DJL44
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Julien might be the best pick for DH, or he might be a terrible hitter again this season. Who knows. They will rotate Julien, Larnach, Lewis, Miranda, Buxton, Wallner and Jeffers through the DH spot.
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Another "the roof is leaking so we should burn down the house argument". It is prudent to see if the Rodriguez can handle AAA before you give him a starting position in the majors. His batting profile is quite weird, extremely patient to the point where it may all turn south as soon as he reaches a level where pitchers can hit their spots. Should the Twins trade Jenkins if they think he's not ready this spring? How about Marco Raya? They should probably trade everyone they drafted in 2024 and 2023 and all the 16 year olds they signed out of Latin America in January. After all, if the Twins think they're not ready, the only logical thing to do is trade all of them.
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What good is an array of bad players with options? That just means you're cycling through bad players hoping someone has a 2-week hot streak that fools people into thinking they're good. Then you have to spend the month watching them suck before they make another move. Bader has a higher chance of being useful than all of Helman, Keirsey and Martin do collectively. It sounds like you think the GM needs to prevent themselves from improving the team because management can't make decisions about who to play. If the management can't figure out who to play, then the GM needs to FIRE MANAGEMENT because that's their primary job. He can't play CF, we saw that last year. He's just another bad choice.
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Too bad, you're getting platoons for everyone whether you like it or not. That's Baldelli. Second question is valid, I'd rather have Laureano for $2M less than Bader.
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Who would you rather have rostered as the short-side platoon partner - Bader or Martin? We know they will roster someone for that role. I could find-and-replace Bader with Martin in your complaint and it would be just as valid. At least Bader can provide value by catching the ball. Yes, it is disappointing that they insist on having this role. Why wouldn't we want them to improve the personnel they use for that role? If Emmanuel Rodriguez can't play well enough in AAA to make management think he's better than Harrison Bader, then he's probably best served spending the whole season in AAA. I remember just how bad Buxton was in his first season when they pulled him up from Double-A.
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I think they would have cut Margot last year if Martin hadn't been so awful and Rodriguez hadn't missed the whole season to injury. I think they would have cut Farmer if Julien or Lee could have done anything right. The excessive playing time for Margot and Farmer is much more an indictment of how bad the other options were. The other options are still likely to be really bad, they're just a year older. They still have all those players available to cycle through. They didn't cut everyone else on the roster when they added Bader. If they can't figure out which players deserve playing time, that's a problem with management, not with Bader. Your argument is the team shouldn't try to improve the roster because their manager can't make good decisions about playing time. That's a very strong argument to fire the manager, not an argument to never acquire free agents.
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Beats the hell out of Austin Martin or Michael Helman getting starter level PAs.
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I am confident that Rodriguez, if he can stay healthy, can beat out Austin Martin and get 300 plate appearances as the first outfielder called up from AAA. It's perfectly fine for him to bounce between AAA and MLB this season. If he proves that he can play ball, then they could pretty easily trade Bader at the deadline.
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This signing should push Willi Castro into the infield more often and I think that's a good thing. He could be playing a lot of 2B. If the Twins go with Bader/Buxton/Wallner for defense, then nobody is trying to take an extra base. Keirsey is the big loser here. He's back in AAA and may not get an opportunity with Emmanuel Rodriguez about to pass him on the depth chart.
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Statcast disagrees, he ranked 95th percentile for range, 86th percentile for arm strength last season. That's better range and an equal arm to Byron Buxton. There will be no drop-off in CF defense on the days Buxton is inevitably unable to play in CF. It might even improve. His offense is basically the same as playing Manny Margot, Austin Martin or Michael Helman but his defense is a LOT better. If they pinch-hit for Larnach or Wallner late in the game, they also get to upgrade the defense.
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Steamer on Canha .246/.340/.374 with below average defense. Do you think he can go 0 for 32 as a pinch hitter?
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They'd better hit because their defense looks really bad at the keystone.
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Any comments about the new MyTwins rewards program?
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I think they're overinvested in relief pitching and underinvested in the MLB bench but a trade could fix that pretty quickly.
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Louie Varland isn't in any position to be making demands on his playing time. He's lucky he's still on the roster.
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League average is .243
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The defense is taking a downgrade, especially losing Kepler and Santana. I would prefer they add someone who is a good defender, like Bader, as a backup.
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He's been in MLB for a decade and nobody has openly complained about him.
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Good point. This could be Falvey's last season running a team. I think he would like to go for it.
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You think there is a lot of demand amongst other teams for a pitcher who can give you 30 innings every 3 years?
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Time to cut Canterino
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A trade is a good idea. If they're going to cut a pitcher off the 40-man it should probably be Canterino.
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Plus two more. They get 8 relievers and I listed 12 pitchers. They will option Alcala or Topa, waive Henriquez, release Tonkin, return Castellano to Philly, or make some room on the injured list.
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You left out Ronny Henriquez in your list of names. With options: Duran, Jax, Alcala, Sands, Topa, Varland, Funderburk Can't option: Coulombe, Castellano, Henriquez, Stewart, Tonkin
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It might be prudent for the Twins to overpay in MLB talent and get back some prospects from San Diego. The Padres undervalue their prospects. There is still free agent talent available to fill out the roster.
