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Twins Notes: Sano, Colon, Perkins

By Mark Polishuk | October 1, 2017 at 8:08pm CDT

A players-only meeting in the aftermath of the trade deadline may have been the turning point in the Twins’ season, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press writes.  A July slump led the club’s front office to deal Brandon Kintzler and Jaime Garcia at the deadline, leaving the clubhouse feeling “angry,” in the words of Byron Buxton.  The meeting, led by Joe Mauer and Brian Dozier, lasted only 10-15 minutes and “I think the biggest thing in the meeting was to direct that anger or whatever feeling in a positive way,” Mauer said.  The message certainly seemed to sink in, as the Twins turned things around in a big way and are now headed to the AL Wild Card game.

Here’s more from Target Field…

  • Miguel Sano is “still having discomfort” in his ailing left shin, manager Paul Molitor told Berardino and other reporters today.  The slugger felt some soreness while lightly running out a grounder in the fifth inning today and didn’t return to the game.  It is still very much up in the air as to whether or not Sano will be activated for the Wild Card game, as GM Thad Levine said that the club may use every minute until the 9am CT deadline on Tuesday to finalize their roster for the game against the Yankees.  Sano has gone 1-for-8 since returning from the DL, and as Berardino notes, “has yet to hit a ball in the air.”
  • To honor a promise to his late mother, Bartolo Colon intends to pitch in 2018, the right-hander told reporters, including MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger and Michael Clair.  “That’s the goal.  That’s what I promised my old lady and that’s what I want to do,” Colon said.  Colon earned the 240th victory of his 20-year career today, and he received a standing ovation from Twins fans when he was removed from the game in the seventh inning just in case this is the end of the road for the 44-year-old.  After several effective years that belied his age, Colon finally showed signs of declining this season, posting a 6.48 ERA over 143 innings with the Twins and Braves.
  • Glen Perkins was emotional after what may have been his final big league game on Saturday, as MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger writes that Perkins has said that he’d consider retiring if he can’t return to the Twins next season.  The St. Paul-born Perkins has spent his entire career with his hometown team, and only just returned to the mound in August after missing over 16 months due to shoulder surgery.  The Twins will surely buy Perkins out for $700K rather than exercise their $6.5MM club option on his services for 2018, though there’s a chance he could return on a minor league contract.
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  1. nentwigs

    5 years ago

    Twins will fold against the Yankees. Sano should only be used as a PH option. Colon will probably go elsewhere to a more veteran team that is a proven WS contender. Perkins is toast, (Sorry, Glen).

    Reply
    • JD396

      5 years ago

      Yeah, I don’t even know why they bother actually playing games out with sub-$300m revenue teams

      Reply
      • PixelMelonz

        5 years ago

        I hope this is a joke

        Reply
  2. gojira15

    5 years ago

    Good to see Maurer and Dozier are good veteran leaders. Teams always need those types.

    Reply
  3. jints1

    5 years ago

    No pressure on the Twins Tuesday night. All the pressure is on the Yankees and Severino. Could be a surprise.

    Reply
    • JD396

      5 years ago

      Twins can jump on a pitcher as fiercely as anyone, and most of these guys played through a 103 loss season last year and aren’t easily intimidated by anything… like some of the Twins teams of years past.

      Reply
    • Adam6710

      5 years ago

      While there’s certainly MORE pressure on the Yanks, and from an outsider perspective (i.e.: the media) it’s easy to see the high expectations for the team in New York, let’s not forget that the Yankees were not predicted to contend this year at all.

      Also remember that the core of this team is Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, and Luis Severino, with guys like Clint Frazier, Greg Bird, and Jordan Montgomery right behind them. The theme here? Youth (they’re all 25 or younger).. These guys are young and talented, and have– unlike Yankee teams of the past 15 years– looked like they’ve been having loads of fun this season; even when they’ve struggled, they’ve been smiling and remained bright-eyed.

      My point here? They don’t outwardly seem like they’re feeling the pressure that the fans feel. I think that, combined with the lack of expectations at the start of the season, could work to their advantage as far as taking off the pressure that people are saying is more on the Yankees than the Twins.

      Reply
  4. soxfan1

    5 years ago

    Santana can mow down hitters, don’t count out anything

    Reply
  5. 162and0padres

    5 years ago

    Bartolo is God

    Reply
    • thegreatcerealfamine

      5 years ago

      of Roids…

      Reply
    • gomerhodge71

      5 years ago

      But shaped like Buddha.

      Reply
    • JD396

      5 years ago

      The God of Caloric Intake

      Reply
  6. Polish Hammer

    5 years ago

    He promised his old lady? Sure it wasn’t one of his various wives he wasn’t talking about? He’s got to keep playing to pay child support and his pharmacist.

    Reply

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