Kody Clemens
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Oct 27, 2026
CJ BaumgartnerHOST
Let him be in that spot.
CJ BaumgartnerHOST
Cody Clemens is okay at second base Royce.
CJ BaumgartnerHOST
We're going to talk about Royce later on this week, but you get the gist of like, you can at least salvage your infield defense, have some pretty good outfield defense.
CJ BaumgartnerHOST
pretty good outfield defense, pretty good on the left side of the infield.
Jesse FriedmanHOST
From Burleson, we switch over to a player who is not as well-known, certainly has not been in the spotlight lately like Burleson has, but another left-handed hitter who at times has shown promise against righties.
Jesse FriedmanHOST
It is Cody Clemens of the Minnesota Twins.
Jesse FriedmanHOST
Clemens is 30 years old.
Jesse FriedmanHOST
He has a little bit of club control remaining.
Jesse FriedmanHOST
He slugged 460 this season.
Jesse FriedmanHOST
He had a 109 OPS plus as the total package.
Jesse FriedmanHOST
So I don't know if the twins are really looking to trade Cody Clemens per se, but he's the kind of guy who fits the D-backs roster and might not actually cost them all that much.
Jack SommersHOST
Yeah, I mean, for the first 265 games of his career, he had an 85 OPS plus.
Aaron GleemanHOST
They have to find a bat or two bats somewhere because you're losing Jeffers' big bat, you're very unlikely to find a catcher who's going to replace that production, and then they're also losing Josh Bell, who we'll get to later as we go through the positions, who led the team in RBI and was one of their only consistently above-average bats at DH.
Aaron GleemanHOST
first baser dh has to be the spot where they add the bat right and so that you know i'm i'm not certain they're going to move on from from royce lewis but i feel like you have to put a bat somewhere now i will say this because of cody clemens defensive flexibility Cody Clemens began the year as the everyday first baseman, ended the year as the everyday second baseman,
John BonnesHOST
and
Aaron GleemanHOST
in between played corner outfield, played center field, played everywhere, and he was the voted team MVP.
Aaron GleemanHOST
We'll get to them on the Patreon next week.
Aaron GleemanHOST
So if you want to make maybe a bigger investment, you sign one of those guys maybe to a multi-year deal.
Aaron GleemanHOST
You plug them in at second base, and that effectively also fills first base because you put Cody Clemens back at first base, and that probably makes your defense better too because Clemens, I think, is better than Lewis at first
John BonnesHOST
base.
DexHOST
And we saw that with the lineup this year too, right? I mean, they bring in Josh Bell.
DexHOST
They find Cody Clemens.
DexHOST
They've been able to find guys externally, and internally they've had highly regarded prospects, and it's either they've gotten injured and stalled out their careers, or there is kind of just this like... figuring out why aren't we maximizing these players type of stuff.
DexHOST
But I would say the most interesting thing, and he talked about Joe Ryan's future and Buxton's future.
Declan GoffHOST
Minnesota didn't sell last winter, and it didn't sell at the trade deadline, and it probably isn't going to burn things down this offseason.
Declan GoffHOST
Even with Joe Ryan and Pablo Lopez headlining a long list of key players who will be free agents one year from now, If they are, in fact, in it to win it in 2027, they need to get another potent bat into a lineup that gets mediocre in a hurry beyond Byron Buxton and Cody Clemens.
Declan GoffHOST
It would be huge if they can get Hunter Goodman as a three-year replacement for For free agent catcher Ryan Jeffers.
Declan GoffHOST
So Hunter Goodman, tale of the tape, just who is Hunter Goodman? Maybe you've never heard of him.
Declan GoffHOST
It does probably have to start with Von Lackey.
Declan GoffHOST
Now, can you get him without dealing Von Lackey? So if you're trying to figure out a trade proposal, can you give up Emmanuel Rodriguez? Are you willing to give up Amerik Houston? I don't think Walker Jenkins or Kalen Culpepper would be available in that trade either, just because the Twins are relying on them for 2027, assuming there's a season.
Declan GoffHOST
But is there some package that includes Miano Rodriguez, Merrick Houston? Cody Clemens was the team MVP, but is Cody Clemens a long-term twin? I don't know.
Declan GoffHOST
Royce Lewis, is he a long-term twin? Do they still believe in him long-term? I don't know.
