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  1. jorgenswest
    I wouldn’t think a catcher entering his age 28 season or a pitcher entering his age 26 are young. Should we be concerned that Fedducia allowed 102 stolen bases in just 70 AAA starts at catcher throwing out 20%? That is both a high volume and a low rate. The 20% is an improvement after three years in AAA where it was it was 10% and 15% the previous two years. It makes me wonder if the 28 year old has peaked. Should we be concerned that much of his value as a batter is his walk rate? With little power those walks don’t often translate well to the majors. The walk rate is also something that has improved at AAA (10%, 15%, 17%). Casparius will be 26 and is still struggling with walks. His numbers have been amazingly consistent at each stop with walk rates of 11-12%. He throws 95 so he really needs better control. We saw what a happened to Thielbar when his walk rate moved from the 5-7% range from 21-23 to 11% in 2024. He did open game 4 of the World Series so there was some trust there. I think at least one of these two will be DFA’d this year or traded for a minor prospect in order to clear 40 man space. The Twins helped the Dodgers taking Margot to free up a space for Hernandez. They could have waited until Margot was released. I wouldn’t help the Dodgers with these two players likely on the fringe of their 40 man roster. Casparias would be more interesting if the Dodgers don’t have a bullpen spot for him and need to make space on the 40 so if he were the second player in the deal paired with a top prospect it could work. They need to trade Duran for established major league ready help or trade him for prospects that are truly young and have time to grow,
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    Honest question… I get that you don’t believe in the metric. Do you believe framing is a skill or do you believe it is a skill poorly measured by fWAR?
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    Would this be like the Dodgers someone to take enough of Margot’s salary in order to give free agent Kiki Hernandez that salary? Margot contributed -0.9 or -0.2 *WAR last year. Hernandez contributed 1.3 or 0.7. McCann is a free agent. Why wouldn’t another team sign him rather than pay more for Vazquez? They would do it if they saw Vazquez as clearly more valuable. If the Twins have to send money then the savings would be minimal. The Twins need to go with the better player. They didn't last year. *WAR from Fangraphs and baseball reference varies. Is it fair to say that Hernandez was more valuable upon the range of 1 to 2 wins?
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    Yes. The Twins were his 6th organization. He was released by the Cardinals, Tigers and A’s before getting a chance with the Twins.
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    The Twins have three recent first places finishes in the central. Out of sight and mind. They signed Carlos Correa to a massive contract. Out of sight and mind. They were the second most affordable place to bring a family of four to a game in 2023. Out of sign and mind. They won a playoff series and the response was disappointing future tickets sales leading into and during that playoff run. Out of sight. Out of mind.
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    Let’s hope for a repeat of the Brian Harper story. The Twins acquired Harper at 28 as a minor league free agent. He was primarily an outfielder at this point in his minor league career catching only 10 games in the minors the previous season. They both had productive minor league bats without the big home run numbers.
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    They were very much in my sight and mind winning the AL Central in 19, 20 and 23. They won a playoff series. According to Moneygeek they have been the second most affordable venue for a family of four to go to a Major League Baseball game.
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    Honestly didn’t appreciate the fix. I wouldn’t put it that way for a guy who has had to fight so hard to return from devastating injuries. He had 1 WAR last year and steamer projects him for 1.4 next year. @Cory Engelhardt is probably right. Is it enough excess for the Tigers?
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    Does Paddack have any excess value?
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    Carew’s seven steals of home in 1969. That season had some memorable moments. Oops someone got this one.
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    I always appreciate your thoughtful responses. Does Willi Castro fit Detroits needs? How does the value of one year of control for Willi Castro compare to the value of a pre-arb Torkelson with an option? Castro is certainly projects to be more valuable next year but Torkelson’s upside over time is valuable.
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    Concur. These add to my desire to do away with rankings. Speed the words writing about the player. I want to know their perceived value at the major leagues with a ceiling and floor. Tell me about their assets and deficits. Tell me about their path to this point. Tell me about how close they are to the majors. Don’t waste words debating whether someone is 8 or 12 or 16. At that point they are all probably of similar overall value but with varying mixes of skills, ceiling, readiness and heart. It is those assets that should be respected not a very fluid position on a ranking system. Think back to last winter and all that was written about SWR. There were some that wrote about his drop in ranking number about Twin prospect. There were others that wrote about his stuff+ and his hard work during the winter to improve his velocity. I want to read the second article. I don’t care that he moved from something like 8 to 19. He earns my respect based on his assets and not a number. edit: back to Kaelen. He is most valuable as a shortstop? What does he need to work on in order to be a starter at that spot in the major leagues?
