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  1. Major League Ready
    You missed the point by a country mile. Their actions are quite clear. They are going to rebuild in 2026. You are approaching this as if they will keep Lopez/Ryan and Ober while tweaking the roster to contend in 2026. Is that the message you got at the deadline? I think it's far more likely 2 of Lopez/Ryan/Ober are traded. I also think it's far more likely that the two corner OFers that end 2026 will be different than the ones that started the season unless Roden blossoms. Same is true for SS.
  2. Major League Ready
    They were out of the 2026 race when they traded Duran/Jax/Varland/Steward and Correa. The lack of production from Larnach / Lee and Lewis also contributed. Getting a couple prospects that are not ready for MBL 7 or 8 starts is going to have very little impact on them being in our out of the race in 2026.
  3. Major League Ready
    This assumption does not seem likely given what happened at the deadline. To trade away Duran/Jax/Varland /Stewart and then try to replace 4 very good RPs by converting SPs would be unprecedented malpractice.
  4. Major League Ready
    My recollection is a large majority of people cheered when they signed Correa. Many were even for signing him when the deal was 12 years. It was more split on Donaldson but the majority liked the signing. There were even people who preferred they keep him when he got traded away. I might be wrong but it seemed like the majority applauded the Vazquez signing. All of this is tangential. The organization committed to a rebuild. We gutted our BP and traded away Correa. Larnach and Lee simply are not a solution and our best solution at 1B is Clemmens. Yet, the approach is be ready to contend on day 1. It's OK to wish they had not decided to rebuild but to change direction now would be truly incompetent, especially with 2027 in question.
  5. Major League Ready
    That's exciting. It's also probably part of the reason they decided to rebuild or you might call it a retool given the expected timeframe. Something similar is likely to happen on the pitching side as well.
  6. Major League Ready
    100% agree. These two guys have the potential to be top of the rotation starters. It makes zero sense to move them to a BP role until they have proven they are not mid-rotation or better starters. Good example is Jax. I remember you being on that one as it unfolded.
  7. Major League Ready
    My guess is the rotation starts with Lopez / Matthews / Bradley / Festa / SWR. They will keep Pablo around as a mentor and fan favorite. They will keep Abel in AAA to work on control because it makes no sense to rush him in a rebuilding year, especially if it means a year of control. Do you want rush a not quite ready Mick Abel in a lost year or do you prefer to have him an extra year when he should be at his peak. That's the tradeoff for him starting the year at the big league level. Culpepper won't be here for the same reason. They will give him 6-8 weeks to prove himself at AAA and he will be called up if he looks read to graduate AAA . I won't even guess about the BP and I think trading Ryan/Ober and Larnach will yield a player or 2 that is major league ready.
  8. Major League Ready
    Next year they will be auditioning OFers all year. Larnach is gone next year unless he goes absolutely wild the rest of the year. Buxton is the only guy that is a certainty for the OF. Walner is highly probable but he is going to be a 4th or 5th OFer that plays the DH role most of the time. LF and RF and the 4th OFer is up for grabs next year. Culpepper very likely takes over SS. The need a new 1B and back-up catcher as well as a long-term solution for the primary catcher. We will have to agree to disagree on what is happening and how to manage it.
  9. Major League Ready
    Apparently trading 40% of the 26 man roster did not make it clear for you that they were rebuilding. Playing mediocre veterans in a rebuild phase is counterproductive and nonsensical.
  10. Major League Ready
    I would assume they want to work on some tweaks with Bradley and it's more productive to do that at AAA. Same thing with Abel except it also makes absolutely no sense to burn service time with a guy that is not quite ready. They also have SWR/Festa and Lopez due back soon. Bradley and Abel both just switched organizations and coaches. It would seem beneficial to avoid bringing them up for 2-3 weeks to work with yet another set of coaches and then send them right back down.
  11. Major League Ready
    Getting buck back won't hurt either.
  12. Major League Ready
    The Twins didn't just overlook packaging Duran and Bader. Philly or any other team trading prospects is going to do everything they can to avoid trading their very best prospects. They are not going to combine two deals for the benefit the other team. They have options like trading for Duran and getting an outfielder from another team. It makes no sense from Philly's perspective to combine the deals and give away their best prospect. In other words, it's very likely they did not choose what they got over getting painter. It's far more likely Painter was never an option.
  13. Major League Ready
    If Houston is not here by 2029, he won't be good enough to matter.
  14. Major League Ready
    A couple reasons. Banking on one prospect is mighty risky. Two, we still don't know what to expect from Lewis. One of Culpepper or this theoretical acquisition could play 3rd. Three, SS is a high value position. If we end up with too many, we can find a trade.
  15. Major League Ready
    No, I am with you on the importance of depth and you have a point they are really thin at SS. I am coming at it from the angle that Lee is a place holder but is already proven to be a competent back-up. Below average but tenable in a team no expected to contend. I am also thinking they will trade established starters and target a SS in one of those trades.
