I think Larnach starts in AAA, at least for a few weeks. He still needs to show he can adjust to hitting the off speed stuff. The HBP may very well have knocked him off his game last year, but as I remember, what really messed him up was the pitch selection. Let him regain some confidence in AAA for a few weeks then see where things stand. 

Ugh....I hate to see Sanchez even mentioned as a DH.  I would much rather have Sano, Larnach, or Kiriloff in that spot (heck, maybe even Rooker!)

No need to worry about enough AB's for everyone. A 162 game schedule and injuries will sort that out for management. Baeball is still a what have you done lately game. Kepler, Sano and Sanchez will get the first chance to show they can still contribute. My guess is that 1 or 2 of the above will not produce or will get hurt. Then it will be Larnach, Miranda and Martin's chance to show they can produce. 1 or 2 of them will not produce or get hurt. Controllable depth is a great asset to have. Credit to the front office.

23 hours ago, blindeke said:

FYI ZIPS has Kepler projected at #4 on the team's position players in WAR, behind Correa, Buxton, and Polanco. https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=ALL&teamid=8

Well, A, these are projected stats, and Max has been disappointing projections since 2019. But B. these projections essentially make my point.

Max isn't 4th here because he dominates, he is 4th, because nobody else stands out (Kirilloff is meh, and Larnach/Rooker repeat last year). In which case Kepler should be a regular, and the Twins will be lucky to make 3rd place. Very lucky.

Upside is that projected stats are some of the funniest things to read 3 months later (like projections for the Giants last year), and I hope the projections you cite are wrong! (Even better, I'd love to be wrong about Max; in many ways he is my favorite Twin!)

Larnach hit two balls right on the screws today. I hope he makes it because I really want Kiriloff at first. 

My dream is that Larnach, and Kirilloff both step forward, and the FO stuns Twins-world again by shipping Sano, Sanchez, Rooker, and a prospect pitcher to Cleveland for Shane Bieber. (Though I guess Sanchez OR Sano could stay if the other is gone.)

3 hours ago, PatPfund said:

My dream is that Larnach, and Kirilloff both step forward, and the FO stuns Twins-world again by shipping Sano, Sanchez, Rooker, and a prospect pitcher to Cleveland for Shane Bieber. (Though I guess Sanchez OR Sano could stay if the other is gone.)

That would be stunning indeed. Cleveland GM would be declared clinically insane if he traded a starter for 3 mediocre DH’s.