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  1. Major League Ready
    I guess I have a different idea of what should happen during a rebuild phase or perhaps some fans don't want to accept they are in a rebuild phase. Detroit and KC did not add meaningful free agents during their rebuild and that is the norm with any rebuilding team. The entire premise of a rebuild is to replace mediocre aging / expensive players with younger higher upside players. Once that core is set, fill in missing pieces from free agency. What would be the point in adding any veterans with the exception of the BP next year? All that would do is block prospects that could be part of the solution. It seems like a fair number of people are in denial that they are rebuilding. If Pablo is healthy (tradeable) there is a very good chance he is traded, and the payroll will be $75-80M even if they add a couple RPs. The plan should not be devised to win 75 games instead of 70. It should be to build a new core and eventual contender.
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    Totally agree on the catchers. and I am right there with you on Julien. However, it does not work very well to replace Julien with Eeles. Where would they play him? We want Lee and Keaschall at SS and 2B. As much as we question the Outman trade, at this point it makes more sense to have Outman in the OF over Eeles. Urena is a placeholder filling a couple starts until Pablo / SWR or Festa are back. I would not want them disrupting Able's development to fill in for a couple starts and Bradley looks like he really needs to work on some things right now as well. If the goal is to win as many games as possible for the rest of the season, starting Urena is a really bad idea. If the goal is to develop replacements over the remainder of this year and 2026, giving Urena a handful of starts is a non-issue.
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    We agree in theory but it's not like they have a lot of options. The only position player that might be ready IMO is Fedko and he has played all of 17 games at AAA . My guess is he is the guy they bring up when the rosters expand.. Sabato has been mediocre. GG has been pretty disappointing so far at AAA and I am not at all for rushing Jenkins or Culpepper. I would also be for keeping Vasquez on the DL and bringing up Pereda for Gasper. Fitzgerald and Eeles are kind of redundant and apparently Fitzpatrick can play some 1B. He has actually looked OK. Who would you like to see?
  4. Major League Ready
    It works for the NBA and NHL. What do you think would preclude MLB from following their format?
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    A reasonable case can be made for all of them and that's a very good thing. It's Keaschall for me because is already proving it at the highest level. If we put a lot of weight on upside it's probably Tait. If I picked based on who we really need to pan out it's Culpepper.
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    The OF is going to be interesting given all the candidates. I think Larnach gets traded in the off-season and the starting OF to begin 2026 is Buxton/Wallner/Roden. Whoever has the best start of the season at AAA between Jenkins/Erod/Gonzalez will push Wallner to a timeshare where Wallner DHs. If it's Jenkins or Erod, Wallner DHs a lot. Perhaps a 50/50 split if it's GG. I am pulling for Fedko to be in that conversation as well. Of course, Roden won't have unlimited rope. He could be replaced in the same manner as Wallner if he does not produce. The difference being Wallner would still play almost every day and Roden would go to the bench or be sent down. The best case scenario is that Jenkins and Erod start 2026 strong at AAA and end up on the ML team before the midpoint of the 2026 season. Those two would give us much stronger outfield defense than we have had in a longtime and both can back-up CF. This team would look quite different in the OF and on the base pads with these guys playing every day.
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    You have a point but the team is in a very different place. It's a little harder to make these moves when you are fighting for playoff position. The emphasis now should be creating opportunities and find answers to the mediocrity we have been experiencing. The MO needs to adapt to the new reality.
  8. Major League Ready
    I have been saying I don't see it with Brooks Lee since he was in AA. My belief is that Culpepper has far more upside and therefore could displace Lee before the half-way point next year if he does well out of the gate. Now, I am basing this on the belief that they will treat 2026 as a transition year. We will see the same thing with the corner OF spots. Jenkins / Rodriguez and Gonzalez will likely start 2026 at AAA but they won't be held back long if they perform.
  9. Major League Ready
    I think the highlighted portion is pretty common in sports. Fans and fanaticism go together. Correa is a perfect example. There was quite a bit of discussion here questioning if the best baseball move would be to trade Correa. Yet, when it happens, for many, it was 100% about money. It's pretty simple. Correa is no longer a good SS and Lewis probably has more upside at 3B or it's at least a wash. We also didn't have Pena waiting in the wings when we signed him but we do now in the form of Culpepper.
  10. Major League Ready
    My guess is Fedko and Morris pitching out of the BP if he is healthy. Of course, they need a spots for Pablo and Festa so there might not be room for Morris.
  11. Major League Ready
    Taylor only had one year in the majors where his wRC+ was above average and that was only 104. He also didn't hit in Milb with the exception of a good year at AA. Outman hit well at every level and had a wRC+ of 116 as a rookie. He was injured and never got back on track. I didn't like the trade but acknowledge there is a reasonable chance he gets back on track. It's a great trade if he can back to being an above average hitter given his defense. I wouldn't bet for or against that happening.
