The #MNTwins got some good news & some bad news today. We’ll start with the bad news so we can end with some good vibes.
The Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox in walk-off fashion tonight off the bat of…Carlos Santana and they now lead the American League Central Division by a half-game over our Minnesota Twins.
Man, they are the hottest team in the league right now. When you look back at the beginning of the 2019 season, would you have thought that at separate times of the season, 2 AL Central teams would have the best 1st half and best 2nd half record?
Well, that’s what has happened and it’s good for the division, good for the Indians and good for the Twins. It’s hard to imagine the Twins management and front office staff ever thought it was going to be an easy win in the American League Central. Granted, they knew who was going to be their competition and it looked bleak early in the season for Cleveland but they did build a team that can win and win now.
They are what the Twins are striving for, a perennial playoff contender, and they are getting there. Competition will make this team better. It will show how much fight they have and how good a team they are and how good they can become.
Will the incredible run the Indians are on end at some point? The odds will probably say yes but who knows and, honestly, who cares? The Twins have to handle their business and that’s starts tomorrow night in Milwaukee!
Okay. On to the good news and there’s actually a couple good news items, both involving injured Twins players.
First, Nelson Cruz does not need surgery on his injured wrist and he will begin baseball activities and resume his hitting program tomorrow. Amazingly, after feeling pain on a swinging strike on Thursday and being removed from the game because of it, he woke up on Friday, after being placed on the 10-Day Injured List (IL), without any pain. He said:
“I don’t have any pain. I can grab the bat. It feels good… It looks as if it’ll be good in 10 days.”
That’s Great news for the Twins as Nelson Cruz’s Boomstick was Cruzin’ and having him back in the lineup can only help them in their quest for a division title and a playoff spot.
Second, reliever RHP Sam Dyson threw a successful bullpen session on Sunday and he could be activated tomorrow and be ready to go in Milwaukee.
Let’s see…other news…the 2020 Minnesota Twins Schedule was released today, too.
Dates to watch for:
Opening Day is on March 26th in Oakland and the Home Opener is on April 2nd also against Oakland. Also, the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers & Colorado Rockies will come to town so get those day-off requests in now!
https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/minnesota-twins-2020-schedule-preview
Monthly Schedule: https://www.mlb.com/twins/schedule/2020-03
And last but not least, the Twins #21 Prospect and Cedar Rapids Kernels OF Gilberto Celestino, acquired in the as part of the Ryan Pressly trade, was chosen as one of MLB Pipeline‘s #TopProspectPerformers for yesterday’s games (2-4 w/a HR & 2 RBI) and chosen for their Prospect Team of the Week after hitting .419/.455/.677 (AVG/OBP/SLG) with 5 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 4 runs batted in and 3 stolen bases with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts in 7 games last week! Congrats…Gilberto!
I mean, that’s just a fun name to say….
GIBLERTOOOOOO CELESTINOOOOO!!!
