I believe in Olivia’s last season in 1976, Gene Mauch would have Tony lead off and, if he got a hit in the first inning, immediately pinch run for him.
Kikuchi from Toronto is a name that’s been floated around. Would be a classic rent-a-pitcher option that shouldn’t cost much. But I’m not expecting any moves.
Twins pick up 3B Rylan Bannon from NYM. Hopefully not a sign that Miranda and Lewis aren’t expected back anytime soon.
.254, 15 hrs, 57 RBIs in AAA this year.
All this talk about the draft brings to mind one of my favorite nuggets of trivia: in the 1979 baseball draft, the Royals drafted Dan Marino and John Elway. Apparently they both had plans other than a MLB career.