Rounding up the latest in minor moves from around the game…
- Per Matt Eddy of Baseball America, the Twins have signed IF/OF Jordany Valdespin to a minor-league deal. Valdespin, 31, had a memorable mid-summer run for the Mets in 2012, smacking a series of late-game, go-ahead homers for the team in his rookie MLB season. Jordany’s career has been in a bit of tailspin since: the Domincan-born utilityman has managed just a .216/.271/.369 (79 wRC+, 0.1 career fWAR) line in 467 career PA over four seasons with New York and Miami. Valdespin spent all of 2017 in the Mexican League before tallying a full-season’s worth of AB’s for Long Island of the independent Atlantic League in 2018. He performed well at both stops, and seemed to again flash the power jolt that had tapered off after his electrifying debut. The lefty’s seen time at five major league positions during his MLB tenure, including a number of starts at both shortstop and center field, so an eventual utility role isn’t completely out of the question.
Never heard of this guy
Valdespin absolutely smashed it last year in the Atlantic League with the reclamation project factory Long Island. Might be a nice depth piece for the Twins.
also worth noting he was already under contract and is has played in 5 ST games so far.
Yeah, but at the time he was just a fan who ran out on the field. The Twins were even like who is this guy? Vald responded Willie Mays Hayes.
Didn’t he sign like 2 months ago?
just over one month
haven’t heard this name is a while
He’s only 31? I would have believed it if you guys told me he was 51, it seems like he’s been around forever.
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This is almost a month old news
Decent stats the past two years, and he’s still showing good spend with 30 SBs in the Indy league.
Wasn’t he the guy that nailed in balls with a pitch and he wasn’t wearing a cup?
Yep.
nymag.com/intelligencer/2013/03/baseball-players-w…
Wasn’t he released by the Mets for taking peds or control substance is he clean now