darin617

He just doesn't look comfortable there. There's also been issues with him trying to turn double plays. Like I said before, I would rather see him at first and let him be comfortable there so his hitting doesn't suffer. I think it helps him at the plate.

With Kaelen Culpepper being promoted to the majors how long before they reward Marek Houston for his great year and promote him to St Paul.

On the bright side this opens a spot on the 40 man roster for Walker Jenkins. I really liked Fedko and just thought he put too much pressure on himself and couldn't get that first MLB hit.

Royce Lewis needs to never play second base again unless it's an emergency. I feel him being mostly at first has helped him as a hitter. Less to worry about and knowing his role has eased the pressure on him for sure.

So what would .270 in the minors equal to in the majors? .200 or so. I would like to see them hitting at least .300 and playing every day.

So you would put him out there and let him struggle? Jenkins is hitting like .275 or so in the minors. That's not exactly crushing it. I would rather wait until he is ripping up AAA pitchers. You bring him up now and he struggles how does that help his development.

Jenkins also struggles against lefties so he will still be platooning.

I agree 100% with you. Emmanuel Rodriguez is already on the 40 man roster and will be out of options after this season. So they have nothing to lose getting a look at him. I'm not sure if most people understand Jenkins and Culpepper are both hanging around .270. That's not exactly very impressive against minor league pitching. Give them some more time.

Culpepper needs to stay healthy and put in a couple of good weeks and play the field to earn the promotion. The same could also be said for Jenkins. As for Wallner, what would his role be? He still struggles against lefties and isn't solid defender.

So does anyone realize Fedko and Culpepper have similar stat lines? Fedko was obviously nervous and never got comfortable when he was called up.

You don't clear spots for players until they are ready. Culpepper needs to simply stay healthy most of all and Jenkins doesn't hit lefties. The both aren't going to help a playoff team now. If the Twins were out of contention I would be all for it to bring them up.

If Jeffers signs a contract worth $50 million or more: The Twins will receive a highly valuable draft pick between the 1st round and Competitive Balance Round A (typically in the early 30s overall). This mirrors the scenario from the 2024 draft when the Twins received the 33rd overall pick after losing Sonny Gray to a $75 million deal. If Jeffers signs a contract worth less than $50 million: The Twins will receive a draft pick after Competitive Balance Round B, which places the selection just before the start of the 3rd round.

Everyone missed one key thing, if they offer the QO to Jeffers and he accepts it they still have Victor Caratini making 10m in 2027. That's a ton of money for a pair of catchers. There's not a team out there that would trade for Caratini without the Twins eating a good portion of his contract and then you still get pretty much nothing in return as well. So that could potentially make it like the Twins are paying Jeffers 28m+ in 2027. There's also a few factors that also could happen. Let's say Jeffers bat goes ice cold the rest of the season or he gets hurt. Then he might accept the QO and they are stuck paying 33m for a pair a catchers when they could use that money towards the bullpen. If they were willing to trade Larnach there should be no reason they should hold onto Jeffers.

Culpepper will be the second baseman when Marek Houston comes up...

That's not an overpay at all. I feel Marek Houston will be passing Culpepper before we know it. As for ERod he can't stay healthy and he's out of options after this season.