Here comes (the) Bride

[stringer bell]

I did not remember Jonah Bride at all, so I looked him up at Baseball Reference. He's been bad (SSS) this year after having what looked like a breakthrough year in 2024. Certainly he looks like a better RH bat than Mickey Gasper. Perhaps he can help out on the left side of the infield, with both Correa and Castro having injuries that might end up costing them playing time. Bride would appear to have a bit of power, but lower than league average strikeout rate and above league average walk rate. He has pretty pronounced reverse platoon splits. Defensively, the topline numbers look average-ish.

A couple other thoughts about this move. Keaschall isn't coming up anytime soon unless the injury barrage continues. Despite hitting a home run today for St. Paul, Armando Alvarez hasn't done enough to be considered for promotion. Alvarez and Bride look like similar players to me. Did Castro's injury cause this acquisition? Short-term, the Twins are really short of left side infielders.

[shortround81]

I don't know this man but hey

[DocBauer]

He's a Gasper clone as a hitter,...but not a switch hitter...and similar age ballplayer, with maybe a little more power. 

The difference is he got a shot in 2024 and ACTUALLY produced at the ML level. And he's got more positional flexibility than Gasper. He's a 1B/2B/3B emergency catcher option who has at least limited ML offensive production on his resume. 

So the Twins spent a couple $thousand to just bring him on board to help for a few days or so until they figure out the health situation. They could have promoted Alvarez or Fitzgerald from AAA instead, but I'm not sure it matters much at this point. He's had recent success at the ML level, and I believe the poor Marlins thought he might be a starter based on 2024.

Eeles is out, Martin is out, Miranda is out. Bride is an emergency "he did produce in 2024 and only costs a little $" option as a temporary option.