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  1. DJL44
    No, I said he’s a good player to have on the bench. He may be closer to Martin than Larnach but I think they’re all below average MLB outfielders. Larnach has a little more bat, which makes him more useful in a DH role than Roden, but a platoon DH is very much a part-time or “bench” player.
  2. DJL44
    Go with the statcast data then, which is bright red except for exit velocity. He puts the bat on the ball, gets on base, but doesn’t have much power. He looks like a slightly below average player which is great for someone on the bench and outstanding for the 27th player on the roster stashed in AAA. He’s Trevor Larnach but $5M cheaper.
  3. DJL44
    That is an unusually long recovery from lat surgery, and contradicts the reports from when he had the surgery. I wonder what complications caused the setback.
  4. DJL44
    Banda should be ready by spring training.
  5. DJL44
    Martin and Roden have options. Kreidler and Gray do not.
  6. DJL44
    The Venn Diagram of “good hitter” and “good home run hitter” has a LOT of overlap. You’re discussing like every HR hitter is like Matt Wallner and everyone else is like Luis Arraez.
  7. DJL44
    He has options so he will be bumped out of the rotation to begin 2027. He would be a great arm to add to the bullpen, but the Twins will want him available for depth in the rotation. He looks like he has the stuff to pitch in the rotation but needs to learn how to pace himself to get through 5 innings. I feel pretty certain the Twins will send him to AAA and have him pitch 3 innings every 4th day to prepare him for a role that doesn’t exist, making sure he is not ready to be a starter or a reliever in MLB.
  8. DJL44
    You are describing a perpetual rebuild. No team gets to the playoffs with All-Stars at every position. Average players are necessary to compete.
  9. DJL44
    The Twins should be selling old and expensive and buying young and cheap. Lee is young and cheap. I wouldn’t be opposed to trading anyone in the right deal, but in the short term it means putting Royce back at 3B and playing ??? at first base. If they’re trading Lee then they need to trade everyone over 30 including Kody Clemens.
  10. DJL44
    I guess if the objective is to always sell players at max trade value. At some point they need to try to win the division.
  11. DJL44
    I would be fine with just one. They got Joe Ryan and another arm for Nelson Cruz. Time to do that again.
  12. DJL44
    I don’t see why. They don’t have much depth in the infield. Why not keep him and let him put up Joe Crede type seasons for the next few years? If they sign a free agent 2B this offseason and Culpepper is pushed to 3B by Marek Houston, then perhaps you look at trading Brooks Lee. There are a few dominos left to fall in that scenario.
  13. DJL44
    That’s great, but there isn’t any upside left to tap. I suppose he could go from 12th in pulled flyballs to #1 but it’s far more likely he ends up back in the middle of the pack.
  14. DJL44
    That’s a huge honor
  15. DJL44
    I think his defense is basically as good as it can get at 3B, given his athletic ability. He’s maxed out. His statcast batting metrics are all blue except for striking out and they’re basically the same as they were in 2025 and 2024, which means he was a little lucky in 2026 and is due for regression more like his career line of .242/.289/.390. His strength is making contact and putting the ball in play. His weakness is doing damage on pitches in the zone.
  16. DJL44
    The Brewers would be figuring out how to trade all four starters with expiring contracts for new talent.
  17. DJL44
    Honorable mention to Ryan Kreidler and Travis Adams
  18. DJL44
    I have very little optimism that Lee will improve more than this. I think he’s peaked.
  19. DJL44
    Tied for 15th on the team in WAR with Jeff Hoffman and Austin Martin. Bell plays absolutely zero defense (half time player) and was one of the worst baserunners on the team. He was one of the reasons this team finished below .500.
  20. DJL44
    You want to replace Royce Lewis with an older, more expensive version of Royce Lewis coming off a less impressive season than Royce Lewis and with a lower ceiling than Royce Lewis. Why?
  21. DJL44
    RF gets about 360 chances in a season and LF gets 300 (roughly 2 per game). RF has more difficult chances. CF gets 450 (3 per game) 2B 600, SS 650, 3B 450. 1B gets 1400, but over 1100 of them are catching a thrown ball. Overall, the defense creates about 19 of the 27 outs in a game. OF gets 7 and the infield gets 12 (averages). I think spin might be the answer for why he moved from 2B to RF, but long-term he needs to figure out spin in LF.
  22. DJL44
    I think he will be okay if they move him to left field. That is the position that maximizes his athletic talent (speed) and minimizes his weakness (arm). If they play Keaschall in RF and put Jenkins or Rodriguez in LF I will spend some of my time next summer yelling at the television. This team has to stop causing self-inflicted problems on defense.
  23. DJL44
    Because the GM is incompetent and thought they could be a contender without a SS.
  24. DJL44
    When Buxton and Jeffers were in the lineup and hitting the Twins won. Without them, the Twins lost. Pretty compelling case for their value right there. Beats someone who showed up and was mediocre all season.
  25. DJL44
    Diaw rhymes with wow, not wee-ow.
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