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  • Sano to DL, Petit Promoted, Enns Designated, Kinley Returned

    Tom Froemming

    By Tom Froemming

    There was a flurry of roster activity Tuesday afternoon. The Twins announced that Miguel Sano would be placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive as of April 28. To take his spot on the roster, Gregorio Petit was promoted from Rochester, but to make room for him on the 40-man roster, Dietrich Enns was designated for assignment. Also, Tyler Kinley has been returned to the Marlins. Whew.

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    Sano experienced tightness in his left hamstring during Friday's game and sat out the last three contests. Eduardo Escobar is expected to shift over to third base while Ehrie Adrianza takes over at shortstop.

    Sano's absence in the lineup has created a huge void. With Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco also inactive and Brian Dozier slumping, the Twins are severely lacking offensive punch against left-handers outside of the surging Escobar. The Blue Jays are scheduled to start right-handers the next two nights and they only feature one southpaw in their bullpen, so that flaw may not be exposed in the short term.

    Petit has hit .293/.323/.362 as the everyday shortstop for Rochester so far this season. He has 171 MLB games under his belt, previously playing for Oakland, Houston, the Yankees and Angels. He has a .643 OPS against major league pitching over his career.

    Enns, who was also in Rochester, has a 4.50 ERA and 1.65 WHIP in 20 innings so far this season. That's come with a rather underwhelming 11 strikeouts and 11 walks. The soon to be 27-year-old was acquired from the Yankees last July. His left-handedness and ability to throw multiple innings could make him interesting for teams combing the waiver wire.

    Kinley gave up nine earned runs while recording 10 outs for the Twins. He was removed from the 25-man roster, giving the Miami Marlins the opportunity to bring him back, though it's a little surprising the Twins couldn't work out a trade to keep Kinley in the org.

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    h2oface

    h2oface 7,066

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    The thread for tonight's game is up. This is the most depressing Twins lineup I've seen in awhile:

     

    Grosssman RF

    Mauer 1B

    Kepler CF

    Escobar 3B

    Rosario LF

    Garver C

    Morrison DH

    Adrianza SS

    Petit 2B

     

    So, by baseball logic that mean's they'll score 11 runs tonight, right?

     

     

    Grossman leading off and playing in the field, Morrison hitting, Petit out of position and just called up..... Gibson thinking privately, "thanks a lot", I bet.

     

    Grossman seems to be Molitor's Punto..... his now not so private grossmance.

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    Platoon

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    I remember the good old days! The days when we (I) thought that Sano, Buxton, Rosario, and Kepler would lead us out of the wilderness. When Berrios, Burdi, and Chargois would put the fear of the fast ball unto our opponents. Lordy, maybe even a catcher who could both hit and catch at the same time? Alas, out of all the aforementioned names, Kepler is currently the only one on the field, and productive. Both at the same time. Those days seem so, so far in the past. :(

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    wavedog

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    Sano and Buxton sure have a troubling history of injuries and this is when they are young - what is going to happen when they get older.  Combined with winning 1 of 11 this is putting a dark cloud on this season and future ones.   Hopefully something good happens soon and we don't have a repeat of 2016 when just when you thought it couldn't get worse it did.    

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    VATwinsFan

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    With Petit being recalled that leaves one player (Astudillo) hitting more than .242 at Rochester.

     

    That means the other 10 are batting .242 or worse (6 are under .200)

     

    How is it possible to have that kind of a roster on a AAA team?

     

    And then, other than Gordon and Wade, what non-pitcher is even close to being ML ready?

     

    It's embarassing.

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    Tuba

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    What's Enns going to do? He's behind the current 5 starters, plus Mejia, plus possibly Gonsalves, plus Ervin Santana and Trevor May hopefully in the not too distant future.

    They are both probably DFA fodder, but Magill is perhaps a little more useful at the present moment.

     

    Well I thought Enns was the better prospect overall as Magill has bounced around a lot already, and since they were basically just throwing arms at the problem I don't see why they wouldn't just use Enns, even if he is a starter. I'm not too terribly torn up about it though. 

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    Squirrel

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    Are there any reports on defense this year? Looks like he has a few errors, but better than last year's rate. I'd like to see him get a shot soon but no way they'll burn an option and a 40 man roster spot for him if they think he'll be booting balls around the middle infield.

    My answer was in response to Sean Miller being promoted to AAA and not Gordon. I get the not wanting him up to the big club yet, but why not to AAA?

