Rosterman

Wichta as a team is batting a dismal .221. And the majority of the "good" batters have already advance to St. Paul. Not sure what is going on, as the pitching staff ahs an team era of 5.70 even afetr working in that more than 50 unearned runs have crossed the plate.

Will the Twins give Sabato a major league look to see if he is a keeper? Mendez deserving of a callup? What to do with Gonzalez. The whole "will they walkout" in 2027 means you MIGHT avoid adding anyone to the roster that doesn't need to be... added.

Grabbing guys requiring a 40-man spot. Gotta play them at some point or lose them. They are better than “who” that you have developed as prospects?

You would think Adams and Funderburk would also be on the bubble (who does Sands replace), except you can only go up-and-down so many times these days. Orza was a potential trade chip if the Twins were sellers, except that now he is worthy of only joining Matt Bowman and others as AAA fodder.

He is a keeper as long as he produces and as long as he remains cost-effctive. He has two seasons of reasonable arbitration costs as long as he is a regular. Here's a question today... if you could sign him for 3-5 years, would you and what do you think it would take. Here is another question, where does he play. Second base is the open position and seems to be doing great there. No one on the immediate prospects lists to be in that position, assuminng Culpepper isn't fulltime until next season and Houston the season after that and the decision is made if Lee is also a keeper or not.

He becomes a free agent after three more seasons. Should the Twins extend him now?

45,000 fans came out to see the Twins take on the Yankees in New York. Who would've thought. Hey, didn't the Twins let this Headrick guy just walk off the 40-man and get claimed by the Yankees? Aren't you supposed to give players you are developing a chance?

Thank you, Cody, for the wonderful recap of a wonderful Minnesota Twin. I still wonder why Al never made it (yet) into the Twins Hall of Fame. He was the stopper of the sixties. Plus he was so wonderful in the community. He was a yearly fixture on the church father's/sons banquets back then. Plus, I have to say, he was one of those players that always answered a fan who requested an autograph, often with an envelope using his own postage that would include a color photo, a religious tract, and a photocopy of an article or two from his days as a Giant. All signed is his most readable signature. He kept baseball alive in his life by coaching university athletes. He appeaered as a relief ace in 327 games for the Twins, pitching a combined 473 innings, so we often got multiple innings from his aging arm. Teaming with Johnny Klippstein from '64-66 they were an awesome 1-2 punch in the late innings! And for the real oldtimers still here, he was on the diamond for The Minneapolis Millers! Thanks again, Cody!

I'm sure the Twins could trade Joe Ryan for a decent reliever. Right now, looking at any value beyond mid-level prospects blocked by depth in other organizations for ANY Twins player, be it Larnach, Bell, Banda, Rogers, Wallner. The Twins have an abundance of outfielders and I feel that they could basically wipe their current slate clean of Martin Larnach Wallner and replace with Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Roden, Jenkins and not lose current production. They could part ways with Kriedler and maybe even Clemens and replace with Ross and Fedko. I start to wonder what kind of relief arm the Twins could've really signed, considering all the "cash considerations combined" into one salary.

Then we should be buying light rail tickets for Culpepper replacing everyone at shortstop, Fedko learning Clemens' job, and Mendez taking the outfield corner and moving Martin to Outman's position, as well as Sabato playing 1st base instead of Bell... while Lewis searches for a spot on the field! Lewis as DH?

Ultimately any trade of Buxton means the Twins want to reduce (pocket) payroll rather than be competive in any way. Then, again, you trade Buxton if he ain't gonna play in the field, or, at best, give you 120-130 appearances on the diamond. He will evntually be pushed out of center sooner rather than later, where will he end up, and do the Twins even think about extending him.

Can a team acquiring Jeffers sign him to a longer contract? Doubt the Twins would give him a qualifying offer. Would it be wise to offer him (how much) for 3,4,5 years with the option of movin to... first base? Ryan will be able to command $120M+ on his first round of free agency. His worth is that he has one more year for a team to roster him. Hopefully that team would also offer him a longer contract. Of course, the Twins also could have a bullpen selloff again. Banda, Rogers leap out. Sands could be marketed if the Twins are surviving. What do they get in return this round? Would you package Lewis or Wallner, if they don't fit into Twins plans, with another player? You forget to mention Larnach, who was on everyone's "sell" list over the winter.

Darren Bowen could still be a bullpen arm, too. The Twins really didn't save any money as they ntook on a dead salary from the Mariners in the deal with no return. But will be interesting to see if Gabriel can give the Twins 3-5 years of bat service. Now, where to play him is the question.

Is Royce the second coming of Miguel Sano? A guy without a true solid position? So much potential, but something is... missing? In some ways, Keaschall may be in the same position... a man without a position. Not the hitter you want at first base. Is he a better long-term bet for average and speed than Martin to play one of the corner outfields? He is NOT the longterm second baseman of choice. The complications of developing players, finding best place for them to play because of their bat or their glove, and hoping you can find long-term solutions. Right now, Royce may be doomed to having great numbers in the minors that might increase his worth. The longer he stays down, the less he gets in arbitration for 2026. But what to do. Will he be bumped off third by Lee or Culpepper, especially if and when Houston comes onboard.

Well, he could job into the Kody Clemens roster spot next season. Especially if he would egt a look. Right-handed and cheaper/ Play the same positions. I'm curious about his base-stealing skills, and how well he can backup centerfield. Sometimes you wonder why not just give guys a good chance that you have had on a develoopment path all these seasons rather than keep going to the waiver wire or signing minor league free agents.