Twins announce September callups

Joe Christensen at the Star Tribune has the news:

"The Twins just announced their September minor-league callups: pitchers Bobby Korecky, Philip Humber, Jose Mijares; infielders Matt Tolbert and Matt Macri, outfielder Jason Pridie and catcher Ryan Jorgensen."

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I'm not

surprised by anybody but Mijares. I wonder if maybe they want to see if he deserves a spot on the 40-man roster next year. I doubt that is the case, becuase that’s the type of move a non-contending team makes, not a team just a half-game back.

We’ll see…

by Twins Territory on Aug 31, 2008 11:39 AM EDT reply actions

I like Mijares being called up.

Lefty power arm, see what he can do. Maybe we catch lightning in a bottle and make Reyes expendable. It only costs us a month of service time, no?

by Adam Peterson on Aug 31, 2008 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

Reyes can get a job with any big-league team

You don’t like a guy with a .90 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched during Twins Bullpen Hell August 2008, when the Twins needed help? 9 baserunners allowed in that span. Good luck if Mijares can match that.

by Johnny Safron on Aug 31, 2008 12:22 PM EDT reply actions

It's not that I don't like Reyes...

He’s been solid this year. It’s a matter of next year. Reyes is a FA after this year, and I expect he’ll demand much more than the $1M he’s making this year. It will depend on the price. I suspect he may demand closer to $4M than $1M next year.

Give Mijares a taste of the bright lights, see what we may have for next year. I’m not saying we should stick him into 8th inning crunch time, but what does it hurt? I’d rather have Mijares up than Gomez or Barrett.

by Adam Peterson on Aug 31, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Jorgenson and Mijares are Head Scratchers

Surprised it was Drew Butera and Mariano Gomez/Ricky Barret

by Tony_O on Aug 31, 2008 12:54 PM EDT reply actions

The Twins

probably didn’t want to start service time on any of those guys. That’s the most likely scenario, and considering how much of an impact any of them could have/will have in the month of September, why start the clock ticking? It’s the smart move.

by Jesse on Aug 31, 2008 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions