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  1. Major League Ready
    Where did you get those splits for a Milb player?
  2. Major League Ready
    I am not assuming anything, I said "if he plays well". I even said maybe it's far-fetched. He never hit anywhere near this level in Milb. IDK how he is going to hit which is why I qualified my statement. So, no, I am not assuming anything. You are assuming he won't play well. I am suggesting there is a chance.
  3. Major League Ready
    It's a free country. Think whatever you want to think. I think, if he's playing great, teams will be quite satisfied to have that version of good. Are they going to say, he has only been good in one other season so let's ignore how he's playing right before eyes? Maybe he will go back to sucking. Maybe the entire premise that he may play well is far-fetched but if he plays well that will drive his value IMO.
  4. Major League Ready
    There are many examples of players that fell off the map for a couple years. Do you think teams will just ignore his actual results if he performs well in his return to the ML level? I doubt they will be too concerned that he was bad last year if he's good this year, especially on a two-month rental.
  5. Major League Ready
    This is not a guy that was a fringe player. The man was an all-star and not long ago. If he comes up and hits above league average, he will have value given his defensive versatility. It won't be a blue-chip prospect but they can a decent prospect for him.
  6. Major League Ready
    True but Mauer cost $22M/year more than Clemmons. I would take Cody and two $11M/year RPs over Mauer in his last 5 years.
  7. Major League Ready
    It would be very unfortunate if the Twins could not cash in a valuable trade asset of an impending free agent in a year it's obvious they are not a contender. They don't need any special skills. Just the ability to look to Milwaukee, Tampa, and Cleveland and recognize those team don't miss these opportunities. This team's future could look very good if they can cash in on Ryan and Jeffers at the deadline.
  8. Major League Ready
    IDK about that. Mauer's wRC+ over those 4 years was 103. How is that really any better than Kody Clemmons?
  9. Major League Ready
    My point of view is a long-term solution. It's not as if fixing 1B will put us in contention. I would even argue it's not high on our list of problems. Clemmons is just fine there for now. Hopefully, Gonzalez's recent resurgence continues, and he gets an opportunity at some point. He has looked great the last few games. There are actually a few guys that could eventually fill the role. Amick may be better suited for 1B and he has looked good lately. Menendez looks like he will hit but I am not convinced he won't be a liability in the OF. I would like to see him get more time at 1B. I have been a Sabato hater for a long-time so I would love it if he continued to get better at contributes. Maybe he can be our Max Muncy. Muncy got some ML time at age 24-25 but he did nothing until he was 27. I don't see Fedko as a solution. He might be a decent bench player given his versatility. Too bad Roden got hurt I was curious to see if he got some time at 1B. I like the idea of having better athletes at the position.
  10. Major League Ready
    The way they ignored athleticism in 1st and 2nd round picks drove me crazy. They have drafted athletes the last 3 years but prior to 2023, going back to Buxton, they drafted guys that were limited athletically. Lee, Sabato, Rooker, Larnach, and Kirilloff. Gordon was not as bad but I did not see him as being worthy of the #6 pick. Cavaco was fairly athletic but just did not a track record worthy of a 1st rounder, especially with Corbin Carroll and Bryson Stott available. I agree completely on bringing up Arcia. Not long ago I wanted them to just get Culpepper up here. However, I have been watching about half of the Saints games and I am seeing the same thing as you with Culpepper. He has some things to work on offensively and AAA is a better place for working on that refinement. A couple months won't hurt and Arcia just could fetch a decent prospect at the deadline if he continues to hit.
  11. Major League Ready
    Give Lewis another couple weeks. If he does not get going, send him down and bring up Arcia to play everyday between SS, 3B, and 2B. He probably gets traded at the deadline if he hits reasonably well and Culpepper gets another couple months to get ready. Same with Bell. Dump him, eat the salary. Make the team better short-term while auditioning players that can be part of the future. We could even move Keaschall to 1B in platoon with Clemmons. Maybe give Mendez a shot. Gonzalez is showing signs of getting going. Perhaps he could step up in a month or two. Right now it's a wasted roster spot. Outman is only a problem if one of Buxton, Martin or Larnach is out for an extended period. If that happens, they can bring up Roden when he is ready or give whichever AAA guy has it going the best.
  12. Major League Ready
    Certainly not meaningless but far from perfect. IMO RE24 us the best measure followed by wOBA.
  13. Major League Ready
    Clemens has a wRC+ of 116. He should not be lumped in with the other three.
