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  1. They have 10 outfielders on the 40 man roster and two more in AAA who could play in MLB this season (Fedko and Jenkins). Nobody can afford to devote that much of the active roster to outfielders. They won’t need that much depth. They have MLB ready talent sitting in AAA, some of it more talented than what they have in MLB, burning options while their development stagnates. That’s not good asset management. Paying Larnach $5M to be redundant is bad asset management. There is little information they will learn in April and May that they didn’t already know about the MLB veterans. There is no process to play out. We will continue to watch marginal veterans no other teams want get playing time while the rookies waste time in St Paul.
  2. I hope Jackson makes it through waivers. It will be useful to have him when they trade Jeffers.
  3. Toronto was in the World Series with George Springer, Daulton Varsho, Davis Schneider and Nathan Lukes on the depth chart ahead of Roden. It is a little different.
  4. I think 95% confidence is a really high bar to not overturn. One standard deviation is a good threshold (0.2 inches or 0.5 cm).
  5. Jackson is getting a DFA. They'll also have to move a pitcher of the 40-man to add Altavilla.
  6. Buxton got replaced on defense during the WBC. It's almost like loading your roster with lefthanded corner outfielders is a bad idea.
  7. What other MLB organization is dumb enough to be fooled by a small sample size hot month from Outman?
  8. If they aren’t going to play him they should trade him. There are plenty of needs at other positions. Better than wasting his productive years in AAA.
  9. If nobody is interested in trading for Alex Jackson today it is quite possible that he slips through waivers. They will make the move on Wednesday when everyone else is trying to finalize their 26-player roster so nobody can add him and then waive him later.
  10. Good relievers make really nice trade bait at the deadline. A bar Outman has failed to clear in two consecutive seasons.
  11. I hear they're interested in a player named Cash Considerations.
  12. I think it means they're still looking for a trade partner for Alex Jackson.
  13. I will bet everything that Outman doesn't get to 30 steals. Over the last two seasons he had 38 hits and 28 walks. Out of those hits, 20 of them were for extra bases. That leaves 46 times when he was on first base. He stole 3 bases in those 46 opportunities. To steal 30 bases at that rate, he would need to get on base 460 times. I'd say Outman is a potential 3 steal guy. I think I'd bet against anyone getting 30 steals, but the other guys should at least be in the 20s.
  14. I am actually shocked at how healthy the team appears to be going into Opening Day. That won't last two weeks into April.
  15. They can't have Outman AND Kreidler on the roster together, can they? That's two bench players you would never want to actually use.
  16. I think he will pinch hit for Larnach when Larnach is the DH. I wouldn't worry about losing the DH if they use him as a pinch hitter in the 8th or 9th.
  17. I think it's great that Kody looks like he'll have some success but it's pretty disappointing for the organization if Kody is their best reliever. He's not that great, probably the worst "best reliever" for any team in baseball. He's also nearly 30 years old, so he's probably trade bait at the deadline if he continues his success. All success in baseball is ephemeral, but Kody might be a one-year wonder.
  18. Outman was worse with the Saints. I have no idea why someone would be skeptical about Rodriguez and optimistic about Outman. Performing like Outman is basically the worst-case scenario for Rodriguez.
  19. Do they actually have 8 options better than Chafin? Are they going to grab someone from outside the organization?
  20. Zoll is screwed by his owner anyway. There was no good way to make this roster competitive without trading away prospects and he will probably get fired because the team still stinks. A good owner hires a good baseball guy and then listens to him. A bad owner thinks he knows baseball and micromanages baseball decisions. You can decide which one the Twins have.
  21. Zoll is going to get to rebuild the team. He's just going to have to wait two months and his assets will be worth less.
  22. Wagaman or Clemens could fill in until Royce starts hitting in AAA. They could keep both and use them as a platoon at 3B. Wagaman has a career 731 OPS against LHP and Clemens can hit RHP. I agree. It looks like they'll keep two automatic outs on the roster - Outman and Kreidler. I don't know when either of them would get in the lineup. Kreidler can field CF well enough to do Outman's job. I wouldn't keep either of them over Roden or Rodriguez.
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