On top of that, he had an appearance scheduled the next day with Gleeman and the Geek and didn’t wear any sort of protection. According to those two, he didn’t favor the injured wrist at all. However, Sid Hartman wrote in his column Saturday night, that the ruptured tendon in Cruz’ hand could still need immediate attention…

…the word is that Cruz will see a specialist in New York to see whether or not he can play the rest of the season with a torn tendon in his wrist, and there is some positive news that it might be possible.

But if it isn’t, the 39-year-old might be done for the year.

So, stay close to your favorite beat writer for the Twins because the Nelson Cruz news should drop at some point today, and that announcement could be the difference in how we view 2019 for our favorite baseball team down the road.

NELSON CRUZ UPDATE 11:25 AM – 8/12:

From the #MNTwins: “Nelson Cruz was examined by Dr. Thomas Graham today in New York. It was determined there is no damage other than the ruptured tendon in his left wrist and therefore no surgery is required.
He will resume baseball activities Tues, begin his hitting program.”

— Dan Hayes (@DanHayesMLB) August 12, 2019

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Martin Perez Could Make His Last Twins Start on Tuesday

Martin Perez looked like he could be the signing of the offseason (even over Nelson Cruz at the time) back in April and May. Up until his last start of May (30th), Perez was sporting an ERA under 3.00, with 7 wins, just 1 loss, and an opposing OPS of .645.

Since then, Martin Perez has been absolutely awful. His ERA has been above 6 and he’s turned from the reliable lefty in the starting rotation, to a guy who might not get through the first 3 innings.

Now, the Twins are peeking elswhere for that reliabilty from the left side of the mound, and currently those eyes are locked on Devin Smeltzer. I’m sure they are as intrigued as I am, about how he is able to bounce back from his first poor outing a few days ago. Lewis Thorpe is another left-handed youngster the Twins are looking at using for a playoff run.

Michael Pineda is due back from his injury this week. He was pitching lights out before his injury. It’s likely that one of the two starting lefties will no longer be with the big club, when Pineda is activated. If Perez can’t bounce back and prove his worth in the starting rotation on Tuesday, there won’t be any point in him taking up a roster spot as we make the stretch run.

In other words, Perez is likely finished with the Twins if he doesn’t come out firing his best tomorrow night.

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

My name is Eric Strack and I operate the website MinnesotaSportsFan.com. I wanted to reach out and apologize for the loss (thus a series split vs a bad Detroit Tigers Team) that I caused yesterday (Sunday, May 12). I know you didn’t miss the blog because our site is such a big deal you may have missed it, given the size of our site, but I guaranteed a victory before yesterday’s game…

…and that is why you lost.

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I can’t take all of the blame though, so I’ll start by shifting some of it to you.

Your team has been so good to start off 2019, that I clearly got high AF off of your success. I’m not the one who plays the games, so I can’t take the fall for this part of the equation. I become irrational when I get excited and your team has me stiffly stuck at midnight. Your play caused that. Not mine.

With Martin Perez and his new cutter slicing opposing teams and hitters into potato chips all season, and the team coming off of a split doubleheader the day before (they don’t like losing), I thought Sunday’s game was as good as a W before it was even played. And, I was likely right…. but then I wrote about it.

I should have known better. I’ve watched my betting career ruin game outcomes that were as sure as the sun rising and my fantasy football life ruin the careers and futures of incredibly talented NFL’ers. I’m just bad luck. So, when I was writing about the Twins sure-victory on Sunday, I was being incredibly selfish. It’s crazy to think that one man and his terrible sports luck could have that much impact in such a big universe… but you can’t fight facts and years of hard proof.

I was worried more about the glory of a guarantee coming to fruition (nobody really would have cared) and wasn’t thinking about the ripple I would likely cause by uttering such words toward a single team. Especially one I care about so much.

Please accept my apology and know that I will never utter such “G” words again. Get back on track tonight vs the Angels, now that the weight of my curse is off of your back.

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

P.S. – It’s a good thing I PICKED the Twins to win the Central Division before the season started and I didn’t use such cursed terms that start with “G” or “P”…