Former Twins 2023 tracking

[Althebum82]

New life for Twins short-timer Luke Farrell:  White Sox Sign Luke Farrell To Minor League Deal - MLB Trade Rumors

[Twodogs]

On 4/17/2023 at 5:23 AM, Doctor Wu said:

After a couple of rough starts Berrios finally found the magic and was the starting pitcher who finally stopped Tampa Bay's incredible win streak!

Yeah, obviously he isn't out of the water yet with just a win over Tampa Bay, but I was at the Angels game and he was looking good.  I mean his stuff looked nasty as always.  He pitched good for about 3 innings and then the wheels started to come off.  But the wheels came off slowly.  I mean there was an infield hit where no one covered 1st, so it should have been an easy out, there was also a comebacker that Berrios fielded, threw it high to Vladimir, it hit Vladdys glove but popped out.  I mean it was things like that, then Cimber comes in to relieve him and Trout take Cimber deep.  So it unraveled, but not all his fault.  I mean you can't give teams 5 outs and expect to pitch good.  But like I said, his velo was mid 90's, had his nasty off speed stuff working, idk, just not getting it done I guess.  

[RpR]

I am putting this here as I do not call a Player a Twin unless he is in the majors so this applies to gents who were called up but went back to AAA.

Is it possible for a Minor League, AAA, player to spend near his entire career in the minors?

The gent who has the Minor League home run record, moved around some but spent most of his time with the same org.

[Doctor Gast]

Trevor Plouloffe is going to Bally

[lecroy24fan]

4 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

Trevor Plouloffe is going to Bally

I heard it was Trevor Plouffe.

 

He was going to work for them in 2020 but when the pandemic hit that did not happen.

[lecroy24fan]

6 hours ago, RpR said:

I am putting this here as I do not call a Player a Twin unless he is in the majors so this applies to gents who were called up but went back to AAA.

Is it possible for a Minor League, AAA, player to spend near his entire career in the minors?

The gent who has the Minor League home run record, moved around some but spent most of his time with the same org.

 

Players do peak at AAA and never make the majors. No idea how many but it's more than a few. 

Guessing you are talking about Joe Bauman.

[ziggy]

Josh Donaldson was supposed to start a re-hab stint today but his hamstring is still tight so he will be out longer than 10 days. I'm guessing his hammy was the reason he seemed to only run half speed when he was a Twin.

[h2oface]

Spencer Steer still has a hot bat playing 3rd for the Reds. 50 ABs and 16 hits. 4 2Bs, 2 HRs, 9 runs, 9 BBs with only 8 Ks, 6 RBI, 1 SB, .320 BA, .424 OBP, .520 SLG, .944 OPS. Still SSS, but not bad, eh? You don't want to look at Miranda's line so far.....

.320

.424

.520

.944

[bighat]

Brent Rooker is carving out a nice little full time role for himself in the cleanup spot in Oakland. Batting .324 with 4 homers in just 37 AB with only 7 strikeouts. He just pulled a hammy and will be out a couple days, but it reports say it's not serious. 

LaMonte Wade Jr. is a fixture in the leadoff spot in San Fran. Off to a slower start but still has an OPS higher than Buxton's and is among the league leaders with 14 walks, which is nice to see from a leadoff guy. 

[Althebum82]

On 4/5/2023 at 8:12 PM, Althebum82 said:

Liam Hendricks update:  Liam Hendriks Completes Chemotherapy Treatment - MLB Trade Rumors

Good news for Hendricks:  Liam Hendriks Announces He Is Cancer Free - MLB Trade Rumors

[davidborton]

Oakland A’s pitcher Trevor May (former Twins reliever) to the IL w/anxiety. A's GM David Forst:

I commend Trevor for speaking up about his mental health, and for taking action to address it. The whole A’s organization supports him fully and we are committed to giving Trevor whatever time he needs to be ready to return to playing, as well as continuing resources to help all our players tackle the physical and mental challenges they face daily

[Ryan Atkins]

Old friend Jake Reed has been called up by the Dodgers.

Dodgers Select Jake Reed, Put Michael Grove On 15-Day IL - MLB Trade Rumors

 

[Althebum82]

Looks like Trevor Hildenberger may have reached the end of the line:  SF Giants release former Mets and Twins reliever (msn.com)

[Althebum82]

Josh Donaldson's return date has been deferred a few more weeks:  Josh Donaldson Likely To Miss Multiple Weeks With Hamstring Strain - MLB Trade Rumors

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Derek Shelton's Pirates are 14-7 and temporarily in second place.

