Juan Rincon is leaving the Minnesota Twins
Juan Rincon has rejected an outright assignment to AAA so the Twins will have 10 days to trade or release him. Rincon was not pitching well this season for the Twins. In 24 games (0 starts) this season he was 2-2 with a 6.11 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP. Rincon did have a solid 8 year career with the Twins. He pitched in 386 games (3 starts) in his career with the Twins and he was 30-26 with 3 saves, a 3.69 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. It will likely be hard for the Twins to trade Rincon as they had a deal set with the Rays and the Rays nullified the Rincon part of the deal due to health concerns.
Once again the twinkies show there loyalty. Juan has been a great pitcher for them and look at how they teated him. I hope the twins are folded by MLB, sorry city with sorry fans
I have to disagree with you about Rincon. He has pitched in 87 games the last two seasons with the Twins and he is 5-5 with a 5.44 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP. Those are sorry numbers and they trump the fact that he used to be a good pitcher. It’s like the old Janet Jackson song…..”What have you done for me lately?” I don’t see Rincon pitching well for his next team as he seems to have lost his stuff. The Twins won’t be folded as they are getting a new stadium soon.