RatherBeGolfing

I'll admit, I read the title as "Where are THEY now" and got very confused as to why our current roster was in an article with that title. That's all, carry on

This has been a (depressing) trip down memory lane

Battle of the "who can be less bad than the other"

Because we also have lots of holes.

Tyler Austin may very well not be on the team this year, let alone in 2022

Astudillo should participate in every single one of those races sponsored by Target in the middle of the game this year

Mark me in the "Pohlad's won't sell this team for another 20+ years camp" It's a cash cow and a toy for them. The results don't matter to them, they'll just keep making a profit

But without the Berrios upside.

Putting "another" before it was more where I was lost

The sad truth is there are people that think just looking at fielding percentages is how you judge a player defensively.

Nelson Cruz most likely

I heard LVN3 on with Bump on KFAN (which we all know is full of super bright baseball minds) yesterday and he mentioned that there were some murmurs that Cruz may play OF like once a week/week and a half or so next year? There's no way that can possibly be true, right?

You could've stopped right here

No

Yes, but we won't be rolling with a 12 man staff

Can't keep both, no way. Which is fine, I'm totally on board with it but let's get this out of the way now

I agree with the last part of this, whether or not it pays off, it was a deal that made sense and a creative way to go about it. That said, I'm also not a fan of us banking on Pineda to be someone we can trust throughout the season. There's no rule against us adding more talent but we appear to be unaware of that

Remember when people thought Sano was actually 195 when he showed up in the bigs because of a weight that was taken when he was like 16? Classic

#OneOfUs strikes again

Eh for Mauer and all he meant to this franchise probably not. Just about anyone else being brought up in this thread though I would've agreed with you.

Byron Buxton is quiet, reserved, doesn't say anything: "I wish he would show some more fire" Byron Buxton says something and shows some emotion: "Whoa, check your attitude you diva"

Well mainly cause the article was about Austin but you can include Cron too. The overall point is that if Cruz or another pure DH type ends up here somehow, they can't keep everyone on the roster. They can't keep all 3 around. Since this article is about Austin, I just used his name.

It's pretty clear: if Cruz (or any other pure DH type we sign) ends up here, then there is no plan with Austin. He will not be part of this organization

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