Twins Sign RHP Hansel Robles

[Major League Ready]

 

Wow is this a boring move.  The Angels are desperate for pitching and they did not want him.  Wes Johnson is not a wizard from Harry Potter as far as I know.  He needs some basic skill to start with.  Yawn.  I am still waiting for a real move. 

 

The Angels did not want him at $4M just like the Twins did not want Rosario at $10M+. 

[mike8791]

This is a relatively low cost, low risk signing - just the kind this org. should be making now.  I like his upside potential  (look at his 2018 and 2019 record with the Angels).  He certainly offers more potential as a late inning reliever than someone like Soria, Wisler, Romo, and any other RH reliever not named Duffy.

 

With that said, I am concerned that this signing will preclude going after one of the many elite FA relievers.  This would put an even bigger burden on Rogers returning to form - a path that is risky for a team with 18 straight playoff losses.  But if I were a betting man, I would wager any further bullpen additions will be more of the Robles type than a higher potential arm.

[prouster]

 

Another example if you are not on the Twins and your 2020 sucked, that you have all hope and rebound in your future. Compared to if you are on the team already and your 2020 sucked, you are toast (like many feel about Garver). Funny how that works. I don't buy it. I can't believe the 3 pitchers that have been signed to take up a roster spot so far...... Robles, Gibaut, and Waddell.

Who are all these people guilty of this alleged double standard?

 

Robles is an unexciting pick up. Hopefully he works out. And hopefully Garver gets back to top form.

[IndianaTwin]

 

Wish we hadn't traded for Maeda.

 

A Hansel and Graterol bullpen that got eaten by the rest of the AL would have been fun.

 

Even Mrs. IT wanted to give this one a “like.”