Randy Dobnak Has Earned His Way Back

Dobbie has merited his chance to ascended to MLB again in this recent decent run. IMO the Twins no longer see him as a long-term addition. So to put him back on the roster, only to DFA him & possibly lose him while still on the hook. Many teams could use him long-term including the Twins, so if the Twins aren't going to bring him up they should actively shop him. Yet again they might bring him up & claim that he is as good as any trade deal.

I guarantee if another GM called this week and offered to take on the contract that Dobnak would be in a different uniform immediately.

Dobber would be as good as any trade not named Scherzer. Just takes one 60 day IL stint by someone on the 40 and we could slide him right into MLB again. 

He's behind Varland and Zebby Matthews in St Paul for starters to get promoted. If any MLB team asked about him the Twins would let them have him as long as they paid the entire contract. Probably wouldn't even ask for anything in return.

47 minutes ago, darin617 said:

He's behind Varland and Zebby Matthews in St Paul for starters to get promoted. If any MLB team asked about him the Twins would let them have him as long as they paid the entire contract. Probably wouldn't even ask for anything in return.

Maybe Varland, Zebby has only had 1 start at AAA. 

I’m happy that he has put himself back in the conversation at least. Great story. 

I see Dobnak as now the pitcher that could called upon for a spot start. Then he would be DFA'd, clear waivers (nobody is taking on his contract at this point), and be back in St. Paul.

With Varland and Paddack inevitably headed to the bullpen in 2024, Henriquez is an easy DFA for me.  Unless they give Farmer the Joey Gallo treatment and put him on the 60 day IL with his "injury"

Wouldn't that be something if Dobber would make it back to the Twins.  I know nothing about his injury, other than it was something very unusual.  Seems like he has put that behind him and learned how to pitch with whatever is different post injury.

Is it possible his future is as a long reliever?  You know, 7th guy in the bullpen pecking order.  If so, he would be a relatively inexpensive arm in the pen going forward.

Emphatic no for me. Time to let the young guys with much higher upside go. Nothing against Dobnak…and he’s getting paid well for his efforts, for what he is.

3 hours ago, FlyingFinn said:

I see Dobnak as now the pitcher that could called upon for a spot start. Then he would be DFA'd, clear waivers (nobody is taking on his contract at this point), and be back in St. Paul.

Quite possible.

It was fun to watch Dobnak twirl the ball the other night. He looks good. MLB is a really tough business though and the road to wearing the uniform is full of hazards; opportunities are scarce.

The Twins have given Varland a few shots at the starting role. He struggled quite a bit early this summer, but he has been pretty good lately. Festa is clearly a rising star with mixed results thus far. Matthews is lurking with a recent resume second to none. Dobnak is in a tough situation, which is all too common for AAA players. Hopefully, Randy Dobnak can play again in the big stadiums with a noisy crowd and all eyes on his performance.

Damn the bureaucrats & red tape.

Randy! Randy! Randy!

He's the type that can beat the Yankees.

He's done his oart, now it's up to the FO to do theirs.

He's a late bloomer, so what?

5 hours ago, DocBauer said:

If I only told you this, with no names attached... "However, across his last 15 outings, a period of 74 innings, "X" owns a 2.80 ERA with 73 strikeouts. Since his 10-strikeout game on June 15, "X" has ripped off a run of eight starts with a 1.70 ERA"...was a starting pitcher at St Paul right now, how many would be scrambling to know more and wonder why he wasn't up pitching for the Twins?

That's some really good production folks. And if Dobnak was healthy in 2022  and throwing like this, he wouldn't have been in AAA. 

Now, does his game and tweaks in stuff play at the ML level? No way to know unless he gets a shot. But those numbers would seem to indicate he deserves a shot, whether it be with the Twins or someone else. The problem,  as previously noted, is the 40 man. Is there a move that makes sense to make room for Dobnak to get that shot with the Twins this second half as a fill in  arm for rest of someone else,  or any further injury? That's not to say Varland or even Matthews  aren't viable options. I'm just restating it's not as easy as just saying he deserves a shot and should get one. 

It's nice to see a good guy make  a comeback and doing well. It would be a great chapter 2 in his story if he could make it back to MLB again as an effective back of the rotation starter. I think there's a reasonably good chance he gets a shot again. I just don't know if it's going to be with the Twins.

I mean if there is an opening, you have to look at the production, right?  I mean I know many on here hold grudges when they think someone isn't up to par, but if he is currently out producing the other candidates then you have to give that guy the shot, right?  Maybe he is just a different pitcher now than he used to be, it happens all of the time, where some guy finds a new pitch and instead of being average to poor they all of the sudden become all stars.  Who knows, Dobber could become that guy, most likely not, but he could be, so give him a shot.  Can't be worse than Keuchel

Yes, deserving another shot. Twins are, afterall, paying him god money. Looks like Kody will be out 6-8 weeks, so he could go on the 60-day.

14 hours ago, DocBauer said:

If I only told you this, with no names attached... "However, across his last 15 outings, a period of 74 innings, "X" owns a 2.80 ERA with 73 strikeouts. Since his 10-strikeout game on June 15, "X" has ripped off a run of eight starts with a 1.70 ERA"...was a starting pitcher at St Paul right now, how many would be scrambling to know more and wonder why he wasn't up pitching for the Twins?

That's some really good production folks. And if Dobnak was healthy in 2022  and throwing like this, he wouldn't have been in AAA. 

Now, does his game and tweaks in stuff play at the ML level? No way to know unless he gets a shot. But those numbers would seem to indicate he deserves a shot, whether it be with the Twins or someone else. The problem,  as previously noted, is the 40 man. Is there a move that makes sense to make room for Dobnak to get that shot with the Twins this second half as a fill in  arm for rest of someone else,  or any further injury? That's not to say Varland or even Matthews  aren't viable options. I'm just restating it's not as easy as just saying he deserves a shot and should get one. 

It's nice to see a good guy make  a comeback and doing well. It would be a great chapter 2 in his story if he could make it back to MLB again as an effective back of the rotation starter. I think there's a reasonably good chance he gets a shot again. I just don't know if it's going to be with the Twins.

Perfectly stated!  I think Dobbie will be pitching for a major league team this season.  Maybe it's the Twins, but someone is going to want him.