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  1. DJL44
    I really don't understand "we want to compete" with Outman in the majors and Rodriguez in AAA. Are they convinced that Emmanuel Rodriguez will put up a line worse than Outman's .147/.221/.337 slash? If so, they HAVE to trade him now before he is completely worthless in trade. There's even comparable stats between Outman and Rodriguez during the same time period for St. Paul. Rodriguez hit .258/.429/.423 with 45 BB and 67 K in 212 PA and Outman hit .235/.316/.490 with 6BB and 19K in 57 PA. They struck out at roughly the same rate but Rodriguez took twice as many walks. There is absolutely no downside to putting Rodriguez on the roster instead of Outman. The downside is Rodriguez performs as poorly as Outman (lots of strikeouts, occasional HR, decent defense). The upside is he's a contributor. They don't need Outman for "depth" either. If Rodriguez struggles you try Jenkins or Gonzalez or Fedko. Worst case you put Kody Clemens in the outfield, grab an Outman-equivalent player off the waiver wire or pay cash for someone on another team's AAA roster. Giving a spot to Outman instead of Rodriguez hurts the team in the short-term AND in the long-term. It's a lose-lose decision. It's like optioning Brooks Lee and handing the starting SS job to Ryan Fitzgerald because you're "trying to compete".
  2. DJL44
    C Reese McGuire was non-tendered by the Cubs.
  3. DJL44
    Losing Keirsey is addition by subtraction.
  4. DJL44
    I don't think Eeles really has 6 years of control. He has 3 years of control 2027-29 while he still has options and then you cut him to make room for someone else.
  5. DJL44
    They just added Orze as a bullpen arm and Jackson as a backup C. That lessens their demand for a Rule 5 pick. I still would have liked to see them add another reliever.
  6. DJL44
    Plus, Vazquez is likely to be worse next season.
  7. DJL44
    I'm pretty sure he can continue to strike out over 30% of the time. I think they're hoping exactly for another Kody Clemens - low batting average but can hit one over the fence every so often. Kody Clemens career .206/.263/.403 batting line would actually be perfectly fine for a decent fielding catcher. James McCann just got $3M to be that guy. Not really adequate for a first baseman.
  8. DJL44
    They do not. Pereda can't hang onto the ball. Cardenas is one guy and they need at least two of them. I suppose they could pick up two waiver wire catchers and save $1M but their payroll is already below $90M and headed for $45M if they trade Lopez, Buxton, Ryan and Jeffers. I hope the plan is to try to compete in 2026. The division is wide open, especially if the Tigers trade off Skubal.
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    If they're trading those guys, they'll be trading for a lot of new players. That's the whole point. Someone needs to sit behind the plate, catch the ball and throw it back to the pitcher. If they put Gasper back there, they can add an extra run of ERA to all the pitchers and they won't have any relievers to trade at the deadline. Even in a rebuild year, they should be trying to pump-and-dump relievers in July.
  10. DJL44
    I will take 30-year-old Alex Jackson over 35-year-old Christian Vazquez in 2026.
  11. DJL44
    If they trade Jeffers, they'll be trading Ryan and Lopez and possibly Buxton. Then they just need a couple guys who can play defense. Jackson can catch and throw so he fills that need.
  12. DJL44
    I agree. These trades are necessary to rearrange the bench so the depth lines up better with needs, but they don't really add any wins to the 70-win roster.
  13. DJL44
    I am seeing Spencer Steer mentioned as a possible non-tender by the Reds. I wonder if a Larnach for Steer trade is possible. The Reds are thin at LF/DH.
  14. DJL44
    I don't know why it suggests they'll keep Jeffers. They needed a backup catcher on the roster with or without a Jeffers trade. If they trade Jeffers, they'll need to find another catcher. I hope it means they're giving Jeffers a contract extension. You can't punt the catcher defense entirely by using Gasper and Pereda. It will make the pitchers (like Ober) you are trying to trade later look a whole lot worse. Pereda is just a few months younger than Jackson.
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    I don't know why anyone would want that. I'd rather his at-bats go to Martin, Roden, Jenkins, Rodriguez and Gonzalez.
  16. DJL44
    If you look at Jackson's AAA stats - .242/.323/.517 for an .840 OPS - it makes his 2025 MLB line of .220/.290/.473 look sustainable. An .840 OPS in AAA is higher than Eeles (.790) and Keirsey (.811) and neither of them can play adequate defense behind the plate.
  17. DJL44
    There is no deadline for them to make a decision this Friday for Julien, Outman or Keirsey. Plus, Keirsey just got dropped to bring in Alex Jackson.
  18. DJL44
    I agree with most of what you said, but they can find a different no-hit SS to play the position in 2026 while allowing Houston to develop in the minors. He needs at least a year at Double-A. There is no reason to burn service time on a rookie for a predictably terrible season. Let the rookies earn the promotions. Playing on scholarship is bad for the Twins and bad for the players.
  19. DJL44
    Eeles is not a SS and he's not going to take Keaschall's job. The Twins like Schobel better and I can't blame them for that opinion.
  20. DJL44
    I am pretty sure none of those guys will survive the 40-man roster purge this offseason. They can find minimum-salary free agents who are better options.
  21. DJL44
    If a rookie is young enough, I think they can sit on someone's lap for free
  22. DJL44
    I wouldn't bet on the entire team but the entire outfield could. That's where most of the young talent is.
  23. DJL44
    One guarantee with a salary cap is it will put less money in the player's pockets. There is no reason why ownership would agree to it otherwise.
  24. DJL44
    I don't know why the lower spending teams would even want a salary cap. It would only affect a few teams (Mets, Dodgers, Yankees, Phillies) and the end result would be to make those teams even more profitable without improving the revenues for any of the other clubs. What incentive do the other teams have to make the Dodgers and Yankees even more profitable? It would actually decrease their revenues because they wouldn't get the luxury tax revenue sharing dollars. The union wouldn't like a salary cap because spending would go down by $400M. 25 ball clubs wouldn't like a salary cap because they would lose revenue without lowering their payroll. The Dodgers, Yankees, Mets and Phillies would each get $75-100M more revenue with a salary cap which would go directly to their bottom line. MLB brings in more overall revenue when the large market teams do well so the league would suffer in the long run. So, why would 25 teams lockout the players and lose a pile of money to ensure they lose more money in the future after the salary cap is put in place? Why would they agree to a lockout to make the Yankees, Mets and Dodgers even more wealthy?
  25. DJL44
    Doubtful. That would mean they didn't even shop him around to find the highest bid. Lopez would be coveted by multiple teams.
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