Report: Ryan Pressly Traded To Houston

I'mthinking NONE of the guys need to be put on the 40-man roster. And the chances of any of them being grabbed in a Rule 5 draft are pretty slim at this point, if any of them do need to be grabbed.

Pressly has shown a flair in his work for the Twins. Like Jesse Crain years earlier, he had closer written all over him, although, like Crain, it may never pan out in the long run.

One thing we know. 51 appearances. Molitor will now have to find someone else to overwork.

It's a bit sad to see two guys who overcame the odds go. Pressly had to spend the entire 2013 season on the roster as a Rule 5 pick, and he was able to stick around and he's improved in leaps and bounds. Escobar was considered the equivalent of a bag of baseballs when he was acquired. They'll go down as two success stories from the second Terry Ryan era that didn't have enough success stories. 

Here's hoping that Pressly can find his groove and dominate for the Astros in the playoffs. I'd love to see him shut down the Yankees/Red Sox in a late game situation - when Pressly is hot, nobody hits off of him. Hopefully Houston will utilize him better than Molitor has.

with about 10 teams with a better record in the AL, might be the sane move.  No?

 

This is such lame logic. The Astros will be good for a long time. The Yankees and Red Sox will always be good. By this logic, we should trade everyone a curl up in a ball in the fetal position. 

Gotta think the FO thought the return was too good to turn down for Pressly, a controllable asset.

 

As mentioned above, gotta believe if Gibby gets moved then that tells you how the front office thinks about next year. But I'd also add that that means they probably aren't putting too much stock into Buxton and Sano ever become decent players.

I think relievers may be viewed by the FO as more fungible than starters. I’m not yet convinced they’ll deal Gibby.

Dozier on the other hand...

Question is, what contenders still are looking for a 2B like Dozier?    D-Backs and Milwaukee both solved their keystone corner issues today.  Who does that leave...Boston maybe?  Not going to get much of a return, I suspect.

Doesn't really help that Dozier has played poorly out of the break. 

I, for one, am glad to see the Twins sell high on a controllable asset (esp. a bullpen piece).   What's the old saying: better to sell to early than too late.

I'mthinking NONE of the guys need to be put on the 40-man roster. And the chances of any of them being grabbed in a Rule 5 draft are pretty slim at this point, if any of them do need to be grabbed.

 

Pressly has shown a flair in his work for the Twins. Like Jesse Crain years earlier, he had closer written all over him, although, like Crain, it may never pan out in the long run.

 

One thing we know. 51 appearances. Molitor will now have to find someone else to overwork.

There is always Matt Belisle

Coming to the Twins as being touted pitching experts.... the FO tandem has missed horribly. Not just the pitchers on the big league team they added, but the most glaring was Dereck Rodriquiz, letting him go in November FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Since debuting May 29th with the Giants, he is 5-1 with a 2.75 ERA in 59 innings. What a whiff. I have no faith in their supposed expertise of pitcher identification. We sure could have used some of that. But hey, if he had not been just granted free agency, he would probably never had the opportunity. And then they added Belisle. That says it all.

Pressly should enjoy pitching for a team like Houston.

This one took me by surprise. But from what I've been reading, we got two good prospects in the deal, so I'm content. And as much as I like Esccobar, the fact that we were able to get three prospects for his last two months is beyond acceptable. Still hoping we can unload Dozier and Rodney, with maybe Lynn packing his bags too, but this is a start. That said, Pressly was a player I would have preferred to have kept. And hey, maybe we can still go out and grab Escobar again next year.

If we are selling, and thereby giving up on the season, there’s definitely not point to let Belisle have a kid’s roster spot, right?

 

Right?

Or Logan Morrison.

Someone smarter than me: does Alcala need to be on the 40 man next year?

Anybody? Anybody?

I tend to see relievers as fairly fungible assets, so getting a good return on Pressly who has been frustratingly inconsistent in his time on the MLB roster is good. It's not like we don't have young relievers who look ready to contribute for the big club, so I don't see moving on from Pressly as a disaster by any means.

I don't think this sends any real signals about next year's team at all. Trading Gibson or Odorizzi for A-ball lottery tickets might be a signal, but the real decision is going to be in free agency when we see what the FO does with all that payroll flexibility. They could be looking at $50M+ coming off the books allowing for a lot of room to sign FA pieces. If they don't spend to fill holes, then you'll know, but trading a reliever like Pressly doesn't real mean a lot on that front.

I like the trade - actually both trades. I liked Escobar but if he's part of the plan he's someone we can bring back in a few months while at the same time we've picked up at least one piece for the future. Assuming Joe, Erv, and Dozier are gone will free up around $40 million in payroll. We can certainly make a dent on the free agent market. There's no need to give up on next year when the players we thought (Buck, Sano, Polanco) would lead us this year will be playing a full season. There's a promising future at Target Field - it's just not in 2018.

Maybe we should have the Twins rotate through our minor league affiliate stadiums and have those teams play in the Twin Cities so we can see that future.  Escobar and Pressly were productive and will be.  I can understand why no one wants the players we want to get rid of.  But if the FO can package some deadwood and send them away I would be glad.