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  1. jkcarew
    #1 overall, turns 22 in 3 months, will spend next season rehabbing and learning to hit consistently (hopefully). Playing for Twins in 2023 as he turns 24? Sucks for him even more than it sucks for us.
  2. jkcarew
    “Semien would be a significant - albeit still below average - upgrade over Polanco defensively while also being a solid upgrade offensively; his OPS is .002 points higher than Polanco’s since 2017...” Huh? .002 of OPS over 4 seasons is a ‘solid upgrade’ offensively?...and when that advantage was built completely on the back of exactly ONE of those 4 seasons? The advantage of Semien over Polanco is completely on the defensive side of things.
  3. jkcarew
    If the Twins don’t want Polanco to be their every-day SS, then they should be trading Polanco or Lewis (or Arraez). The instant the Twins acquire one of the new SS options flung around in these threads, at least one of those three immediately loses significant value.
  4. jkcarew
    If all of this talk about the Twins wanting a SS are true...and I’m not convinced they are true...then that says the Twins are very far down the path of giving up on Lewis as an every-day major league shortstop. There’s no reason to expect that Lewis...right now...would be materially worse offensively than Baez or Semien were in 2020, or Semien has been every year other than 2019. This will be Lewis’s age 22 season. He was a #1 overall pick. Not a good look to be making significant moves for middle infielders as if he didn’t exist. Unless, of course, the Twins consider him insufficient defensively to fill a full-time super-utility role...or already consider him an outfielder.
  5. jkcarew
    How long do you wait for a player that was drafted #1 overall (Lewis). The presumption is that he had the resources, attention, and reps in 2020 to continue his development. This will be his age 22 year. Bring him up or trade him for pitching.
  6. jkcarew
    If no Cruz, then two right-handed catchers works IF at least one hits well enough to DH against lefties. I’m not there really with Jeffers (yet) or Garver (anymore)...doesn’t mean the Twins aren’t. A lot of talk on this and other threads recently about corner outfielders and middle infielders. Don’t get it. If none of Lewis, Larnach, and Kirilloff in their age 22, 23, and 23 seasons are ready...they need to be traded, like yesterday. Even big-market contending teams turn their rosters to accommodate prospects...if they believe they’re good. Having said that, I like the idea of Ozuna’s right-handed bat in left field. But he will be very expensive in terms of years. Still, in theory, it could justify packaging Kirilloff or Larnach in a deal for controllable pitching. I expect relievers and a starter in FA. And a move to the next wave of prospects at corner OF/DH/Catcher/super-utility...and to some extent reliever...maybe even starter.
  7. jkcarew
    Lewis was a first overall draft pick. He’ll be 22 rears old for the bulk of the upcoming season which is the age at which most high-end players make their debuts (if not earlier). And you trade him now for one year of a player that plays the same position he plays? Makes sense in one scenario and one scenario only...you’ve concluded that Lewis isn’t going to be good.
  8. jkcarew
    Didn’t do the deal with Polanco last year for him to become a bench player. In a hypothetical scenario where the Twins have Semien on a multi-year deal, Polanco is the everyday 2nd baseman or he’s traded.
  9. jkcarew
    Eddie Bane didn’t knock the Gophers out of the CWS...although he beat them. The Gophers were knocked out by USC (Fred Lynn, Roy Smalley) when USC scored 8 runs in the 9th inning of the semifinal to beat the Gophers 8-7. Kinda hard to forget that one if you happened to be over the age of about 10 when it happened.
  10. jkcarew
    There’s a rotation slot and a price I’d give to Odorizzi. They’re both pretty low. Not enough innings and too many pitches...and that’s when he’s NOT getting hit...and when he IS healthy.
  11. jkcarew
    There’s another shoe that would need to drop, right? St. Paul would need a league to play in. They’re not a fit geographically with the IL as it currently exists...not by any stretch of the imagination. Especially heading into an era where cost containment in the affiliated minor leagues would seem to be a growing concern. The PCL isn’t as much of a stretch geographically...but, presumably, the PCL isn’t the league looking for a replacement for Rochester. FWIW, I hope the Saints stay independent. It’s a death blow to quality independent ball in the Midwest if they lose St. Paul...and I’d hate to see that.
  12. jkcarew
    So, we should put in a rule to further reward batters trying to pull and launch every pitch, in every count, in every at-bat, against any pitcher, in every game situation...bolstering the very strategy that’s at the center of the trend toward ever-lengthening at-bats that culminate without a ball being put in play? What could go wrong.
