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Re: Twins - Neshek a Padre
Not sure...Just saw something that said he was picked up off of waivers by the Padres so might not have been a trade. Thought he was on the 40 man roster?
Not sure...Just saw something that said he was picked up off of waivers by the Padres so might not have been a trade. Thought he was on the 40 man roster?
Twins beat writers are tweeting that he was placed on waivers. They were waiting for GM Bill Smith to confirm.
They are speculating it is so they can add Kyle Waldrop to 40 man roster.
It does not seem that Neshek has recovered his velocity after the surgery.
As a Twins fan, I have a lot of concern about their bullpen this year.
They are speculating it is so they can add Kyle Waldrop to 40 man roster.
It does not seem that Neshek has recovered his velocity after the surgery.
As a Twins fan, I have a lot of concern about their bullpen this year.
Confirmed now, except for the part about Waldrop.
RhettBollinger Rhett Bollinger
#Twins GM Bill Smith just met with us and confirmed Neshek was put on outright waivers and is heading to San Diego
RhettBollinger Rhett Bollinger
#Twins GM Bill Smith just met with us and confirmed Neshek was put on outright waivers and is heading to San Diego
he's close. hes been playing catch last i heard. not sure if he's done much pitching yet. havent been able to keep up with the news since school has been a ***** this year. hopefully nathan gets back this year to be our closer. after the guys we picked up last year, i think we will be set with a setup man and a closer, in nathan, if everything works out with him. if nathan doesnt come back right away or isnt top notch, we may struggle early
He has pitched 6.1 innings so far in Spring training, in 6 games. He seems to be doing all right, although his velocity still needs to pick up some which can be expected. He has an era of 4.26 or so, but that was from one bad outing......against the Blue Jays I think.
The Twins still have Capps, so we might see them use Nathan as a set-up guy, and Capps as the closer to start the season, or there was some talk of alternating them as closers one day to the next. In the article I read, they both seemed open to that....kind of a whatever it takes attitude.
I'm not too concerned about the closers. I'm concerned about who replaces Guerrier and Crain.
Here is some more about the waiver claim. Apparently, the roster spot will not be filled right away.
Pat Neshek placed on outright waivers, claimed by Padres - Minnesota Twins news | 1500 ESPN Twin Cities | Minnesota Twins radio home
Pat Neshek placed on outright waivers, claimed by Padres - Minnesota Twins news | 1500 ESPN Twin Cities | Minnesota Twins radio home
Guerrier, yes....Crain, not so much. Didn't think he was that great. Actually wish they would've kept Rauch.
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What this does:
-Gives Pat an opportunity with a different club once it was pretty clear he wasn't going to make the Twins.
-Clears a spot on the 40 man roster.
-Gives the Twins a little extra cash (contract plus waiver fee I would guess just a little short of a million?).
All in all probably best for player and club, some will wish the Twins 'would have gotten something' but there really wasn't much chance of getting anything of substance in a trade.
Edit: by a little extra cash I mean the contract money ($625k) the Twins now don't have to pay plus getting in whatever the waiver fee is.
-Gives Pat an opportunity with a different club once it was pretty clear he wasn't going to make the Twins.
-Clears a spot on the 40 man roster.
-Gives the Twins a little extra cash (contract plus waiver fee I would guess just a little short of a million?).
All in all probably best for player and club, some will wish the Twins 'would have gotten something' but there really wasn't much chance of getting anything of substance in a trade.
Edit: by a little extra cash I mean the contract money ($625k) the Twins now don't have to pay plus getting in whatever the waiver fee is.
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Yeah, I wish they could have kept Rauch too, but then I wish they would have hung onto Breslow a couple of years ago too, so.....
Crain seems to have a good year, then a bad one, then a good one...so if that it the case he will have a bad one this year. Hopefully for the White Sox he will become the Gas Can Crain of old!
This whole Neshek thing just seems odd to me. Not so much that they did it, but why now? He still had an option left. They could have just sent him to the minors again, and made this move at any time. Especially if you are not going to fill the spot on the roster right away anyhow. Plus, there were others on the 40 man (Hacker, Bromberg, Hoey) that could have gone. Not sure what options they have left though, if any.
It just seems odd timing....maybe something is coming.
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No, Ozzie had just said he had more than likely made the 25 man as the 5th starter. Sox rotation was Buehrle, Jackson, Danks, Floyd, Peavy.
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I think the timing is for two reasons, the Twins didn't want to pay that kind of money in salary for a minor league player and they wanted to give Pat a legitimate chance to make a major league roster, which would be easier now than in a couple months.
Edit: well and the fact it seems they are shopping the reliever market to see if they can bring anything in.
Edit: well and the fact it seems they are shopping the reliever market to see if they can bring anything in.
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Was down in Florida over spring break and saw Nathan pitch twice, his velocity is down only in the 91-92 mph range and he's been a bit wild in the two outings I saw as well as getting hit fairly hard. I'm anticipating a rough season from Nathan until 1 of 2 things happens: velocity goes up or he spots the fastball better than he has to this point of his career.
