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  • Twins Claim RHP Dennis Santana from Atlanta

    Seth Stohs

    By Seth Stohs

    Always searching for more pitching, on Sunday, the Twins claimed right-hander Dennis Santana off waivers from the Atlanta Braves. 

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    According to a tweet from Star-Tribune beat writer Phil Miller, the Minnesota Twins have claimed right-hander Dennis Santana from the Braves. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Twins have shifted shortstop Royce Lewis to the 60-Day Injured List. 

    The 26-year-old from the Dominican has well over three years of service time in the big leagues. Signed by the Dodgers way back in 2013, Santana made his big-league debut for Los Angeles in 2018. He worked 3 2/3 innings in one game. In 2019, he pitched in three games, and in 2020, he worked in 12 games. In 2021, he pitched in 16 games for the Dodgers before being traded to the Rangers. He finished the season with 39 games in Texas. Last year, he pitched in 63 games for the Rangers. 

    In total, he has pitched 139 big-league innings and has an ERA of 5.12. He has just under a strikeout per inning while walking one every other inning. Therein lies the issue. 

    Shortly after the season, he was acquired by Atlanta. 

    However, it is important to note that Santana is out of minor-league options. So, he will have to make the Twins roster or be put on waivers in an attempt to keep him in the organization. 

    He has a nice pitch profile. Last year, his average fastball was about 97 mph. His big pitch is his mid-80s slider, which he threw about 40% of the time. He also has a decent, 90-mph changeup. 

    Again, adding a young guy with a big arm. If needed, he could be DFAd and you hope he stays in the organization. Or maybe Pete Maki finds something to make him a consistent bullpen weapon. 

    The addition of Jeff Hoffman is interesting. No, not because he was the ninth overall pick in the 2014 draft, but he is a 30-year-old who has spent a lot of time in the big leagues. He pitched in 68 games for the Rockies between 2016 and 2020. He has pitched for the Cincinnati Reds the past two seasons. 

    He was a starter earlier in his career, so he's got a full pitch-mix. His fastball averages about 94 and he throws it a lot. He also has a curveball in the mid-to-upper 70s, a low-to-mid 80s slider, and a changeup that he probably throws too hard. 

    Feel free to discuss this transaction in the COMMENTS below. 

     

     

     

    Seth Stohs has been blogging about the Minnesota Twins since May 2003. A founder and owner of Twins Daily, Seth has been a Twins fan for 40 years and has a passion for covering the minor leagues and prospects.
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    wabene

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    3 minutes ago, Twodogs said:

    Yeah I'm not exactly sure what the fascination is with Reds players?  It's not like they're any good??  

    I'm guessing it has something to do with a relationship between the front offices. 

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    rv78

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    This is laughable no matter how you look at it. The FO tells us the bullpen is not a priority yet a couple games into spring training they sign two pitchers that fit their usual criteria, big arms with no control and poor success except for brief stints in their careers. Most of us know that there are issues with the bullpen, mainly Pagan and Megill and they continue to show that the bullpen really isn't a priority by signing has-beens.

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    gman

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    Why not add pitchers when available? If you wind up with 3 sore arms during spring training or early in the year, its a good thing so see what's out there. Even if they keep them, I doubt they are on the 40 man roster very long. Besides they may want an extra arm or 2 for live BP.

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    Major League Ready

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    3 hours ago, rv78 said:

    This is laughable no matter how you look at it. The FO tells us the bullpen is not a priority yet a couple games into spring training they sign two pitchers that fit their usual criteria, big arms with no control and poor success except for brief stints in their careers. Most of us know that there are issues with the bullpen, mainly Pagan and Megill and they continue to show that the bullpen really isn't a priority by signing has-beens.

    How is this a "priority move"?

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    Mike Sixel

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    3 hours ago, rv78 said:

    This is laughable no matter how you look at it. The FO tells us the bullpen is not a priority yet a couple games into spring training they sign two pitchers that fit their usual criteria, big arms with no control and poor success except for brief stints in their careers. Most of us know that there are issues with the bullpen, mainly Pagan and Megill and they continue to show that the bullpen really isn't a priority by signing has-beens.

    Neither of these indicate the bullpen is a PRIORITY. They indicate they are going to take a flyer on two guys that might be good. If they aren't, they won't be on the roster. I'm not sure how this is hard to understand.

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    James

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    On 2/26/2023 at 3:48 PM, Nine of twelve said:

    We all hope for that. Of course, we hoped for the same out of Jim Hoey.

    True, but we didn't trade our starting SS to get this guy. He's essentially free.  

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    jorgenswest

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    Can we remember that these are men fighting to stay in the game of baseball? 

    Concerned about their command or ERA or OPS or defensive ability or age. That’s reasonable. State the concern. They should no be equated with stuff in a dumpster or a trash heap or poo.

    I have had the privilege of knowing some men who have tried to fight their way through the minor league system. They have ridden the busses and moved from organization to organization and kept it going in independent ball. They are away from families for months at a time. Though the season ends their work doesn’t and baseball work continues all year

    As the Twins add new players let’s try to remember they are humans and not trash.

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