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  1. DJL44
    Sometimes it takes some adversity to get a player to make the necessary changes.
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    He can pitch. His stuff is not overwhelming but he gets outs with good command and changing speeds.
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    Batting .276 when he's not pinch hitting. Subtract his pinch hitting and he's had a decent season.
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    I suppose he could be a Twins Hall of Famer but he doesn't have much of a resume. He's never been an All-Star. He has two AL Player of the week awards in 10 seasons. That's about it. He's been a solid player but I don't think of him as a Twins all-time great.
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    They needed a corner OF and Wallner fits the description. They can platoon him with Castro and Margot. Larnach looks pretty average, which is not a bad thing at all. Not sure where to look up Kepler's numbers over the same stretch but he didn't have a good June. The Twins have too many position players (they have 4 guys who could start at 3B for most teams) and not enough pitching. A trade should happen.
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    Wallner and Julien will be terrible platoon players vs LH pitchers which is what the Twins are paying Margot and Farmer to do.
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    Polanco OPS by month April 604 May 572 June 474 (only 5 games due to injury) July 347
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    Great to see him come back stronger after shoulder surgery. Some players don't.
  10. DJL44
    Why can't you use Staumont in the 7th? That's a great place to use Staumont.
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    That is one reason his career BABIP is so high.
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    Me either, and Austin Martin is batting .400 since his callup.
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    Why? Recency bias, for one. He was definitely trending down when he was demoted but he also was one of the only players hitting worth a damn in April. Games in April still count in the standings. Even as he was trending down and struggling he was still picking up walks which is an underrated skill. There are a few posters here who just hate Julien for some reason. Others are apoplectic about strikeouts. Castro has definitely taken the position. He's having a phenomenal year and he probably brings the most value to the team playing regularly at 2B for the near future. I don't think the door is closed for Julien. He has an OBP of .387 in AAA (.539 over the last week!) because he has an elite batting eye. If he can make the adjustment to pitches down and in he's going to be right back in the major leagues. It took Wallner a month to make adjustments and he's crushing pitches now.
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    In the context of second basemen in MLB in the 2024 season. Look up his WAA on Baseball Reference and it says 0.0 - exactly league average performance.
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    I think it's a push. I agree that a trade seems likely.
  16. DJL44
    The other teams get to face bad pitching too. It isn't like the Twins are the only teams who get to play the White Sox and Rockies. There are complaints that the best pitchers shut down the Twins lineup. That's what the best pitchers do - they shut down other teams. That's why they're the best pitchers. They're not the murderer's row Yankees but in a year where offense has been difficult to find for most teams the Twins are doing pretty well.
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    Julien was league average for his position for the time he was in the majors. He got on base and made his plays at 2B. Your expectations don't matter when determining his value to the team.
  18. DJL44
    He knows there is risk in waiting. Another knee injury could cost him over $100M.
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    They're 14-10 in one run games. If that's attributable to the manager then Rocco is clearly an above-average manager. That is a pretty good record considering Thielbar has been useless, Stewart has been injured and Duran has been mediocre.
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    Correct. They need an ace starter and a shutdown reliever and this is the easiest way to get both of them.
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    Except they don't. Correa, Lewis, Miranda, Santana and Castro are doing a great job in the infield. Austin Martin is earning more playing time, not less, and should probably get some reps at 2B against LHP instead of Farmer. There is no pressing need for Brooks Lee on the major league roster. For the moment it is perfectly okay for Brooks Lee to play everyday in AAA, move around the infield learning different positions and wait for an opportunity.
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    There's the problem assumption. I don't even know if they want Brooks Lee to play 2B.
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    My vote for LVP is Caleb Thielbar. He's the highest paid member of the bullpen and the worst performer. He's been demoted to the 3rd lefthanded reliever and only used to soak up innings in blowouts.
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    That's fine, as long as they don't wait themselves right out of their own price range. It's going to be a small window between "He's too risky" and "He's too expensive" for the Twins.
  25. DJL44
    No. Farmer would pass through waivers and become a free agent. The Twins would owe the entire contract except the league minimum. His job right now is mostly to make sure the bench is warm. Kyle Farmer is the most irrelevant player on the team at the moment. He's hardly playing which makes him an unusual scapegoat. Cutting him would make little impact because he's hardly playing as-is. If they bring up Brooks Lee he's going to need to be in the lineup every day. They're not going to let him rot on the bench like Kyle Farmer. That means fewer at-bats for Castro, Lewis, Miranda, Larnach or Martin. Those players are all doing quite well at the moment. That's the downside of promoting Lee.
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