USAFChief
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Regardless anyone's opinion on Kiersey (or any "prospect"), it's long past the time when it might be reasonable to use "2020" as any kind of excuse or mitigating factor. For anyone or anything. It's been 4 full seasons since, ferpetesakes. -
I'm not arrogant enough to think I speak for others. But as for myself, neither CH nor RB lesson my enjoyment of TD. As for platooning, in the days of 13 position player rosters and Rocco’s management preferences, there can be no discussion of potential moves without considering it.
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I'm stupid enough to hope Bader means Martin isn't going to see the outfield. If not, once again your issue seems to be more Baldelli than Bader. As for facing RHed pitching, I'd agree, except for Bader at least that'll largely be due to him playing a lot of CF.
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Sounds like you and yours have an issue with Rocco Baldelli rather than Bader. Now THAT is a take I can get behind.
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Mike...please. we both know better. Just in case you actually forgot what we were discussing...We were discussing someone PHing in the 5th inning for a LH hitter, my response to Ashbury. Part and parcel of that conversation is, that pinch hitter, or SOMEone, has to play OF. Wallner doesn't go back to RF after Martin PHs for him. Part of "100 times out of 100" is baseball players play defense too.
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1. I dont stipulate Martin will outhit Bader in 2025. I don't stipulate Bader is a "worse hitter." He might be. I'd guesstimate it's a pretty close call. I'd guesstimate further there wont be a big difference between the two. 2. Even if Martin outhits Bader, when someone PHs for Wallner in the 5th, he's not just pinch hitting. He's going in to play OF for ~4 iinnings. When you factor THAT in, any small difference in offense is overshadowed. 3. Most likely one of these two is going to be in CF when Buxton gets his ridiculous 2 off days per week, and his inevitable IL stint. I absolutely take Bader 100 times out of 100 over Martin. Or Castro.
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I think "100 times out of 100" is pretty clear, no?
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Explain to me how Bader on the roster will prevent Keaschel's callup. As for ERod, he's not going to get called up as a 4th OFer, so i don't think Bader will stand in his way either.
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If ERod proves ready., he'll be up a d manning an OF spot soon enough. Bader won't stand in his way. Bader isn't ERod's competition. .Meanwhile, we maybe won't have to endure Martin in CF twice a week or more.
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In the same paragraph. Heh
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Less than 10. Hes got less than 150 ABs above A ball. He's not ready for a MLB job.
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Buxton isn't an every day starter. That's one reason Bader is a fit. I don't think ERod is anywhere close to being an MLB starter. If he is, great. That'll be known quickly and he can come up and take a regular job in RF, most likely. But I don't think that's very likely.
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I don't think either ERod or Jenkins are Bader's competition for a roster spot. Neither of those 2 will be 4th outfielders for the Twins in 2025. Maybe for.the last month of the season. Prior to that. If they're in Minneapolis, they're playing every day. Bader isn't a full time player, unless/until Buxton is on the IL. ERod/Jenkins are competing with Wallner and Larnach for spots.
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I don't think Bader is the every day starting LFer. But I'll play along. If signing Bader moves Larnach to DH, who was DH prior to signing Bader? Also, who plays CF if something really odd happens, and Buxton doesn't play 162 games?
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All reverse splits are an illusion. Every. Single. One.
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My concern is the opposite. I suspect it's more likely we see Bader PH for Wallner/Larnach in the 5th inning against a lefty reliever rather than the other way around. But if not Bader, it'd be Martin. Rocco can't resist. And I'd take Bader over Martin 100 times out of 100.
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He's utterly competent as an outfielder. Certainly not with the bat. As opposed to Martin, who is utterly INcompetent as an outfielder. And also not with the bat.
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Well, there's a strong possibility we'll see Bader PHing for Wallner in the 5th, so i agree he's going to get lots of playing time. More than just time in CF But Rocco would be doing the same with Martin, so the problem lies there, not with Bader.
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Personally, I find WAR dubious at best. Both flavors, although if forced to choose I'd use bWAR over fWAR. But it's interesting none of those pooh-poohing this signing bring up WAR, where Bader was between 1.5 and 2 WAR better than Martin in 2024, depending on version. Many of thise same folks throw around WAR regularly...when it suits their arguments.
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I was thinking just the opposite. Bader ain't much, but if he keeps Martin out of the OF it's a giant upgrade.
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I will give you 10 to 1 odds on $100 the Twins don't end up with 86.5 wins.
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Baldelli: "Royce Is Taking More Reps At Third Base"
USAFChief replied to Matthew Lenz's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Put Lewis at 3rd and leave him there. He should be multiple years into learning the position by now. Let's not dick around with his position any longer. I loath the Twins "Anybody can play anywhere" philosophy. All it does is mean we have NOBODY who can play anywhere -
Yeah I've got the under on that "58 IP" projection.
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I absolutely loath the Twins "Anybody can play anywhere" philosophy. Learn a position in the minors and play it. If there's an injury, IL the guy and call up a replacement, who has learned the position in the minors. "Flexibility" and "versatility" are just buzzwords for crap defense.
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