Ex Twins in 2021: Where Are They Now?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

23 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Giants traded old friend Matt Wisler to the Rays. 

Just great. We will probably see him next in the A.L. Division series holding one run leads in the 7th 

[stringer bell]

Kohl Stewart optioned to AAA by the Cubs. I didn’t even know he was in the majors. 

[Rosterman]

Luke Raley is back in the majors with the Dodgers. Showed some promise in the minors for the Twins after coming to them in 2018/19 for Brian Dozier. We traded him back to the Dodgers in the Maeda deal.

[jkcarew]

Dodgers have decided to give Graterol some extra time in AAA as he works his way back. Came off the IL a week ago, and the Dodgers optioned him.

[lecroy24fan]

Chalmers cleared waivers and was assigned to AA by the Cubs.

[Twodogs]

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/bartolo-colon-continues-to-pitch-effectively-in-mexican-league.html

 

Bartolo is still available, probably wouldn't be doing any worse than some of the current guys are doing right now.  ?

[Rosterman]

Wilson Ramos designated for assignment by the Tigers. The shakeup in Detroit starts. When will it happen in Minnesota.

 

Ramos was an up-and-coming catching prospect who was traded by the Twins for Matt Capps back in 2010. Since then, he caught 919 games in 12 seasons for five teams, 

 

[Vanimal46]

3 hours ago, Rosterman said:

Wilson Ramos designated for assignment by the Tigers. The shakeup in Detroit starts. When will it happen in Minnesota.

 

Ramos was an up-and-coming catching prospect who was traded by the Twins for Matt Capps back in 2010. Since then, he caught 919 games in 12 seasons for five teams, 

 

To reflect on Ramos, because this might be the end of his catching career in MLB, he’s produced 15.3 bWAR in 12 seasons. He hit the 2 WAR threshold 4 out of 12 seasons. Does that still warrant him being the first thought of Twins trade flops? Because for the last 10 years, Ramos for Capps has been one of the most despised trades the Twins have made. 

[Rosterman]

Ramos for Capps? One, didn't expect Butera to be main catcher in 2011. And after two more seasons behind the plate, didn't totally expect Mauer to move to first base. Would he have produced for the Twins? Been a better option than Suzuki, before he himself became more of a free agent and toured baseball. How many seasons would he have worn a Twins uniform in the end?

[Dodecahedron]

DFAing an injured player is a bad thing to do.

[Rosterman]

The Twins lose Shaun Anderson to the Rangers on a waiver claim. They got him for LaMonte Wade during the off-season. Wade ahs been a pleasant surprise for the Giants. Not that, in reality, the Twins don't have an abundance of outfielders that they could lose Wade and also the earlier Baddoo. That is, if the string of outfielders stay healthy.

 

Once Buxton and Kepler return the Twins will be faced with how to find playing time for four outfielders. And AAAA guys like Garlick and Refsnyder may be out of luck. And who knows the future of Jake Cave.

 

[Vanimal46]

1 hour ago, Rosterman said:

The Twins lose Shaun Anderson to the Rangers on a waiver claim. They got him for LaMonte Wade during the off-season. Wade ahs been a pleasant surprise for the Giants. Not that, in reality, the Twins don't have an abundance of outfielders that they could lose Wade and also the earlier Baddoo. That is, if the string of outfielders stay healthy.

 

Once Buxton and Kepler return the Twins will be faced with how to find playing time for four outfielders. And AAAA guys like Garlick and Refsnyder may be out of luck. And who knows the future of Jake Cave.

 

I’m happy to see Wade doing well. I had a soft spot for him because throughout the minors he had excellent plate discipline. I got to thinking about Jaylin Davis, the other former Twin OF on the Giants. Unfortunately he’s on the 60 day IL ?

[lecroy24fan]

4 hours ago, Dodecahedron said:

DFAing an injured player is a bad thing to do.

If you're talking about Anderson he had already been activated and sent to AAA.

[Rosterman]

Anthony Swarzak returns with The Royals. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/06/royals-select-anthony-swarzak.html

 

[Vanimal46]

Old friend Eduardo Escobar could be coming back to the AL Central. 
 

 

[lecroy24fan]

Giants sent Lamonte Wade, Jr. to AAA.

