Twins Roster Moves: Zack Weiss In, Jordan Balazovic Out, Santana and Jackson Official

I don't care about giving up on balazovic but I'd prefer it to be for someone that isn't going to be on the constant shuttle to and from AAA.

I expected Balazovik to be waived but not this soon.

Balazovic may still have enough perceived upside that they are able to get cash or a low-level prospect in return.

Bubba Thompson. We hardly knew thee

Balazovic couldn’t make it one more day.  Sounds like the Twins are letting him move on to get another chance somewhere else. Good luck to him.

With the 60 day opening tomorrow, it looks like there might be some room opening up on the 40 man if needed.  Otherwise, the next addition to the roster would’ve meant some real meat would  need to be cut (and, yes, given our limited MLB ready outfield depth, Gordon is still considered real meat).

Some these poor guys have no clue whether to unpack their bags or just sleep at the airport. Gotta be kind of frustrating 😒 

So the arm express now contains Weiss, Staumont, Headrick, Fundeburk, Woods Richardson, Varland before the Twins need to dip into names like Henriquez, Dobnak, Alexy, Harris, Bowman, Solomon, Boushley, Gunkel, Jensen, Laweryson, Boyle amongst others on the light-rail shuffle.

Sometimes wonder if they would take all the money spent on such players and just get THE ONE.

Which way did they go george, which way did they go?? 😵‍💫

If Balozovik and Duarte are already at Ft Meyer’s working out, are they allowed to continue working out at the spring training site while they are in ‘limbo’?

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

AJ Alexy, Josh Staumont, Ryan Jensen, Daniel Duarte, Zack Weiss, Jordan Balazovic.

I think it would be fascinating to sit in the war room and hear the rationale for shuffling all of these similar relievers. This is a yearly thing, so there must be some built in strategy for this. We like this one better because of x or this one because of y. They all look the same from a high level. None of these players really interest me, but hearing the rationale absolutely would.

It might be as simple as ranking all the pitchers in organized baseball with a computer and claiming anyone who ranks higher than the 40th man on the roster. None of those guys should be buying a house in Hennepin County.

Are we sure the 60-day IL opens tomorrow?

I can't find this anywhere by googling, and the only information I do find says it opens up on the day that pitchers and catchers report (which is a little different for different teams).

On 2/7/2024 at 3:13 PM, nicksaviking said:

AJ Alexy, Josh Staumont, Ryan Jensen, Daniel Duarte, Zack Weiss, Jordan Balazovic.

I think it would be fascinating to sit in the war room and hear the rationale for shuffling all of these similar relievers. This is a yearly thing, so there must be some built in strategy for this. We like this one better because of x or this one because of y. They all look the same from a high level. None of these players really interest me, but hearing the rationale absolutely would.

 

Right there with ya.  I would love to sit in an see the process they go through.  What is it they see that can be unlocked or refined.

Weiss has allowed 8 bombs in 27 major league innings.  We better get an X-Ray on his neck from turning around to see them go out so frequently.  Boy I hope they saw something in the video they can fix because at age 31 and that track record he looks like a milb invite at best.

46 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

It might be as simple as ranking all the pitchers in organized baseball with a computer and claiming anyone who ranks higher than the 40th man on the roster. None of those guys should be buying a house in Hennepin County.

It feels a lot like shuffling the bottom of your bench, hoping you find that diamond in your fantasy league. 

26 minutes ago, 2wins87 said:

Are we sure the 60-day IL opens tomorrow?

I can't find this anywhere by googling, and the only information I do find says it opens up on the day that pitchers and catchers report (which is a little different for different teams).

The Dodgers report on 2/9, Padres on 2/11 and most other teams 2/14 or 2/15. That's when the 60 day IL opens.

Balazovic just not good enough for a guy with no options. He’ll likely figure things out well enough at AAA over the next year or two to stick with a major league club in the bullpen. Lots of things delayed the process here, not the least of which were the injuries and the utter lack of ability to work from ahead in the count at the upper levels. 

1 hour ago, nicksaviking said:

This is a yearly thing, so there must be some built in strategy for this. We like this one better because of x or this one because of y. They all look the same from a high level. None of these players really interest me, but hearing the rationale absolutely would.

Just looking for the next Stewart of 2023 to suddenly appear. All you need is for one guy to pan out in 2024 out of all of these pitchers signed for it to be worth it. Just don't make a mistake and get rid of the wrong guys from your own organization (Coulumbe, Cano). Relief pitchers can range wildly, from terrible one year to good the next for a myriad of reasons.

Weiss has consistently shown the ability to strike out hitters at the MLB level, and his rate of allowing homers will likely come down, but control has been an issue.  I doubt he starts the year in the majors, but he's not a bad option for 10th on the depth chart.

They might as well bring back that "Get to know em" ad campaign, because some of these guys aren't even household names in their own household.