Souhan: Wallner close to living dream that started in Forest Lake

[Seth Stohs]

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Jim Souhan wrote about Matt Wallner's background and got some fun quotes about playing at home. How he gets to the big leagues in 2023 will be interesting. Consider that Max Kepler, Joey Gallo, Byron Buxton, and Michael A. Taylor will be on the roster. Nick Gordon is out of options and broke out in 2022. He'll be on the roster. Trevor Larnach and Alex Kirilloff are in the picture. Matt Wallner, Gilberto Celestino and Mark Contreras will bein St. Paul getting ready to help if needed. 

As we know, Wallner has struck out a lot and did so in his month in the big leagues last year. But his manager says that he has something that should really help him when he does come up. 

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"The thing that I think I liked most about Matty — he has good ability, he has good general ability, he's a big strong guy who hits the ball as anyone, he's got a cannon in the outfield — is that he showed that he has the actual, real ability to make adjustments," manager Rocco Baldelli said. "There are a lot of players that don't. Even guys that play for a while. They might be talented, and they might be able to do certain things well, but they don't change what they do based on what's going on around them.

What are your hopes and expectations for the 2023 season for Wallner? 

 

 

[Nine of twelve]

I would love to be able to trade places with him.