The Twins have released first baseman/outfielder Brock Stassi, per Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press (via Twitter). His roster spot at Triple-A Rochester will got to just-acquired slugger Chris Carter.
Stassi, 28, crafted a nice story when he earned a roster spot out of camp with the Phillies last year. But he failed to succeed in his first crack at the big leagues, slashing just .167/.278/.295 in his ninety plate appearances. On the positive side, Stassi drew a dozen walks to go with his 22 strikeouts.
The left-handed hitter had wielded quite a productive bat in the upper minors prior to his first taste of the majors. But he fell off badly upon returning to Triple-A last year and has carried that poor performance into 2018. Since signing on with the Minnesota organization, Stassi carries only a .211/.316/.316 slash in 133 plate appearances at the highest level of the minors.
I feel sorry for guys like him who just can’t make that next step. I remember last year’s ST when he lead the Phillies in HR, had a .300 BA and 1.000+ OPS. Despite ST numbers being a terrible barometer some fans were ecstatic……….. and then he was gone by mid July.
I know…..sad…..
No reason to be sad. He made the majors, even hit a couple homers there. More practically, he made about a $250,000 in a half season in the majors, and when he reaches old age, he will have a pension for life. He’s done better than 80%+90% of his peers.
The really sad situation are the dozens of guys who are realistically just as good as Stassi, but never get a call up, and walk away after 10 years in the minors with nothing to show for it.
“when he reaches old age, he will have a pension for life”
???
How much or you don’t know what you’re talking about.
No pension. Needs way more yrs of mlb service
He hasn’t vested enough years yet to get a pension for life. I hope he saves his money
Not good enough to stick around, too good to quit. It’s like torture.
That’s life in the middle.
AAA stuff is now news??? What a joke
The Street has a look: MLB players must play 43 days in the majors to earn a minimum $34,000 annual pension plan. Just one day in the majors gets them lifetime healthcare coverage. After 10 years in the big leagues, benefits grow to $100,000 annually.Jan 26, 2011
Stassi played 51 games…enough days to qualify.