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  1. chpettit19
    Not a huge difference, but he wasn't DFA'd, he was non-tendered. He was never sent through waivers, he just didn't get tendered an arbitration offer in his last year of availability because he would've been in the 20+ range and they didn't think he was worth that. He still got 17.5 mil for 1 season with the Cubs. I fully agree that he isn't signed because teams don't trust him for the long-term deal he wants, but he was never DFA'd, and still got a huge amount on his 1 year deal last year.
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    Letting Carlos Santana stand in the way of signing Bellinger would be a massive mistake. Trade Santana for a bag of balls if that's the concern. Why would we let a lesser player who's 10 years older stand in the way of signing the better player? The Twins not being willing to spend the money should be the only reason they don't sign Bellinger. Not Carlos Santana.
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    And his 2 years before that were .655 and .636. He's 38. His big bounce back was "pretty close to league average." As a 1B/DH "pretty close to league average" isn't cutting it. Especially at the age of 38 with his 2 previous seasons being well below league average. I don't think their plan should be to have Santana in the lineup everyday against righties. They should be able to do better than that at a bat first or bat only position.
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    I want nothing to do with Santana hitting everyday against righties. But I do acknowledge that it's likely in the plans for him to hit against them way more than I'd like. Castro is an interesting guy to me. He thrived in a limited role, but that "thriving" was a league average hitter overall. What is he really? Do they really want him in an everyday role as a starter? I don't think it's out of the question, but it'll be interesting to see what he looks like this year.
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    I don't think they're handing Martin an opening day job. At best he's likely looking at a minimum of 2 weeks in St Paul to get an extra year of control. If Larnach hasn't figured out how to hit an off speed pitch it's probably the end of the line for him, but this article is about a spring position battle for the last bench spot and I think Larnach is the clear favorite for that because he's likely the opening day DH as of right now. Not ideal and it's why I still strongly dislike the Polanco trade. But I agree he's far less encouraging than I'd like in that spot right now.
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    If you can't throw you're not healthy. And I'm no Dr so what do I really know, but didn't he also say half the time his shoulder hurt after hitting? That doesn't sound like a guy I want on my opening day roster. Still plenty of time to go before opening day, but if a guy who can't throw and has pain after hitting half the time beats you out it's probably the end of the road for you. I like Miranda. I actually think he's being overlooked by many on the TD threads (what have you done for me lately mixed with offseason hope fest with prospects), but I don't think his bat is DH only good. He's going to need to figure out the glove if he wants to earn an everyday job, I think. His 2022 114 OPS+ isn't DH worthy. But it is certainly roster worthy if he's healthy and back to a more disciplined hitter.
  7. chpettit19
    Oh, I'm certainly not suggesting trading either of them. Just saying based on the current 40-man roster Larnach is the clear favorite for the opening day roster because Miranda still isn't healthy and this FO doesn't tend to hand opening day roster spots to guys who haven't debuted yet. Martin isn't a likely ROY candidate so even if he "wins" the job in spring I'd bet he spends 2 weeks in St Paul "working on his defense" to get them another year of control. I expect them to bring in a veteran I'm not excited about sometime before opening day and that guy pushes Larnach to AAA with Miranda and Martin and the rest of those guys. But if Miranda's shoulder still isn't right and he beats out Larnach it's probably a sign that Larnach just isn't going to have a career here since those 2 are the best bets for making the opening day roster as things stand at this very moment.
  8. chpettit19
    Who's the better option? His .741 career OPS against righties isn't impressive at all, but I don't see them giving Castro an everyday job and Santana hasn't cracked a .730 OPS against righties in years. His big bounce back year last year was a .727 OPS against them after having been in the .650 range the 2 previous seasons. This team doesn't have a DH right now. It's why I'm so confused that people are convinced there's no opening on the offense. Trevor Larnach is probably the opening day DH against righties right now.
  9. chpettit19
    Definitely interested to see what Miranda looks like this spring, but from the statements he's made recently it sounds like his shoulder still isn't right. If he beats out Larnach with a bum shoulder it's probably time to cut Larnach loose (they wouldn't actually, but that's finally the last realistic nail in his Twins coffin).
  10. chpettit19
    If Niko Goodrum wins this job out of spring I'm going to be very nervous about the season. Either there's injuries all over the roster or he beat out multiple guys on the 40-man and all the rest of the mid- to late-20s "prospects" we've been talking about all winter. That'd be more shocking than Willi Castro earning a job last spring.
  11. chpettit19
    Santana is terrible against righties so I sure hope they aren't planning on playing him everyday. I don't think Lee has any shot at the opening day roster unless there's a 60-day IL stint somewhere and an injury to an infielder (could be same IL player). He's not on the 40-man and I don't see this FO dropping depth to force Lee onto the opening day roster. I expect a MAT signing eventually, but as of right now I think it makes sense to have Larnach as the favorite.
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    Wouldn't he be the opening day DH against righties right now?
  13. chpettit19
    I think you've summed up the entire reason he isn't signed yet. Teams don't trust him yet over a long-term contract. But a short-term deal should make him very appealing coming off his most recent season and knowing he's only 28. In the seasons he's good he's very good against lefties. I don't think there's much of any concern at all about his platoon splits, it's simply about is he good Bellinger or bad Bellinger. Because he's generally either good or bad against both lefties and righties.
  14. chpettit19
    Bellinger has a better career OPS against lefties than MAT does. Was better against them last year, too. Simply being a lefty doesn't automatically make him not make sense.
