Escobar for Duran, Maciel, De La Trinidad

[Monkeypaws]

Eduardo is, was, and will always be one of my favorite Twins. Snuck him out of the White Sox as a 23 year old for a done Liriano, andwatched him blossom as a Twin. He wasn't a star(though he would get 2 AS berths later on), but was solid, and a great teammate, always a smile.

Well, Duran has turned out to be a great acquisition, so who knows when the trade is made?

What about the other two?

As I understand it, the Twins lost Maciel in Rule 5 last year to Oakland. He is still in the Midwest League at Lansing, and doing well, though at 24 he is now over the average age of his league. As the rare Brazillian, I hope he makes it.

Ernie De La Trinidad is one of my favorite baseball names. The Twins released him in Spring Training. He is now plying his wares in the American Association for the Lansing Lugnuts, where he is doing quite well also. The thing that caught my eye: he has a infield teammate named Steve Lombardozzi, I'm guessing Jr.

Baseball Reference is a hoot.