[jaimedude]

4 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Old friend Eduardo Escobar could be coming back to the AL Central. 
 

That would really suck if the White Sox got him. Escobar was a great Twin and I would not like or would very much dislike seeing him in a White Sox uniform. Honestly that would suck big time!

 

[Vanimal46]

Vance “Vanimal” Worley resurfaces after pitching a couple of years in independent ball. He signed a minor league deal with the Mets. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

On 6/21/2021 at 6:04 PM, jaimedude said:

On 6/21/2021 at 1:22 PM, Vanimal46 said:

Old friend Eduardo Escobar could be coming back to the AL Central. 
 

 

That would really suck if the White Sox got him. Escobar was a great Twin and I would not like or would very much dislike seeing him in a White Sox uniform. Honestly that would suck big time!

 

Didn't we get him from the White Sox in the Francisco Liriano trade?

 

I won't begrudge him going full circle.

[Rosterman]

9 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Vance “Vanimal” Worley resurfaces after pitching a couple of years in independent ball. He signed a minor league deal with the Mets. 

Man, out of all the pitchers the Twins have been signing from Indy Ball, how did this one escape them?

[Rosterman]

Blankenhorn is back up with The Mets! 

 

MLB TRADE RUMORS: Blankenhorn, 24, could also be an option. The well-traveled Blankenhorn has often seen his name scrawled across the MLBTR pages this season. Since being recalled to the Twins active roster on April 20th, Blankenhorn was optioned, designated for assignment, claimed by the Dodgers, designated for assignment, claimed by the Mariners, optioned, DFA’d again, claimed by the Mets, and optioned again. The Pennsylvania native made a pretty good argument for keeping him permanently on the Mets roster, however, by slashing .389/.538/.944 in 26 plate appearances spanning seven games for the Syracuse Mets.

[Otto von Ballpark]

Blankenhorn got to pinch hit for the Mets yesterday, down by 1 run to lead off the 9th. He reached on an error and later came around to score the tying run in a Mets comeback win.

[Otto von Ballpark]

LaMonte Wade Jr. is back up with Giants too (replacing Brandon Belt who went on the IL). Wade went 2-for-4 yesterday with a 2 run HR plus a walk. 2 runs scored and 2 RBI while batting leadoff in a 6-5 Giants win in 10 innings.

[stringer bell]

36 minutes ago, Otto von Ballpark said:

LaMonte Wade Jr. is back up with Giants too (replacing Brandon Belt who went on the IL). Wade went 2-for-4 yesterday with a 2 run HR plus a walk. 2 runs scored and 2 RBI while batting leadoff in a 6-5 Giants win in 10 innings.

Glad for Wade. MLB Trade Rumors speculates that he'll be platooning at first base until Belt returns. He's had a fine season so far in about 100 plate appearances. 

[stringer bell]

Gotta mention Kyle Gibson again. He's 6-0 with a 2.00 ERA in 90 innings for the Rangers. His WHIP is just above 1.00. This is a career year for him and Texas might get a bunch of good prospects for him at the trade deadline. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

32 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Gotta mention Kyle Gibson again. He's 6-0 with a 2.00 ERA in 90 innings for the Rangers. His WHIP is just above 1.00. This is a career year for him and Texas might get a bunch of good prospects for him at the trade deadline. 

Just checked the standings, and 6-0 is something!

If not for Kyle, Texas would be giving Baltimore a run for its money.

[Danchat]

Our old friend Hector Santiago has been the first to be suspended under the new rules for foreign substances.

[Rosterman]

Sean Gilmartin is back, signing with the Twins out of the Indy Leagues. Remember that we got him from the Braves for Ryan Doumit in 2014. Then he was a Rule 5 select by the Mets in 2015. He was a 24-year-old starter prospect back then.

 

[Rosterman]

John Hicks returns to the majors with the majors. He was selected off waivers by the Twins in 2015. And the team tried to sneak him thru in the early spring and he was grabbed by the Tigers in 2016 where he managed a few good years as a C/DH/1B/3B guy.

 

Ironically he replaces Shaun Anderson, recently claimed on the waiver wire by Texas and spending two whole weeks in their minors. Maybe the Twins can claim him back again!

[lecroy24fan]

Wilson Ramos to CLE on a minor league deal.