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  1. DJL44
    Just go here: 2025 Minnesota Twins Depth Chart | RosterResource | FanGraphs Baseball
  2. DJL44
    Thielbar's best option might be to come back on a minor league contract with opt-outs and play for the Saints until something opens up on an MLB roster.
  3. DJL44
    Miranda basically repeated his debut 2022 season offensively and improved his defense at 1B. He's as close to a lock as any baseball player is to repeat again. Expect a 110-115 OPS+ and average defense at 1B for the league minimum salary.
  4. DJL44
    He's a much more legitimate option as a starter at 1B than Julien is at second base. They need an outfielder to move Castro to 2B more than they need to replace Miranda. I would ask Texas to swap Paddack for Leody Tavares. That saves $3M and boosts the outfield defense considerably. Tavares is just entering into what should be his prime as a hitter.
  5. DJL44
    I agree. The Twins are quite unlikely to find anyone better for the cost. It wasn't mentioned in the article, but Topa still has options which means he can shuttle back and forth to AAA if necessary. It's more likely than not that 2 out of 3 are competent relievers next season. That's a bargain for a total cost of $4M with a one-year commitment. That is less than the cost of one competent reliever in free agency (the Reds signed Emilio Pagan for 2 years $16M).
  6. DJL44
    I don't think anything exciting is going to happen until the team is sold.
  7. DJL44
    Mauer never popped the ball up. I wonder how much that matters.
  8. DJL44
    He's smart, good arm and a coach's son. Why isn't Brooks Lee a catcher?
  9. DJL44
    Looking over that list there are several players the Twins should pursue, even if they don't necessarily have the highest bid. 1) Garret Crochet - a cheap, top of the rotation pitcher for the next two seasons 6) Jesus Luzardo - same 13) Jorge Soler - would the Braves eat some cash? 20) Brendan Donovan - anyone want a 2nd Willi Castro for the roster? This one doesn't switch hit. 21) Nolan Gorman - straight up for Julien? 23) Leody Tavares - plays all 3 OF positions, switch hits, makes only $4.3M 25) Chas McCormick - buy low candidate 34) Luis Robert Jr - buy low with All-Star upside
  10. DJL44
    Aaron Judge has been playable in CF despite below average foot speed. I'm not going to compare his bat to Judge but his glove might be similar.
  11. DJL44
    Since your data has no labels it's impossible to determine what you think you're showing. You did answer the question of whether you have ever seen Rodriguez play defense with a definite NO.
  12. DJL44
    They don't need to roster a player who hits worse than Christian Vazquez.
  13. DJL44
    The Dodgers also didn't worry about set roles in the bullpen. Use the best pitcher for the game situation.
  14. DJL44
    I agree that improved up the middle defense will help with run prevention. 2B needs to improve and more Willi Castro might be part of the solution. CF should have Emmanuel Rodriguez and Keirsey backing up Buxton instead of Margot, Castro and Martin. A full, healthy season for Correa and Lewis would help.
  15. DJL44
    His performance in AAA and his age. He looks like a 700 OPS ceiling on offense.
  16. DJL44
    The Twins play in a bigger league against a bunch of other players. There are threads for hockey and football on this site so I don't think an article going over other things happening in major league baseball is a crazy idea. It's better than dissecting every piece of lint in the bellybutton that is the Twins offseason.
  17. DJL44
    I personally wouldn't mind a walk around the other teams in baseball instead of an article for every single player who might or might not get arbitration. I think the focus here sometimes gets too Twins centered. What players on other teams might get non-tendered (or otherwise squeezed off the roster)? Would the Twins be interested in any of them?
  18. DJL44
    If Falvey non-tenders Duran he should be fired on the spot.
  19. DJL44
    Emmanuel Rodriguez is going to play every day as long as he's healthy. He's not coming up to be a bench player. They'll keep him in AAA until one of Larnach, Buxton or Wallner gets hurt (which is inevitable). He'll take the spot of whoever was injured. I expect he'll go up and down next season like Brooks Lee did this season.
  20. DJL44
    Catcher is one position where teams have been very hesitant to grab players from Japan, mostly due to communication issues. There are a few MLB caliber catchers playing in Japan. Giving Takuya Kai or Tomoya Mori a shot at catcher would be interesting. I'm surprised the Dodgers haven't done it since they have two Japanese pitchers on the roster.
  21. DJL44
    I think Kirilloff is a better fielder at LF than he is at 1B and he touches the ball a lot less often in LF. I wouldn't play him at 1B at all.
  22. DJL44
    The money doesn't matter. It's about the roster spot and roster fit. The Twins really need a RH hitting outfielder. Even with Kepler leaving they have plenty of LH hitting outfielders (Wallner, Larnach, Keirsey, Emmanuel Rodriguez). I can't see them cutting him loose for nothing but a trade would not be surprising.
  23. DJL44
    I would like to employ the pitcher who says "I want to go into the game and get people out" and not employ the pitcher who says "I only like pitching in the seventh inning because the number 7 is a little sexier than the number 6 but less scary than the numbers 8 or 9."
  24. DJL44
    When is it not stressful to pitch to major leaguers? Why would we want any pitchers who only want to pitch when it isn't stressful? I want pitchers who want to get the best batters in the world out. It is nonsensical that we have to keep Duran as the closer (even if he's not effective) because he's "comfortable" there. When they're checking on free agent relievers are they asking them which inning they're comfortable pitching and not obtaining three sixth-inning guys and nobody for the seventh inning? What if you have five effective relievers who say "I only want to pitch if I'm closing". Do you trade four of them for less effective pitchers who only want to pitch lower stress innings in the seventh and eighth innings? Maybe the next time Duran needs to pitch in the 8th they can just change the scoreboard to make it look like it's the 9th and he'll be fine. They can even play his entrance song so he's more comfortable.
  25. DJL44
    The AFL has become extended A-ball. There are very few actual pitching prospects. It's sort of a demotion for Double-A players like Rosario.
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