Twins righty Jose Berrios has hired the Wasseman Media Group to represent him, as Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reports.
Though he is not slated to reach arbitration eligibility this offseason, Berrios may still have some contractual matters to address with the Minnesota organization. He negotiated with the club last winter, though no deal was reached, and certainly could again be targeted for an extension over the offseason to come.
Berrios, 24, has now turned in two-straight solid campaigns in Minnesota after struggling in his 2016 debut. Through 28 starts in 2018, he owns a 3.92 ERA with 9.2 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9.
Those aren’t dominant numbers, to be sure, but Berrios arguably still has some untapped upside. He has boosted his swinging-strike rate to 11.1% this year, though he’s also permitting more home runs (1.29 per nine; 13.7% HR/FB) than he did last season.
As Berardino notes, Berrios would hardly be the first 2+ service-class pitcher to contemplate a long-term deal. There’s a long tradition of contracts for such hurlers, many of which have fallen in the same general price range and structure. Where Berrios fits in that line of precedent is up for debate — and, of course, negotiation.
Berrios had previously been a client of MDR Sports Management. MLBTR’s Agency Database has been updated to reflect his new representation.
Kopech > Berrios. Just an opinion.
Nobody said otherwise
Kopech has a UCL tear – needs TJS.
Opinions…is Berrios a cornerstone top end rotation piece for the Twins, for sure…or could a trade happen as so many teams would surely offer quality prospects for him?
He hasn’t stepped to the front of the Twins rotation yet, actually maybe he has but that is damning with faint praise, but look at the good side, at least he isn’t Mark Appel or Tyler Kolek or Brady Aiken..
The term, “untouchable,” that quite a few fans seem to throw around, especially when discussing their favorite team’s young, talented players and/or prospects, that term does not exist.
No one is untouchable, and everyone is available for the right price. Some players it just might take an unrealistic package to acquire them, but everyone is obtainable..
A popular term for young stars or prospects these days is untouchable. No one is untouchable, just some players would require a ridiculous package to acquire. For example, Acuña Jr. for the Braves. Braves’ fans say he’s “untouchable”, but if the Mets offered say DeGrom, it isn’t like the Braves wouldn’t consider it and just hang up the phone..lol..
Anyways, back to your comment..My point is anyone can be traded at any point. If a pitching needy team, like the Yankees, gave up enough talent, the Twins would trade him.
I’d say right now, he’s a very talented young, pitcher, and one that’s likely to stay put. To be a franchose cornerstone, he’s going to have to take that next step in his development. Honestly, that is not out of the question for Berrios, he’s already made leaps and bounds since his debut. He needs to have a good off-season, stay healthy, and work more on his command of his FB, and work on becoming a more talented pitcher with his pitch selection aND pitch sequencing. His next step will come with spotting his FB, and learning how to set-up hitters, ultimately using his excellent secondary offerings to get hitters out, and getting hitters to swing more at pitches out of the zone.
If so, Berrios could become a bona-fide top of the rotation pitcher for the Twins.
My bad, I don’t have a 5 second memory lol…I thought I originally deleted the top of the post,
José would be a nice choice for the Twins to work toward extending.
This kid’s curveball is devastating. But he needs to locate his FB to get those swing and misses on the CB. He has huge potential… but it’s just that until he can improve his accuracy. Cornerstone in the Twins rotation going forward for sure
His control is solid, it’s just the command of his fastball that he really needs to work on. Also, his changeup his average at best, if he turned that into an above average/plus pitch he could get away with some of the command issues.
Extend him, and then trade him for a haul before he gets injured.
He’s too slight to remain healthy for more than five years.