Post by The Vermont Bombers on Aug 29, 2017 22:23:55 GMT -5
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Rebuilding Twins Send Seven Stepping
Rebuilding Twins Send Seven Stepping
It's no big secret that the Twins are in the middle of a rebuild. With a present record of 16-18 they sit in third place, barely ahead of the White Sox and Royals, who are booth 14-20. In addition to rebuilding, they've already been beset by serious injuries after losing starting Right Fielder Lee Lacy for the season to a torn calf, Starting Pitcher Darold Knowles for two months to a herniated disc in his back and starting Catcher Jim Diedel for the entire season to a broken wrist. In addition to the injuries, their pitching has been bad out of the gate with a team ERA of 5.06, which places them in 19th in team ERA. The offense hasn't been better with a team batting average of .254. The losses of Lacy and Diedel will only make this offensive malaise worse, especially for an offense that is expected to severely regress once the batting averages of Shortstop Bob Saverine (.330), Roger Freed (.294), Ralph Garr (.290) and Ted Ulehander (.289) come back down to Earth. All told, it's widely expected that the Twins will suffer their worst season since the team went 57-105 in 1962.
In the midst of this, the Twins did a little house cleaning in their Triple A and Double A affiliates. The Twins released four relievers from Triple A and three from Double A. The Triple A Tacoma Twins, who are currently 23-11, released right handers Paul Edmondson, Frank Reberger, Frank Snook and Stan Perzanowski. With a bullpen that includes promising prospects Larry Christenson, Dave Geisel and stud relief prospect David Palmer, the Twins didn't really need the four veteran Relievers. With ERAs of 22.50 (Edmonson), 8.32 (Perzanowski), 7.60 (Reberger) and 6.04 (Snook), it seems unlikely that the four pitchers will be picked up particularly quickly.
In Double A the Twins released right hander Jimmy Britton and left handers Tom Plodinec and Jon Warden. Neither Plodinec or Warden are expected to find new teams quickly due to their high ERAs, in spite of the fact that they're left handed. Jimmy Britton might draw greater interest from around the league, although with an ERA of 4.06 in Double A, most would expect him to post an ERA well over 6.00 in the Majors. With young talent like 18 year old Closer Bob James rapidly improving his craft along side up and coming starters Mike Paxton (recently acquired from Baltimore), John Henry Johnson and Frank Pastore, the services of the three veterans were superfluous at best.
The team released a statement thanking all seven players for their contributions to the team and wished them the best in their futures.
In the midst of this, the Twins did a little house cleaning in their Triple A and Double A affiliates. The Twins released four relievers from Triple A and three from Double A. The Triple A Tacoma Twins, who are currently 23-11, released right handers Paul Edmondson, Frank Reberger, Frank Snook and Stan Perzanowski. With a bullpen that includes promising prospects Larry Christenson, Dave Geisel and stud relief prospect David Palmer, the Twins didn't really need the four veteran Relievers. With ERAs of 22.50 (Edmonson), 8.32 (Perzanowski), 7.60 (Reberger) and 6.04 (Snook), it seems unlikely that the four pitchers will be picked up particularly quickly.
In Double A the Twins released right hander Jimmy Britton and left handers Tom Plodinec and Jon Warden. Neither Plodinec or Warden are expected to find new teams quickly due to their high ERAs, in spite of the fact that they're left handed. Jimmy Britton might draw greater interest from around the league, although with an ERA of 4.06 in Double A, most would expect him to post an ERA well over 6.00 in the Majors. With young talent like 18 year old Closer Bob James rapidly improving his craft along side up and coming starters Mike Paxton (recently acquired from Baltimore), John Henry Johnson and Frank Pastore, the services of the three veterans were superfluous at best.
The team released a statement thanking all seven players for their contributions to the team and wished them the best in their futures.
