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  1. DJL44
    I like that Winokur can play on the dirt and in the OF but I think that means he's a corner utility: 1B/3B/LF/RF.
  2. DJL44
    He's pretty far down on the depth chart at 2B. Keaschall is going to get those reps for the rest of the year.
  3. DJL44
    Replace the 9 ERA guy with the 7 ERA guy and eventually with the 5 ERA guy. You rarely find really good pitchers on waivers but some aren’t half bad.
  4. DJL44
    Jorge Alcala is out on waivers if anyone wants a second chance
  5. DJL44
    I'm mostly not interested in them at all. None of them are tearing up AAA. I posted elsewhere that most of those players are not on the roster because they didn't hit as well as Gasper, Julien, Martin or Roden. I have no idea why they acquired Outman, but I expect he'll be up after they gain his age 33 season. Cardenas is the one player on your list I actually am interested in seeing but they couldn't dump Vazquez, so they'll keep him in AAA for the rest of the season. Roster spots are a consideration for keeping Culpepper and Jenkins in the minors. Gonzalez might come up in September. You keep Clemens on the roster because he's one of the few guys who seems to know how to play baseball. Also, if I had any intention of trading more pitching this offseason, I'd try to make the defense as good as possible for the last two months of the season. It looks like Keaschall is going to get regular playing time. That's one more on the development list.
  6. DJL44
    I'm more bothered by the people they have taking up the other 10. The position players with upside they're really developing right now are Wallner, Roden, Lee and Lewis. Larnach, Jeffers, Vazquez, Buxton and Clemens are established veterans. Julien and Martin have bench player upside. They're playing service time games with Outman (and Bradley and Abel). Nobody else in the minors is ready. Emmanuel Rodriguez has missed a lot of opportunities due to his inability to stay on the field.
  7. DJL44
    According to posters here, every minor league player should get promoted every time they have a 2-hit game and demoted every time they make a mistake.
  8. DJL44
    I kind of wish now that they had given Noah Davis jersey number 39.
  9. DJL44
    Dashawn Keirsey makes Austin Martin look like an All-Star. Maybe that's the reason. I think Martin's upside is 4th OF but with all the LH bat, marginal-defense corner outfielders in the system between MLB and AA there seems to be a spot for that. He has an OPS below 700 but it's OBP-heavy which is much more useful than if he hit .190 with an occasional HR. The key is he needs to be able to use his speed to produce actual range in the outfield. His glove will determine whether he can hold a spot on a major league roster.
  10. DJL44
    Be careful what you ask for. You want a trade? Enjoy spending August in Florida at a minor league park.
  11. DJL44
    I see it differently. The choices they have for the last roster spot is mainly players who kinda suck. They could either a) fill the last spots with veterans who suck but benching them doesn't hurt their development b) fill the last spots with rookies who suck, benching them DOES hurt their development Option b also burns service time, so you get less time from those players in later seasons when they're actually good. I am not bothered at all that Mickey Gasper, Dashawn Keirsey and Ryan Fitzgerald are taking up spots on the MLB bench while Aaron Sabato, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Payton Eeles play every day in St. Paul. Sabato, Rodriguez and Eeles are sufficiently challenged at that level.
  12. DJL44
    Please cut Davis
  13. DJL44
    Some of these players have less than 3 years experience because they kinda suck. Why do you want players who kinda suck to get more playing time?
  14. DJL44
    Martin’s bat has been adequate for a 4th OF role. His glove was the problem but he is athletic enough to improve defensively. Julien is just good enough to play for a bad team. He was best when Farmer was there to cover for his flaws. Miranda is more likely to play overseas than in MLB.
  15. DJL44
    Switch hitting is hard. He has two swings to maintain and different pitches to handle from each side.
  16. DJL44
    Culpepper probably won't start the season at SS. Lee isn't great at 2B, he's more of a 3B. Keaschall might be a 2B. Kody Clemens will still be around. Guessing they start 2026 with Lewis, Lee, Keaschall and Clemens.
  17. DJL44
    I'll take better defense at 2B and better hitting at 1B. They've been getting glove players for 1B and hitters for 2B.
  18. DJL44
    Or they could acquire a second baseman who can catch the ball.
  19. DJL44
    With Buxton out, Kody Clemens might be the best all-around ballplayer on the team.
  20. DJL44
    Huh? Jose Urena is pitching today. There's room in the rotation.
  21. DJL44
    Morris, Raya, Prielipp, Culpepper
  22. DJL44
    If another team had wanted Julien at the trade deadline, I'm pretty certain he would have been traded. You said yourself, he's an adequate hitter with no position. Are other teams looking to add adequate hitters with no position?
  23. DJL44
    He's still on his rehab, so he's actually gaining service time. He's also been pretty cold at the plate.
  24. DJL44
    Perfect Game high school showcase tournament.
  25. DJL44
    I am expecting Matthews to be optioned at some point. If he’s in the minors 2 more weeks, the Twins gain a year of service time.
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