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Twins Claim Matt Maloney

By Tim Dierkes | October 31, 2011 at 3:50pm CDT

3:50pm: The Reds announced that the Twins claimed Maloney off of waivers (Twitter link).

1:08pm: The Twins appear to have acquired 27-year-old lefty Matt Maloney from the Reds, as Maloney tweeted today, "Thanks for everything Reds…but i am now a Minnesota Twin!!! Looking forward to a great new opportunity!!"

Maloney spent most of the season at Triple-A, where he posted a 2.99 ERA, 5.6 K/9, 1.2 BB/9, and 0.9 HR/9 in 81 1/3 innings, missing much of the season with a cracked rib.  Baseball America ranked him eighth among Reds prospects a few years ago, noting that his ceiling was that of a back-of-the-rotation starter.

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  1. Alex

    11 years ago

    “The Twins appear to have acquired 27-year-old lefty Matt Maloney from the Twins”?

    Reply
    • venn177

      11 years ago

      Maybe they traded him to themselves for cash?

      Reply
    • bjsguess

      11 years ago

      Put a smile on my face. Very funny.

      Reply
    • chico65

      11 years ago

      And here I thought the Lowe trade was surprising.  Silly me.

      Reply
    • chico65

      11 years ago

      I think the Twins gave up far too much

      Reply
  2. Francisco Rodriguez

    11 years ago

    The Twins appear to have acquired 27-year-old lefty Matt Maloney from the Twins

    Reply
  3. Jeff

    11 years ago

    Tim, it should say “from the Reds”

    Reply
  4. Jon Hanford

    11 years ago

    Do the Twins have an evil twin team based in St. Paul?

    Reply
  5. FrankTheFunkasaurusRex

    11 years ago

    Pitch to Contact!

    Reply
  6. Mauerneau

    11 years ago

    Another back of the rotation starter? Weird…

    Reply
  7. RMR

    11 years ago

    Good control – fly ball pitcher – change-up specialist.  Won’t miss nearly as many bats in the majors as he did in the minors, but should be a serviceable back of the rotation type.

    Reply
    • Jelly bean Butera

      11 years ago

      They said the same thing about Kevin Slowey.

      Reply
      • FrankTheFunkasaurusRex

        11 years ago

        They said the same thing about every Twins pitcher other than Liriano

        edit: but then I remembered Scott Baker. Crap.

        Reply
  8. nick1538

    11 years ago

    So the twins traded for a Duensing/Slowey/Blackburn/Diamond/Swarzak clone?  What is Bill Smith’s fascination with soft throwing “pitch to contact” back of the rotation starters?  

    Reply
    • Jeff

      11 years ago

      You forgot Manship.

      Reply
      • nick1538

        11 years ago

        or Wimmers, Bromberg and even Gibson.  

        Reply
  9. JA

    11 years ago

    Not sure why? Does anybody have an idea where he’ll fit? Bullpen or fighting for a rotation spot?

    Reply
    • nathanalext

      11 years ago

      The last couple years, he was a swing man when he was on the reds 25 man roster. So, figure somewhere in between.

      Reply
  10. Dan Gallagher

    11 years ago

    Who did they trade to get him?

    Reply
  11. A P E

    11 years ago

    He’ll fit right in with Scott Diamond, Phil Dumatrait, Jose Mijares, and Brian Duensing.

    Reply
  12. Guest

    11 years ago

    This is actually a pretty solid pick up for the Twins. A couple good moves today. This could be a prelude — like a prelude prelude to other moves – which result in trading Liriano. Regardless, its smart for a few of these teams to stock up now if the moves come cheap and workout things over the next two months. Rather be deeper with a few decent pieces now instead of being empty handed in Jan. He could even become an appealing target for other teams for lefty bullpen help and just by having a guy like this, his value could rise just in two months for lack of other options available. I like how the Twins did this.

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    • yahoo-W2VSXEIWLI4BOVLACKD4NJHSRA

      11 years ago

      Don’t get too excited, Maloney was the Reds #9 starter. Good chance he wont ever make the 25 man roster.

      Reply
      • Guest

        11 years ago

        That’s probably correct, but a youngish lefty that can throw decent even if they have him for two weeks could just be filler for a larger move the Twins have in mind. 

        Reply
  13. sorryidontcare

    11 years ago

    This will probably be the biggest move the Twins make all winter long.

    Reply
  14. Dan Mazzaro

    11 years ago

    Anyone remember Matt Maloney from the Houston Rockets?

    Reply
  15. Conebone69

    11 years ago

    Maloney will promptly be swapped for a “scrappy” slap hitter with no power at some point this season.

    Reply
  16. Sky14

    11 years ago

    “…his ceiling was that of a back-of-the-rotation starter.”
    This is probably the most common phrase used to describe Twins pitchers right behind, “Has the upside of a Brad Radke.”

    Reply
  17. Paul

    11 years ago

    another back of the rotation starter, wahooooooo, that’s just what we’ve been missing in Minnesota.

    Reply

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