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3/28/18

NEW MET - IF/OF Levi Michael



Sandy Alderson continued scraping the meat off the bones of seasons minor league ex-high draft picks and signed ex-2011 1.30 pick, IF/OF Levi Michael. who was cut earlier the same day from the Minnesota Twins.

 Michael played in the Twins organization for six years, rising to AAA in 2017 for 41-games (.262). His career stat line is: .252/.343/.349/.692.

 A friend of mine that has a very popular Twins blog, 'Puckett's Pond', wrote back in 2015:

     Fast forward to 2015, and the Minnesota Twins are still waiting on the Levi Michael they drafted to show up. Having now played three seasons at the professional level, and having just barely advanced to the Double-A rung of the farm system, Michael is teetering dangerously on the bust label. At this point in his career, a utility player at the major league level appears to be the ceiling. While that is not what you want to happen for a first round draft pick, it’s surely more beneficial than the player not making it there at all.

 I see this move more for emergency filler. There also is an immediately need for the Binghamton shortstop position if the team doesn't think that Andres Gimenez is ready to play there this winter... err... spring.
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8 comments:

  1. Tom BrennanMarch 28, 2018 at 9:40 AM

    We'll see.

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  2. Reese KaplanMarch 28, 2018 at 10:45 AM

    Big yawn it would appear...

    Where was Sandy when the Braves released Scott Kazmir? I'd like to see him reinvent himself as a lefty reliever at pro-rated major league minimum.

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  3. Mack AdeMarch 28, 2018 at 11:59 AM

    Still, replacing .150 hitters with .250 hitters is a step up

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  4. Eddie from CoronaMarch 28, 2018 at 12:39 PM

    Good call Reese... I mean Ollie Perez carved a nice run as a Lefty bullpen guy

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  5. bill metsiacMarch 28, 2018 at 1:41 PM

    Too late to give him a ML slot, and the AAA and AA pens are very crowded.

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  6. Mike FreireMarch 28, 2018 at 4:06 PM

    The equivalent of a "scratch off" ticket........very little invested, possible/unlikely return on the same. Slight chance you could hit it big, right?

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  7. Mack AdeMarch 28, 2018 at 5:13 PM

    Cecchini lite

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  8. TexasGusCCMarch 29, 2018 at 12:40 AM

    Gimenez to AA is really pushing it for the kid. He jumped from DSL to A ball and held his own, but that’s all it was. Now to skip A+ is a very big risk. I’m surprised the Mets with all their shortstops don’t have one that belongs in AA.

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