Article: Twins Claim LHP Adam Wilk From Mets

[Seth Stohs]

Wednesday afternoon, the Twins announced that they have claimed left-handed starting pitcher Adam Wilk from the New York Mets. The move puts the Twins roster back at 40.

 

UPDATE: Following the announcement that the Twins game in Chicago on Wednesday night was postponed to August, the Twins announced that Drew Rucinski had been optioned to Rochester to make room for Wilk.There is speculation, maybe an assumption, that he will start for the Twins on Saturday.

 

He made just one start for the Mets this season. He made five starts for the Mets AAA affiliate in Las Vegas where he went 2-3 with a 5.91 ERA.

 

Wilk is 29 years old. He made eight appearances for the Detroit Tigers between the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He did not pitch again in the big leagues until 2015 when he pitched two innings for the Angels. He spent 2013 in Korea.

 

His one start for the Mets was an "emergency" start on Sunday when he pitched in place of the suspended Matt Harvey. He gave up six runs (5 earned) on eight hits (including three homers) and a walk in 3.2 innings.

 

Maybe it's just me, but this feels like a move completely meant to be a stop-gap. Maybe it's one start on Saturday. Maybe it's a couple of starts before Jose Berrios, Adalberto Mejia or Kyle Gibson are ready to come back to the Twins.

 

UPDATE 2:

 

 

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[bluechipper]

So Andrew Albers to Pat Dean to Adam Wilk. What a joke.

[tobi0040]

I just hope this guy and the guy we got for Santana are not going to he making starts over Berrios.

[bluechipper]

 

Say what? Why exactly? I just hope this is for the bullpen and not to keep Berrios in Rochester but it sure looks like that's the case. 

If he's going to the bullpen, I'm fine with it, but he's basically only started in his career.

[gmarais66]

There is absolutely nothing in this guy's history that even hints he could be an effective major league pitcher. He has been awful.

[NapoleonComplex]

I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st. How is this move necessary when we have Berrios or Gibson can come back up to make the start Saturday? Gibson may not be on schedule for a start Saturday, but I'd take him on short rest over this guy.

[Otto von Ballpark]

What happened to, "it's going to be either Mejia or Berrios"?

[Brandon Warne]

Gibson can't come up on Saturday. 

[yarnivek1972]

I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st. How is this move necessary when we have Berrios or Gibson can come back up to make the start Saturday? Gibson may not be on schedule for a start Saturday, but I'd take him on short rest over this guy.

Gibson won't be eligible, unless someone was placed on the DL.

[Blackjack]

Yuk!!!

[Squirrel]

ugh.

[gmarais66]

He makes Pat Dean look like Cy Young.

[Otto von Ballpark]

I think it almost goes without saying, but this is definitely an "old front office" style move...

 

What kind of plan is in place here, when with only 1 starter injury (Trevor May), 40% of the rotation in mid-May is Nick Tepesch and Adam Wilk?  And we're only a game out of first place...

[Mill1634]

Why?? Just why? This seems more like a TR move. 

[bluechipper]

 

Maybe it's just me, but this feels like a move completely meant to be a stop-gap. Maybe it's one start on Saturday. Maybe it's a couple of starts before Jose Berrios, Adalberto Mejia or Kyle Gibson are ready to come back to the Twins.

If Berrios or Mejia isn't ready now, I don't know what an extra 2 starts is going to do to get them ready. Wasting starts on a guy who is almost guaranteed to be bad instead of giving Berrios his chance is just so disappointing.

[gmarais66]

I love the fact that Tommy Milone replaced him on the Mets' roster. What does that tell you?

[drjim]

Lulz

 

[yarnivek1972]

I think it almost goes without saying, but this is definitely an "old front office" style move...

 

What kind of plan is in place here, when with only 1 starter injury (Trevor May), 40% of the rotation in mid-May is Nick Tepesch and Adam Wilk? And we're only a game out of first place...

