Twins Finalize Opening Day 25-Man Roster

He should plan ahead and sell tickets to that.   

And all the milk you can drink.

So, has Garver played 3rd at all? I'm just thinking of the emergency situation.

In today's game a player's clock is more important than early season wins, I have to wonder if Nick Gordon isn't a victim of Clockitis

 

Starts yesterday's 9th with a single, not a Robbie Grossman work a walk, an actual bat on ball rally starter

 

Had a decent spring at the dish showing shades of Cristian Guzman (SSS and all that acknowledged)

 

Able to play SS and 2nd while also providing some help at 3B by freeing Escobar or Adrianza to play 3B if the big fella snaps his titanium tibia

 

Tip of the Hat to the "He's gotta play everyday" folks...i get it...but why couldn't he?

 

Polanco played when he wasn't fully prepared, turned out ok...maybe

 

Escobar goes back to keeping everyone loosey goosey on the bench while playing somewhere 3 outta 5 games

 

Any acceleration of Gordon's clock would be offset by the $1.5M saved in the corresponding roster move of releasing Grossman (I'd say trade but IMO we'd find out that the league has moved on from "a walk is as good as a hit" mode, unless there's added value to that type of player with the glove or speed or prodigious pop). Let's face it...in today's game RG is like that guy in softball that comes to the plate looking for a walk

 

Hindsight and all that considered this was another exercise in shoulda-coulda-woulda...I'll be there on the 5th freezing and cheering what looks to be a team with promise and potential, just like me trying to fit a 3XL body into an XL Twins Hoodie

Except that Grossman’s contract was guaranteed as soon as the Twins tendered him in like November.

I'm happy that LaMarre made the roster, if ever there was a case for playing your way onto the roster in Spring Training this was it! I'm not expecting that he will be some sort of revelation or take someones starting job, just that I'm happy for him and its a fun story.

Except that Grossman’s contract was guaranteed as soon as the Twins tendered him in like November.

This is not exactly true, as an arbitration eligible player his contract doesn't become guaranteed until Opening Day.  There are 2  dates available during spring training where they can release an arbitration eligible player and only pay a portion of his salary (I believe if you release by the 1st date it is 45 days pay and the 2nd date is 90 days).

I'm a little nervous about the lack of INF depth on the 25-man, but otherwise looks like a solid enough roster. The regular lineup is strong and pitching staff looks much more reliable. There's real upside in the bullpen, but I wonder who gets pushed out when we need that 5th starter/Erv comes back. because if we need to carry 13 goddamn pitchers all year...we're still doing it wrong.

Is it OK to say I'm just as excited for the rosters of the milb teams and the start of their seasons?

Ryan LaMarre did earn it, but my bet..... it will be short lived. I hope we get a good couple weeks in the few at bats off the bench.