Matt Wallner Reflects on His Massive 2022

Already the best major league player from Forest Lake. ?

Wallner noted  :  Keep working on his hitting approach , not one mention improving his defense,  which needs improvement  ...

Congratulations to wallner for his September  call up  and hope it continues  ...

Now that the Twins are Cave-less, Wallner has a better chance of playing in the Bigs next year. What's the old saying about one door opening when another closes?

You forgot to mention Gordon & Celestino, who are much better overall than him. Yet because of ?s surrounding Larnach & Kiriloff & Kiriloff's ability to play 1B or a Kepler trade, that is where his ABs will come

Wallner had a terrific year and his ability to adapt to each level was critical in his success. He will need to continue his growth at the plate going forward and it seems like he has the bat speed and quickness to adapt. He does, however, need to make a significant leap in the outfield. Wallner seems athletic enough to succeed on the grass. He needs a ton of repetitions to improve reactions, routes, and flexibility. I think he can improve with a couple of thousand hit his way this winter. Wallner needs to get a place in Arizona or Florida (Ft.Myers ?) and  have someone hit 200-300 balls his way four days a week for ten weeks. The upside is there. Congratulations to Matt Wallner on making his MLB debut. Now he needs a little polish.

1 hour ago, Dave The Dastardly said:

Now that the Twins are Cave-less, Wallner has a better chance of playing in the Bigs next year. What's the old saying about one door opening when another closes?

Sorry to see Cave go, he provided some quality depth when we needed it. Palacios is also gone, he's our top SS after Correa opts out and before Lewis is ready, that's hurts. DET picked him up, believing his bat will catch up to his glove & rightly so. His absense will hurt more right now. They probably thought they could sneak him by but with DET, not likely.

Can't say any of the 3 they lost yesterday: Cave, Hamilton or Palacios will be missed. If so then the FO did nothing to improve the club over the winter. Ya gotta quit hanging onto players that don't perform if you want to get better. 

As for Wallner, the door has been opened. If he doesn't end up being a Clone of Max Kepler offensively he has a chance. My first impression was that he looks pull and HR happy. Hope I'm wrong.

Wallner's "massive" 2022 is a LOT more than slightly exaggerated.

He showed some potential but he belongs in AAA where whether or not he is all show, no go will be exposed.

As I wrote in another thread, IF, IF he makes the effort Judge did to improve, he has a very, very bright future; if not he could be another Rooker/Badoo type.

I watched Cave in some of the clips from his time in the Saints; he always had a good attitude and showed he loved the game; time will tell if with Baltimore he can return to the level of play he had his first year with the Twins.

I  personally think there is something in the Twins management that has/can harm players abilities.

Wallner is a nice story for a team that needs more of them.  But where "massive season" came from is strange.  His ascension through the minors to the Twins in such quick fashion is a great accomplishment.  His time with the Twins wasn't massive, just average.  But I like his potential.  It's sad though that statistically the bar has been lowered so much by the Twins and us fans.  I hope Wallner makes the team next year and does great.  The current set of blah, underperforming, overrated, and down right boring group needs a big upgrade.