With the announcement that future All-Star PJ Walters will be taking over Vanimal's spot in the rotation, the Twins will have to cut one player from the 40-man roster. Technically, it is two, but one is almost certain to be transferring Wood to the 60-day Disabled List. Let's see who picks the proper suspect . I'll reply to myself because I think I have the right answer.

I think the answer to the DFA question is Hermsen. He is only in AA and is struggling. I don't think the Twins can consider DFAing Butera because he is on the Red Wing disabled list.

Hermsen would clearly be the right decision. Good call. Hermsen is terrible, by the way. That ship has sailed, unfortunately. He will not even make my next top 50 prospect list.

I agree on Hermsen.

 

You can't really DFA Butera even if he was healthy because of how much Herrmann is struggling in AAA. There needs to be a backup catcher in case Mauer or Doumit get hurt. Pinto isn't ready for that yet.

Do not DFA a catcher

Benson

He is out of options soon I think.

Duensing. Thats how sick i am of him.

Benson? There is no way that dude doesn't get claimed. It has to be Butera or Hermsen. I bet Mastro gets put on the 60-day. With the amount of OF depth, and since he has been out almost a month, it makes too much sense.

Wilkin Ramirez.

Benson? There is no way that dude doesn't get claimed. It has to be Butera or Hermsen. I bet Mastro gets put on the 60-day. With the amount of OF depth, and since he has been out almost a month, it makes too much sense.

Masto already is on the 60-day, Wood is almost certain to follow. Promoting Walters means a third player needs to be taken off the 40-man, plus someone needs to be taken off the 25-man roster.

Wilkin Ramirez.

I read somewhere that one of the Twins' corner outfield gazelles (Parmelee) was taking fly balls in center field during BP. Wilkin's demotion would relieve the glut of corner OF and solve the 40-man issue as well, I believe. However, two questions arise. Who translates for Escobar, Florimon, and Arcia? Who is the backup CF? Since this is becoming a joke of a season, I guess putting Parm in for a few innings or an emergency start is more more of an embarrassment than starting Pelfrey, Vanimal, Hernandez, Walters, and Deduno and leaving Gibson in triple A.

Pick a mediocre SP in AAA or AA, and DFA him. We have 10 of those already. Or Herrmann I guess. Or Butera is fine with me.

Benson

He is out of options soon I think.

Benson is on his last option. I think you have to stick with him this summer and then next year is make or break purely on merit. If he's good enough to be in the big leagues, he's there, if not, DFA. The Twins have so few guys with both power and speed that it would be a pity to give up on Joe prematurely, especially coming off of a hamate bone injury. But some guys are Drew Stubbs and some are Michael Restovich.

Pick a mediocre SP in AAA or AA, and DFA him. We have 10 of those already. Or Herrmann I guess. Or Butera is fine with me.

I don't think you can DFA a guy on the disabled list. Son of Sal is rehabbing now and close to being ready to play.

Ah, sorry about that Stringer.

 

I say take a 4 sided die, and roll:

 

1=Pelfry

2=Hermsen

3=DeVries

4=Herrmann

I don't think you can DFA a guy on the disabled list. Son of Sal is rehabbing now and close to being ready to play.

 

Does it matter that it's the AAA DL and the not the MLB disabled list? I heard that's why he can't go to the 60-day DL -- maybe it affects his DFA status too?

As much as I love a Minnesota kid, I have to hope it's De Vries or else Hermsen. An occasional lefty can make minimal velocity work, but the odds are just that much lower for righties.

DeVries=Hermsen=Albers=Deduno=Walters=Worley=Hendriks

 

Just pick one. I'd pick the ones that are oldest, or have had no success in the majors yet. Does it really matter between all those? I'm not sure it does.

 

but, Worley has been successful in the majors, so it isn't him.

the rest? the rest are replacement level pitchers, imo.

Do not DFA a catcher

 

What he said

Masto already is on the 60-day, Wood is almost certain to follow. Promoting Walters means a third player needs to be taken off the 40-man, plus someone needs to be taken off the 25-man roster.

Damn. Hermsen/De Vries or Butera.

What he said

Either of you, expand on this. There is absolutely no reason a catcher that can barely hit .200 should be on a 40 man roster, or wont pass through without being claimed. The logic behind keeping a catcher because he's a catcher is infuriating.

If we have all these guys that we're afraid of getting claimed, meaning they must be good and other teams want them, why have the Twins been so bad the last 2 plus years?

If we have all these guys that we're afraid of getting claimed, meaning they must be good and other teams want them, why have the Twins been so bad the last 2 plus years?

 

What he said.

Do we have to DFA only one?

Does it matter that it's the AAA DL and the not the MLB disabled list? I heard that's why he can't go to the 60-day DL -- maybe it affects his DFA status too?

 

That's a legitimate question - I was wondering that myself.

Benson is on his last option. I think you have to stick with him this summer and then next year is make or break purely on merit. If he's good enough to be in the big leagues, he's there, if not, DFA. The Twins have so few guys with both power and speed that it would be a pity to give up on Joe prematurely, especially coming off of a hamate bone injury. But some guys are Drew Stubbs and some are Michael Restovich.

 

Good line--dont think we will know whether Benson is the reincarnation of Restovich or Stubbs until he gets a shot with somebody. He desperately needs a change of scenary--I vote to DFA him and see what happens. His head is far from right now...

Either of you, expand on this. There is absolutely no reason a catcher that can barely hit .200 should be on a 40 man roster, or wont pass through without being claimed. The logic behind keeping a catcher because he's a catcher is infuriating.

There was a quote on MLBTradeRumors.com at the beginning of the season by a gm essentially saying Butera would get claimed for sure. He said that good defensive catchers are always in demand.

 

Given that info and the fact that Herrmann is hitting sopoorly Butera needs to stay on the roster I would think in case mauer or doumit get injured.

Nobody said Hendricks tho I still think hell be solid when rid of Rick Anderson.

You can DFA an injured minor leaguer

My choice: Benson.

 

He's hitting .192. He's got 50K vs 10 BB in AAA. He's either got to be DFAed or sent back down to AA as a 25-year-old.

 

 

I'll throw one more thing out which is just pure speculation....did the Twins hurt him by calling him up straight from AA in September of 2011? He struggled mightily and has literally never been remotely the same player he was before that. You can write off last year to injuries (and we all did). But for a guy who was known as sort of mentally fragile (in that he gets down on himself when he struggles) was that the right move?

 

We'll never know. That questions doesn't really have an answer. But I'll wonder about it.

Edited May 24, 201313 yr by John Bonnes

I honestly do think that Butera and Herrman would get claimed by somebody. There is always a need for backup catchers.

 

Personally, I think they should trade Doumit, and have Butera or Hermann come be the backup catcher and stay on the bench most of the time.

 

I think they need to keep one of those guys on the 40 man in case we do have an injury to Doumit or Mauer. It would make MUCH more sense to try and trade Butera or Hermann, even if it's for scrubs, rather than DFA them and have them claimed and get nothing.