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  1. Major League Ready
    Just my observation. His approach was not great six weeks ago. I think he would have been exposed pretty quickly at the ML level. He had a .683 OPS in April. .947 in May and .971 since May 1. He has been really good for long enough that it's about time. However, it is possible they are putting the final polish on the work they have been doing. They also might have been contemplating swapping roster spots with Keaschall. IDK but I sure hope Culpepper is here soon. He is my favorite prospect.
  2. Major League Ready
    Do you pay any attention at all to how other organizations outside the top 10 in revenue build a winning team? For teams that can't buy a team, there is absolutely no way to construct a winning team without developing players like Culpepper. You are yearning for max Kepler while demeaning players like Culpepper. Try taking a look around the league. The Rays, White Sox, and Mariners are in in first place. How did they get there? Man, you seem to work fulltime at ignoring reality.
  3. Major League Ready
    I think it's coming soon. I have watched about 1/2 of the Saints games. Culpepper just keeps getting better. He was chasing too many bad pitches not long ago. My guess is they are just trying to refine the approach a little more before sending him to the show and he is looking pretty darn refined. He is a really important piece.
  4. Major League Ready
    Better than nothing but it's an opportunity lost. This is not a playoff team so why wait until the last two months of the year. DFA Bell and give someone else the playing time. Just my opinion.
  5. Major League Ready
    What is the basis for you Clemmons opinion. He is in the 78th percentile for batting Run Value and the 68th percentile for fielding. That's a pretty valuable player on any team when I guy can play that many positions. I would love to see the day when we get to a point where we have 8 position player that are so good that Clemmons can't contribute. Until then, Clemmons has a role on this team. Would In trade him for the right deal? Sure, but that's true for pretty much any player.
  6. Major League Ready
    I don't really disagree but I still would rather they gave Someone like Sabato a shot. At least he has a small chance of being part of the future where Bell does not. At least Sabato would be interesting.
  7. Major League Ready
    Because Kepler is no longer and above average defender and he is below average offensively. Oh and there is the fact that he got suspended. We are not Missing Wallner either but to suggest we are missing Kepler just boggles my mind. Kepler would be the equivalent of Josh Bell in terms of a wasted roster spot given the number of OFers we have that could actually be a long-term solution.
  8. Major League Ready
    I can't tell if you are kidding?
  9. Major League Ready
    He will only have value if he continues to play at or near this level for the next 6 weeks. I doubt there will be much support for moving him if that's still the case. Of course, if a team offered a return consistent with a player with 3 years of service remaining who was expected to continue to perform at that level, that would be a different story. That just does not seem to be a likely scenario. Great but unlikely.
  10. Major League Ready
    I think the better short-term solution at 1B is to let Clemmons play there full-time. He has simply been much better than Lewis offensively and I doubt Lewis could match him defensively. I think of Clemmons as a good bench player because of his versatility and what has basically been an average bat. However, after a weak first month, OPS is .863 since the last week in April. Why do we want to insist Clemmons can't grow into a well-above average player. He has been for the past 6 weeks. If he is just average over the next 6 weeks, go grab whoever is the hottest between Mendez / Sabato / Gonzalez, or Fedko. Of course, you could also DFA Bell and bring up one of these guys right now.
  11. Major League Ready
    IDK, I might be in LF on this one but I think Ben Ross might be more likely tom be called up. He has a .990 OPS the last month. He is also a good defender and can literally play any position except catcher. I would much prefer to see him get a shot over Outman. Ross has a low probability of sticking but Outman is a near zero probability.
  12. Major League Ready
    I seriously doubt there is even one person that comes to this site that does not understand the futility in using a player's BA alone to measure their performance. The only reason to isolate that particular stat is to support a preferred narrative. The 604 OPS is much more indicative of his offensive value.
  13. Major League Ready
    I would prefer to get 2 top 100 prospects and then go resign Ryan in 2028 if he is healthy. They are not getting a discount now so if they are willing to pay the price they can have him or someone like him and a couple good prospects.
