I don’t mean to preach-you can handle the information given to you however you want it’s the fun of sports. Speculating yourself into a sense of certainty checks both of those boxes. But we want so deeply to know what’s going on so that we can have an opinion on it or just sleep a little better at night.ĭo we really need to have an opinion on it, though? Sure, speculation is fun. Nick Paparesta probably doesn’t have the answers. Derek Falvey, Thad Levine, and Rocco Baldelli don’t have answers. We want to have a plan and to know what to expect.
We want to be able to evaluate and critique the move. Kirilloff’s situation is even more nebulous, given the lack of precedent for his surgery and the length of time he’s been working to get back-we’re coming up on two whole years since his injury.īut still, we want to know what’s going on.
There are timetables, but they’re more suggestions than rules. Beyond that, though, is the general uncertainty and nonlinearity of recovery times. Injuries, though, are challenging to communicate about. Heck, in the presence of information, we still make our own stories. A note in the Athletic and a bunch of box scores can’t provide fans with all the information they crave, and we make our own stories in the absence of information. Obviously, the team could be more forthcoming (see Jamie Cameron’s suggestions for better communication). Daddy Rest is keeping secrets, so he might not even have a wrist. His wrist is cooked if he can’t play every day yet. He can play every other day in the majors. He needs to be up ASAP because the lineup needs him, and his on-field results indicate he’s healthy. Maybe they plan on keeping him down long enough that he won’t hit arbitration this year as an edict from Cheap Pohlad. Maybe the Twins aren’t pushing him as hard as they need to. Maybe he’s not healthy enough to play more than three or four times per week. Three fans could read the above information and jump to three different conclusions. We need to be prepared for him not to show up next week.Īs fans, we’re only privy to what we are told. There’s really no telling what’s going on with him or how soon we’ll see him. He has played 10 games in 16 days and only finished the most recent three on the field. At the time of this article’s writing, he has played back-to-back days only twice-April 15th and 16th, then again on April 20th and 21st.
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Kirilloff has not had a full three weeks in the minors. Myers and getting a full three weeks of minor league baseball should be enough, right? Even if he didn’t have a standard spring training, hitting on the backfields in Ft.
If he’s crushing AAA, he should be ready to step into an MLB lineup and at least hit well enough to get regular time. If he’s healthy enough to play at AAA, he should be healthy enough to play in MLB. Still, Aaron Gleeman of the Athletic reported that many in the organization believe he will be optioned to AAA at the end of his rehab assignment to give him more time. Little is truly known for sure about the situation. Why would a player crushing the ball in AAA and at the end of his rehab stint not be moments from donning an MLB jersey?Ĭlub officials have been characteristically tight-lipped about Kirilloff’s timetable. Given this information, it’s easy to believe he will be on the big league team soon. His rehab assignment-limited to 20 days-ends on Monday, May 1 (Mayday! Mayday!). 391 batting average and a 1.326 OPS at AAA. Early results have been promising, as he has hit three home runs with a. He, the Twins, and fans hope those days are behind him following surgery to shorten his ulna bone to give his wrist more room to operate. Through 104 MLB games, he’s been inconsistent, with some highs but a 94 OPS+ overall, at times losing the ability to hit the ball with any authority. Since then, he’s undergone two surgeries and has looked questionable in limited MLB time. He got off to a great start in 2021, appearing ready to live up to the hype surrounding him before a wrist injury in May 2021. The 25-year-old former top 25 prospect has had a rocky beginning to his MLB career. “We need guidance we’ve been misled-young and hostile, but not stupid.” – Tom DeLongeįans have been looking forward to Alex Kirilloff’s return since his most recent season-ending trip to the injured list.
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