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  1. dxpavelka
    Martin looked good on paper when he was traded for because he projected as a high on base middle infielder with decent glove. Now he projects, at best, as an average on base guy with five career home runs who is relegated to corner outfield spots on a team with a ton of such guys with much better power and potential. Been saying for five years that we traded away the best pitcher we have developed internally in a generation for basically nothing. Berrios' recent issues / struggles notwithstanding. And, FYI: Berrios WAR as a Blue Jay: 7.1; Woods Richardson & Martin combined: 3.1
  2. dxpavelka
    Of the guys you named, Roden 100% and without question. And any of Larnach / Martin / Wallner being here instead of Bell would almost certainly be a mistake as well. And it's gonna take a lot to convince me that Kreidler's glove and MI versatility is enough to overcome his ability to put up .218 with the stick. We will spend the next 3-4 months obsessing over who will be the 13 guys bringing sticks north to start the season as if a Roden / Larnach / Martin / Wallner not doing so is a death sentence. Last year we brought 13 guys north in March. 11 more guys got opportunities before the end of the season. Put the BEST players on the roster and let things work themselves out.
  3. dxpavelka
    When is the last time this team DIDN'T have a guy on the roster who profiles like Bell does? And for the most part they have gotten surprising production from said guys. Bell lead the team in RBIs. Yeah, I know he has no defensive value but some very successful teams have had a guy who didn't even own a glove. I know folks get hung up on versatility but we really should be more concerned with value. Is being able to play multiple positions all that valuable if you can't swing a stick? But anyway, back to the list of such guys, Ty France won a Gold Glove. OK, sure he was with Toronto when he did it. Carlos Santana had a nice run here as well. We don't win the division in 2023 without Donovan Solano being the engine.
  4. dxpavelka
    so did Rodriguez
  5. dxpavelka
    meanwhile Alan Roden & Alex Jackson combined for 34 plate appearances in August
  6. dxpavelka
    I'm excited that our 2024 # 1 pick got here two years out of college and our 2023 # 1 got here three years out of high school. Beats the hell out of 2019 and 2020 (ok, not yet) never getting here and 2018 having a "breakout year in year 6 in which he's unlikely to reach 15 home runs or 60 RBI, or 2016 retiring after less than 900 plate apperances, 2013-2015 being Kohl Stewart, Nick Gordon and Tyler Jay, Sorry, can't look any further. Too depressing.
  7. dxpavelka
    I'll say that both 2023 & 2024 were better than anything SWR did here and hell, two months of 2021 were better than anything Austin Martin has done.
  8. dxpavelka
    Again, you can't ASSUME that what he did there is what he would have done here.
  9. dxpavelka
    He has 28 PAs in the month of August. Every single one of them resulting in Walker Jenkins staying in St. Paul. Alex Jackson has 1.
  10. dxpavelka
    You also can't assume that what happened there is what would have happened here.
  11. dxpavelka
    Too bad for Walker that the big league bats are clicking on all cylinders and it's looking like he might be pulling a Social Security check before he pulls a big league check. Too bad for him that Alex Jackson & Alan Roden must have compromising pictures of somebody in the Twins brain trust.
  12. dxpavelka
    Canterino's been starting rehab every year for about a half a decade hasn't he? It seems we HAVE been drafting SS & catchers pretty high.
  13. dxpavelka
    The biggest impact of trading Berrios was that a year hence they found themselves in need of a Jose Berrios type of pitcher. Which lead to the Mahle trade. Need I say more?
  14. dxpavelka
    We might need some reading comprehension here. First of all I said nothing about home grown pitching that needs to come up. I distinctly said HITTING. And I never said JUST traded. The best home grown pitching we've developed in a generation was Jose Berrios.
  15. dxpavelka
    His WAR since he left is 7.0 The two guys they got are a combined 4.1 and Martin was negative coming into this year and is a mere .9 in this his "breakout" year.
  16. dxpavelka
    And we traded away the best starting pitcher we've developed in a generation for minimal return. AND it feels like we need an act of congress, a court order and a note from God to bring up some of our home grown hitting talent.
  17. dxpavelka
    the only time I want to see Keaschall leave the dirt is when they have his OF glove burning.
  18. dxpavelka
    I've heard that's a thing.
  19. dxpavelka
    I'm fine with such a move as long as Jenkins becomes the CF. If it entails, Keashall, Clemens, Martin, Kreidler in CF, I'm out.
  20. dxpavelka
    How excited should we be about a guy six years into his big league career for whom "finally putting it together" is probably going to amount to fewer than 15 home runs and fewer than 60 RBI?
  21. dxpavelka
    Call him Willie. Hits like Mays. Plays defense like Ha&$@, err, Norwood.
  22. dxpavelka
    If he finishes his career here it probably happens. If not, it becomes less likely.
  23. dxpavelka
    Some guys mess up more than others. And I don't know that "other guys are worse" is going to be a winning plan going forward.
  24. dxpavelka
    Shelton can play Keashall all he wants. Anywhere he wants. That ain't gonna make him NOT be a liability every time he puts a piece of leather on his hand and steps between the white lines.
  25. dxpavelka
    Baseball's a funny game. When you take at bats from a fella you also usually take his glove off the field. Let's play the whole game. Keashall can't play D. Let's stop pretending we can find a spot on the field where we can hide that fact.
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