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  1. Shaitan
    Is somebody implying that the manager won't have a contingency plan? That seems...beyond worth discussing. Of course they aren't going to make it up as they go. But that's not what this article is proposing: other than Maeda, the author is basically discussing roster changes. (I'm not counting Kuechel in the discussion at all.)
  2. Shaitan
    This premise assumes the team will be 100% healthy at some point, which seems unlikely to me given recent history. Nobody on this roster is being forced out of a position due to so many injuries. But debating if Julien can survive at 2B on his skillset is a worthwhile discussion. I'd argue that you can somewhat hide his flaws there. He's "acceptable" but not good. Dan Uggla lasted how many years? The Twins even tried to hide young Cuddyer's defensive woes there. It lasted...a little while. I think the Arraez comments (about his defense) are interesting and might mirror my thoughts here. Essentially that Julien is okay at 2B as long as he keeps hitting, but long-term he'll either have to significantly improve on defense or he'll be moved to a position where he's less of a liability when the roster has an opening.
  3. Shaitan
    Your solution is to call up demoted and/or waived starters? Yikes. The answer depends on the question. How are these starters to be used from the bullpen? Most SP aren't used to the fireman role. Maybe Maeda, in that sense. But if they're only going to pitch in a bases-empty scenario, they'll go with the now-standard 4 SP postseason rotation and put #5 in there (or not carry them on the roster at all).
  4. Shaitan
    Sano is available too.
  5. Shaitan
    Rays are trying Zack Littell as a starter. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/rays-option-taj-bradley.html Didn't see that coming.
  6. Shaitan
    Well, the core bullpen should be available again anyway.
  7. Shaitan
    Something about Jax reminds me of Duffey. I know the data says he's better than I think he is, but I view him as a "7th inning" reliever vs the 8th/9th fireman role. Both were always good, but I just don't see them as elite. Not a knock...more a call for more depth so they don't have to pitch out of place in the postseason. In the regular season, it's just gonna happen sometimes given the schedule.
  8. Shaitan
    That would be the worst trade negotiation strategy in history.
  9. Shaitan
    This was absolutely a terrible trade. But Gomez has nothing to do with it. He was already gone.
  10. Shaitan
    I think he has some Radke in him. He's a control artist and if he's off, even the slightest, the results are way different.
  11. Shaitan
    I'm only trading for rentals this year. Minimal cost. Save the farm for all-in 2024 with a (presumably) healthy core roster. 2023 is about "getting hot at the right time" if it's going to happen.
  12. Shaitan
    Trey Cabbage to make MLB debut https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/angels-select-trey-cabbage-outright-david-fletcher.html
  13. Shaitan
    Y'all still believe everything that comes out this guy's mouth?
  14. Shaitan
    Sure. Put him in the rotation. If they're in last place in late August and sold everyone else.
  15. Shaitan
    If they make multiple moves I could see it happen. Get an A wildcard pitcher in the deal, then make another move for a new Joe Ryan "near ready" level pitcher. But I agree. I think that's a long shot. As I said in a different post, I think the last two years were the building blocks of this FO. This year they make modest moves and wait for the future. Unless there's a way to add some minor league SP prospects, which was the CLE path.
  16. Shaitan
    I agree, but with the short-term future in mind. Have a 2-3 year plan with flex space. Which, quite honestly, is what I think this FO has been building toward since Day One. It just takes a while to get there in baseball. Now, if they trade our top prospects this year for rentals I'll eat crow there. But I suspect they're done trading near-ready prospects unless they're redundant hitters-without-a-position (and I think STP is out of those).
  17. Shaitan
    lol at blaming the offense for blown saves. Duran is great, no argument here. I'd also like him in the ASG. Not because I care about the ASG, but I want him getting experience in high profile situations against the league's best in advance of the postseason.
  18. Shaitan
    I only 'watch' Gameday? Is he (still) fast, or did the surgeries take that element away, based on the eye test?
  19. Shaitan
    To answer the question, the I expect the Twins to only field 5 defenders tomorrow.
  20. Shaitan
    Team has enough 5th OF already. Pass.
  21. Shaitan
    Then what are the minor leagues even for?
  22. Shaitan
    Misleading headline, as this is really all about Kepler, isn't it?
  23. Shaitan
    Well, sure. But couldn't you say that about 99% of minor leaguers? Isn't that what separates the major leagues from the minors: that's you're expected to play at a professional level instead of in developmental ball? Besides, Cano is getting his chance. If he wasn't, we wouldn't be having this conversation. The same chance will be afforded to others who are lucky enough to get to The Show via the shuttle. When they run out of options, another team will give them another chance too. (And the majority will earn some nice paychecks, good memories, and flame out athletically without achieving what Cano has done.)
  24. Shaitan
    Except that Cano also had terrible control in the minors. Is the shuttle less than perfect? Of course. But it's silly to me to think a professional athlete, used to travel since their teenage years (or earlier) who is finally getting their big break, is going to be ineffective because they know they might be sent back to the minors. There's an easy alternative to that and they know it: perform. If a player can't handle the AAAA back and forth (clearly allowed in the contract they signed) then I have trouble believing they can handle the other mental rigors of MLB either.
  25. Shaitan
    4 years and 500+ games is inexperienced?
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