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Are The Twins Claiming Players Off Waivers To Be Place Holders For Prospects?

Are the Twins collecting warm bodies in hopes the next wave of prospects will take their place soon?
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With the Twins' only real major league deals this off-season being their signing of Josh Bell to a one-year deal and Victor Caratini to a two-year pact, it begs the question if the Twins are making all these waiver wire claims simply to have place holders on the 40-man until Walker Jenkins, Kaelen Culpepper, or C.J. Culpepper are ready for their call ups to the majors.

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twinstalker

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    CJ Culpepper?  That's the third guy you can think of?  I think it basically answers your question.  No, this is not some unique strategy.  Yes, there are always guys on the 40 that are disposable when a prospect is ready.  But you're implying the Twins aren't signing better players due to impending off-roster call-ups.  They're doing that to save money, that's all.  Almost no waiver claim is for anything more than filler until better players crowd them out (if they're lucky enough to survive the roster in the first place).  Twins simply have crap guys,  MLB roster-wise, and they're trying other crap guys. 

    A guy like Brujan has had stretches that belie his horridness.  Maybe the Twins think they can help him, which frin recent history makes us laugh at the thought.  But I'm sure the Twins think their development staff isn't completely useless.  They're giving everything a try.  They gave Mickey Gasper a try, though they did sort of trade for him.

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    On 1/18/2026 at 11:23 AM, twinstalker said:

    CJ Culpepper?  That's the third guy you can think of?  I think it basically answers your question.  No, this is not some unique strategy.  Yes, there are always guys on the 40 that are disposable when a prospect is ready.  But you're implying the Twins aren't signing better players due to impending off-roster call-ups.  They're doing that to save money, that's all.  Almost no waiver claim is for anything more than filler until better players crowd them out (if they're lucky enough to survive the roster in the first place).  Twins simply have crap guys,  MLB roster-wise, and they're trying other crap guys. 

    A guy like Brujan has had stretches that belie his horridness.  Maybe the Twins think they can help him, which frin recent history makes us laugh at the thought.  But I'm sure the Twins think their development staff isn't completely useless.  They're giving everything a try.  They gave Mickey Gasper a try, though they did sort of trade for him.

    Doesn't have to be a unique strategy.  Just has to work.  



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