The Minnesota Twins jumped to the top of the American League Central this season, but one of the players who lost the shuffle was Miguel Sanó.
It’s surprising that the players that Sports Illustrated’s Albert Chen compared to Miguel Cabrera in 2013 play no role in Twins’s success, but after completing a minor rehabilitation, Twins has 29. You need to find room. -Age or go ahead.
Sano’s career wasn’t supposed to be like this. He was one of the top international free agents at the age of 16. According to a 2015 article from Guardian David Rengel, the Pittsburgh Pirates scout staff called him “Hanley Pujols” as a cross between All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez and the future hall. Of the famous Albert Pujols.
Chen took it a step further in his article, telling him that Sano hit eight home runs while training a scout in the Dominican Republic.The performance led to an enthusiastic negotiation period featured in the 2012 documentary. Ballplayer: Peleroto He led Chen to compare his power to the young Bryce Harper.
“The last teenager with this kind of raw power was some kind of fake companion from Las Vegas. Looking directly at Sano’s swing and power, Harper’s comp makes sense.” Chen writes.
Sano soon became one of Twins’ top prospects and ran through the organization with Byron Buxton. He defeated 105 home runs between 2010 and 2015 and was ranked 6th in Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects List. This all happened when I missed the 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John’s surgery.
The Twins called Sano in the middle of the 2015 season and he responded to the hype. He hit 18 home runs in 80 games later this year, showed veteran eyes on the plate, and recorded 53 walks in 335 at-bats (15.8% walk rate).
The number of Sano fell in the next season, but he rebounded for his first All-Star appearance and finished a runner-up to Aaron Judge at Home Run Derby. It seemed that everything was in place for Sano to take off until Sano suffered a stress fracture in his left shin.
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Since then, Sanó has been another player. He was dispatched to regain his health in the middle of the 2018 season, but he never regained what looked like the cornerstone of the future.
Since then, there have been highs and lows. Sano recorded .199 / .281 / .398 in the 2018 season, but he recorded 34 home runs in 2019. He hit 33 home runs in the 2020-2021 season, but he also recorded a 37% strikeout rate. He dropped £ 25 in the off-season last season and tore the meniscus after hitting .093 / .231 / .148 in the first 17 games of the season.
The latest chapter came during his rehab mission, where he hit .348 / .423 / .826 with three Homers during his rehab mission with St. Paul Saints. The story was confusing, but even more worrisome for Twins front offices who need to know if Sano is on the roster.
Luis Arráez, Alex Kirilloff, and Jose Miranda’s platoon replace Sano in first base, and the designated hitter position reserves to give players a holiday on the field or help Buxton kneel. It has been.
The Twins were able to send Gilberto Celestino or Kyle Garlick to make space for Sano, but both have played a strong role in the team and Nick Gordon currently has no choice, so St. Paul Must pass the exemption before being sent to.
After defeating the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli remained quiet about which direction the Twins were leaning.
“He has to come out now, re-timing and re-timing,” Bardelli said. “That’s why this rehab mission was so important, and it’s like we’re where we are now. We get him because we know it’s important to him. I used all the possible at-bats that I could. Be a good player. “
Whichever method the twins decide, Sano’s days in Minnesota seem to be counted. Some fans point to Eddie Rosario’s magical October and hold him back, while others believe it’s time to move on and create the ultimate mystery of Sano the Twins.
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