Tyler Wells comes within one strike of recording his first win (Baltimore closer blew the save). But the Orioles won and are temporarily in second place in the AL East.

Fun to see perennial lesser teams re-emerge, even if it's only for part of a season. Baltimore might have some staying power.

[lecroy24fan]

17 hours ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Derek Shelton's Pirates are 14-7 and temporarily in second place.

Tyler Wells comes within one strike of recording his first win (Baltimore closer blew the save). But the Orioles won and are temporarily in second place in the AL East.

Fun to see perennial lesser teams re-emerge, even if it's only for part of a season. Baltimore might have some staying power.

And today he signed a contract extension.

[BSLinPA]

Baltimore Orioles beat Detroit Tigers 5-1 yesterday.  Pitching box score:

Kyle Gibson            6.1 IP    2 H    1 ER     2 BB   11 K

Yennier Cano          1.2        0       0          0        3

Danny Coulombe   1.0        0       0          1         1

[BSLinPA]

On 4/21/2023 at 2:12 PM, Ryan Atkins said:

Old friend Jake Reed has been called up by the Dodgers.

Dodgers Select Jake Reed, Put Michael Grove On 15-Day IL - MLB Trade Rumors

 

Old friend Jake Reed DFA'd by Dodgers

Dodgers DFA Jake Reed, Recall Victor Gonzalez - MLB Trade Rumors

[stringer bell]

Drew Maggi added to the Pirates. He is the guy who was a COVID replacement and didn’t get into a game with the Twins. I hope he gets a chance this time. 

[William K Johnson]

Baltimore's pitching line against Detroit was Gibson, Cano and Coulombe yesterday.   Nine innings, one run, two hits and fifteen strikeouts.    

[Althebum82]

Hey, whatsa Motter with Taylor? It looksa like he's a gonna be home-a-lessa again:  Cardinals Activate Paul DeJong, DFA Taylor Motter - MLB Trade Rumors

[Althebum82]

The sad state of affairs continues to deepen for Aaron Hicks:  Aaron Hicks has officially been surpassed by unlikeliest Yankee (msn.com)

[Doctor Wu]

On 4/20/2023 at 5:41 PM, bighat said:

Brent Rooker is carving out a nice little full time role for himself in the cleanup spot in Oakland. Batting .324 with 4 homers in just 37 AB with only 7 strikeouts. He just pulled a hammy and will be out a couple days, but it reports say it's not serious. 

LaMonte Wade Jr. is a fixture in the leadoff spot in San Fran. Off to a slower start but still has an OPS higher than Buxton's and is among the league leaders with 14 walks, which is nice to see from a leadoff guy. 

Rooker is now up to 6 homers, with 2 more yesterday!

[Doctor Wu]

On 4/23/2023 at 10:22 PM, stringer bell said:

Drew Maggi added to the Pirates. He is the guy who was a COVID replacement and didn’t get into a game with the Twins. I hope he gets a chance this time. 

Yeah, that was sad that the Twins called Maggi up last year ... and he never even got into a single game. Hopefully, the Pirates will use him at least once, but right now that team is playing very well. 

[stringer bell]

On 4/23/2023 at 10:22 AM, stringer bell said:

Drew Maggi added to the Pirates. He is the guy who was a COVID replacement and didn’t get into a game with the Twins. I hope he gets a chance this time. 

Waiting for Maggi to make his debut. He is replacing a guy on bereavement leave, so he doesn’t necessarily have much time in his stay. 

[stringer bell]

Luis Arraez is missing time due to a knee injury. Not sure if the Twins factored his durability into the trade, but it has been an issue for Arraez in his career. 

[h2oface]

Berrios pitches 7 shutout innings against the White Sox, 4 hits, 9Ks, 1 BB. ERA now down to 4.71.

3 good starts in a row after the first 2. This one the best yet.

[stringer bell]

On 4/25/2023 at 7:25 PM, stringer bell said:

Waiting for Maggi to make his debut. He is replacing a guy on bereavement leave, so he doesn’t necessarily have much time in his stay. 

Maggi is going to get in the game for Pittsburgh tonight. They're up 8-0 in the 8th and the bench coach just told him to get ready. Congratulations to a baseball lifer.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Unfortunately Maggi struck out 

[stringer bell]

Yennier Cano has become a key bullpen arm for the Orioles. What magic are they able to work, first with Jorge Lopez, now with Cano and Danny Coulombe.