mnfireman

Lewis may be back in time for.... never mind, it's Buxton T-shirt night now

As much as I hate batters wasting ABS challenges, Bell would have won had he challenged...

Twins batting since Buxton returned from his days off following his injury scare. # Name Team G PA HR R RBI SB BB% K% ISO BABIP AVG OBP SLG wOBA xwOBA wRC+ BsR Off Def WAR 1 Brooks Lee MIN 12 47 3 7 10 0 8.5% 25.5% .333 .333 .286 .362 .619 .419 .293 168 0.1 3.8 -0.4 0.5 2 Byron Buxton MIN 11 49 2 7 4 1 8.2% 32.7% .205 .346 .250 .327 .455 .345 .310 118 0.3 1.4 -0.1 0.3 3 Tristan Gray MIN 10 29 1 3 9 1 10.3% 24.1% .200 .278 .240 .310 .440 .325 .281 105 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 4 Trevor Larnach MIN 13 48 1 8 5 0 6.3% 25.0% .114 .323 .250 .313 .364 .305 .305 91 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 5 Gabriel Gonzalez MIN 1 4 0 1 0 0 50.0% 0.0% .000 .500 .500 .750 .500 .575 .424 274 -0.1 0.7 -0.1 0.1 6 Orlando Arcia MIN 9 28 0 3 1 0 3.6% 17.9% .037 .409 .333 .357 .370 .327 .269 106 -1.5 -1.3 1.0 0.1 7 Luke Keaschall MIN 10 37 0 5 2 0 2.7% 10.8% .061 .333 .303 .351 .364 .321 .286 102 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2 0.1 8 Kody Clemens MIN 13 55 2 5 6 0 3.6% 16.4% .208 .238 .226 .255 .434 .297 .298 86 -0.3 -1.2 -0.6 0.0 9 Ryan Kreidler MIN 12 24 1 5 5 0 4.2% 29.2% .174 .267 .217 .250 .391 .281 .247 75 -0.3 -1.0 -0.1 0.0 10 Victor Caratini MIN 10 39 1 3 5 0 10.3% 25.6% .121 .208 .182 .256 .303 .250 .311 54 -0.4 -2.5 0.5 -0.1 11 Alex Jackson MIN 4 13 0 1 0 0 0.0% 61.5% .077 .600 .231 .231 .308 .236 .132 44 0.0 -0.9 -0.4 -0.1 12 James Outman MIN 11 17 0 0 0 0 11.8% 47.1% .071 .167 .071 .235 .143 .201 .177 21 0.2 -1.4 0.0 -0.1 13 Josh Bell MIN 13 51 0 5 4 0 5.9% 23.5% .064 .306 .234 .275 .298 .257 .261 59 -0.4 -2.8 -1.3 -0.2 14 Austin Martin MIN 12 46 1 6 6 1 2.2% 19.6% .111 .171 .156 .174 .267 .194 .244 16 -0.3 -4.9 -0.1 -0.3

Buxton's slash line for the 11 games since he got hurt is .250/.327/.455 (.781 OPS) with 2 HRs (162 game pace of 29.5) and 4 RBI (162 game pace of 58.9), not going to get that production from any of the players at AAA that would have replaced him.

X2

He did.....

Larnach on cue.....

Maybe tonight's line-up can remind Mr. Sandlin that he's just a rookie making his second career start...(though he schooled the Twins last week)

I don't think any team can cover 5 potential SP on the IL at one time. SWR being horrible and getting DFAd also hurts - 6 spots to fill is a lot. Not getting a suitable back-up C this past off-season is on the FO, Jeffers couldn't stay healthy forever. The BP not being addressed in the off-season was kind of a crapshoot, the FO was counting on the guys that didn't make the rotation out of ST going to the BP, it worked until it didn't - either through injury or ineffectiveness. You can also add Lewis and Wallner as difference makers, if they played at even replacement level this team would be better.

The Twins have picked #16, #39, #21 and #33 the last 3 drafts. Their last top 5 pick was Jenkins in 2023, and none of the 4 above him were going to fall to 5. They have missed on a few 1st round picks, but so has every team...

All the major baseball scouting experts rank him as a top 3 draft choice and his bat hasn't quieted down during the NCAA regionals. He may not be available at #3 if TB decides it doesn't want a high school SS at #2...

Not how the MLB draft works,.. https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/mlb-draft-2026-bonus-pool-pick-values?t=mlb-draft-coverage

The Twins think need to pick the best available player when they choose, if it's Lackey, that's who they should take. There is no such thing as too much depth; player's get hurt, traded or just don't develop as expected, it's the nature of sports. Also, remember that Morneau, Biggio, Harper and Murphy, among others, were drafted as catchers and were moved off of the position.

Welcome to the bigs, Mr. Sandlin

And maybe PIT will push Skenes back a day while you're hoping...(for the Twins sake I hope not)