Minnesota Twins: Which Players May Be on the Way Out?
Oswaldo Arcia
There’s no way around it, Arcia has some serious pop in his bat and once he gets ahold of one, the ball is going far.
Arcia’s time with the Twins may have been lengthened now that Eddie Rosario is in Triple-A but there’s no doubt the Twins have a logjam of present and future players in the outfield and teams would probably be more than willing to take a flyer on Arcia’s power potential alone.
Arcia has reached the 20-home run plateau before (2014) and has shown an improved approach at the plate this season that has helped him come up with some big clutch hits.
Despite his average dropping significantly, it will be interesting to see how Arcia responds to more consistent playing time now that Rosario is gone. Perhaps the increase in playing time will give Arcia the opportunity to turn his fortunes around and show off his skills for any trade suitors.
With a future outfield still being expected to consist of the likes Rosario, Byron Buxton and Max Kepler, Arcia still seems to be the odd man out in the eyes of the Twins.
Still, I don’t expect the Twins to move Arcia unless the trade absolutely makes sense for them as they have struggled to get much in terms of offensive production from the outfield. Getting rid of Arcia may only further hurt those numbers.
That said, the Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals could both be potential suitors.