1/6/17

The Twins announce non-roster Spring Training invitees and there are some surprises

Today the Twins have announced that the following players not on their 40-man roster will be invited to the MLB Spring Training camp:

RHP Raul Fernandez
IF Tommy Field
LHP Stephen Gonsalves
IF Bengie Gonzalez
IF Niko Goodrum
IF Nick Gordon
IF Matt Hague
IF Ben Paulsen
RHP Jake Reed
IF Leonardo Reginatto
C Eddy Rodriguez
C Dan Rohlfing
RHP Drew Rucinski
OF J.B. Shuck
RHP Aaron Slegers
RHP Alex Wimmers

This puts the total number of invitees to 56.  Last season there were 23 non-roster invitees, so I do expect some additions.   However, there are a few surprises:  DJ Baxendale,  Nick Burdi, and Tyler Jay could all help the Twins' bullpen and Levi Michael could potentially fight for a utility spot.  The addition of Nick Gordon who is not close to being MLB-ready is also puzzling.   I expect that a few more catchers and at least one more OF will be added who potentially are not yet in the organization

3 comments:

Marv said...

Niko and Benji both had far better OPS numbers than Levi (all in AA). Levi had an OBP of .293. I don't think he is seriously considered as a potential MLB player anymore. His .293 OBP was really disappointing.
I, too, wonder about the pitchers.

Marv said...

Having a lot of trouble with the editor, apparently...

thrylos98 said...

Already +2 with Vogelsong and Tepesch