Who stays/goes with a fully healthy outfield?

[adambr2]

Assuming we choose to keep our depth and not trade from it, who is sticking around and who isn’t?

I think Perkins and Lockridge are both Nashville bound. Tough break for Lockridge because he was performing well, but if you have options and the guys ahead of you are better, what is there to do?

Chourio/Mitchell everyday, with Lara, Frelick and Bauers mixing in. A little heavy on the left handedness, but Lara being a switch hitter makes carrying at least one of  Lockridge or Perkins unnecessary.

 

[cragi]

12 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Assuming we choose to keep our depth and not trade from it, who is sticking around and who isn’t?

I think Perkins and Lockridge are both Nashville bound. Tough break for Lockridge because he was performing well, but if you have options and the guys ahead of you are better, what is there to do?

Chourio/Mitchell everyday, with Lara, Frelick and Bauers mixing in. A little heavy on the left handedness, but Lara being a switch hitter makes carrying at least one of  Lockridge or Perkins unnecessary.

 

If everyone is healthy, a trade would help clear some of this up, given what’s likely coming  2027. Frelick healthy would Definitely be in the mix and loved by staff. Solid 4th rotation option. Lockridge is unnecessary. But I think when frelick gets healthy and back to hitting, you probably trade him.

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

I’d go with Chourio, Lara, and Mitchell as starters with Lockridge as the 4th.

i’d platoon Yelich and Vaughn at DH , with Bauers at 1st.

i think Bauers in the outfield is unnecessary now.  If Murphy wants Vaughn and Bauers in the lineup, then Yelich sits.

should be a really easy decision as there’s no reason for Yelich to face Lefties anyway, and there is no reason for Vaughn to ever face a rightie

[DonBarclay]

For the short-ish term, it makes more sense to try to trade Frelick. Frelick is arb eligible this off season, while Lockridge still has 2 pre-arb years left. Have to think they’re competing for 4th OF at best, with it possibly being 5th OF with Bauers. 

[ClosetBrewerFan]

30 minutes ago, TwinsBrewersWorldSeries said:

I’d go with Chourio, Lara, and Mitchell as starters with Lockridge as the 4th.

i’d platoon Yelich and Vaughn at DH , with Bauers at 1st.

i think Bauers in the outfield is unnecessary now.  If Murphy wants Vaughn and Bauers in the lineup, then Yelich sits.

should be a really easy decision as there’s no reason for Yelich to face Lefties anyway, and there is no reason for Vaughn to ever face a rightie

Yelich is hitting better against LHs than RHs this year. 756 OPS, 110 wRC+ vs LH.  Also, he has historically been an above average hitter vs LHs (108 wRC+) so its not as if its a small sample issue.

Vaughn has been adequate against RHs (100 wRC+, 716 OPS).  Not great, but he is not a liability especially if he is regaining his power stroke after the hamate injury.

I dont disagree with platooning them, per se, but its not as straightforward as you suggest.

[JoeyWiemerTruther]

3 hours ago, DonBarclay said:

For the short-ish term, it makes more sense to try to trade Frelick. Frelick is arb eligible this off season, while Lockridge still has 2 pre-arb years left. Have to think they’re competing for 4th OF at best, with it possibly being 5th OF with Bauers. 

Sal’s trade value has to be low so maybe wait til the offseason to trade him if he turns it on or run it back with him as 4th OF next season

[Brian]

13 minutes ago, JoeyWiemerTruther said:

Sal’s trade value has to be low so maybe wait til the offseason to trade him if he turns it on or run it back with him as 4th OF next season

That's a very bad reason to keep him unless you send him to Nashville to heal and reboot which I'd be ok with.  A 10 day IL won't do anything cuz the All Star break sure didn't help.