  14. Major League Ready
    Fedko had a horrible start to the season. He looked lost. I was very disappointed becasue I like to root for the underdog. However, the last month his wRC+ is 169 with an OPS of 1.092. He looks like a different player. I would like to see him get a shot after the deadline if he maintains a wRC+ above .900. Perhaps play a little 1B to get more playing time.
  15. Major League Ready
    The break-out player of the year has quite a few candidates right now. I hope it stays that way.
  16. Major League Ready
    1st round picks fail at a significant rate but this organization has produced very little from their first-round picks since Buxton. I particularly hated the Jay, Cavaco, and Sabato picks. To be fair, the players drafted the past 4 years look fairly promising if we can believe Brooks Lee can sustained his improved play. I would like to compare teams with A/I but we would have to wait another 10 years to have the comprehensive data to accurately compare team results across the league for the last 10 years. Year Player Overall Pick 2012 Byron Buxton 2 2012 José Berríos 32 2013 Kohl Stewart 4 2014 Nick Gordon 5 2015 Tyler Jay 6 2016 Alex Kirilloff 15 2017 Royce Lewis 1 2017 Brent Rooker 35 2018 Trevor Larnach 20 2019 Keoni Cavaco 13 2019 Matt Wallner 39 2020 Aaron Sabato 27 2021 Chase Petty 26 2021 Noah Miller 36 2022 Brooks Lee 8 2023 Walker Jenkins 5 2023 Charlee Soto 34 2024 Kaelen Culpepper 21 2024 Kyle DeBarge 33 2025 Marek Houston 16 2025 Riley Quick 36
  17. Major League Ready
    They passed on Greene and Gore. Hindsight is 20/20 but my recollection is a lot of people in the industry questioned the wisdom of passing on Greene. Is my memory faulty on this one?
  18. Major League Ready
    I have never been a believer. Not even when he was in the minors. Lee was never really dominant in Milb and he is a mediocre at best defender. I would love to be wrong. He has been great for his last roughly 100 ABs. Let's hope this is a break-out and not just a hot streak.
  19. Major League Ready
    IDK exactly how to define "under the radar" but there are quite a few unheralded prospects playing very well right now. Ben Ross has kind of cone out of nowhere. Ricardo Olivar and Billy Amick are both pretty well-known but their stock was down based on performance over the past couple years. Those two guys are playing great. Jaime Ferrer is raking. Yasser Mercedes stock had been down but he has put himself back on the map. If there is a silver lining right now it's all the prospects that have picked it up a notch or two. I didn't include Prielipp, Quick or Ellwanger because I think the expectations for those three were high.
  20. Major League Ready
    If the goal is to go from 70 wins to 73 wins, then yes, keeping Larnach makes sense. He is not at all important if your goal is to build a 90-win team. For those of us who think these half measures generally produce mediocrity or less, it does not matter if Larnach is here to get us to 73 or 75 wins. It just takes up a roster spot that could be used to audition players that could contribute to building a contender. We also don’t know if Rodriguez or Jenkins would be hurt if they had been brought up. We do know that Rodriguez would not have made the slide into 1B that got him hurt and Jenkins would not have run into the wall on the play that got him hurt.
  21. Major League Ready
    I would be thrilled with this acquisition if Gomez became a reliable 7th inning option.
  22. Major League Ready
    Trades for prospects are not made for the impact on the following season. Should we judge the Duran trade based on him not making it to the majors until 4 seasons later? Looking at this through this lens makes absolutely no sense.
  23. Major League Ready
    Great. I would love to hear the basis for your disagreement? Are you suggesting there are teams with 3 or 4 MLB proven starters sitting in AAA? If so, give us some examples. If that's not your contention I would love to hear why you disagree without any examples. If these MLB ready SPs are not in AAA, where are they?
  24. Major League Ready
    Ask yourself .... How many teams in the league this year or any other year have 8 or 9 SPs with a proven track record. It does not exist. Therefore, why would anyone define depth in the context of proven starting pitchers? Depth is and always has been in the form of prospects that are ready or veterans on Milb contracts looking to make a comeback. I would call Abel, Prielipp, Rojas, and Morris good depth.
  25. Major League Ready
    Arcia is a better SS than Lee so it would be more likely Lee slides to 3rd and Arcia plays SS. I like the idea. We are better short-term and if Arcia plays well he could be a decent trade piece at the deadline. That would give Culpepper a little more time to work on his approach at AAA. His defense looks ready to me.
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