Waiver Mania: Minnesota Twins Come Up Empty, Again

I literally mentioned multiple times here and twitter that Cleveland winning the series would give them the confidence to go out and claim everyone and look what happened. 
 

multiple twins daily writers said that Cleveland would never spend the money 

They head into the last month with a five game lead on the Guardians. Buxton, Castro and Kirilloff will return. They will be an upgrade over Gallo and Luplow. A player like Martin could infuse some energy. On the pitching side they could see the return of Ober, Stewart, Paddock and Alcala. They didn’t get a waiver claim but the front office still has moves they can make.

What  a header :  certainly know how to bring out the negative vibes.   I wasn't sure any of the players would make it to the Twins and this clearly underscored that.  I am slightly surprised Cleveland was aggressive, I thought they would be throwing in the towel, but apparently not.  I can't see this as negative on anything the Twins could have done in this situation.  

#falvineout

Cleve getting Giolito, Lopez, and Moore sure isn't helping the situation. That could be a huge factor down the stretch. There's plenty of time for Cleve to catch us...especially if we lay down on this road trip. If we somehow go 0-6 with Tex and Cleve...all bets are off. Don't forget the Mets and TB are the next 6 games after that, but those are here. I think we have to at least go 6-6 in those 12 games. There's no choice but to roll with what we've got and hope they produce. It's put up or shut up time. 

I am confused as to what exactly the Guardians FO is doing this season.  

5 minutes ago, CRF said:

Cleve getting Giolito, Lopez, and Moore sure isn't helping the situation. 

Yep - the latest report added Moore to the Guardians' waiver claims too. Definitely starts to sting a little bit when the 2nd-place team chasing the Twins adds THREE of these freely available players.

2 minutes ago, Woof Bronzer said:

I am confused as to what exactly the Guardians FO is doing this season.  

Guardians want to compete and continue to build for the future.  They received some decent prospects and now have a pretty decent pitching staff to try to make a run.  

12 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Surprising. Cleveland pinches pennies every chance they get. The three moves they made almost look like they were intentionally designed to block the Twins. Not sure they needed both relievers.

After yesterday's loss, it seemed possible the loss may have had a silver lining and actually helped the Twins so they'd be higher in the waiver pecking order. But I wonder if Cleveland makes these claims if they hadn't won the game.

Was this you yesterday? I guess I should have added the Guardians to my list...

Uh me? If the Twins are out of the playoff hunt, I'd rather them audition the young guys and angle for draft position. Fans are way more petty about rivalries than the teams are.

Some fans apparently, not most fans.

19 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

If only there was a guy in AAA ready to be better than Luplow right now (or two of them).

Sucks big time that Cleveland is MUCH better today than they were yesterday. Yikes.

Replace Yankees with Guardians and see what you get.

Why would the Yankees waste money and lose a 40 man spot just to spite someone? That's silly.

Just now, Mike Sixel said:

I have no idea what you're talking about......the Guardians are trying to win the division. 

With a 5% chance to win the division? This is just as much as them spiting the Twins as it is them thinking they have a chance of winning the division. They sold at the trade deadline for a reason.

27 minutes ago, LastOnePicked said:

Good for Cleveland. The last two games proved that there's still a little blood in the water left by the self-injuring Twins. Still a chance to sneak away with the division. Twins will have to step it up a bit.

The Twins could have buried Cleveland by simply taking two of the games and left them 7 out.   Instead it is 5 games and they have life.   If the Twins would have taken this past series I think Cleveland passes on the relievers and one gets to the Twins.    Here's hoping Buxton comes back to CF and Kiriloff to 1B.   Luplow will go, and so should Gallo

Bummer today. I’d still DFA Luplow and Gallo in favor of Austin Martin and Andrew Stevenson. Let’s at least add speed and athleticism to our lineup.

46 minutes ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

What  a header :  certainly know how to bring out the negative vibes.    

Status quo around here...

Well, looks like they got the players we wanted.  Hope it kills their clubhouse chemistry and these 3 players stink for the rest of this season.  If we had claimed them that is what probably would have happened.   Guess they also need to make room on their 40 man roster for these guys unless they have a lot of injured players to put on the 60-day DL.     

20 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

Reports are that the Marlins submitted waiver claims and didn't get anyone. So... The Twins wouldn't have gotten Giolito, Moore or Lopez anyway.

The Reds almost certainly had claims on all 3 as well. The Twins were 4th in line on the relievers. Time to move Varland into the bullpen for September.