Twins acquire Richards

[Cap'n Piranha]

From Toronto, per MLBTR.

[SwainZag]

Looks like they are giving up SS Jay Harry, last year's 6th round pick. 

[SteveLV]

Why?  Yech.

[Cap'n Piranha]

At first blush, seems like a puzzling move.  Kinda pedestrian numbers, with not good velo ; he does have the best xERA of the last 3 years, but the worst FIP and xFIP.  K rate has plummeted, without the bb rate going with it.  He’s 31, does have an additional year of control, and is right handed, but with some reverse splits.  Feels more like insurance in case Stewart and/or Topa aren’t healthy.  If they are—Duran, Jax, Stewart, Alcala, Sands, and Topa are all superior options I think, so I’m not sure why they traded for a guy who’s 7th at best in a healthy pen, other than as mentioned, injury insurance.

[Cap'n Piranha]

7 minutes ago, SwainZag said:

Looks like they are giving up SS Jay Harry, last year's 6th round pick. 

91 wRC+ as a 22 in A+.  Not sad at all to be without him in the organization, I just don’t understand the move, other than I guess to say they did something.

[CRF]

This is a nothing burger move. Just to "show" that they actually made a move to try and improve the team at the deadline. 

[nicksaviking]

This guy was actually pretty good.

In 2021.

[nicksaviking]

1 minute ago, CRF said:

This is a nothing burger move. Just to "show" that they actually made a move to try and improve the team at the deadline. 

Yeah, I definitely didn't want any token moves that didn't actually mean anything.

But I'm quite confident there's not a soul in the Twins PR staff that would dare to make the fans think this is anything other than quarter step up from a waiver wire move.

[Danchat]

84 ERA+, -0.4 WAR… ugh. And not even a lefty. Was hoping for at least a Michael Fulmer level of reliever.

[nicksaviking]

2 minutes ago, Danchat said:

84 ERA+, -0.4 WAR… ugh. And not even a lefty. Was hoping for at least a Michael Fulmer level of reliever.

You may get what you wish for. Looks like Michael Fulmer is available to anyone willing to offer him a contract.

Edit: Nope, looks like the Red Sox have his rights while he's out for the year.

[Twinsfreak23]

This guy doesn't even deserve a roster spot. And I'm pissed this is the best they could manage so far. However.. looking at the price that was paid for Tanner Scott by SD, I can sort of understand why they didn't pull the trigger on something like that. Prices right now at this deadline for pitching seem to be bordering on absurd.

[Craig Arko]

Reed or Sue?

[jaimedude]

Someone wrote this relief pitcher  Richard's trade was the equivalent of "fart noises". Seem's like a strange equivalence. Can't say that I recall seeing Richard's pitch. 

[Rigby]

5 minutes ago, jaimedude said:

Someone wrote this relief pitcher  Richard's trade was the equivalent of "fart noises". Seem's like a strange equivalence. Can't say that I recall seeing Richard's pitch. 

You may have heard him....

[Azviking101]

They DFAd Staumont for this guy.

Staumont was obviously over performing but his metrics are all better lol

They’re actively making this team worse 

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

17 minutes ago, Azviking101 said:

They DFAd Staumont for this guy.

Staumont was obviously over performing but his metrics are all better lol

They’re actively making this team worse 

Yep its right . . .   Ummm,  you are saying you couldn't find anyone to trade Staumont to for a prospect in a sellers market?  

[Irishman]

This trade didn’t wow me at all.  Very disappointing!   FO could h done better this trade.    Very depressing!   
 

I gave F to FO and ownership.  

[Mike Sixel]

Ridiculous. 

[Danchat]

1 hour ago, nicksaviking said:

You may get what you wish for. Looks like Michael Fulmer is available to anyone willing to offer him a contract.

Edit: Nope, looks like the Red Sox have his rights while he's out for the year.

I was comparing when we traded for Fulmer at the deadline, not him at this very moment. That was seen as a lesser move and only cost Sawyer-Gipson, this is… almost a DFA trade.

[nicksaviking]

14 minutes ago, Danchat said:

I was comparing when we traded for Fulmer at the deadline, not him at this very moment. That was seen as a lesser move and only cost Sawyer-Gipson, this is… almost a DFA trade.

I know, I was being snarky until I realized he was injured, not unemployed.