanco's a better defender but how can his return be the most important?
  18. Major League Ready
    I have only seen Stevenson play a couple times so I am pretty much looking at his stats and 70 grade speed. The speed suggests he should be decent defensively. I look at the numbers and he hit really well in small samples in 2019 and 2020 at the ML level and then fell flat in 2021 but it was only 213 ABs. If he keeps us this pace you have to believe he gets a shot or perhaps traded to someone else who wants to give him a shot.
  19. Major League Ready
    Atlanta got two MVP candidates for nothing. We would all love someone who has a big impact but costs us nothing. However, when we contemplate buying most people want a Paul Goldschmidt type player and that has a very significant cost. That's not what the 87 Twins did. That was the only point. People hold up these examples when they actually support a strategy that is quite different than what they are advocating. Baylor was having a very poor year. Is that what people want for additions. We already have a bunch of guys playing poorly.
  20. Major League Ready
    Not sure where you are going with this. How was the 87 a team cast into contention by deadline additions? The only additions I can come up with are Joe Niekro who was acquired in early June and produced a modest 1.7 WAR and Don Baylor who produced .4 WAR for the entire season. Baylor was acquired for a player to be named later that ended up being Enrique Rios who never made it out of A ball. It would appear the 87 Twins are an example of winning the WS while making only minor (very low cost) additions at the deadline.
  21. Major League Ready
    Since June 1 Andrew Stevenson is hitting 388 with a 1.125 OPS. Wow! Anthony Prato's OPS since being promoted to AAA in 1.037. Anyone seen him in the OF?
  22. Major League Ready
    Good point. That's probably why they spent the prospect capital they did last year.
  23. Major League Ready
    I agree Steer was not needed long-term. However, he would have filled a role now and brought a better return later which is how the Rays do it. CES on the other hand is an elite offensive prospect who could be a difference makers for several years even if it is as a DH. Mn, I would like to bring him in right now and send Kirilloff to the OF. Any trade for 2 near ready prospects for a player with 1 year and a couple months is short-term focused by definition. These types of trades always have the potential to sting long-term and that cost is absorbed for immediate gain. That's ok if the have the prospect capital and a good chance for post season success. You could argue we had the former but not the later. IMO, Mahle was never going to be a difference maker, especially in the playoffs. More importantly, this team, was far from a contender and had numerous injury issues. Can we quit pretending we gained nothing and the cost was significant?
  24. Major League Ready
    This is a good point. I mentioned in another thread that I have been wondering how much the post season revenue is playing into their current roster management and their deadline strategy. They bought last year. IDK if they actually thought they had a good chance or if they were appeasing fans or a combination of both but they weakened the team for long-term including the present. We would be a lot better right now with Steer, Cano, and I like the chances CES would be a great shot in the arm right now. It's a fine line because fans are generally speaking short-term focused to the point of negating the chances for sustained success. Tampa talks about making unpopular decisions as key to their success. However, could their roster management be part of their attendance problem?
  25. Major League Ready
    and Ober has been better than Gray over their last 10 starts.
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