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    Jerr

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    The thread for tonight's game is up. This is the most depressing Twins lineup I've seen in awhile:

     

    Grosssman RF

    Mauer 1B

    Kepler CF

    Escobar 3B

    Rosario LF

    Garver C

    Morrison DH

    Adrianza SS

    Petit 2B

     

    So, by baseball logic that mean's they'll score 11 runs tonight, right?

    Resembles a Split Squad in Spring Training........

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    Mr. Brooks

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    My answer was in response to Sean Miller being promoted to AAA and not Gordon. I get the not wanting him up to the big club yet, but why not to AAA?

    After two second half collapses, I'd guess they probably want to see him hold up for a full season, then start 2019 in AAA if he does.

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    Jerr

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    The elephant in the room: Sanó's weight/conditioning. 

     

    Guy is about to turn 25, but is somewhat of a wreck physically. 116 is the most games in a season for him in the majors. 

     

    His legs are barking. He becomes dubious as a long-term asset when he can't even stay healthy running out ground balls.

     

    He should be at his peak right now, but I'm not seeing it.

     

    BTW, I know the elbow and the shin weren't his fault.

    The real elephant in the room, on Twins Daily, too often.

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    Mike Sixel

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    After two second half collapses, I'd guess they probably want to see him hold up for a full season, then start 2019 in AAA if he does.

    I prefer the teams that like youth, and challenge them. He's a top prospect. He should be in AAA now, and maybe Minnesota. Certainly in Minnesota this year, so he's ready to be here next year.

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    Mr. Brooks

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    I prefer the teams that like youth, and challenge them. He's a top prospect. He should be in AAA now, and maybe Minnesota. Certainly in Minnesota this year, so he's ready to be here next year.

    His second half collapses are pretty concerning to me.

    My uneducated opinion is that he's not close to ready.

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    Mike Sixel

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    His second half collapses are pretty concerning to me.
    My uneducated opinion is that he's not close to ready.

     

    It's a fair concern, I don't agree, but it's fair. If he's not here in 2019....and Dozier is gone (he will be), ugh.

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    Brock Beauchamp

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    A 33 year old SS with a career .643 major league OPS is really going to make an impact.

    I think the takeaway here is that the team is confident Sano will be back in a week.

     

    I don’t like the idea of Petit being on this team but if you’re looking for a scrub to throw away in a week, whatever. He’s as good as the next guy.

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    Mike Sixel

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    I think the takeaway here is that the team is confident Sano will be back in a week.

    I don’t like the idea of Petit being on this team but if you’re looking for a scrub to throw away in a week, whatever. He’s as good as the next guy.

     

    Maybe they should have more than zero position players in AAA? So, you know, if there is an issue?

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    yarnivek1972

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    I think the takeaway here is that the team is confident Sano will be back in a week.

     

    I don’t like the idea of Petit being on this team but if you’re looking for a scrub to throw away in a week, whatever. He’s as good as the next guy.

    Given his injury history, that confidence is likely misplaced. It’s also pretty likely that he will land on the DL again this year. And also pretty likely that at least one other infielder will as well. Even with Polanco back in July, the best plan B the FO has is Gregorio Petit. That is poor roster management for a team that was expected to contend this year.

     

    Injuries are a part of the game. Your team needs to anticipate them and be prepared. This FO got caught with it’s collective pants down IMO. Sano getting injured was extremely forseeable. Inexcusably poor planning IMO. I’m done giving this FO the “benefit of the doubt”. When obvious mistakes are made, they need to be held accountable, same as the Ryan regime.

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    launchingthrees

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    After two second half collapses, I'd guess they probably want to see him hold up for a full season, then start 2019 in AAA if he does.

     

    1000 ABs for a SS with a 780 ops at AA would be more conservative than I've ever seen a team be with a top 100 prospect.

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    Brock Beauchamp

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    Given his injury history, that confidence is likely misplaced. It’s also pretty likely that he will land on the DL again this year. And also pretty likely that at least one other infielder will as well. Even with Polanco back in July, the best plan B the FO has is Gregorio Petit. That is poor roster management for a team that was expected to contend this year.

     

    Injuries are a part of the game. Your team needs to anticipate them and be prepared. This FO got caught with it’s collective pants down IMO. Sano getting injured was extremely forseeable. Inexcusably poor planning IMO. I’m done giving this FO the “benefit of the doubt”. When obvious mistakes are made, they need to be held accountable, same as the Ryan regime.

    I agree, to an extent. The obvious long term plan here is Gordon. If the front office is confident Sano will be back, one week of Petit is no big deal.

     

    If a longer term solution is needed, Gordon should be ready to take that role.

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