It's always good to hear from old friends.
Ray Chang was activated from the disabled list by the Cincinnati organization (AA Pensacola).
Jeff Manship was designated for assignment by Philadelphia, then was sent outright to Lehigh Valley.
Jason Marquis was placed on the seven-day disabled list by the Philadelphia orgnization (AAA Lehigh Valley) with a right oblique strain.
Dustin Martin was activated from the disabled list by the Arizona organization (AAA Reno).
Darin Mastroianni was optioned from Toronto to AAA Buffalo.
Kendrys Morales was traded from Minnesota to Seattle for Stephen Pryor.
Justin Morneau was placed on the fifteen-day disabled list by Colorady with a neck strain.
Gonzalo Sanudo was activated from the disabled list by the Houston organization (high-A Lancaster).
Yangervis Solarte was traded from the Yankees to San Diego with Rafael De Paula for Chase Headley and cash.
Clete Thomas was activated from the disabled list by the Philadelphia organization (AAA Lehigh Valley).
Jeff Manship has a career WAR of -2.1
Addendum: I'm reading this morning that St. Louis has signed A. J. Pierzynski.
One less team for the Suzuki-rama
That's "Hedley"!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoM-ZC7uNnc
Darin Mastroianni has not fared well in Toronto. Zero stolen bases, only 5 hits in 32 plate appearances.
I was thinking about this the other day. For all the annoyance of not having a centerfielder much of this year, if the Twins had kept Mastroianni or Alex Presley or somebody like that it would've made very little difference to their season. It would've looked better, but the Twins record would probably be about the same.
Sam Fuld has been better than Ben Revere and about the same as Denard Span (although Span has been heating up lately) and Danny Santana has been better than Fuld. If Presley and Mastroianni were both still with the Twins, I doubt either one is playing CF for the Twins. Santana might have taken over SS by now, but who knows.
The question is whether Santana would've gotten a chance to play center if Presley or Mastroianni were around. No way to know, of course. So, if Santana continues to play well, it could be argued that not having a centerfielder (other than Hicks) worked out well for the Twins.