The Twins recently signed first baseman Curtis Terry to a minor league contract, according to Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America. He’d elected minor league free agency after being outrighted off the Rangers’ 40-man roster at the end of the season.
Terry had spent his entire career in the Texas organization, joining the club as a 13th-round draft pick in 2015. The big first baseman spent his first four-plus seasons in the low minors, flashing solid power potential but posting unimpressive strikeout and walk numbers.
After a slow progression up the minor league ladder, Terry broke through in 2021. Pushed directly from High-A to Triple-A Round Rock, the 25-year-old posted strong offensive production to earn a big league look. After hitting .294/.375/.583 through his first 269 plate appearances with the Express, Terry was selected onto the big league roster in July. He only appeared in 13 MLB games, struggling over 48 trips to the dish. And Terry couldn’t quite keep up his early-season pace even after being optioned back to Round Rock, where he finished the year a .275/.349/.533 hitter.
Terry has played exclusively first base or designated hitter in his professional career. That lack of defensive value obviously places immense pressure on him to hit, but Terry’s coming off a decent Triple-A debut and adds some right-handed power to the top levels of the Minnesota system.
I didn’t see that one coming.
…but you also weren’t looking.
This lockout player news is enthralling! I’m actually conditioned now to research minor league signings…Terry definitely has some big power potential. If he can cut down on his strikeouts then maybe he could make it as a bench bat. Not a bad gamble by the Twins.
“Not a bad gamble”?
They are risking a lot on him.
Bro, they aren’t even risking a 40 man spot. What are talking about?
I read it as sarcasm but could be wrong
Was surprised the Rangers outrighted him after a big step forward last season. Hope he does will for the Twins
Nice pickup. Figured TEX would have held on to him.
Got on base without really walking a lot. Hard to transition that to the Mlb level. He is the ideal player to go tear up the AA talent that is the KBO. Going to say next year he will take that cool million to do so.
He’s good guy. Good luck ⚾️
there is a long line of 1B the Rangers gave up on that they regretted afterwards. I wonder if he will join Carlos Pena Adrian Gonzalez Chris Davis Justin Smoak. and I think there is on other that I am missing I just can’t think of
Travis Hafner
Maybe that’s why they gave Ronald Guzman such a long look.
Maybe. You sort of can’t necessarily fault the Rangers in the cases of Pena, Gonzalez, and Hafner as they all came around the same time as Mark Teixeira. I think they just couldn’t stomach watching Davis strikeout in a 3rd of his AB’s. Smoak brought Cliff Lee and an AL pennant so i doubt there was much regret.
Not a bad bad pick up for the price
Because the Twins have a shortage of bat-only types?
What’s he like at pitching?