What Must Matt Wallner Prove at Triple-A Before Returning to Minnesota?

[Wedman13]

6 hours ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

Traded? For what? If he doesn’t show he can win a job for this disaster of a team, one that has been rostering Outman on the bench… how can you possibly expect a guy out of options, in arbitration, requiring a 26 man roster spot with no defensive ability and lost at the plate bring back anything in return when he would likely be available on a minor league deal when he gets DFA’d?

They wouldn’t get cash for him, because his only value would be if he cleared waivers

 

Correct.  Which is why he has no future here

[nova_twins]

I'd be surprised if Wallner plays another game for the Twins. 

[Twodogs]

I didn't know "suckage" was a word but I like it.  Im going to start using it more in my vocabulary ha ha.  

 

Anyway, Walner has a strong arm, as long as he is in the minors they might want to see if he can throw strikes?  With his poor fielding and kinda knowing hes never going to hit well other than occasionally smashing a homerun here or there, might as well try to see if he can become a bullpen piece?  I mean if he's going to be a .200 to at best a .215 hitter and a poor fielder, he's going to need to hit 40 bombs a year and I don't see him making enough contact to ever see that happening.   Throw him on the bump and see what he can do.

[ashbury]

5 hours ago, Twodogs said:

Anyway, Walner has a strong arm, as long as he is in the minors they might want to see if he can throw strikes?  With his poor fielding and kinda knowing hes never going to hit well other than occasionally smashing a homerun here or there, might as well try to see if he can become a bullpen piece?  I mean if he's going to be a .200 to at best a .215 hitter and a poor fielder, he's going to need to hit 40 bombs a year and I don't see him making enough contact to ever see that happening.   Throw him on the bump and see what he can do.

I'd expect his fastball to have good movement, considering his throws from RF often are not usefully on-target.