Which Hitter Will The Twins Call Up?

If the Twins do indeed add 2 players (hitters), who are your candidates to take off the 40 man? Dean, perhaps?

Frankly, this is a conundrum the Twins shouldn't be facing. How a professional organization couldn't plan even a bit better in regard to their roster management is beyond me. I know the Santana/Duffey situation is rather unexpected, but to make Polanco, Buxton and Kepler all unavailable is mystifying.

There is certainly an arguement for Beresford and his tenure with the organization, the fact he probably more than deserved a shot last September, and positional flexability.

But, with Santana back, available to play all over, and Plouffe reportedly back soon, and with more questions in the OF, I'd pick Mastroianni. He's nothing special overall, to be sure. But he plays good defense, including CF. He's sort of a known quantity. He had a good ST and is still getting OB, despite a poor BA at Rochester. He would be the most intelligent choice at this point.

Either him, or you make a DL move to allow he and Polanco both to come up.

If you need an insignificant bat (during this stretch) on the bench, why not put a game changer on the bench instead of your typical better than average OBP or single hitting option.  A guy who can get to 1st base isn't going to help this Twins team score more runs.  They need to be able to replace a Suszuki or Murphy or Santana late in the game with runners on and down by 2 or 3 - with a player who can actually change the game.  Nothing to lose by bringing up Walker for this purpose alone.  I assure you that any other option you choose will be a reach as well and add very little impact at this point.

Why not a guy who averages a HR or Double every 9 AB in 5 minor league seasons?

Why not a guy who averages an RBI every 5 AB in 5 minor league seasons?

The season is young, but Walker already has more XBH's in 10 games than the Twins had all last season with their pinch hitters.  My obvious short term filler.

This isn't little league. Everybody doesn't get to play.

The last game of my Little League "career," I was pitching for Dairy Queen against the vaunted First Bank and Trust, who were older, bigger, and we had no business beating. It was the bottom of the last inning (6th), two outs, and I got a comebacker. A short flip to Chad at first for the win. However, I airmail the throw. A few batters later (with me still pitching) we lose the game.

Eerily similar to Sunday.

Anyway, I'd go 50/50 Vargas/stay at 14 pitchers. Because adding both of those options would make the least sense roster-construction-wise.

14 pitchers, 11 non- pitchers.  I haven't played in a long time but aren't there only 8 positions besides pitcher?  The Twins have three players on the bench, not two.  Not that having only three is a good idea, but at least the math is correct.

Buddy, you gotta let it go.....or visit your therapist.

Yeah, you are right. But my therapist is the guy who hit the comebacker, and never lets me hear the end of it.

For a bench player, Mastro. He can pinch run, and play defense. I don't think Plouffe will be back quite as soon as some think. There is no sense to bring up Vargas or ABW. the Twins are overloaded with corner IF and OF players, and even if ABW were on the bench, Kurt would still hit with the bases loaded and down 4, two outs in the ninth!

Yeah, you are right. But my therapist is the guy who hit the comebacker, and never lets me hear the end of it.

If this was a jigsaw puzzle we would all be gathered around the table wondering why all the pieces are in the sky and we seem short on the body and in particular the edges that define the picture.  Plouffe down means we should have gone to Polanco and kept him so that we had the position filled.  Escobar may have had a career year last year and SS does not look particularly well manned.  Then there are the positions with so many options that no one knows which direction to turn their piece so that it will fit. 

I want a trade that clears some of the excess.  I think we have two puzzles mixed together and Terry Ryan is not the man I want trying to do the sorting.

You need a new therapist!

Plus your current therapist  needs a therapist!

Are you sure about this?

 

The last game of my Little League "career," I was pitching for Dairy Queen against the vaunted First Bank and Trust, who were older, bigger, and we had no business beating. It was the bottom of the last inning (6th), two outs, and I got a comebacker. A short flip to Chad at first for the win. However, I airmail the throw. A few batters later (with me still pitching) we lose the game.

 

Eerily similar to Sunday.

 

Anyway, I'd go 50/50 Vargas/stay at 14 pitchers. Because adding both of those options would make the least sense roster-construction-wise.

Don't beat yourself up. Chad should have made that play. Chad...