Twins Designate Oswaldo Arcia

Sad to see Arcia go, b/c his potential was salivating.  But I can't blame the Twins plenty of bone-headed plays and missed opportunities lead to this.  He could have cemented his job early on this year, but he blew it.  Remember how he got hot in April for a week or two; he couldn't sustain it and couldn't adjust.  

That said, he could still be part of the organization; though I think some other team will take a flyer on him.

Arcia is a flawed player. He was terrible last year, but he absolutely can play at the major league level. I'm not sure how many organizations can just throw away 30+ HR power but I know the Twins aren't in a position to do that. Its frustrating that they'll give up talent and get nothing back. Its going to be even more maddening to watch him hit homers for another team. The most infuriating part though is the fact that a 20-46 team couldn't find a way to get Arcia consistent ABs before making a final decision on him. It blows my mind. Buxton and Kepler were both sent down this year, while Sano and Santana have been hurt. Grossman was signed less than a month ago, and yet Arcia couldn't sneak in some relatively consistent playing time? To top it off you have multiple position players with options (Park, Kepler) and a handful of scrub pitchers (Boshers, Ramirez) who nobody will lose sleep over if they're gone. I don't think Arcia is going to be Ortiz 2.0, but I do think he's a talented player who shouldn't be tossed out. 

Sadly, I'm not even surprised. This FO is such a joke, it's an insult to Twins fans that they haven't all been fired. 

Hard to say if the Twins will eventually regret this, but it's definitely the best news for Arcia. He's simply not going to get enough playing time to hone his hit tool with the logjam in this team's outfield. I like the Valencia comparison. Arcia has talent, but he needs consistent reps at the mlb level to find his game. 

I hope he winds up with Oakland, Colorado, etc. Somewhere that appreciates power hitting. 

Arcia only started in 12 of the Twins 24 games in April.

So he only started half the games as a supposed bench player?  He didn't get an extended look, but he had an opportunity.  

Arcia might prove to be big league player, but the Twins have lots of poor fielding corner outfielders who might be able to hit.   On the dude's third option year, it shouldn't be surprise.  

There's lots of nails in the FO's coffin, but this probably isn't one of them.

Arcia is a DH type only.  He was given chances to play the outfield and was horrible to say the least.  This is not a defense of the FO, but just a viewpoint.  He could not be trusted to hold down an outfield spot.  Park at least takes walks and I believe will adjust to be a major league DH, plus he is a decent first baseman.  Twins need players in the field to make the plays, Arcia could not and he is not Sano.   Hope Plouffe will hit enough in the next month to make himself tradeable and Sano can play third. 

Young players will make errors,  in this year they need to be played at a major league level.

I hate this move, because it's another example of the Twins driving a player's value down to his lowest point and then selling him / giving him away. It shouldn't need to be said, but buy high, sell low is not the way to run an organization.

The Twins prioritized Kintzler, Boshers, Dean, Neil Ramirez, and Grossman over Arcia.

Arcia must be thrilled. He will wind up playing on a team will put him in the best position to succeed. And that is, consistent ABs against RHP, either at DH or OF. The fact that most of the regular posters on here, as well as most of the other teams in the league, know this, and the Twins do not, is a huge indictment of the Twins FO and manager.

And when Sano comes back? Then what. They just keep running from the Sano/Park fiasco. And Rosario is starting to tear it up in AAA. Then what. Trade him, or Kepler so they can keep Plouffe? Polanco? Sink or swim, I hope Oswaldo gets a chance somewhere to settle in, he didn't here. And I think that is an underdiscussed aspect of the team. Players see things, they see some players treated as untouchable, no matter what they do, and others rested completely differently. They notice this. It's one of two things a manager can handle. The other is putting players in a position to succeed. Then it's up to the player. Nunez at SS regularly will be the next example of this!

"Arguably?" Who's your attorney? Johnny Cochran? (He's the only one off the top of my head who got clean away from defending the indefensible.)

I'm going on record as hating this move.

Might it be better for Arcia? Sure, and good for him. Is it likely to be better for the Twins? Of course not, and if they had approached this situation with some common sense they wouldn't be in the position of giving away potential for nothing.

http://www.startribune.com/arcia-blasts-walk-off-homer-in-ninth-to-spark-twins/377063081/

The recap of this game 4/26 game with Arcia hitting the gamewinning HR says it all. Arcia's got great potential and the Twin leadership (like'em or hate'em -- they are the ones making the decision) got too tired of him not following their fairly straightforward advice repeated perhaps thousands of times: Ozzie, don't swing so hard. If they felt Arcia had the ability to learn, Kelper would have been sent down or Santana would have been DFA'd. 

Arcia might have an impact in the MLB some day. I personally wouldn't bet on it (but I wouldn't bet very much against it either . Goin' way out on a hypothetical limb here!)

If Plouffe had been traded, Sano would have been at third and Arcia would have been given a better look this year. If these had been his numbers with double or triple the playing time, then fine, time to cut bait. Unfortunately, Arcia was not given much of a chance this year to bounce back so I am upset. I love Arcias passion. I love his raw energy and emotion. Our team needs more of that. I love his home run power and what he did as a rookie. He had many flaws and I understand managements frustrations but he was so young and raw. SMH, *sigh*

Thank goodness we kept Santana! He can field badly, just like Arcia and hit much worse and do so in many more positions. 'Cuz, he's versatile.

I'm not a big Arcia fan... I don't think he's going to go all Big Papi.

I'm less of a fan of Santana, who provides bad defense wherever you put him and doesn't hit a lick. I'm also of a mind that signing Park was a big mistake, and that optioning him would be in everyone's best interests at this point.

On the plus side, there's one fewer player blocking Sano's permanent move to right field.

I would like to designate the Twins' front office for assignment.

What a dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb decision.

I don't mind the Byung Ho Park signing. But I think Arcia should have been the designated hitter this season, given his power and hitting potential. I also believe that he will find another team and will absolutely rake. 

Neither Park nor Kepler are hitting much. And they have options. Why not send one of them down? Why not send a reliever? Why not, you know, trade Plouffe while you still can?

And speaking of trades, it's looking like the magic fairy dust Abad used to be lights out this year has worn off, reducing his trade value. 

This team and front office need to understand that this isn't about this year at all. There's no point in somehow trying to rescue the season. They need to get themselves ready for next year. 

Twins don't need my ticket money this year.

With how bad the Twins pitching staff is, you need players in the OF who can chase down all the balls hammered around.  Arcia can't do that.  Now, try to get something for Plouffe in a trade and move Sano to third.

The problem with moves like this is not the individual player or the individual move, it is the collective confusion that every move seems to reflect.  12 pitchers - yes we have a bad pitching staff - is 12 terrible pitchers better than 11 terrible pitchers?  

I am so disappointed in the development of players, the swing and miss on so much potential from so many players is beyond frustrating.  

What does a Twins fan look to for the rest of the season.   It already seems so long and we have not even reached the all-star game.  And please, change the rules.   No Twin All stars this year.