Wait until you see this lefty-hitting outfielder, Emmanuel Rodriguez, we were told. He’s now in St. Paul and, if you get there on a night when he’s not injured in some manner, it will be an upset.
OK, but Walker Jenkins, another lefty-hitting outfielder .. he’s definitely a can’t miss, now that he’s back from injury and playing at Class AA Wichita. We’ll see.
As for the good pitching prospects, we hate to break it to you, folks — if the Twins had anyone close, he’d be here by now, after the losses of Pablo López and suspect Zebby Matthews, and the beatings being taken by a couple of bullpenners.
The quickest give-up in Twins history came way back in 1982, within a month of the Twins moving into the Metrodome. Owner Calvin Griffith saw a team that couldn’t win, looked at the salaries and started unloading veterans.
It wasn’t exactly a bonanza of prospects, but it did give them Tom Brunansky and the opportunity for young players — part of the core for a World Series winner five years later.
Obviously, it’s much easier to give up when only two teams per league were reaching the postseason, compared to six all these decades later, but here’s a tip:
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