Twins Sign LHP Blaine Hardy

[Seth Stohs]

 

Darren Wolfson reported on Saturday that the Twins were nearing a minor league deal with veteran LHP Blaine Hardy. 

 

Today, he says that the deal is complete. It has an opt-out, and clauses in case he gets offers from foreign leagues (like Japan or Korea). 

 

He struggled in 2019 with the Tigers, but 1.) he was with the Tigers, and 2.) he was having some elbow issues as well. He is healthy now. 

 

The Twins need another left-handed reliever or two, and with it being a minor league deal, he can go to Rochester to start the season and be ready when needed. 

 

Kind of a no-risk, medium potential reward deal. 

 

He's now a Minnesota resident and, well, #PerhamRepresent... 

[labcrazy]

Yawn....

[Mike Sixel]

We're coming...... As a great man once said....

[Musk21]

Here's an article from late August about his injury:

 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2019/08/25/blaine-hardy-heals-questions-loom-his-future-detroit-tigers/2114910001/

 

[nicksaviking]

Geez, I didn't realize a 5.9 K/9 was statistically possible anymore.

[sweetmusicviola16]

There isn't a bad milb deal as far as I'm concerned.

 

What's bad is if there is a lack of major deals...

[Cody Pirkl]

 

Geez, I didn't realize a 5.9 K/9 was statistically possible anymore

Buckle up and check out Kohl Stewart's Fangraphs page

[operation mindcrime]

It's nice to see us target & sign this high impact pitching!!!!!

[goulik]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/minnesota-twins 

Whole package of AAA signings. Hardy is just the headline because he's most likely to come up. 

[Vanimal46]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/minnesota-twins

Whole package of AAA signings. Hardy is just the headline because he's most likely to come up.

Oh boy! Juan Graterol is back!!!1!; Did he learn how to catch after leaving for greener pastures?

 

Edit: Nevermind, I was mistaking Juan Graterol with Juan Centeno. I don't remember this guy at all!

[goulik]

Oh boy! Juan Graterol is back!!!1!; Did he learn how to catch after leaving for greener pastures?

Edit: Nevermind, I was mistaking Juan Graterol with Juan Centeno. I don't remember this guy at all!

Lol sad but I don’t remember him either. Probably more a sign of aging than anything to do with him though...

[bighat]

Just some depth signings, this was the headliner. No need to sneer, this isn't the main event. He might prove valuable - not much risk in just rolling the dice IMO.

[Seth Stohs]

 

Lol sad but I don’t remember him either. Probably more a sign of aging than anything to do with him though...

 

Last time Twins fans saw Juan Graterol, we were all crying... I mean, our eyes were sweating... He was the starting catcher in the Twins final game of the 2018 season... He caught the first eight innings... and then was replaced by Joe Mauer in one of the greatest moments in Target Field history.