I actually don't think so. Terry Ryan was more in love with his own prospects. He wouldn't go outside midseason unless he had to.

 

If Wilk does start Saturday it speaks volumes as to what Falvey thinks of Berrios specifically and the Twins pitching prospects in general. At least two should be promoted to AAA.

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

Maybe it's just me, but this feels like a move completely meant to be a stop-gap. Maybe it's one start on Saturday. Maybe it's a couple of starts before Jose Berrios, Adalberto Mejia or Kyle Gibson are ready to come back to the Twins.

There's no need for a "stop gap" here.  Nobody is hurt.  Gibson was just demoted with full knowledge that he would be down for 10 days and probably more.  Berrios and Mejia don't have some sort of magic switch that will get flipped in their next few AAA appearances.

This is a deliberate plan to use lousy pitchers in games that matter, for no discernable gain...

[mazeville]

 

What is the point of handing starts to older players who are barely replacement level? We've been waiting for a winner for six years. And if we can't see a winner, we sure as heck would like to see guys who have potential to make this team, and make it great. 

 

Jose Berrios has proven all he can at AAA. Aldaberto Mejia is a young starter with upside. Why are we giving starts to Nick Tepesch and Adam Wilk? Why???

 

This team deserves its declining season ticket base. This is just trash. 

[John Bonnes]

The most entertaining thing about this move is why they Mets released Wilk: they  had to make room for Tommy Milone. Who, of course is left-handed and started for the Twins. 

 

I cannot figure out why this team is so damn determined to keep Berrios in AAA.

[bluechipper]

 

I think it almost goes without saying, but this is definitely an "old front office" style move...

 

What kind of plan is in place here, when with only 1 starter injury (Trevor May), 40% of the rotation in mid-May is Nick Tepesch and Adam Wilk?  And we're only a game out of first place...

And with Berrios sitting at AAA with a 1.13 ERA.

[yarnivek1972]

I love the fact that Tommy Milone replaced him on the Mets' roster. What does that tell you?

I saw that too. **shakes head**

 

Can we break out the pitchforks now or should we wait until we hear the company lie?

 

 

Oops, darn auto correct. I meant "line".

 

Or did I?

Edited May 10, 2017 by yarnivek1972

[jud6312]

Nick Tepesch and the guy who was just Wally Pipped by Tommy Milone are possibly both in line to start games this week?

 

This can't be real life can it? 

 

Did the Wonder Twins stumble upon a Ouija board inhabited by the soul of a previous dumpster diving GM?

 

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[gmarais66]

Maybe the Twins' braintrust has some obscure sabermetric stats that tell them this guy could be a No. 1 starter.

[rghrbek]

 

The most entertaining thing about this move is why they Mets released Wilk: they  had to make room for Tommy Milone. Who, of course is left-handed and started for the Twins. 

 

I cannot figure out why this team is so damn determined to keep Berrios in AAA.

 

Happy Birthday John!!!

[SirLoin]

 

[Tuba]

Only way this makes sense is if they think he was tipping his pitches right? DEEP SCOUTING BELIEVE

[Seth Stohs]

 

I actually don't think so. Terry Ryan was more in love with his own prospects. He wouldn't go outside midseason unless he had to.

If Wilk does start Saturday it speaks volumes as to what Falvey thinks of Berrios specifically and the Twins pitching prospects in general. At least two should be promoted to AAA.

 

I feel like Terry Ryan would have called up Jason Wheeler to make a start if that's what they wanted to do, rather than claiming a Wheeler-like guy. 

 

It does make me wonder what they're (Falvey/Levine) are seeing or not seeing from Berrios. I get that they want to make sure the mechanical changes he made stick, and if he's still doing the things that he was doing in the big leagues, I get it. 

 

But this is just a guy who (like Tepesch) can make 1-2-3 starts while we wait for something from Gibson, Mejia and Berrios. 

[Mike Sixel]

At what point do we get to start judging the FO and their awesome pitching acumen?