Rest in R.I.P Kubel

[DaveW]

Released

[TheLeviathan]

I hope he isn't Missing in M.I.A.......

[nicksaviking]

No surprise he didn't go to Rochester when he was Designated for DFA.

[Twins GFP]

He will probably sign with a National League team, tear it up, and the Twins will get ripped for giving up on him...

[JB_Iowa]

• Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 14m
  #MNTwins have NOT released Jason Kubel, I'm told. http://MLB.com transactions are wrong. Have until close of biz Tuesday
   
   
  

[Otto von Ballpark]

• Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 14m
  #MNTwins have NOT released Jason Kubel, I'm told. http://MLB.com transactions are wrong. Have until close of biz Tuesday
   
   
  

 

So... you're saying there's a chance?

[JB_Iowa]

• Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 2m
  #MNTwins might still be able to get a lower-level prospect for Kubel if they cover all but pro-rated minimum going forward. Worth a shot.
   
   
  

[Otto von Ballpark]

• Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 2m
  #MNTwins might still be able to get a lower-level prospect for Kubel if they cover all but pro-rated minimum going forward. Worth a shot.
   
   
  

 

Outlook not so good. Last August, Arizona ate his salary and all they got was a fringe 40-man reliever who is now pitching independent ball.

 

Even if that's what Berardino means by "lower-level prospect", I doubt the Twins could even get that now, as Kubel looks less fit for an MLB roster than ever before. I think the only way the Twins could trade him at all is if he was willing to take a minor league assignment, which does not appear to be the case (although maybe a more favorable geographic location or path back to the majors would change his mind).

[pierre75275]

Could the twins decide to keep him and pull him back into the fold? To be clear i dont want this to happen...im curious if its possible

[Otto von Ballpark]

Could the twins decide to keep him and pull him back into the fold? To be clear i dont want this to happen...im curious if its possible

 

Not really. He's already off the roster. (Technically, I suppose they could release him and re-sign him and put him back on the roster.)

[howeda7]

Fuld looks terrible at the plate since his return. Hopefully Nunez is back tomorrow so Santana can go back to CF.