  12. Major League Ready
    Great post Mike. I refuse to let any of this crap negate my enjoyment of the game. I am looking forward to seeing a new group of players because the old ones were not cutting it. Keaschall is the first of several. Rodriguez, Jenkins, Culpepper, and Gonzalez will be the next wave and I find myself rooting for Fedko so I hope to see him. Of course, there are a bunch of pitching prospects. Some will fail but at least the days of slow position players that strike out a lot and can't defend are coming to an end.
  13. Major League Ready
    I remember seeing similar assessments here about Brent Rooker at the end of 2021 and the 2022 off-season.
  14. Major League Ready
    Fair enough but would you disagree that of the 8 positions 1st base is the easiest to fill. Does anyone go from 1B to 3B or the OF because they can't "stay" at 1B or do they go to 1B when they can't play 3B. If the latter is true, there will be a greater supply of 3B than 1B and I think we can all agree that the up the middle positions are more difficult to play.
  15. Major League Ready
    I should have started that your value explanation was right on. As a fan, I hope they are more focused on constructing a real contender as opposed to 'cash value". You have been a proponent of building a team with a legit shot at a WS as opposed to the teams we have had recently that have a decent chance of getting in the playoffs but not much of a chance to go deep. I am with you in that desire.
  16. Major League Ready
    There is another possibility in terms of how these new investors see Ryan. They could be looking at his value in terms of making a playoff run. If that's the case, they would evaluate their odds of making a playoff run in 2026 or 2027 if we have a 2027 season. Then, they would determine if they have a better chance making a playoff run or two by trading Ryan for assets that would contribute after 2027 for the next 5-7 years. Obviously, you never know with prospects even ones as good as Keaschall / Jenkins / Gonzalez / Rodriguez / Culpepper / Abel / Rojas and you could say Matthews and Festa still are not proven. Of course, we need to add whatever they received in trading Ryan / Lopez and perhaps Ober. On the flip side, what are the chances with mostly the same group of players that are failed this year minus 4 very good RPs. IMO, 2026 is an extreme longshot. So, should those investors bet on 2027 (which might not happen) or the 5-7 years following 2027?
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    Name a position that's easier to fill?
  18. Major League Ready
    Rebuilds do generally takes several years. However, most of the time, rebuilds happen after a window of contention where the team has not had high draft picks and they have traded away prospects for missing pieces like the nationals for example who are in year 6. Those teams generally do not have many good prospects that are near major league ready. That is far from the case here. The Twins already have three young SPs in SWR / Matthews / Festa and Abel that are just starting to establish themselves in the majors. They have several others in the system. Some will certainly fail but some others will be ready in the next year or so. Where position players are concerned. Buck has 3 more years and Keaschall looks like a game changer. Wallner needs to go to a part-time defensive player but the bat is somewhere between above average and great. Both corner OF spots need to be replaced but they have both quantity and quality for these positions. We don't have many options that are near at SS but the one we have looks great. That leaves 1st base as the big hole and that's not a hard position to fill. This just does not look like a 5+ year rebuild. They have a lot to work through in 2026 but they should have a very talented young team in 2027.
  19. Major League Ready
    Does KC win the WS if they had not traded Greinke for Cane & Escobar? The other part of this equation is the player going out generally would have provided 1-1.5 years of production vs 6-7 years of production for the players coming back. This formula is how Cleveland, Tampa, and the current Brewers team have outperformed other teams outside the top dozen in revenue. If you look at the players on Milwaukee's roster on pace to produce greater than 1.5 WAR, 47% of the production has been produced by players acquired as prospects or unproven major leaguers.
  20. Major League Ready
    I would expect that Forbes is including draft bonuses / International bonuses / Benefits, and MLB Payroll in "player Expenses".
  21. Major League Ready
    Fedko is the new guy at the top of my watch list. His OPS is now 1201. He only has 49 AAA PAs but he is screaming for a shot in September. KEEP IT UP Kyler!
  22. Major League Ready
    It's a lost season and Roden has nothing left to prove in the minors. He was very good at every Milb level. They should give him an opportunity now and to start 2026 because they have a lot of options that should be ready by the midway point in 2027. They could actually play Fedko at 1B just to get him as many ABs as possible. There is a better possibility he can stay with the team long term at 1B vs the outfield given Wallner / Jenkins / Rodriguez and Gonzalez have greater upside. I realize it's weird with a guy that can play all 3 OF positions but we can always adapt his role later if he can hit at the ML level.
  23. Major League Ready
    Adams hit 97 a couple times last night. He might be capable of ramping it up in a RP role like Jax was able to do.
  24. Major League Ready
    Bohorquez had a stinker in late May. Since then his ERA is 2.23 over his last dozen starts (48.1 IP) You would have to believe they send him to AA to start 2026. He won't be 21 until March. It would be nice if he were to elevate himself to be considered in the same category as Soto, Hill, and Quick.
  25. Major League Ready
    A case could be made that Fedko is the break-out player of the year. How could make the OF shuffle really interesting next year. I hope to see him here in September. That might just happen if he keeps on hitting anything like he has since being promoted.
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