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  1. jorgenswest
    If they add a couple of relievers and let go of Pagán as many suggested, are they better? Do Funderburk and Varland get an opportunity? I would suggest the bullpen is better having not made a deal for a reliever at the deadline. The performance of the relievers in MLBTR’s top 50 trade targets is more miss than hit. The one deal it was reported by Heyman that they were close was for Pham. The DBacks ended up winning that deal right at the end. They gave up a top 50 international prospect. The Twins could have beaten that offer. Ariel Castro plus another might have done it. Pham (0.5 WAR) is performing a little better than Luplow (0.3 WAR) but your top international prospect plus more is not an insignificant cost for a marginal improvement.
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    Results matter. Clinch the central with more than a week left in the season. Play .600 ball after the deadline. Without knowing about any moves I would have without hesitation said that it would be a successful deadline based on that criteria. They are very near .600 and will get there if they win 4 of the remaining 6 games. They have plenty of time to set their rotation and line up heading into the playoffs.
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    That is correct. There are some similarities in path to Willi Castro. Both hit the majors before they were ready at 22. The Tigers held on to Castro through age 25. I don’t know if the Twins will have the patience for that age 25 season much less 26. The reality is that there performances are very similar in walk rate, strike out rate and OBp. Martin’s slightly high wRC+ probably comes from the extra 1.4 runs created due to stolen bases. Celestino has the better outfield arm and Martin can play second base. Is that 1.4 extra stolen base runs the difference between a player looked at with so much hope and another looked at as a DFA candidate? As for Kiersey he is two years older with a below average wRC+ in AAA.
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    Celestino and Martin are the same age with basically the same performance in AAA. One is considered a certainty to add to the 40 while the other a candidate to be removed.
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    Roster breakdown of the eight wild card roster from 2022. Six teams carried 12 pitchers. Two carried 13. All teams had a starting pitcher they held back. Five teams carried 3 catchers. I assume teams are concerned about the pitching staff on game 3 if the first two have heavy pitcher usage due to a close high scoring game or extra innings. I would expect the Twins to carry 12 pitchers.
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    Celestino is the same age as Austin Martin with nearly the same performance in AAA as Martin this year.
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    Luplow does bring a useful bat against left handed pitching. His best value might be that the Twins don’t need to be committed to his 40 man spot. It looks like they have an opening for Stewart on the 40 but if they want to add any other player on the 60 IL (Paddack?), they need that spot on the 40. Once Martin is on the 40 they wouldn’t DFA him. The would DFA Luplow if Correa and Lewis return healthy and they want to utilize his 40 man spot.
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    I thought the open spot was created when Luplow was DFA’d and then he took that 40th spot back but your count makes sense.
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    At that sample slash stats aren’t reliable. They really aren’t for any split. Did you look at pitch level data for players or even strikeout rate and walk rate? They stabilize sooner and if there were a vast difference you might wonder if the player had a harder time seeing the ball. If that vast difference isn’t there I suspect the difference in slash stats is random variation due to sample. The league number are pretty close day/night with a slightly higher OPS during the day and slightly more walks and strike outs during the night.
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    I hope that is a sign they expect Lewis and Correa back for the playoffs. Adding Luplow back to the 40 gives them the most flexibility. They can comfortably DFA him in a week if it looks like Paddack will be ready and needs a 40 man spot. On the other hand if both are out for the playoffs Luplow probably doesn’t help as much on the bench as Martin would with his versatility. The problem with Martin if they add him is that they need to be really sure they want to devote a playoff spot to him because he isn’t going to be DFA’d like Luplow can be. They will need to make a move (soon?) to get Stewart back on the 40. Henriquez? I hate to let loose a 23 year old. Moran or Sands? They both will be 26 next year but have an option remaining. Balazovic is a year younger but out of options. Celestino? He is the same age as Martin and has performed pretty similarly. After a slow start returning from injury he has a .406 OBP the last 90 days and .455 the month. I think I would bring back Stewart for one of the young pitchers. Can Gallo be put on the 60 day IL? Seems unlikely while in rehab but that could be an option.
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    He is on the 60 day IL so he isn’t taking space until the winter. I don’t think he has time to get up to major league speed for the playoffs but that isn’t based on anything but a guess. I expect he will remain on the IL. I would suggest that any decision to DFA should be based on his 2022 performance. This year’s small sample was skewed by a BABIP of .179 which had been .300 or better in his previous seasons. Gordon’s 2023 xBA and xSLG based on the frequency and quality of contact were both better than Castro’s. I would keep both on the 40 and I expect Gordon in 2024 to be close to his 2022. If the Twins front office elects to DFA Gordon they should do so expecting the 2022 performance and assessing that it won’t be helpful to the team.