  15. chpettit19
    They could offer the same amount to both and have the younger Bellinger be the one willing to take the short-term deal. But this offense has an opening still, and massive question marks at his 2 primary positions, so one could pretty easily make an argument that he'd be just as helpful as either of the major starters still available on the FA market.
  16. chpettit19
    I think most of the time that "young" is thrown around on these boards people really mean "inexperienced at the major league level." The Twins are not a particularly young team by age, but are by experience. I think the question is who believes debuting at 25 means you still have substantial growth in you from a skill perspective at 28, and who believes that growth is more tied to the actual age. My definition of young for the 2024 season is someone born in the 21st century. Age 24 season or younger is what I call "young." Simeon Woods-Richardson is the only "young" pitcher on the Twins 40-man roster in terms of age. The rest of the guys called "young" are mostly just "late-bloomers" or "inexperienced." Emmanuel Rodriguez is the only "young" hitter on the the Twins 40-man roster in terms of age. The rest are just "inexperienced." You could make an argument for Camargo being "young" because he's a catcher and they tend to develop a little slower, but strictly by age Emma is the only "young" hitter on the 40-man.
  17. chpettit19
    Bellinger has an OPS of .782 against lefties for his career. Was .984 last year. Simply being lefthanded doesn't automatically mean he's a bad fit. MAT's career OPS against lefties is .746. Was .914 last year. I agree it's not going to happen, but he's a better option against lefties than Taylor even though he hits left handed.
  18. chpettit19
    Older? Bellinger is 28. Not exactly old. And he's never been mediocre. He's been well above average to great or horrid. But never mediocre. The reason he isn't signed yet is because nobody trusts him to not be horrid at some point over a long-term deal. A 1 year Bellinger deal would be significantly better than any realistic outcome for any of the young guys who aren't already on the 26 man roster. The chances of Martin, for example, ever putting up a 20/20 season with a 134 wRC+ while playing great defense at multiple positions is pretty much 0. That's what the "mediocre" Bellinger did last year. He's not Santana or Farmer or any of these other guys they waste 5 to 10 mil on. If they can get Bellinger as Buxton and Kirilloff insurance they absolutely should. But that feels pretty unrealistic right now.
  19. chpettit19
    I didn't call him a bum, but he's not as good as Polanco. There's no argument that he is.
  20. chpettit19
    I don't agree that you can't judge a trade immediately. You can't judge the final outcome, but you can judge the process for this season right now. For this season they traded one of their 5 best hitters for a reliever, a back of the rotation starter, and a short-side of a platoon 1B. It's fine if people like that, but I don't. Polanco is clearly the best player in that group. I don't want quantity, I want quality. Carlos Santana's bat is not at all equal to Polanco's. Polanco is a life-long shortstop, he can play 1B. Santana is a short side of a platoon 1B/DH. That is not more useful than Polanco. And he's 38 in April. His big bounce back OPS against righties last year was .727. It was in the .650 range for multiple seasons before that. Polanco's was .775 last year and over .800 for his career. There's no argument to be made that Santana is an equal hitter to Polanco.
  21. chpettit19
    That's a pretty sobering look at the lineup. I think they're probably too low on Julien, and Correa and Buxton are just extreme wildcards to me. But the rest seem to be reasonable, if maybe slightly negative outlooks. But that's not surprising given the lack of track record for basically the entire roster. Hard to predict guys with limited track records (Julien, Lewis, Wallner, Kirilloff) or wild performance swings (Kepler and Jeffers).
  22. chpettit19
    I am not looking forward to another season of "Rocco is the worst, leave your starters in!" talk on 75% of game threads or recaps. I'd think the plan/hope is for Pablo to get 180+ innings, and Ryan and Ober to get 150+. The quick hook plan seems like a good strategy for Paddack and the #5 slot in the rotation. I'm sure there will be games where Ryan and Ober get a quick hook as well, and it's probably smart considering how far past his career max inning total Ober went last year and the fact that Ryan has seen a significant performance dip in the 2nd half each of the last 2 years (yes, I know he had the groin thing last year, but he didn't have it in 2022). So I'd guess Pablo is free to go as far as he can basically every time out (based on 2024 standards, so not suggesting a bunch of complete games), Ryan and Ober will be a combo of some quick hooks to save their arms and some extra leash when they've really got it, and Paddack and the #5 spot will be more quick hook than deep starts due to his lack of innings the last few years and to save the #5 starter from seeing a lineup a 3rd time.
  23. chpettit19
    I would've signed Maldonado. But I'm also more willing than the Twins to let my primary catcher catch 120 games while having the other guy be a cheap, defensive vet who's good with a pitching staff.
  24. chpettit19
    Kyle Farmer and Christian Vazquez would no longer be on my team. Not to mention Carlos Santana if we're just talking about the current roster.
  25. chpettit19
    I'd be open to trading either of them. Walker Jenkins is the only young guy I wouldn't be open to trading. That's part of the challenging thing about a hypothetical like this. If I were actually in charge of the team there are several moves I would've made that were different so we have to speak in pretty broad terms, because my roster would look different than this one (wouldn't have made that Polanco trade, for example). I know I'm in the minority when it comes to my willingness to make trades for 1 year rentals. And I don't think it's outrageous at all that most people don't agree. I certainly understand the stance against it. That's what makes TD so fun. We get so many different points of view and it's actually pretty similar to an actual FO. I can promise you there are people in the Twins FO that would've traded for Burnes, but the guys making the final decisions wouldn't (apparently).
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