Wow. The Mets dealing Rick Reed was kind of expected, but him landing in Minnesota surprises me. Especially since the Twins, like the Mets, lack offense.
Reed should do just fine in the AL. The qualitatives may take a hit because of the DH, but that isn’t a foregone conclusion. The Twins record the rest of the way is pretty easy. The only teams with winning records they play are Cleveland and Anaheim. Even so, he may not win many games because this doesn’t appear to be a team that’s going to score many runs.
The rumor is that they will add Dmitri Young, presumably for prospects. We’ll see. Twins fans should fear that the team thinks that the return of David Ortiz will allow the team to produce as many runs as they did with Lawton when Ortiz was hurt.
I have always loved Lawton. When he was in the minors I remember sitting behind home plate at the Twins spring training field in Fort Myers and admiring his compact swing, patient eye and pugnacious approach. If not for the broken eye bone in 1999 I suspect he would be an elite player today. Or close to it.
Both Reed and Lawton are all-in FAAB bids this week.
ESPN.com: MLB – Twins add Mets’ Reed to staff in trade for Lawton