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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    It's technically possible. The Twins could recall Enlow and place him on the 60-day IL right now, and he'd just be ineligible to pitch in the major leagues for the first 60 days of the MLB season (so, until early June). He could still pitch in the minor leagues during that time on a rehab assignment -- it sounds like the Twins expect him to debut for AA Wichita in early May, and that wouldn't have to change with a 60-day IL placement. Even if he was fully healthy right now, it would be unlikely for Enlow to appear in a MLB game before early June anyway, given his lack of experience and the depth chart. It's extremely unlikely if he's not even going to pitch for AA Wichita until May. So the only real cost is the 60 days service time and salary (although it could potentially be more than 60 days if he has a setback or another injury before the 60 days are up). FWIW, there's no need for retroactive IL placement right now, because the day counts don't begin until MLB opening day. During the season, time served on other MLB injured lists (i.e. 10-day IL) can count toward the 60 days if a player is later transferred to the 60-day IL, but time served on minor league injured lists would not count. The Cub Reporter: Injured Lists
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    Smeltzer has looked good this spring, and he is left-handed and capable of throwing multiple innings. That could be really useful during the season’s first month (and potentially beyond).
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    Two other pitchers who could be near the edge of removal are Vallimont and Strotman. We just added both to the 40-man in November, although had we known the Rule 5 draft would get canceled, maybe we would have chosen differently. They are already 25 years old, had rough seasons last year (Vallimont, a 6.03 ERA at AA, and Strotman a 7.33 ERA in St. Paul). And both have been non-factors this spring, and are likely buried on the depth chart for the foreseeable future.
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    Keep in mind, Thorpe had already quietly cleared waivers before we signed Archer — we just didn’t outright him until then. Once secured, waivers are in effect for 7 days at this time of year. So it’s possible that someone like Stashak has already been waived and cleared, in anticipation of possibly being outrighted before opening day, and we just don’t know about it.
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    The Twins are entering the last weekend of spring training. What community discussions are making the cut in the Twins Daily forums? Topics included rookie pitchers, national media attention, rookie pitchers... and did we mention rookie pitchers? The Twins are "the most intriguing team" in their division, according to one national website. glunn has the highlights here: FiveThirtyEight Article on the Twins In 2006, the Twins found The (Rally) Monkey's Paw and wished for a great rookie pitcher, but got a playoff curse along with him. Could another rookie pitcher help break the curse this year? Is 2022 finally the year we see another Francisco Liriano? Vanimal46 broke the news that the Twins will be rolling the dice on one rookie pitcher as early as opening day: Opening Day Starter is…. (Spoiler alert: Joe Ryan.) In an alternate universe, Hunter Greene could have been another Twins rookie pitcher this year. It was with regret that MMMordabito shared that news in our Other Baseball forum: Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda - Hunter Greene in Red's Opening Day Rotation Sadly, not everybody will make the big club -- some will be sent to a nice farm upstate St. Paul. Twodogs wonders who they will be, in the Twins Minor League forum: St. Paul's starting lineup?? Rookies and veterans alike are welcome in the forums to join or start a conversation. View full article
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    More information about "Forum Friday: Making the Cut"
    Topics included rookie pitchers, national media attention, rookie pitchers... and did we mention rookie pitchers? The Twins are "the most intriguing team" in their division, according to one national website. glunn has the highlights here: FiveThirtyEight Article on the Twins In 2006, the Twins found The (Rally) Monkey's Paw and wished for a great rookie pitcher, but got a playoff curse along with him. Could another rookie pitcher help break the curse this year? Is 2022 finally the year we see another Francisco Liriano? Vanimal46 broke the news that the Twins will be rolling the dice on one rookie pitcher as early as opening day: Opening Day Starter is…. (Spoiler alert: Joe Ryan.) In an alternate universe, Hunter Greene could have been another Twins rookie pitcher this year. It was with regret that MMMordabito shared that news in our Other Baseball forum: Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda - Hunter Greene in Red's Opening Day Rotation Sadly, not everybody will make the big club -- some will be sent to a nice farm upstate St. Paul. Twodogs wonders who they will be, in the Twins Minor League forum: St. Paul's starting lineup?? Rookies and veterans alike are welcome in the forums to join or start a conversation.
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    If Garlick makes the team, Rooker could probably be waived to make room. Also, Nick Gordon is out of options. On the pitching side, I would have guessed Jhon Romero would get waived again, but Seth seems intrigued by him.
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    Yes, Rooker had a shoulder strain. This update was in the Pioneer Press on Saturday: Baldelli said Brent Rooker (right shoulder strain) is doing well but the team is going to give him another day or two before he restarts baseball activity.
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    Well, that’s just What A Fool Believes.
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    That was my first guess too.
