AceWrigley

Never under estimate our willingness and ability to over react to just about anything. 😀

Emilio Begone.

Gotta love those 2 infield doubles.

Dobnak had ligaments called pulleys in his right middle finger rupture over the past two years. From Dr. Jonathan Cluett: - - - - - - - - Finger Pulleys Everyone has structures in their fingers called digital pulleys (doctors often use the words "digit" and "finger" interchangeably). These digital pulleys are specialized structures that hold the tendons against the bones of the fingers. Without these pulleys in the fingers, a problem called bowstringing of the tendons would occur. Treatment If there is bowstringing of the tendons, then more careful management of the injury needs to occur. This does not always mean surgery is necessary, but there are specialized splints and therapy techniques that can allow the pulleys to heal properly. Only in situations where there are multiple pulley ruptures or if there is delayed treatment should surgery be necessary. As far as returning to activity, this varies significantly with the severity of the injury. With mild pulley strains, the full activity can be resumed as soon as swelling and pain have subsided. For full ruptures that are being treated non-surgically, duration of treatment is typically between one and three months. For people who require surgical reconstruction of a pulley injury, there may be restrictions for up to a year from the time of surgery. - - - - - - - - If I understand correctly, Randy chose rest and rehab (plus a cortisone shot) versus surgery since there isn't any precedent for baseball players having such a procedure and resuming their careers. From RotoWire: "Dobnak's oft-injured finger has been pain-free all winter, and he's been throwing bullpen sessions without issue, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "I think we're way over the hump now. I've been down here for a month. I threw live Friday, that was probably my 10th bullpen," Dobnak said. "I've been slinging it fine." Dobnak does not have great velocity, but he generated ground balls at a high rate before his injury. His success was largely due to his sinker, and the Star Tribune report says he's had to modify the pitch with more horizontal break due to the damaged finger." I'm one Twin's fan pulling for him. Don't dis The Dobnak.

Agreed.

Good read.

At least the Nationals signed Colomé to a minor league deal and we don't have to worry about that!

He's not on the 40-man roster so I guess we hope he has recovered from his finger injury and can pitch regularly for the Saints and be ready if we need him. Don't dis The Dobnak.

That bat might be Austin Martin.

Improving his baserunning awareness and throwing decisions will help.

He was pretty darn good in 2021 before his suspension, starting 17 games with a 2.59 era and a whip about 1.00. That's pretty elite.

The addition of Trever Bauer the pitcher would reshape our pitching staff for the better. The addition of Trever Bauer the person requires some serious consideration. Twins GM Derek Falvey was part of the Guardians front office while Bauer pitched for them. I don't know what kind of relationship they had, but I imagine Falvey would be in a position to create a good decision making process concerning the signing of Bauer for the Twins, or pass.

Send Kent Hrbek to visit Carlos. He can sit on him until he agrees to sign a Twins contract. Just ask Frank Viola.

Another one: I thought lefty starting pitcher Stephen Gonsalves was going to have a major league career.

I thought outfielder Joe Benson was going to have a major league career.

Also, New York is a BIG market and the Mets are stacked to make a World Series run. I think Carlos wants to play there.

Thats a long swim.

Hey wait a minute, did you know Gallo can play third base?

Oh, and not to add insult to injury here, but The $11 million Gallo will make represents the most he will have made in one season.

A second baseman with dubious fielding ability no doubt.

Wow, I actually find that detail stunning.

I can only conclude that this a precursor to some other moves that will restructure the roster that puts Gallo as the starting right fielder, otherwise it seems a waste of resources ($$). I'm not a Joey Gallo fan (his name reminds me of the Joe Pesci character in "My Cousin Vinny") because I'm not a great fan of three true outcomes baseball . . . BORING! I'm not sure where Falvey is going with all this but more and more I miss the Gardenhire gang and fundamentally sound baseball. Vive las Piranhas!