Twins Claim RHP Matt Wisler

Interesting pickup. See nothing wrong with giving the guy a look!

Only negative I see is that if he stays on the 40-man, another spot is taken that could have gone to player X.  Expect there are going to be several players not added who's absence is going to be a surprise to many of us.  Will any of them no longer be Twins come December?  Time will tell, but I am expecting they are going to lose somebody (or somebodies) we like...alot.

Twins probably have another 5 to 6 people to drop, and looking at a younger pitcher who can be fixed is a good thing

Who needs Cole when we just signed Wisler!

So, we got a guy that needs to be fixed. And he'll have to be fixed while on the major-league roster.

Sure is good to be playing in the AL Central! (until the post-season, of course.)

Not a fan of picking up players that haven't been good, if they are out of options. but whatever. I prefer my bullpen to mostly be great pitchers, or guys with options that can go down and up.

Care to elaborate? It can be a great way to get underrated players. I don't see why Wisler isn't any better than say, Fernando Romero.

My co-worker despises Wisler for some reason (he also had an irrational hatred for Dyson long before we ever picked him up) so I will cheer for Wisler more than anyone since Tim Stauffer.

Count me as liking this move. Not a great deal of risk and plenty of upside. Sure, he takes up space on the 40-man roster, but in the grand scheme of things I don't think that's a problem at all. I love moves like this, always hoping that the player can live up to his potential.

Clown? Slug?

Not a big fan of this move. This FO doesn't have the best track record when it comes to relievers IMO. Not sure why the grass is always greener on the other side. I'd rather have Jovani Moran on the 40 man more than this clown. I bet we lose someone better Who has options left. they will let this Slug go after he fails again. I don't trust this FO with pen decisions.

My co-worker despises Wisler for some reason (he also had an irrational hatred for Dyson long before we ever picked him up) so I will cheer for Wisler more than anyone since Tim Stauffer.

Lew Ford called. Said he's going Green and getting a new Roof.

Sounds like we've got 2020's Ryne Harper attempt, or more optimistically a Sergio Romo in the rough.
 

Just a quick tip if you don't already know: When the Twins make a buy low pick-up like Wisler, it's best to go straight to the player's Fangraphs page and look at the Pitch Values section. You'll notice the pitcher will tend to have one pitch that's positive and most other pitches that are negative. Therefore the key would be finding the right pitch mix and sequences to maximize value out of that positive pitch. Sergio Romo or Ryne Harper's 2019 first half are great examples of how that's done successfully.

We could have a contest to pick his DFA date!  Not exciting.  Another project for Wes Johnson.  Great he already has Graterol, Smeltzer, Dobnak, May, Duffey, Stewart, Thorpe, Romero, Hildenberger, Perez, Harper, Gonsalves, and Alcala on the current 40 man to work with and straighten out.  Is his Erector set big enough to keep adding projects?  

I know many of these will disappear, but that just means we have more projects to replace them.

By the way - what is happening with Gonsalves?  I see him going away and wonder where is potential flamed out.

Not a big fan of this move. This FO doesn't have the best track record when it comes to relievers IMO. Not sure why the grass is always greener on the other side. I'd rather have Jovani Moran on the 40 man more than this clown. I bet we lose someone better Who has options left. they will let this Slug go after he fails again. I don't trust this FO with pen decisions.

Would you want people calling you a clown and a slug because you did your job to the best of your abilities? Posts like these add rot to Twins Daily.

From a baseball perspective, I think this is fine. The season doesn’t start tomorrow. They have plenty of time to tweak some things and make a judgment. They built a very good bullpen last year, so I trust them. I highly doubt they’ll lose someone off the 40 man who will ever make a meaningful impact on a Major League roster (though don’t quote me on that).

Not a huge fan of this move but maybe they think he can have a Duffey like resurgence if he ditches the sinker and goes four seam up in the zone

I don't know... look at how many guys turned into pretty decent relievers this year. The BP was considered a pretty big weak point going into the season and we fans all hammered them pretty hard for not doing enough...

 

They finished with one of the best pens in the game this season. Were mistakes made? Sure... but their process certainly yielded results. 

While I agree I am being a little bit harsh my main criticism is their infatuation with rule V pickups or guys with no options who have to remain on the 25(6) man roster which can allow other teams to pick up our home grown guys via rule V. 

Last year the guys that mainly ended up working out the best were guys that were in OUR system (home grown) not someone else's.  Guys that had options remaining so that they could move them up and down.  This pickup doesn't allow for any of that and smells a bit like their rule V pick failure Tyler Kinley.  Not saying you can't find diamonds in the rough in rule V but unless they are certain they can fix this guy it seems like a waste to me.

I am fine with guys they sign that start at AAA with the potential to be added later like they did last year I just don't like these types of moves where they have to roster a guy who has been historically bad and is now 27 with no options.  I would rather they use that spot to get someone with a proven MLB track record in free agency or keep one of their own players form being poached. 

Would you want people calling you a clown and a slug because you did your job to the best of your abilities? Posts like these add rot to Twins Daily.

From a baseball perspective, I think this is fine. The season doesn’t start tomorrow. They have plenty of time to tweak some things and make a judgment. They built a very good bullpen last year, so I trust them. I highly doubt they’ll lose someone off the 40 man who will ever make a meaningful impact on a Major League roster (though don’t quote me on that).

You are right my rhetoric was too harsh.  I just never liked the Tyler Kinley signing and my emotions got the better of me.  Thanks for calling me out.  I agree with you no need to degrade. I removed the post since it serves no good purpose with that content in it.

The Twins would have been one of the last teams to get a waiver claim based on their record.  So he seems like someone who they could later put through waivers and open up the 40 man roster spot and still keep him.

Nothing wrong if they are just playing the waiver game.

I don't get too excited about/over pickups like this at this time of the year, here today and maybe gone tomorrow if a perceived better name pops up on the waiver wire.

Nothing to get excited about IMO, but a guy that had a billing as a top 35 prospect might be worth a look to see if they can add something to his arsenal and make a guy that can help. 

If he doesn't show anything? Dump him and nothing hurt. I don't think he is gonna displace someone you really want to keep from your 40-man anyway. Meaning, he might have more potential than a handful of guys that are already taking up spots.