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    We're down to 31 guys from the 40-man roster who are left in camp, which is pretty close to the opening day roster size of 28. Who are the last 3 to go from this group? Can any non-roster guys still sneak in? Pitchers Jorge Alcala Chris Archer Dylan Bundy Jharel Cotton Tyler Duffey Jhoan Duran Sonny Gray Griffin Jax Jovani Moran Bailey Ober Taylor Rogers Jhon Romero Joe Ryan Joe Smith Cody Stashak Caleb Thielbar Josh Winder Catchers José Godoy Ryan Jeffers Gary Sánchez Infielders Luis Arraez Carlos Correa Nick Gordon Jorge Polanco Miguel Sanó Gio Urshela Outfielders Byron Buxton Gilberto Celestino Max Kepler Alex Kirilloff Brent Rooker
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    Today’s sermon: “The Parable of the Shoe Maker”
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    Roster flexibility and future development are certainly good things. We gained a bit in both areas when we bounced Shoemaker from the rotation. But once he was in a mop-up role in the pen, we stood to gain relatively little more from cutting him completely. I'd extend that on the other side too: bouncing him earlier, before June, would have had diminishing returns, weighed against rising risks (especially coming off the limitations of 2020 shortened/cancelled seasons). It didn't work out, but I really don't see how 2021 would have been any more productive with a tighter leash on Shoemaker (or Happ). As it was, we saw all the healthy young pitchers we wanted to see and then some, and saw them enough to slot a few into our 2022 staff while moving on from a few others (like Barnes).
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    On Archer, it's encouraging that even after his struggles in Pittsburgh, the Rays were not only willing to take him back last year, but guaranteed him $6.5 mil for the privilege (that was actually more than they ever paid Archer in a season before). It's perhaps a little discouraging that the Rays weren't able to do much with him in 2021 and apparently didn't want him back for 2022, although they are in a different competitive spot than the Twins, so they have different needs and a different risk profile.
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    You realize the Twins actually did cut Shoemaker as soon as he ERA reached that threshold, right? They didn't waste a spot on a guy with an 8.06 ERA. In fact, Shoemaker's ERA entering his final start with the Twins was 5.90. Still not good, but in a 50 IP sample, it's hardly an "automatic cut" level. After that start, Shoemaker was sent to the pen for mostly mop-up duty, 5 appearances and 4.2 IP over three weeks, before getting DFA'd. It didn't work out, but it didn't suck the life out of the organization either.
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    It is a mutual option, so either Archer or the Twins can decline it. IIRC such options rarely get picked up.
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    That is rough. No one even claimed him just to put him back on waivers and outright him themselves.
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    Welcome to the site! If you like trade talk, feel free to share your proposals in a new topic in the Twins forum, or as a blog post.
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    The 1979 Horner holdout was unusual. He had just been drafted in June 1978, went straight to the majors, and won Rookie of the Year based on that half-season performance. Braves blog Battery Power does a nice job of describing what happened next: They recap the rest of Horner's interesting career too.
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    No footage here of Hosken Powell leading the Twins to a 9-4 spring victory over the Astros, such was the state of technology at the time. But in this report from WTCN 11, new contracts for Twins Willie Norwood and Danny Goodwin are juxtaposed with Bob Horner's contract holdout in Atlanta. Watch the full newscast here. Presented in partnership with TC Media Now. View full video
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    No footage here of Hosken Powell leading the Twins to a 9-4 spring victory over the Astros, such was the state of technology at the time. But in this report from WTCN 11, new contracts for Twins Willie Norwood and Danny Goodwin are juxtaposed with Bob Horner's contract holdout in Atlanta. Watch the full newscast here. Presented in partnership with TC Media Now.
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    The front office dropped another banger of a transaction this week, and the Twins Daily community didn't miss a beat in the forums. Themes included trade talk, positional battles, and even the sport as a whole: The cheese in Carlos Correa's jucy lucy hadn't even melted yet, but cmoss84 was already dreaming about a superstar duet on the left side of the infield: Jose Ramirez stringer bell analyzed who might comprise the roster's rhythm section, behind the big names: Third and fourth outfielder No mixtape is complete without a diss track. Azviking101 provided one with a perfect song title: Thoughts from a cynical Twins fan (hope I am wrong) Taking a break from Twins talk, garn from vancouver slowed things down with a plaintive ballad about the modern game: sabermetrics and the enjoyment of baseball And we close with a collaborative instrumental -- a thread without words: Meme your thoughts about this front office right now Feel free to jam with the community in any of these discussions, or start one of your own. View full article
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    More information about "Forum Friday: The Hits Just Keep On Coming"
    Themes included trade talk, positional battles, and even the sport as a whole: The cheese in Carlos Correa's jucy lucy hadn't even melted yet, but cmoss84 was already dreaming about a superstar duet on the left side of the infield: Jose Ramirez stringer bell analyzed who might comprise the roster's rhythm section, behind the big names: Third and fourth outfielder No mixtape is complete without a diss track. Azviking101 provided one with a perfect song title: Thoughts from a cynical Twins fan (hope I am wrong) Taking a break from Twins talk, garn from vancouver slowed things down with a plaintive ballad about the modern game: sabermetrics and the enjoyment of baseball And we close with a collaborative instrumental -- a thread without words: Meme your thoughts about this front office right now Feel free to jam with the community in any of these discussions, or start one of your own.
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    One other thing I think I mentioned elsewhere: Correa has been so good (averaging 7.3 bWAR per 162 games), and is so young (27), that his value is likely to remain pretty high for the following 2 seasons, regardless of how he does on the field, or how much he manages to stay on the field, in 2022. Maybe not quite at $35.1 mil each year, but probably not far away.
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    Does it change your view to consider that the contract isn't front-loaded at all? The money is spread out evenly over all 3 years, and it's pretty close to his expected AAV on a long-term deal too. By comparison, Trevor Bauer's 3/102 deal in LA would have paid him $40 mil (albeit half deferred) if he had opted out after the first year, or $85 mil if he opted out after 2 years.
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