  16. Major League Ready
    They have already committed to a rebuild. They have the potential to rebuild far faster than we normally associated with a rebuild but trading away Correa, Duran, Jax, Stewart, and Varland committed them. To half-a$$ it now would be a real shame. I also expect they will make every effort to trade Ryan/Lopez, and or Ober this off-season. A 2 WAR veteran is of no consequence, and it offers no solution to the problem. If Culpepper bombs, a mediocre veteran does not resolve the problem. Not if the problem you are trying to solve is building a real contender.
  17. Major League Ready
    It's just a little early with Keaschall but you gotta love the guy. I want to see the investment risk taken with extensions as opposed to Correa type free agents. LA or NY can sign 6 and fail on 3. The Twins just don't have that luxury. I don't see it at all with Ober. They are in a rebuild phase. They do not need him in 2026-27 so pass on the return he would bring now makes no sense. Take the return. You still have the money you didn't spend on Ober. Spend the money on a guy like Ober if you have not produced his replacement internally. You also eliminate injury risk. What if he needs TJ halfway through the 2027 season?
  18. Major League Ready
    I am starting to see a path for Fedko. He is a RH bat that plays all three OF positions and 1B. The added ability to play 1B could make the difference in him getting a shot. He is more versatile and has more power than Austin Martin. I might be over thinking this but if Clemmens continues to play well, Fedko and Clemmens are an interesting pair in that they would provide coverage for a lot of positions.
  19. Major League Ready
    You and I were not on the Bader bus alone last winter but there were plenty of open seats. The difference this year is there is no illusion of contending. IMO, we should avoid signing any vets (except perhaps RPs) for 2026 because they take up a roster spot that could be used to audition players that could be part of the solution.
  20. Major League Ready
    What really highlights your point is that you included very objective measures in the form of his baseball savant rankings. Yet, somehow 4 posters looked at the facts and gave you a thumbs down. The numbers are not just bad, they are pretty brutal. We even know for a fact the result of these measures by looking at wRC+ that shows his offensive production is 24 percent below league average. So, we know the result has been a well below average hitter. Yet, people are giving you thumbs down. I don’t get it either. It’s a refusal to acknowledge all the measures by which we evaluate players. The only way I can explain it is he's a guy you want to root for. Culpepper is a very important prospect because we don’t have other SS prospects anywhere near ready. He has the potential to be a big upgrade and Brooks Lee becomes a back-up at 3 positions which is a role that suits him very well especially given he is a switch hitter. He would have value in that position. Hopefully, Culpepper is here before the midpoint of 2026.
  21. Major League Ready
    Lee has a career wRC+ of 76. That does not "stack up pretty well with the rest of the league." I have said I hope I am wrong since he got to the majors but so far he is a well below average hitter. I have never understood the love for Lee.
  22. Major League Ready
    As presented here their best pitchers are being used traditionally. The 3-4 inning guys are pitcher who don't cut it as a traditional SP or is an average #5. They would be used piggyback or when the starter goes 5 or even 6 innings. If they can deliver more innings pitched as effectively or more effectively than the average RP, they have more value. They may even grow into a traditional SP role. I guess the question would be do they have more value than a #5 starter. If this type of role produces 80-90 IPs and a player is good in this role, I would tend to increase their odds of having a major league career at worst and could maximize their earnings.
  23. Major League Ready
    I am going to go with Morris / Raya going to the BP and Klein or Culpepper as less obvious choices. I think they see how Taj Bradley measures up to the numerous prospects they have and he could end up in the back of the BP. The flip side of this question is who are the most likely to make the rotation.
  24. Major League Ready
    1) it's not much different at all and may very well work out that way. 2) Two things. One, impact players and sustained success. Ryan has the highest probability by far of bringing back a star that can carry the team. Two, positioning for sustained success. We have an incredible amount of young talent that needs to be transitioned to the big leagues. That means 2026 is a transition (lost) year and 2027 is still a long shot. In other words, the probability of the big three contributing to a playoff run is very low. For me, winning 72 or 78 games next year makes little difference. The point being that passing on the return provided by trading these players offers very little value and most likely diminishes our chances for several years after 2027.
  25. Major League Ready
    Three reasons I am sure. One, when you sell of key pieces with 2 plus years control like Duran, Jax, and Varland, you are not trying to win the next year. Two, Lopez and Ryan have two years remaining after this year. One year is certainly lost and the 2nd year has a low probability. Their trade value is far higher than their value for the possibility of having one year in the playoffs. Three, keeping them would be half-a$$ing it. The entire point of a tearing down a mediocre team is to amass enough talent to move well beyond mediocre to actual contender. Ryan and Lopez have the potential to bring back the type of impact players that are essential to going from good to great. Stopping the rebuild now defeats much of the purpose of going through a rebuild. We would be a little better for 1 year and worse for 4-6 years after 2027. I look for 2 of the three to be traded this off-season.
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