Miguel Sano: Boom, Bust, or Both?

[tarheeltwinsfan]

To answer the question in the article: Sano's positives have "not" been enough to find me happy with his overall trajectory. I don't personally know these players, but some are to be admired for selfless play and dedicated training and hustle and positive talk in interviews and charitable works and team before self attitudes. Some are to be pitied for a "me first" attitude, lazy play, lack of hustle, over indulging in food and/or drink or drugs and a lifestyle out side baseball which is troublesome. As Will Rogers was famously quoted: "All I know is what I read in the newspapers." With Sano, there have been problematic newspaper reports of some troubles. Yes he was young, yes one can't believe everything one reads in the newspaper, yes some of the problems were "he said, she said", but I do recall some of you, whom I respect,  vigorously  defended your female friend in one set of allegations which were made against Sano some years ago. There was a period of time when it seemed it was one thing after another with Sano. In summation I have not been pleased overall with Sano being a member of the Minnesota Twins. Have I cheered when he homered 162 times, yes. But I have also groaned three thousand times as he swung, especially a slider low and outside, and missed, or took a strike. I, for one, am ready to move on. 

[dxpavelka]

The only Twin who I stop whatever else I might be doing when he's at the plate since 3.

[Whitey333]

Sano, as much as the Twins, need a change of scenery.  His performance, and mostly lack thereof, has run its course.  A change may do Sano some good.  I hope so.  The third highest paid twin this year couldn't even hit .100.  He is what he has been for years:. An average/ below average hitter with no plate discipline, and mediocre in the field.  I'm not a Sano hater.  But his "usefulness" with the Twins has run its course.  If he is with a different team this year or next I really wish him well.

[bean5302]

I think it's unfair to make the assessment based on the "80+" grade power and annual 40-50 HR expectations baseball fans had of Sano in 2015. It's obvious he's a huge bust from that standpoint.

Sano made it to MLB and posted a little positive value as an every day starter and even made an All Star Game in 2017. I certainly won't call that a bust. Apart from his rookie breakout in 2015, he's never posted better than scrub level WPA's though. I'd stand by Sano being an easy out when a team needs to get that out and I wouldn't consider Sano to be a boom, either. He's just a fringey MLB caliber guy.

[cheeseheadgophfan]

I fear he goes someplace and uncovers his potential.....like the Yankees or Red Sox.....seems to happen too often.