Bass Accepts Triple A Assignment

by Tony_O on Aug 21, 2008 5:53 PM EDT Comment 13 comments

Courtesy of Lavelle E Neal III Over at the Star Tribune.

Nice to See Bass Accepted the Assignment, Maybe the Cliburn Brothers can work with him.

Righthander Brian Bass has accepted his assignment to Class AAA Rochester and will join the team either today to tomorrow.
Bass, who was outrighted to Rochester on Wednesday, sounded as if he would take some time to check his options before accepting the move. I guess it didn’t take long for him to make up his mind.

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I'm glad he accepted the assignment.

I think it’s his best chance to see the majors again, although I’ve been known to be full of shit from time to time. Hopefully he can work on his confidence a bit, maybe find a way to tweak a thing or two that can help him be more effective.

by Jesse on Aug 21, 2008 6:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd campaign to have him go back to starting

Not sure if they could stretch him out yet this off-season, but I think Rochester still has a bullpen day scheduled into their rotation. Anyways, he was much better last year starting and struggled in the bullpen. It was no surprise to me he struggled in the Minnesota bullpen. As we saw too early on, some of his better outings were of the longer variety. After all, he does have at least 3 functional pitches. If all goes well, maybe he could find himself competing for a possible 5-spot in the rotation. That wouldn’t necessarily have to be with the Twins either.

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by caseintheface on Aug 21, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

would it be in the Twins interest then

next year to leave him in Rochester as a starter, and only if there is an injury bring him up to start?

Assuming he goes back to the success he had last time starting would he be good trade bait, perhaps in a package?

by caluofmn on Aug 21, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

do

do the Twins own his right next year?

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Aug 21, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

looks like I missed an important question

b/c I don’t know if they own his rights for next yr

by caluofmn on Aug 21, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

But he is eligible for the Rule 5 draft if they do not add him to the 40-man roster.

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by cmathewson on Aug 21, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

4th-5th starters

Aren’t the Twins flush with starters at AAA and elsewhere in the system that project as end of the rotation starters? Wouldn’t Bass just get lost in that mix?

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by PJS on Aug 21, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Probably

It’s something for him to work towards. There’s hope though because who would have thought during spring training that Blackburn and Perkins would be anchors for the rotation?

by caseintheface on Aug 21, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, we’ve got a number of different 4-5 starters in Humber, Mulvey, Swarzak, Mulvey in AAA. Bass may get a bit lost in the mix, which is why I probably would not put him on the 40-man. If he’s taken in Rule 5, so be it. If not, maybe he finds something as a starter in AAA.

by Adam Peterson on Aug 22, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not all 4-5 starters

I disagree, i think Humber is a 3 if he overcomes his Tommy John surgery, and he has done well of late in AAA, And Mulvey also potentially is a 3, young yet. Ideally what i would like to see is the Twins trade who they think is there #5 , someone who other teams hope is a 2 or 3, and replace him with someone ready to start, ideally you can get more for a guy who has had a good year or 2 with potential , for a needed position elsewhere. Kinda like trading Garza for Young, if u could keep developing a top notch pitcher every yr or 2, then trade one of the established guys for another needed position would be ideal. And i will put in here, i would trade one of my starters and a top notch prospect for Jason Heyward of the Braves, he will be a great one, IMO. They need pitching and i think they would move on it.

by Blairpaul715 on Aug 23, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

#4-5 starters right now

Yes, some of the guys have potential to end up better than a #4 guy, but at this time, going into 2009 we can’t way Humber/Mulvey/Swarzak/Duensing are better than a #4…yet.
Agree, trade a guy if another team thinks they’re a piece of the puzzle. Use the depth to address other needs.

by Adam Peterson on Aug 24, 2008 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs