Article: Look Who’s Back: Twins Claim Vargas

[snepp]

 

I think playing in Fenway had more to do with Ortiz than possible juicing. I mean look how Mo Vaughn did when he left Fenway and landed in Anaheim. I think big left-handed bombers can put together Hall of Fame careers turning out side fastballs into doubles off the wall in Boston. Anywhere else they are fly balls.

 

His .900 OPS on the road while with the Red Sox wasn't too shabby.

[Platoon]

I took a long nap the other day. What's all this talk about Vargas coming back? Where was he?

[DocBauer]

I think, clearly, he doesn't fit the roster barring some last minute injury. This is clearly a sign the team likes him enough to want to keep him around just in case. He will be waived, hopefully clear, and be sent to Rochester if he does.

[bighat]

One word: Yay!

[yarnivek1972]

Maybe they have been working him out at 3b or corner OF.

 

 

[Brandon]

Hopefully his time in Cincinnatti has made Vargas a better player and he will be a consistant .850 - .900 OPS player moving forward.

[ashbury]

I think my favorite Vargas-as-a-Red moment was that one time.

[Twins33]

 

He wasn't going to take Polanco or Sano's PAs. He was going to get ~200 PAs either way.

Don't think that was the point of the poster. They needed a 40 man spot to add Cave. They decided to get rid of Vargas to gain that 40 man spot. If they had found out about Polanco earlier, Cave could have taking Polanco's 40 man spot and no one would have been waived in the first place, at least at that exact moment. 

 

They may still end up waiving him again, but the decision to waive him would have been delayed until now or whenever they decide to get rid of him again.

[Rosterman]

He will be waived again, barring an injury to Morrison or Mauer in the next few days. Hopefully they can stash him at AAA and go from there.

 

But if he is ever called back, he will need a 40-man roster spot.

 

[Vanimal46]

Don't think that was the point of the poster. They needed a 40 man spot to add Cave. They decided to get rid of Vargas to gain that 40 man spot. If they had found out about Polanco earlier, Cave could have taking Polanco's 40 man spot and no one would have been waived in the first place, at least at that exact moment.

 

They may still end up waiving him again, but the decision to waive him would have been delayed until now or whenever they decide to get rid of him again.

Ah, yeah I misunderstood. I thought the poster meant the context changed in regards to his chance to play more.

[Twodogs]

His .900 OPS on the road while with the Red Sox wasn't too shabby.

True, and I'm not going to look it up myself, because my gut tells me what my answer would be, but just for giggles, what was his career OPS in Fenway?

[snepp]

.960 something iirc.

 

 

He did have a huge amount of additional doubles in Fenway, with fewer homers.

[rghrbek]

Gleeman has pointed out multiple times that Oritz numbers especially if he was played more were sustainable and in todays world would have projected him as a future great player.  Just with his Twins numbers.  Our coach and FO didn't want to pay the 2 million to keep him.  Thats on them.

 

Gleeman has also pointed out that Vargas pro numbers are replacement level or below no matter how you look at it.  Obviously I agree.  Vargas is barely a MLB level player.

[slash129]

Cleared and outrighted.

[Danchat]

 

Yup. Cleared waivers; out righted to Rochester. He apparently doesn't have the right to refuse the assignment. No big surprise. Still curious to see if both Grossman and Granite make the opening day 25 man roster. 

I think Grossman is a lock and the final spot is down to Granite or LaMarre. I think we should be learning the winner of that spot very soon now...

[Vanimal46]

Good organization decision... Sucks for Kennys. How far does his pay decrease with this news?

[SweetOne69]

 

Good organization decision... Sucks for Kennys. How far does his pay decrease with this news?

 

I believe the answer is $0.  He is signed to a Major league contract so he will make that no matter what.

[Twins33]

Apparently he does get less

 

[Halsey Hall]

Kenny took ground balls this morning before boarding the bus.