DJL44
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I thought I saw Texas celebrating on the field in 2023. Did I dream that up?
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I see three potential rookies with actual upside potential - Brooks Lee, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Luke Keaschall. If they want to give playing time to develop those guys, then I'm okay with the decision. Betting on Helman, Keirsey and Martin is a loser bet. They never give a straight answer (so they can't be held accountable) but the plan for the infield appears to be 3B Lee, SS Correa, 2B Lewis, 1B Miranda. UT Castro. I'm fine with that if they add a good outfielder so they're not using Julien as the everyday DH.
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Emmanuel Rodriguez is supposed to be able to play defense. They'll put up with his numbers against LHP if he can catch the ball. They did with Max Kepler.
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And now I'll expand on whether Rosario can actually play defense. Probably not. He has been a below average defender his entire career and appears to be getting worse. He's 12th percentile on Statcast in Fielding Run Value. He can't play SS and is only okay at 2B. He gets good marks for speed and arm and bad marks for actually catching the ball in the outfield. Pluses - makes contact, good baserunning, fast, strong arm Minuses - bad defender, low power, doesn't walk, chases pitches outside the zone The Twins can afford to have a bench player with a below average bat and an excellent glove. That player would complement their starters. I don't see a reason to roster a player who is below average in everything but speed.
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Beats using not-ready-for-primetime rookies. If he can actually play defense, then he's a generalist, not a specialist. That's a 4-tool player (field, run, throw, hit for average). I'm not sure who was prevented from playing last season. Pretty much every rookie who truly performed in AAA got a shot. Some who were only okay in AAA got a shot.
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If he can play good defense a .670 OPS vs RHP is perfectly acceptable for your utility player.
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Padres pick Juan Nunez was one of the pitchers the Twins traded for Jorge Lopez MLB Rule 5 draft results: Analyzing all 15 picks from major-league portion as Mets lose two pitchers - CBSSports.com
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Not all minor leaguers are available during the minor league portion of the draft.
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Minor league portion Twins select Trent Baker RHP from the Cardinals, Miguel Briceno SS from the Brewers, Jefferson Valladares C from the Dodgers. Twins lose Taylor Floyd to the Mariners,
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I assume they'll move him to the bullpen in 2025. The velocity and stuff could get even better. They'll have to keep him and Ronny Henriquz on the roster all year.
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No Twins selected in the MLB portion of the draft
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Negotiating that extension makes Falvey look really good at his job. Lopez is very likely to get a qualifying offer and generate a draft pick in 3 seasons. That's exactly what they should be doing - keep the pitcher until age 31, get the draft pick, and let them go to free agency. Hopefully they can do the same with Ryan and Ober.
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That would be a great deal for the Twins. Bernardino is useful, cheap and has several years of team control.
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Better pitchers will be available as minor league free agents
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The years help keep the luxury tax number low.
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Can The Twins Ship The Sheriff to Sacramento?
DJL44 replied to Cody Pirkl's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
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If he's really doing well until that age and the team is doing well enough to keep him, you slap the qualifying offer on him and get a draft pick back like they did with Sonny Gray
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The Twins have players as good as these guys in their own minor league system.
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The national TV deals will get worse if they have fewer teams. Contraction will cede even more attention to NBA and MLS.
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An empty threat. Expansion is more likely than contraction.
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Hae-Song Kim
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The Red Sox can have Correa for Mayer and Teel
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He got a promotion to AAA. That's the promotion people get when they do well in AA. He was playing against kids on average 2 years younger than him. If he had only been average offensively at that level, he probably gets released. We'll see how he does at AAA this season. If he can improve a little more he will have a chance to make his debut.
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We saw last year with Margot (and earlier with other platoon bats) that it is impossible to hide a player so they never see RHP. McCusker might be fine to give an opportunity as plan D or E but he can't be Plan A.