  14. Major League Ready
    The most successful modest revenue teams know this, and their actions very clearly demonstrate that they agree with you. History is very clear if we bother to look into how these organizations have acquired their talent. We can't complain that Cleveland or Milwaukee consistently puts a much better product on the field and then insist they follow practices that completely contradict the practices that have promoted their success. I pray he stays healthy and we can make the right deal. It won't help that there are a fewer number of teams than most years with a realistic shot at doing something in the playoffs.
  15. Major League Ready
    I have been hoping for a break-out from Ben Ross for a couple years. He is a good defender and you can put him literally anywhere but catcher. Most importantly he is a legit back-up at SS and CF. He could be a better version of Willi Castro. A guy like Kyler Fedko who came out of nowhere last year is so easy to root for. Outman is better defensively but he has no future with the team. Give Fedko a shot. I really hated the Sabato pick at the time. It would be great to be completely wrong. How great would it be if this guy was the solution at 1B/DH?
  16. Major League Ready
    Sorry. I thought we were talking about Jeffers. My bad.
  17. Major League Ready
    I can except counting all the WAR Berrios provided Toronto if the comparison is all the WAR the twins got with the money they didn't spend on Berrios. The Jays got Berrios for Martin / SWR and $131M expenditure. The equitable comparison for the Twins is they got Martin / SWR and $131M to spend on other players.
  18. Major League Ready
    I thought we were talking about Jeffers. That explains the confusion.
  19. Major League Ready
    Fangraphs and BB Reference have him as a free agent in 2027. What source claims he is signed for $13M next year?
  20. Major League Ready
    Berrios didn’t cease to exist but the Twins contractual control ceased after the 1.33 years from the trade. WHat he did after that control ceased has zero relevance in the context of evaluating the trade. None. The Twins gave up 1.33 years of control and the Blue Jays received 1.33 years of control. The Twins gained SIM and Martin and the Jays lost whatever those players produce. The Twins made a decision not to pay him $131M. If you want to pretend the Twins would have or should have paid him $131M. Then, the appropriate analysis would be what they got in trade AND what they could have produced for $131M spent on another or other free agents. Right now, that decision to not pay him $131M is looking pretty good.
  21. Major League Ready
    I don't think so. He is a free agent at the end of this season.
  22. Major League Ready
    Are you predicting they play well enough to have a good shot at the playoffs or are you suggesting they will act with incompetence?
  23. Major League Ready
    They can't force them to sign. It changes nothing strategically. They should still go get a return for Ryan and Jeffers. Then, go sign them in free agency.
  24. Major League Ready
    I am not sure where the difference lies. I asked AI ... What was the total spend on payroll with benefits in 2026 and what would it have been under the proposed payroll by the owners which was a floor of $150M and a ceiling of $300M Using the 2026 Opening Day payroll figures, total MLB payroll was approximately $5.81 billion. If you apply a hypothetical system with: Payroll floor: $150 million Payroll ceiling: $300 million and simply move every club below $150M up to $150M and every club above $300M down to $300M, the result would be: Actual 2026 payroll $5.810 billion Calculated with a $150M floor / $300M cap, Payroll would have been $6.071 billion. This is a net increase of $262M. The players proposal is actually very close in terms of the net number. The difference in the proposals would be a massive impact on the valuation of teams. A super majority of owners would be required to pass. This is highly unlikely. AI will give you a breakdown if you ask it if this proposal would be likely to pass. Here is the bottom line from AI. MLB bylaws require 23 of 30 clubs (75%) for a major structural change. A rough estimate: Group Clubs Likely Vote Small-market beneficiaries 8-10 Yes Large-market contributors 8-9 No Middle-market clubs 11-13 Split Suppose: 9 beneficiaries vote yes. 8 large-market clubs vote no. You would then need 14 of the remaining 13 clubs, which is impossible. Even if a couple of large-market clubs surprisingly supported the proposal, you'd still need almost every middle-market owner on board.
  25. Major League Ready
    OK. So, why are they proposing it? It's salary neutral so any argument that it's about profitability is not supported by the impact on aggregate payroll of the league. I don't really understand where you are coming from with the statement that competitive balance won't help the league. If you are suggesting it won't grow revenue, I find it hard to believe that strengthening the weak markets won't bring out more people. However, let's say that's true. I don't care about profitability. Reducing the large gap in revenue / salary helps my team. It would give my team a shot a holding onto players and my team a little better odds of fielding a contender.
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