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  1. darin617
    Whatever bro, some players just need a change of scenery to turn it around. Clemens and Gomez were both waiver claims. I know the odds are extremely low to find a starting player on waivers but it doesn't hurt to try.
  2. darin617
    This was a great signing for the Twins. You can never have enough pitching. They should keep monitoring the daily transactions and they could find another player that gets DFA that could help.
  3. 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.
  4. darin617
    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.
  5. darin617
    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.
  6. darin617
    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.
  7. darin617
    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.
  8. darin617
    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.
  9. darin617
    Jenkins also struggles against lefties so he will still be platooning.
  10. darin617
    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.
  11. darin617
    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.
  12. darin617
    So does anyone realize Fedko and Culpepper have similar stat lines? Fedko was obviously nervous and never got comfortable when he was called up.
  13. darin617
    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.
  14. darin617
    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.
  15. darin617
    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.
  16. darin617
    Culpepper will be the second baseman when Marek Houston comes up...
  17. darin617
    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.
  18. darin617
    I really think Marek Houston will be passing Culpepper before we know it.
  19. darin617
    Does Zebby Matthews have a pitch that he struggles with? He seems like he has good stuff but he needs some fine tuning.
  20. darin617
    Zebby Matthews was sent to St Paul today....
  21. darin617
    There are a couple of bright sides to the trade. Kremer can be sent directly to St Paul and let him get his things together. The other one is they can just non-tender him if it doesn't work out. This was truly a horrible trade for a player that would be a DFA candidate after the trade deadline if he wasn't traded.
  22. darin617
    That would make sense. I didn't mind the piggyback of Prielipp and Paredes.
  23. darin617
    Ton of lefties in the pen now as well. Minter, Rodgers, Funderburk and Rojas. I wouldn't miss Rodgers or Funderburk. Someone has to go.
  24. darin617
    So who gets bumped from the rotation now? Not a fan of the trade. It didn't improve them like a trade for Kevin Gausman would have.
  25. darin617
    So this trade pushes Zebby to the minors or bullpen? Ryan, Bradley, Ober, Prielipp, Kremer rotation.
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