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Minnesota Twins Daily Dip, January 24th, 2018

Welcome to the January 24th edition of the Daily Dip, your daily piece of news and notes here on Puckett’s Pond, offseason edition. You’ll find the most recent news of the Minnesota Twins organization, stories from around the game, and links to any information you may want to know about the Minnesota Twins or baseball as we work our way through the hot stove season!

Minnesota Twins Organizational Scores

Australian Baseball League Update
The ABL is off until Thursday.

Player Stats:
Todd Van Steensel, Sydney – 5.2 IP, 14.29 ERA, 3.18 WHIP, 4/7 BB/K
Aaron Whitefield, Brisbane – .304/.377/.457, 92 AB, 2 HR, 9 SB, 12/25 BB/K

Dominican Winter League Update
None of the Twins representatives played in the game on Tuesday night.

Player Stats:
Tyler Kinley – Tigres del Licey – 19 IP, 0.47 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 11/32 BB/K
Adalberto Mejia – Gigantes del Cibao – 21 IP, 3.43 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 8/15 BB/K
Kennys Vargas, Aguilas Cibaenas – .222/.311/.407, 54 AB, 2 HR, 7/20 BB/K
T.J. White – Gigantes del Cibao – .000/.000/.000, 14 AB, 0/5

Mexican Winter League Update
None of the Twins representatives are still playing in the league championship series.

Player Stats:
Jermaine Curtis, Naranjeros de Hermosillo – .161/.278/.226, 31 AB, 1 HR, 3/8 BB/K
Brock Stassi, Charros de Jaisco – .234/.387/.364, 107 AB, 2 HR, 28/25 BB/K

Puerto Rican Winter League Update
Indios de Mayaguez defeated Criollos de Caguas 5-4. Kennys Vargas played first base and went 2-5 with a double, 3 RBI, and a strikeout.

Player Stats:
Nelson Molina, Indios de Mayaguez – .000/.000/.000, 2 AB
Kennys Vargas, Indios de Mayaguez – .256/.475/.558, 43 AB, 4 HR, 18/13 BB/K

Venezuelan Winter League Update
A 5-run 10th inning led the Cardenales de Lara to an 8-3 victory over Caribes de Anzoategui. Williams Astudillo started in left field for Caribes, going 0-4.

Player Stats:
Melvi Acosta, Bravos de Margarita – 3 IP, 3.00 ERA, 2.33 WHIP, 1/1 BB/K
Willians Astudillo, Caribes de Anzoategui – .319/.365/.461, 204 AB, 6 HR, 11/4 BB/K
Omar Bencomo, Bravos de Margarita – 75 1/3 IP, 4.42 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 19/50 BB/K
Edwar Colina – Navegantes del Magallanes – 5 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 3/2 BB/K
Jermaine Curtis, Aguilas de Zulia – .400/.400/.600, 5 AB, 0/1 BB/K
Anderson Munoz, Aguilas de Zulia – 15 2/3 IP, 3.45 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 13/9 BB/K
Gregorio Petit, Leones del Caracas – .299/.358/.449, 3 HR, 3 SB, 11/17 BB/K
Leonardo Reginatto, Bravos de Margarita – .285/.326/.331, 172 AB, 1 HR, 3 SB, 10/32 BB/K

Minnesota Twins news and notes

Perkins set to retire
After a tear-filled goodbye at the end of his final appearance with the Twins in 2017, Glen Perkins appears set to make the difficult decision to retire.

Hildenberger in a good position in bullpen
After an impressive run as a rookie, many were curious the role Trevor Hildenberger would have in the bullpen after the Minnesota Twins signed three veteran relievers this offseason. According to this article, Hildenberger will still factor in significantly in the Twins bullpen plans.

Notes from around baseball

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One Last Thing

The Hall of Fame induction announcement is this evening at 5 PM Central. The Minnesota Twins have two former players of note on the ballot, one that is in surprising risk of falling off of the ballot, and one that has a chance to be elected in his first year of eligibility.

Jim Thome played two years with the Twins, getting traded midway through the 2011 season. He hit .266/.387/.562 with 37 home runs over 179 games with the team. He should be inducted on his first year on the ballot.

Johan Santana, on the other hand has a distinct risk of fall off of the ballot, in spite of one of the strongest 5-7 year runs in recent memory on the mound. With the Twins, over 8 seasons, he won 93 games with a 3.22 ERA over 1,300+ innings with the team, winning two Cy Young Awards and a Gold Glove.

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