Randy Dobnak put on waivers

[KirbyDome89]

23 minutes ago, bean5302 said:

This all seems like a like of strong opinions for a guy earning $2MM on average over the next 3 years. I actually advocated DFA'ing Dobnak before the season even began. Was the front office mistaken on Dobnak? Yes. Was it a huge mistake? Obviously not, just because of the small dollar amounts. I think the bigger issue was the roster space. Dobnak stuck on the roster longer than he should have because of the contract. Did Dobnak cost Wade or Baddoo or Wells? Meh. Who knows?

Then again, what seems like a small dollar amount of $2MM a year would go a long ways to in regard to increasing MiLB salaries, wouldn't it? LOL

The quibble is really about the odds of "success," and the timing of the extension. Nobody besides the Pohlads will notice the $2M. 

[bean5302]

5 minutes ago, KirbyDome89 said:

The quibble is really about the odds of "success," and the timing of the extension. Nobody besides the Pohlads will notice the $2M. 

Right, I get that. Just DFA him in 2020, then. It's not enough money to be concerned about. It's only an issue if the front office allowed Dobnak to take up a 40 man roster spot when he shouldn't have. That's it. 
2019 = $125k
2020 = $173k
2021 = $700k
2022 = $800k
Dobnak was making league minimum until next year and he had options.

This is making a mountain out of a molehill.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

H cleared waivers and accepted assignment, right?

 

Thought i'd heard an announcer say he pitched in the minors recently...

[Squirrel]

1 hour ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

H cleared waivers and accepted assignment, right?

 

Thought i'd heard an announcer say he pitched in the minors recently...

Yes, he’s in St. Paul

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

On 9/16/2022 at 1:10 PM, bean5302 said:

I should note, the wheels fell off Wells recently and Baddoo and Wade have been largely useless this year.

Yeah this is BS but I’ll bite anyway.

Wells got hurt. When a Twins player gets hurt, people scream misfortune, but when another team’s player gets hurt, hey, thems the breaks, right? 

Late Night LaMonte has had a bad year, as has the whole Giants team.

Baddoo is younger than Larnach or Kirilloff. 

Wells was arguably the Oriole’s best starter for the first half. 

 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Ok so I came on a little strong there  

I think Wells still ends up in the bullpen. Especially with the emergence of several other good Baltimore starters. Did Wells look like MLB material when he was in the Twins org? Yes I think so. 

What about Dobnak? Glad he’s still around. He might recapture that magic again for a short time at some point the next few seasons. 
 

[bean5302]

5 hours ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Yeah this is BS but I’ll bite anyway.

Wells got hurt. When a Twins player gets hurt, people scream misfortune, but when another team’s player gets hurt, hey, thems the breaks, right? 

Late Night LaMonte has had a bad year, as has the whole Giants team.

Baddoo is younger than Larnach or Kirilloff. 

Wells was arguably the Oriole’s best starter for the first half. 

 

Yeah, I'll bite.

Scoreboard.

[Emjay]

On 9/14/2022 at 3:30 PM, Rosterman said:

According to Darren Wolfson and others, RANDY DOBNAK has been waived off the 40-man roster. His rehad had ended and if they were forced to make a decision on his immeditae worth to the team, or remove someone from the roster. By doing so now, if he is unclaimed, he will be assigned to the minors. If they waited until the off-season, he could've declared himself a free agent.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/09/twins-place-randy-dobnak-on-outright-waivers.html

Don't fret, he's not going anywhere with the contract he signed with the Twins, that carries thru 2025 with three more option years.

Granted, someone might take a flyer. But if no one does, Randy stays with the Twins and in St. Paul, collecting his major league salary for a few more years.

But anyone hoping to see Randy on the mound at Target Field in 2022....

Would have been nice to see him pitch again...not sure what the thought is behind waiving him, he's got a lot more 

going for him than most of them. 

[Rosterman]

If we can get some decent work out of him in the next three seasons, it will be worth it. The problem is he may be passed by so many others and never ever get anotehr chance.