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  1. gman
    I don't think anyone should plan on Buxton starting more than 2 games a week, except as a emergency fill in. Let him DH otherwise. Your regular starting outfield could then be Rodriguez, Jenkins and Keaschall. This should hopefully keep Buxtons bat in the lineup throughout the year. After 2 years of starting in left field, we'll know if he has become a good fielder or not. Otherwisee, there are a half dozen other minor leaguers looking for an outfield spot by then. Second position for Keaschall to fill in at would be first base. Since that is normally held for a slow moving slugger type, I'm not sure he is a particulary good fit there.
  2. gman
    I don't think there is much chance that Jeffries is resigned for 3-4 years. Or even 1-2 years. He'll probably get a deal in the 60-75 million range. Next year in the catching department I think the the focus will be on Vahn Lackey being pushed through the system as quick as possible with Diaw and Tait coming in at #2 & #3. Right now it seems as if Diaw is slightly ahead, but the Twins gave up a lot for Tait and Jimenez and probably won't just forget about them. Diaw is the old man of the group at a recently turned 23 and his skill set looks strong if a little weak on the caught stealing department. Even Nunez who is shy of opportunity so far has a very high OBP and a caught stealing rate close to 30%. He is also in the same age group as Tait. But probably comes in at a distant 5th following the above.
  3. gman
    Well great. Like many I have been checking the baseball sites around the Twins looking for info on his status. When the calendar turned August and there was no word I had pretty much given up hope on his ever getting on the mound again. We will see if he can make the Twins next year.
  4. gman
    He has pitched 118 innings this year, including at ST Paul. I am not sure what his target for the year is, but I think at 37 more than last year he is probably at about his max. They could just have him throw in the bullpen the rest of the year and work on an off speed pitch of some sort. There is no need to pitch him until his arm falls off. When next year comes, they will need him in the rotation not on the 60 day IL.
  5. gman
    Most of the people who built this roster are gone. So what's left is to deal with it. Keep Buxton, Keaschall, Jenkins, Rodriguez & Roden on the Twins and Mendez, Gonzalez, Rosario, Kendle & ? on the Saints roster. The others you bite the bullet and get whatever you can for them. Too late to say you should have done something else.
  6. gman
    It would be good on this kind of article if the teams you have in mind to compare the Twins to would be mentioned. I think we could say Cleveland, then ? Tampa Bay and recently Seattle? I think most of the best starters are high draft picks out of college and there aren't many. That's pretty much a crap shoot.
  7. gman
    I guess you know what a player is worth by what other teams are willing to trade for him. It didn't seem as if much was offered other than a pitcher by the Astros who is having an off year overall.
  8. gman
    I think Wallner may have competition at that spot from Rodriguez. I think Emma will also be a better outfielder to substitute in than Wallner.
  9. gman
    Keaschall hasn't had a lot of game time experience at any position in the minors or majors. He was drafted in '23 and played 24 games at second base. In '24 he played 39 games in the field while he was held out or playing dh until he had arm surgery. In '25 he got 41 games at 2nd and no outfield time. 26 became the first year that he has gotten time as a professional in the field. The team needs to figure out where they want him to play and get him time in that spot(s). I think based on nothing that his best position turns out to be left field. If they can train pitchers why can't they train others to throw better?
  10. gman
    I think the starting infield for most of next season is going to be Lewis 1B, Lee. 2B, Culpepper 3B and Houston at SS. I'd prefer that Lewis stayed at first base the rest of this year to get as much in game practice as possible. Between Houston and Culpepper watching the majors and minors, Houston is pretty clearly the better shortstop and that may not be fair to Culpepper. It'll take the next year and a half to get a real good feel for how that infield is going together.
  11. gman
    If the Twins actually make the playoffs, which at this point I kind of doubt it, I hope that Mick Able is able to pitch in the playoffs. If Ryan ever recovers I might include him in the rotation. But if he continues as is, I would look for Bradley, Able, Prielipp & Rojas for playoff starts.
  12. gman
    Keaschall's ultimate position seems unknown currently, but I guess its down to any outfield spot plus second and first base. I still think he should bat first ultimately.
  13. gman
    I think it is because he won't have much available playing time for the Saints as opposed to the Wind Surge.
  14. gman
    I'm surprised that ERod made it to #31 on the Law's list, only 10 places below both Lackey and Jenkins. As Rodriguez battles another year of injuries, there have been many on this site who would prefer that he is thrown in the trash can. I've always preferred that he is elevated to the Twins right field role as soon as he is healthy.
  15. gman
    I don't think I would make a trade that wasn't geared towards making this a better team next year and 2028. That doesn't mean they can't get better this year. But I think the whole focus the past year has been on making 2026 a skip year. Just so happens that the players have been better as a team then anyone thought.
  16. gman
    I'm for you. to grow a brain
  17. gman
    Hopefully he is playing at the depth that the coaching department told him to play. He is not Buxton and probably never will be.
  18. gman
    I would take a real good starting catcher for the next 10-12 years, middle of the order bat and 5-6 all star games.
  19. gman
    That could work
  20. gman
    If I am the owner, then I know that this is not the Twins year. The best way to get closer would be to trade Ryan, along with Jeffers, Bell, Larnich and several others. I would hope I get a Bradley and Able or better for Ryan in a trade. It may take a 3 team trade to make it happen, but that is Zoll's job.
  21. gman
    Zoll isn't the problem, neither was Flavinoid. The problem is still there in the ivory tower.
  22. gman
    Recently, I've been looking at the Twins system wide pitching. The pitching looks wretched. If they could trade some excess outfielders for pitching, it might help alot. The pitching looked good at the end of 2025, but I think they brought up everyone that could help, or they all got injured. With Ryan and Lopez possibly leaving by the end of 2027 they are going to really short handed.
  23. gman
    I'm hoping that by September it won't matter. If Culpepper and Jenkins get called up sometime in August (or sooner) then maybe Lackey gets the number 1 billing.
  24. gman
    Looks like a future (and not to distant future) late inning reliever. Set that as a target for this guy and he may be the 8th/9th inning reliever they need.
  25. gman
    To sum it up, it seems he is definitely not a major league fielder and not a very good major league hitter. He is 28 and playing at 3A with a high strikeout rate and low walk rate. The Twins have 7 other outfielders for then spot he plays. I think I got it.
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