Minnesota Twins Add Dallas Keuchel to Big League Roster, Place Joe Ryan on Injured List

[Richie the Rally Goat]

3 hours ago, D.C Twins said:

(narrator's voice) He is not reading your posts...

Who’s the Narrator? Morgan Freeman? Don LaFontaine? Emma Thompson?

[2wins87]

1 hour ago, jmlease1 said:

Much more likely that this is a relatively young player who's never had any injury problems before thinking he can just get through it without any help. "Well, why didn't he tell anyone if he was hurt?!?" yeah, 'cause this is the first time a professional athlete thought "meh, this is no big deal, i'll be fine" and turned out to be wrong...

I hope Kuechel can fill in here, but I'm doubtful. His MLB record recently has been dreadful and I'm just not sure his slop can get guys out at this level any longer. Hope I'm wrong!

(And it's certainly reasonable to give him a shot right now rather than lose him for nothing, but Varland still might be the better option, even if he's been up and down at AAA)

Hope Ryan gets this straightened out...and learned a lesson not to try and treat an injury on his own.

Also, Ryan is a pre-arb player with all 3 options left who has been struggling for several weeks.  It's very possible that the reason the injury only came out now is because after his latest blow-up in STL he was approached about getting sent down to AAA to try to get sorted out.  At that point it becomes much more in his financial interest to come clean and make his MLB salary on the IL rather than be sent down, where he might have ended up going on the IL anyway.

I'm not sure I would have thought about sending Ryan down quite yet, particularly since I share your skepticism on Keuchel.  But it's very possible that the FO does believe in Keuchel and were already willing to give him a shot at the expense of their youngest starter who was going through a rough patch.

[Schmoeman5]

1 hour ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

Who’s the Narrator? Morgan Freeman? Don LaFontaine? Emma Thompson?

That would be James Earl Jones. I know that voice.

[Mike Sixel]

4 hours ago, USAFChief said:

I think the front office preferring the rusting hulk of Dallas Kuechel speaks loudly about their opinion of Varland.

Options......100 percent about options. Ok, eighty percent. 

[USAFChief]

42 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Options......100 percent about options. Ok, eighty percent. 

There's 2 months left in the season. 

Options are next to meaningless at this point. 

They're only 2.5 games in front. It's about what they think gives them thebl best shot at winning the division. 

 

[Schmoeman5]

56 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

There's 2 months left in the season. 

Options are next to meaningless at this point. 

They're only 2.5 games in front. It's about what they think gives them thebl best shot at winning the division. 

 

Not to worry. Kuechel and Luplow are here to save the season 

[Craig Arko]

4 hours ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

Who’s the Narrator? Morgan Freeman? Don LaFontaine? Emma Thompson?

Weird Al.

[jorgenswest]

5 hours ago, 2wins87 said:

It's very possible that the reason the injury only came out now is because after his latest blow-up in STL he was approached about getting sent down to AAA to try to get sorted out.  At that point it becomes much more in his financial interest to come clean and make his MLB salary on the IL rather than be sent down, where he might have ended up going on the IL anyway.

Not possible at all. 

[Nine of twelve]

22 hours ago, mikelink45 said:

Convenient - ever wonder why Keuchel did not depart for greener pastures?  

There are no greener pastures.

[DJL44]

9 hours ago, jmlease1 said:

Much more likely that this is a relatively young player who's never had any injury problems before thinking he can just get through it without any help. "Well, why didn't he tell anyone if he was hurt?!?" yeah, 'cause this is the first time a professional athlete thought "meh, this is no big deal, i'll be fine" and turned out to be wrong...

I hope Kuechel can fill in here, but I'm doubtful. His MLB record recently has been dreadful and I'm just not sure his slop can get guys out at this level any longer. Hope I'm wrong!

(And it's certainly reasonable to give him a shot right now rather than lose him for nothing, but Varland still might be the better option, even if he's been up and down at AAA)

Hope Ryan gets this straightened out...and learned a lesson not to try and treat an injury on his own.

I don't doubt there is soreness, but if he's really injured how is it not effecting his velocity? Pretty much every MLB player has aches and pains this time of the season. I guess if that qualifies for the injured list, why not.

[Jeff D.]

18 hours ago, wabene said:

Does every post have to include firing the manager?

Yes...............

[Mike Sixel]

14 hours ago, USAFChief said:

There's 2 months left in the season. 

Options are next to meaningless at this point. 

They're only 2.5 games in front. It's about what they think gives them thebl best shot at winning the division. 

 

I wasn't clear.... They now have two options, sad in both players are still here. 

It's just another indication they love veterans like Mike Zimmer was in charge now.