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  1. DJL44
    Prospects have to prove they're ready in the minors all the time. They didn't hesitate to bring up Brooks Lee when he was doing well in AAA. Emmanuel Rodriguez is pretty close. If he can beat up on AAA until May, he will probably get a callup. He could have been promoted in 2024 if he had been healthy at the right time. Jenkins hasn't proven he's ready yet. An .450 OPS in Double-A says he isn't ready yet. A measly 6 HR in 368 plate appearances in the minors in 2024 says he isn't ready yet.
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    Not until their mid-20s, until they prove it for 2 months in AAA. You know who was terrible during his first callup? Byron Buxton (and many other All-Stars). If you look at Jenkins' numbers in Double-A this fall they project to a 550 OPS in MLB.
  3. DJL44
    I have no interest in burning up a year of service time watching Jenkins and Emmanuel Rodriguez help the Twins lose while they suck at the plate in 2025. They can trade Larnach AFTER either of them have an OPS > 1000 in AAA for > 2 months. If you want to trade Larnach for a comparable RH hitting OF bat, that's defensible but you can't just expect guys who have hardly played in Double-A to produce.
  4. DJL44
    They agreed to build a new ballpark in St. Pete but I think they may want to reconsider everything and plan the rebuild of Tampa Bay more holistically. I have not heard detail on the extent of the damage to Tropicana Field (not a good week for buildings named Tropicana). Would they be able to repair it in time for the next season? Would they want to spend millions repairing a stadium they already plan on tearing down? Will they spend the next two years as the Oakland Rays as they build a new stadium? Lots of questions to answer.
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    Trading Correa would signal a full rebuild, which I don't think is necessary. If they trade Correa then they should also trade Jax, Castro, Vazquez, Paddack, Buxton, Stewart and Topa. Trade everyone older than 29 with less than 3 years of team control. They should also seriously consider trading Larnach, Alcala, Jeffers, Lopez, Ober, and Ryan. That's 14 players in total which suggests this would be a terrible idea.
  6. DJL44
    Thielbar could be one of those free agents. The Twins like the players they had on the roster last season or they would have cut several of them sooner. At the right price they will bring them back.
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    I would have voted Ober, Lopez, Ryan, Jax, Woods-Richardson.
  8. DJL44
    How did you manage to get Twins baseball for free? Piracy?
  9. DJL44
    They need a RH outfield bat who can field the ball (not Martin or Margot). That could be Willi Castro but then they need to find a 2B. I floated bringing back Polanco for < $5M on a different thread. Castro won't be non-tendered. He has more trade value than Polanco did last season (costs half as much, plays more positions competently, more team control, younger).
  10. DJL44
    It's a net loss to the league revenue but the Twins are in the same situation as 16-20 other teams. The Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs and Dodgers will be able to use their revenue advantage to get the top players but the Twins should be on a level playing field with the rest of the league.
  11. DJL44
    I agree that this trade as proposed is weighted too heavily toward the Twins. If a team can trade a reliever for a top 30 prospect they should do that every time (think how irritated you would be if the Twins traded Emmanuel Rodriguez for a relief pitcher). Then you subtract the negative value of Vazquez and add another good pitching prospect for the Twins. If they can get the Cubs to offer this much they should agree quickly.
  12. DJL44
    The pricing is 62 cents a game, cancel any time.
  13. DJL44
    50% of broadcast revenue is shared. It's a huge win for baseball fans. Instead of $1000/year it's $100/year to watch the team. It will take a few years for the free agent market to adjust but the best players will still make tens of millions.
  14. DJL44
    Ricardo Olivar is probably the top catching prospect. He has questions about his glove and has only spent 19 games in AA.
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    DJL44 replied to Twodogs's topic in Other Baseball

    Bill James doesn't look like he knows anything about baseball. Aaron Gleeman really doesn't look like he knows anything about baseball.
  16. DJL44
    I think that means you can get out-of-market streaming through MLB.tv.
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    They should trade Vazquez because small market teams should always trade old and expensive for younger and cheaper. They won't get anyone to take on all $10M of the contract. My guess is the other team would want the Twins to eat $8M (or take on $8M worth of their bad contracts). For $2M the Twins won't find anyone better than Vazquez on the free agent market. At best this is a sideways move.
  19. DJL44
    Deserving of the Hall of Fame. I felt bad when Kaat was announced and not Tiant.
  20. DJL44
    Your article perfectly illustrates why Correa is the 2024 team MVP. He was their best player, he had a great season when he was available, and the team fell apart when he wasn't available. Without Correa, they would never have been close to the playoffs.
  21. DJL44
    Lee starts the season in AAA working on his game until the inevitable injury. Switch-hitting Polanco means you don't have to have a platoon caddy for him. He had a bad season but recovered pretty well (.740 OPS 2nd half). Castro's playing time gets more heavily weighted to corner OF with Larnach or Wallner getting the DH spot. They need a RH or switch hitting OF who can field. Profar or Santander will cost too much but they already have Castro on the roster. They have Keirsey to backup Buxton so Castro doesn't get overexposed in CF. Second basemen are typically cheaper to add in free agency than corner OF. Kirilloff, Julien, Martin, Keirsey and Helman (all optionable) fight it out for the last couple slots with some likely waiver wire pickups.
  22. DJL44
    I would rather bet on 27-year-old Jose Miranda than 37-year-old Paul Goldschmidt. I keep wondering just how cheaply they could bring back Jorge Polanco. Seattle is going to buy out his option. For less than $5M, I will take my chances with 31-year-old Jorge Polanco as my free agent acquisition.
  23. DJL44
    Lee has been asked to play three positions while adjusting two swings to major league pitching. It is unrealistic to think that he will find success after a few games.
  24. DJL44
    It is weird to have an author say "This player is clearly not the best choice but I'm going to make the case for him anyway." What is the point of that article? Are we going to get a similar article for everyone on the team? If so, I'll opt out of engaging in the "Making the Case for Ronny Henriquez as 2024 Twins MVP" article.
  25. DJL44
    It will be hard to dump salary with 16 teams looking at unsettled TV money. One suggestion I had for trading Paddack was to find a team who needs to use him as a starter and deal him for a veteran reliever on that team who makes half his salary. That is a better use of resources than putting Paddack in the bullpen. Veteran for slightly cheaper veteran will get them under the $130M and could get them the players they need to fill the holes on the roster.
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