BREAKING: Twins Option Royce Lewis to Minor Leagues, Will Call Up Orlando Arcia

[Sjoski]

Topa had one really poor outing that pretty much inflated his era.....not speaking in his defense.....but....I anticipate he will land somewhere else and possibly performs well.......

It's how the Twins roll.

Anyone remember this sad saga?

2009

The Twins designated Craig Breslow for assignment in May of 2009 to call up fellow left-handed reliever Sean Henn. The Oakland Athletics quickly snatched him up off waivers on May 20, 2009.  

It ended up being a tough loss for Minnesota's bullpen, as Breslow went on to have a fantastic run in Oakland, appearing in 60 games for the A's that season with a stellar 2.60 ERA.

 

Henn pitched a handful ( 11)  of innings and was DFA'd himself. 

Breslow pitched for 12  years in MLB...—not to mention picking up a World Series ring with the Red Sox in 2013.

 

[howeda7]

49 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

This is the way it should work. There is only so much down performance that teams can absorb. 

Arcia doesn't excite me because he most likely won't be back next year but if Arcia is being given an opportunity to earn playing time and he earns it. That will be better than giving exclusive opportunity to someone who is not earning it. 

If Arcia is decent, you could give him a cheap 1 year deal to be the 2027 UI. 

[Vanimal46]

8 minutes ago, Sjoski said:

Topa had one really poor outing that pretty much inflated his era.....not speaking in his defense.....but....I anticipate he will land somewhere else and possibly performs well.......

It's how the Twins roll.

Anyone remember this sad saga?

2009

The Twins designated Craig Breslow for assignment in May of 2009 to call up fellow left-handed reliever Sean Henn. The Oakland Athletics quickly snatched him up off waivers on May 20, 2009.  

It ended up being a tough loss for Minnesota's bullpen, as Breslow went on to have a fantastic run in Oakland, appearing in 60 games for the A's that season with a stellar 2.60 ERA.

 

Henn pitched a handful ( 11)  of innings and was DFA'd himself. 

Breslow pitched for 12  years in MLB...—not to mention picking up a World Series ring with the Red Sox in 2013.

 

Old friend Steven Okert has a 3.19 ERA in 90 games for Houston since the Twins got rid of him. Something is still rotten in this organization and we haven’t found the source yet. 

 

[djvang]

5 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

I think Lewis will turn it around and end up having a nice career. Just likely not here.

Remember this spring when we had the epic Arcia v Kreidler v Gray debate?

Looks like EVERYONE gets their wish!

Is he another David Ortiz? Or Miguel Sano? 

[karcherd]

37 minutes ago, Sjoski said:

Topa had one really poor outing that pretty much inflated his era.....not speaking in his defense.....but....I anticipate he will land somewhere else and possibly performs well.......

It's how the Twins roll.

Anyone remember this sad saga?

2009

The Twins designated Craig Breslow for assignment in May of 2009 to call up fellow left-handed reliever Sean Henn. The Oakland Athletics quickly snatched him up off waivers on May 20, 2009.  

It ended up being a tough loss for Minnesota's bullpen, as Breslow went on to have a fantastic run in Oakland, appearing in 60 games for the A's that season with a stellar 2.60 ERA.

 

Henn pitched a handful ( 11)  of innings and was DFA'd himself. 

Breslow pitched for 12  years in MLB...—not to mention picking up a World Series ring with the Red Sox in 2013.

 

Topa has had one good year and last year was average and he is 35 years old.  Four of his last 6 outings he has given up runs.  I am not sure, this will be a huge loss to the bullpen.   

[djvang]

No. 1 - get him to stop trying to pull everything.

No. 2 - get rid of the face paint. It looks as ridiculous on him as it does on JJ McCarthy.  He's not good enough to be that cocky.

[karcherd]

38 minutes ago, howeda7 said:

If Arcia is decent, you could give him a cheap 1 year deal to be the 2027 UI. 

Let's not get ahead of ourselves, he hasn't even played a game yet.

[stringer bell]

Getting to this thread after 4:30, so I don't have time to read all of the comments. There is a lot to chew on--first Lewis did have to be sent down. I have wanted to believe in him for a while when the numbers were saying I shouldn't, but there was too much failure and seemingly no way to climb out of the pit. A few weeks in St. Paul might be the ticket for him. One of my favorite maxims is "the true test of a human being is what they do when they get knocked down" I want to say I invented it, but I'm sure similar things have been said forever. Royce now gets that test of his ability and his mindset. A guy who burst on the scene whose only worthy opponent was his inability to stay heathy is now facing a real test.

The Jeffers-Caratini-Jackson shuffle will be interesting as well. It appears that Jeffers will be back in time to show he is healthy before the trade deadline, but it isn't completely certain. Caratini has not thrived as a hitter, but has shown some receiving chops and actually has played a good first base. He needs to hit well over the Mendoza Line and he'll get his chance. Jackson intrigued me with his defensive skill and decent power. I hope he'll be a good backup for Caratini until Jeffers returns. If the Twins had any real hope of contending it would be with a healthy Ryan Jeffers. Losing him for 5-7 weeks might seal the deal that the Twins aren't contenders and it would make it easier to trade Jeffers and Joe Ryan at the deadline.

Finally, the bullpen. The veteran guys must be on the edge. While there aren't a bunch of high-leverage arms waiting to take over the BP, Woods Richardson has been added, Sands and Laweryson are on the verge of returning from the IL and Funderburk can and should be recalled pretty soon. Morris looks to have found a home in the bullpen so there aren't unlimited spots to be filled. The Twins apparently haven't purchased either Bowman or Brebbia's contracts so likely they will lose one or both of those guys to a free agent declaration.