Cave to the 60-day IL, Refsnyder added

[Otto von Ballpark]

There are some details about Cave's injury at the Star Tribune:

https://www.startribune.com/another-outfielder-hurt-cave-out-with-back-injury-twins-call-up-refsnyder-to-replace-him/600057645/

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Jake Cave's sore lower back isn't just sore, the Twins have discovered — it's damaged. A stress reaction, basically one step short of a fracture, will sideline Cave indefinitely, the team announced Saturday, so the veteran outfielder will be placed on the 60-day injured list.

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Cave ... has been trying to play through a sore back recently, but his condition grew worse in Chicago last week, and an examination discovered the stress reaction.

 

[Otto von Ballpark]

Refsnyder has consistently posted 120-130 wRC+ figures in the upper minors since 2014, but that hasn't translated to MLB so far: career 66 wRC+ in 457 PA.

Refsnyder used to be a second baseman, but has only appeared in a single game at the position at any level since 2017.

[Nine of twelve]

I hate to sound cynical but there goes any trade value Cave might have had.

[adjacent]

I wonder why Resnyder and not Broxton

[sampleSizeOfOne]

That sounds serious for Cave, and not just in a baseball sense.

 

I hope he recovers completely, how ever it happens

[Otto von Ballpark]

24 minutes ago, adjacent said:

I wonder why Resnyder and not Broxton

From the article: Refsnyder "was chosen, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said, because the Twins believe he is a better balance of offense and defense than another Saints outfielder, Keon Broxton."

[RickOShea]

They ought to start handing out paper bags to Twins fans

 

[shortround81]

I'm not a Strib subscriber. Does it say how long it's been sore? Could explain Jake's struggles this season

[Dodecahedron]

On 5/15/2021 at 3:05 PM, spycake said:

From the article: Refsnyder "was chosen, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said, because the Twins believe he is a better balance of offense and defense than another Saints outfielder, Keon Broxton."

I suppose I would agree, Broxton is not a good player.  Counterpoint:  Refsnyder is not a good player either, and they are both over 30 years old.  Have the Twins exhausted their pool of prospect talent already?  It's mid-May....

With some luck, Refsnyder comes in hot and does some damage before his imminent retirement from baseball.  Unfortunately, this just blocks a prospect.  (And with even more luck, Broxton is never needed.)