If you're like me, you KNOW the Twins made an awful lot of weird trades this past off-season that included us dumping two of our best outfielders. You also know we have 35 pitchers in camp, but you don't know much about any of them.
So WHO did we get for Denard Span who is now on the Washington Nationals?
That would be the six foot nine inch, 23-year old Alex Meyer. He's got a 100 mph fastball that SEEMS much faster because of his height. He's also got a nice slider and a very good breaking pitch.
The problem? He tends to overthrow and as a result has some spurts of wildness. Think Sam Deduno but more intimidating and much younger. He's listed by scouts as the fifth best pitcher in the entire organization which means he could conceivably be given a role in the starting rotation before the year is out. More likely? The Twins will keep him in the minors for the next year or two and season him much like they did with Kyle Gibson.
Speaking of Gibson, did you know he is six foot six inches tall as well? The Twins have some tall pitchers in their system. No one knows if that height will actually translate to anything, however. Like so many of the Twins today, only time will tell.
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