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[Doctor Wu]

I had fun with the "Ex-Twins in the Box Scores" post last year. I know, it's too early for any games at this point in the year, but I have noticed some activity in the way of signings during the off-season. This past week I read about the Texas Rangers signing Danny Santana to a minor league contract. Frankly, I had almost forgotten he was still around! I think he was with Atlanta for part oflast season.

Here's the link to ESPN's summary of Rangers transactions:

http://www.espn.com/...ions/_/name/tex

 

Any other ex-Twins changing teams so far this winter?

[rv78]

Probably the most notable is Dozier signing with the Washington Nationals for $9M. 

[Shaitan]

Texas also signed Tonkin to a minor league deal. His numbers in Japan weren't good.

 

https://www.mlbtrade...-japan-npb.html

[Shaitan]

Chris Herman has bounced around waivers. I can't remember his most recent stop was Houston or if there's another.

[old nurse]

 

Chris Herman has bounced around waivers. I can't remember his most recent stop was Houston or if there's another.

Houston non tendered him, Hermann signed with Oakland

 

[ashbury]

Chris Herman has bounced around waivers. I can't remember his most recent stop was Houston or if there's another.

 

Houston non tendered him, Hermann signed with Oakland

Everybody gets so chintzy with the consonants - give the man his two r's and two n's.

[old nurse]

Shane Robinson to Phillies

Delois Guerra to the Brewers

Tommy Millone to the Mariners

Ryan O'Rourke and Hector Santago to the Mets

 

[old nurse]

 

 

Everybody gets so chintzy with the consonants - give the man his two r's and two n's.

I thought I hit rroops

 

[ashbury]

I thought I hit rroops

Erors hapen. Nno wories.

[Thegrin]

this whole thread is made up of errors.  

 

Our error for letting them go

or

their error for trying to make something out of them

 

[Nine of twelve]

 

Erors hapen. Nno wories.

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[djvang]

Chris Gimenez has retired and is now the Game Planning Coach for the Dodgers.

Edited by djvang, 13 January 2019 - 03:05 PM.

[Doctor Wu]

 

Shane Robinson to Phillies

Delois Guerra to the Brewers

Tommy Millone to the Mariners

Ryan O'Rourke and Hector Santago to the Mets

Tommy Milone lives! Who wouldda thunk it? I missed that one, but I read about the Santiago signing last week .... and promptly forgot about it. Which reminds me: Is Ricky Nolasco still kicking around?

[RatherBeGolfing]

This has been a (depressing) trip down memory lane

[Vanimal46]

Still holding out hope that Big Sexy finds a job in 2019...

[Vanimal46]

[rydley]

Who could forget John Ryan Murphy? He signed with the D-Backs for $900k. Let's see....who got the better end of that deal (Aaron Hicks to the Yanks for JR Murphy)? Ugh.

[Thrylos]

Gregorio Petit to Phillies
Anthony Swarzak to the Mariners
Taylor Featherston to the Royals

[BK432]

Let's not forget Oliver Drake, who can't get out of 40-man/DFA hell. Just moved again 10 days ago to the Rays. He'd been claimed by the Blue Jays after the Twins DFA'd him earlier in the offseason. Played for FIVE teams last year.

[Doomtints]

 

Who could forget John Ryan Murphy? He signed with the D-Backs for $900k. Let's see....who got the better end of that deal (Aaron Hicks to the Yanks for JR Murphy)? Ugh.

 

It doesn't matter. I don't think Hicks would have turned the corner with the Twins coaches. Do you?

 

Hicks was not good in NY right off the bat, someone worked with him to turn the corner.

 

The Twins got Moya for Murphy, and Moya has at least been average, so it's not the end of the world.

 

I'm still skeptical that Hicks's run will last. I expect he will be up and down like Carlos Gomez (who in all fairness has been mostly down in his career).

Edited by Doomtints, 14 January 2019 - 01:42 PM.