  13. jkcarew
    Couldn’t disagree more concerning how great hitters (at least those circa Carew) would do against today’s starters. They would DEMOLISH the #3, 4#, and #5’s used today...and do just fine against the 2’s and most the ones. The legitimate argument that hitting is harder now has do do with the quality, depth, and frequent use of the bullpen, not starting pitching.
  14. jkcarew
    I think the point is, it's easy to 'not give up' on a guy when you're not faced with any roster decisions. Even Anderson...despite how it looks now, would have been a relatively risky add to the 40-man AT THAT TIME if the Twins has elected to go that route. For better or worse, Thorpe is already on the roster. We need a reason to remove him...a name. But who? Who's the lefty in the minors that's pushing? The Twins have these left-handers on the 40-man: Rogers, Thielbar, Smeltzer, and Thorpe. The bar for a left-handed pitcher to join (or in Thorpe's case, remain on) this roster is incredibly low.
  15. jkcarew
    Huh!? Did I say anything even close to that in my post? No. What I said is, shop him. If someone is in love with his bWAR and/or 119 OPS+ and offers 'significant pieces'...great. I wouldn't be surprised. But, I might be inclined to take the significant pieces...assuming one thinks one or more of the corner outfield prospects is also going to be at least "firmly above league average". My feeling is Kepler's bWAR going back to 2018 is inflated by the turns he took catching other's fly balls in center field for Buxton. Meanwhile, the OPS+ of 119 has value, but isn't anything near elite for a corner outfielder.
  16. jkcarew
    I’m fairly certain there are some words in this sentence after “but”...however for some reason, when I look at them, all I can see is Dan Gladden jumping onto home plate.
  17. jkcarew
    I know there are more words in this sentence after “but”...for some reason however, when I look at them, all I can see is Jack jumping up and down and waving Gladden in from 3rd base.
  18. jkcarew
    This is by far the funniest Randall’s Stu article yet!
  19. jkcarew
    In one respect, you signed him so you CAN shop him. If you believe in your corner outfield prospects, you should be shopping him. Doesn’t mean you trade him. I’m not too worried about one bad short-sample year, but I’m not sure he’s a huge needle-mover, either.
  20. jkcarew
    Absolutely zero evidence to suggest...as the author seems to be trying hard to do...that Buxton's post season performance (or lack thereof) was impacted by the late-season HBP. Zero. To me, both Buxton/Donaldson injuries are equally concerning in terms of 2021 as there doesn't seem to be a legitimate alternative in either case.
  21. jkcarew
    Near the top of my list would be getting a quality ever-day major league center fielder.
  22. jkcarew
    I guess we could argue whether these games (against this opponent) should have been tight in the first place...but for the most part, you're going to have to win close games in the post-season. And, yes, it won't matter if you don't find players that can make plays, but Baldelli was truly horrible. Shockingly, really. No confidence that anything but a truly dominant team can win playoff series with his approach. Did someone tell Rocco the format was pool play? It's a three-game series, Rocco. Ride your best players, ride your best pitchers, and get out of the way.
  23. jkcarew
    It's possible to agree that nobody deserves what appears to have happened, especially based on that person's race...and still disagree with some of the politics that spills out in the aftermath. It's also possible to disagree on the nature and scope of the underlying causes and solutions. Self-righteous and myopic grandstanding will hurt, not help. The insinuation that those that don't want to deal with it on a baseball website or disagree with some actions in the aftermath...the insinuation that necessarily those people are the unenlightened deniers, to your immense wokeness...is exactly the kind of myopic grandstanding to which I refer. Is this more important than baseball? Yep. Ideally, everyone should spend 2 hours studying/considering how they think the social ills of our country could be improved upon and how best to take action to that end...for every 1 hour they spend on this site. But, I come here...to this website, for baseball. I hope that sentence didn't make anyone feel uncomfortable.
  24. jkcarew
    And yet, we’d have a better team if Lynn replaced Odorizzi.
  25. jkcarew
    Right handed hitting outfielders, not infielders. Specifically a right handed guy that can also play center field because counting on Buxton at this point amounts basically to negligence. Does Kendrick push Cruz to the bench...or Sano? He’s not playing any 2nd base or outfield at this point in his career. Not for the Nationals or any team seriously trying to compete.
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