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    Respect has nothing to do with rankings. Rankings are of little value and are a lazy way to produce written content. Instead of rankings it would be more informative to group players in tiers and describe the range of ceiling/floor outcomes. Write about their attributes that will make them successful baseball players and the work they need to do on their weaknesses. Does their value come with a large range in ceiling/floor outcomes? That is a lot more work on the writer though. It might takes weeks or months to produce that content for a group of prospects. In Culpepper’s case he was given an FV of 40+ by Fangraphs projecting as a bench player/low end regular at the time of the draft. It is the same as the value they gave several Twins last summer including Morris and Soto. All organizations have a bunch of players with a 40 or 40+ FV. It is silly to sort them into ranks and even sillier to give respect to some more than others based on a ranking. .
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    Jenkins will be a parallel with Chourio after another season in the minors. He needs to dominate in AA/AAA next year. Rodriguez is not in the same prospect class as Robert or Chourio. He is more similar to Singleton.
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    The Marlins would be wise to trade him. His injuries last year should be concerning. He was first with left elbow tightness and then the rest of the season by lumbar stress reaction. How confident are you that the return to a starter’s workload will not also bring back one of the injuries?
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    I do think it matters that last year was the first where he was primarily an outfielder with 80 starts across AAA and the majors. I would guess it was the first year the bulk of his time in preparation and training was in the outfield. I think that makes a difference. I would not be signing a decline phase short side platoon veteran with Martin, Keirsey and Helman in the organization with options.
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    Ant free agent they add has to be able to hit right handed pitching. If they can’t hit right handed pitching let’s not lock them into a roster spot for the season.
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    I would go with Keirsey and Martin. Martin’s defense will improve with experience in the outfield. He has the athleticism and experience will lead to better reads particularly with balls in front of him. They are less expensive and can be optioned so the insurance isn’t locked in the bench all year.
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    Low leverage roles in the bullpen don’t exist. Assigning the role of a long man ready to throw 50 plus pitches to a single player isn’t efficient. You can’t save that pitcher in the pen until that opportunity occurs and you don’t want them unavailable the following 3 days when the need might arise again. Instead teams use pitchers in options. It is best to build a one with multiple pitchers capable of throwing 30-50 pitches as well as be counted in higher leverage. Cole Sands was used most often early for multiple innings probably in that shuttle role. His early season effectiveness earned him higher leverage opportunities. He was still capable of throwing multiple innings. His outing with his most pitches thrown was in September. Alcala was used for multiple innings. They needed to send him down for reinforcements after a 48 pitch outing in May. He returned and pitched effectively moving up the bullpen ladder. I think this has to be the hope for Castellano. Start getting some longer outings and pitch effectively. Use the opportunity to climb the bullpen ladder. If he never moves beyond long man he won’t stay on the roster for the duration. There will be a stretch when the bullpen is depleted. He will have pitched to the point where he is unavailable the next three days. The Twins will need to make a move. If Castellano hasn’t moved up the ladder he will be the one to go.
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    Tommy Pham had an 93 OPS+ last year and he will be 37. Grandal allowed 66 of 72 base stealing attempts at 36. Both should be expected to decline further. I don’t buy the premise that either is bad for the clubhouse. Why does the clubhouse even matter if they have declined to the point where they are not productive on the field?
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    I don’t think a 22 pitcher and 18 hitter mix is out of the norm. The current 22:16 mix might simply foreshadow that two bats will be added.
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    Shouldn’t savings calculations factor in the replacement cost? They would need to pay the new back up catcher at least the minimum.
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    The Athletic list came out also. The most intriguing name to me is the lefty Webb from Cleveland who is on both. He was a minor league starter. It seems like minor league starters are more successful transitioning to relievers in the majors than minor league relievers. If he can tick up his low 90s velocity in relief they may have a steal. That would be particularly satisfying coming from the Guardians.
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    I think this is the first time any of the three will put on a major league uniform. At least for a moment their journeys should be appreciated and celebrated. I believe the energy that they will bring with their first opportunity in the big leagues will be a benefit to the Twins. I appreciate @Seth Stohs effort in telling us a little about their journey.
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    These three are positive additions to the staff.
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