Declan GoffHOST
Minnesota didn't sell last winter, and it didn't sell at the trade deadline, and it probably isn't going to burn things down this offseason.
Declan GoffHOST
Even with Joe Ryan and Pablo Lopez headlining a long list of key players who will be free agents one year from now, if they are in fact in it to win it in 2027, they need to get another potent bat into a lineup that gets mediocre in a hurry beyond Byron Buxton and Cody Clemens.
Declan GoffHOST
It would be huge if they can get Hunter Goodman as a three-year replacement for free agent catcher Ryan Jeffers.
Declan GoffHOST
So Hunter Goodman, tale of the tape, just who is Hunter Goodman? Maybe you've never heard of him.
Declan GoffHOST
It does probably have to start with Von Lackey.
Declan GoffHOST
Now, can you get him without dealing Von Lackey? So if you're trying to figure out a trade proposal, can you give up Emmanuel Rodriguez? Are you willing to give up Americ Houston? I don't think Walker Jenkins or Kalen Culpepper would be available in that trade either, just because the Twins are relying on them for 2027, assuming there's a season.
Declan GoffHOST
But is there some package that includes Miano Rodriguez, Merrick Houston? You know, Cody Clemens was the team MVP, but is Cody Clemens a long-term twin? I don't know.
Declan GoffHOST
Royce Lewis, is he a long-term twin? Do they still believe in him long-term? I don't know.
Jeremy GrecoHOST
So that's all my starting pitchers I'm looking at.
Jeremy GrecoHOST
Luke Kieschel, Cody Clemens, Jose Siri, and Dylan Cruz are outfielders I'd look at.
Jeremy GrecoHOST
And I'm not really looking at trading for a relief pitcher.
Jeremy GrecoHOST
The Jonathan Bolin for Matt Strom deal has made me believe that trading for a relief pitcher is a bad, bad idea.
17 MINS LATER
Jeremy GrecoHOST
Cause I want to add to my bullpen and I would ideally like a big bat left fielder.
Jeremy GrecoHOST
And maybe I need to trade for someone and put them in left field.
Jeremy GrecoHOST
Maybe that's Cody Clemens, you know, is a guy I was looking at seeing Antonacci was a guy I told you I was looking at later that wasn't in my list.
Jeremy GrecoHOST
So I, I, I've got, I've got guys I could target for left field.
Dan HayesHOST
Um, But I don't know where you go.
Dan HayesHOST
I mean, do you slide Royce Lewis to second where he would be probably a better defensive fit for a full season than Cody Clemens and then get a first baseman? That ideally to me is the spot.
Dan HayesHOST
I like Jake Bowers.
Dan HayesHOST
The problem is that's another left-handed bat.
18 MINS LATER
Dan HayesHOST
So that's not like, you know, if you could convince them, yeah, that's not
Zack PierceHOST
a bad idea.
Zack PierceHOST
um Cleveland's very nice I'm kidding um if you bring in a first baseman sign trade however it seems like it creates a problem um for either Royce Lewis or Cody Clemens getting playing time? Cody Clemens
Dan HayesHOST
could be a utility guy.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
Won't spend a lot of time on this one, but I did catch on social media.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
I saw Cody Clemens was named the Tigers' Player of the Season.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
Um, a guy who was good at UT, and I thought, "Man, I hope he gets a cup of coffee in, in MLB and, and turns it into something." And then he got the Tigers, and he was kind of a situational guy, and I said, "He could probably make a nice little career out of that." Has turned himself into an invaluable player on that team, and, uh, I love that for him.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
Good for Cody Clemens, um, being one of our most productive Longhorn alumni in Major League Baseball.
Gerald GoodridgeHOST
I mean, absolutely incredible.
Gerald GoodridgeHOST
Like, we- I think we knew he was good.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
I won't spend a lot of time on this one, but I did catch on social media.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
I saw Cody Clemens was named the Tigers player of the season.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
A guy who was good at UT.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
And I thought, man, I hope he gets a cup of coffee in MLB and turns it into something.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
Has turned himself into an invaluable player on that team.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
And I love that for him.
Kyle CarpenterHOST
Good for Cody Clemens being one of our most productive Longhorn alumni in Major League Baseball.
Gerald GoodridgeHOST
I mean, absolutely incredible.
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