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    Agree that it is not about the clock but I don’t think it help to put Lewis or Correa on the 60 day IL. They will not have met the minimum for the 60. I think they can DFA someone to make room on the 40 and then petition the league office as a replacement for Gallo who will have completed his 10 days.
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    I disagree. I don’t think it was about starting a clock ticking. They still have Castro, Farmer, Polanco, Julien and Solano that can handle the infield for the remaining 9. Any new 40 man decision needs to be about the playoff roster and not the roster for the last 9 games. If they get to the playoffs and are thin in the infield they might consider Lee and Martin. They also might have Paddack and Stewart thriving that can be a real upgrade to the bullpen but need 40 man roster spots.
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    He has the upside they will need in the ALDS and beyond.
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    Two thoughts on Lewis… 1) It is on him to speak up if he is injured. 2) The injury already occurred on the run. It didn’t occur on the swing. Injuries happen.
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    Willi Castro hit AAA at 21 when Cleveland traded him to Detroit at the deadline to acquire Leonys Martin. Castro had a very good season in AAA at 22 before being called up to the majors at that age. He probably was rushed to the majors but there was no alternative in 2020. Detroit released him at 25 and just over 1000 at bats. The Twins gave him an opportunity and have reaped the benefits. It can take a while before producing at this level.
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    How many position players? I took a look at last year’s teams and six carried 14 and two carried 13. Should they hold back a starter? All teams appeared to hold back a starter for the next series. Two teams kept three of their starters. I was leaning towards 15 and maybe even 16 but I suspect I am wrong about that now. I do think I would hold back a starter. They have 6 so it could be Keuchel if Ryan, Maeda and Ober are all needed to get through the first series. The one other observation I made that I hadn’t considered. Five of the eight teams carried 3 catchers. I guess the Twins have Kyle Farmer with real major league catching experience if that emergency comes up.
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    It could be but I think the pitching options that need he a spot on the 40 are more needed than Martin.
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    The Twins and Rocco are 29th in relievers used per game at 1.98. They use fewer relievers than every team but Texas. It helps that he lets his starters go deeper than most but that trend continues with the use of his bullpen.
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    Last year the Guardians did not roster Civale for the wild card series. He was used as a starter in the ALDS. The Rays did roster Springs and Rasmussen and the thought was they might piggy back game 3. The reporter speculated they may both be used in game 3. They also rostered Kluber. The Mariners rostered a fourth starter in Kirby. The Blue Jays rostered four starters. The Blue Jays used a 13/13 split and the other three carried 14 position players and 12 pitchers. Should the Twins roster all 5 starters? The Rays did. The Guardians rostered 3. I think I am leaning towards four starters for the wild card series.
  21. jorgenswest
    I will add to their options Celestino. He is the same age as Martin. They have a similar wRC+ in AAA. His strikeout, walk rates and ISO are slightly better than Martin’s but virtually the same. Martin has hit more singles. If I see Martin as a candidate for CF based on AAA I don’t see how I can leave out Celestino. I guess it is easier for me to be interested in the player I haven’t seen yet over the player I saw struggle. One I am excited to see and the other I was ready to take off the 40 though they are the same age with very similar AAA performances this year.
  22. jorgenswest
    I think either Ober is the game 3 starter or resting and game 1 starter of the ALDS. It wasn’t too long ago that Rocco was asked about a relief role for Varland and Ober in a pregame show. He spoke in general about the ability to warm up quickly enough and pitch back to back and then commented about how Varland’s arm fits in that role. I also don’t think they want to burn him in long relief in game 2 and not have him fresh for a potential second round. I wouldn’t have an arm on the team in case of a blowout. They can let the starter keep pitching as they have done many times this year. Once they get 5 from the starter they can get to the end without taxing the pen.
  23. jorgenswest
    I think there is a reasonable chance Martin will come up and need to return to AAA. I believe in Martin long term but next year could be one where he goes back and forth. They should prepare Lewis for CF. The other options of Buxton, Martin, Gordon and Castro aren’t as certain. The best duo may be a Miranda with a healthy shoulder at 3B and Lewis in CF. It may be Martin in CF and Lewis at 3B. It may be Buxton playing enough CF that Lewis is at 3B. In any case Lewis needs to prepare some for CF also. I do think they have enough options that they don’t need to bring back a declining Taylor.
  24. jorgenswest
    We disagree. I think they see better pitches to hit 3-1 than 3-2. I did appreciate that last night he attacked that ball on a 2-0 count. Before last night only three Twins had fewer balls in play on a 2-0 count (Garlick, Gordon and Stevenson). That is what I want to see more. Good hitters should be ready to do damage when ahead in the count. He is a good hitter and I think he is missing some opportunities. That in a nutshell was my original point.
  25. jorgenswest
    I think we disagree that in a 3-1 count hitters are going to see better pitches to hit and attack. If the pitches are exactly the same independent of the count I agree with the simple math.
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