Thread: Article: Orioles Claim Alexi Casilla

Originally Posted by SpiritofVodkaDave

Why are people upset with this? I thought the general consensus is he wasn't worth the money that we would have owed him in arbitration.

There are some that will be upset no matter what the Twins do. I think we all say Alexi's potential. Unfortunately, he never reached it.

Originally Posted by diehardtwinsfan

Originally Posted by SpiritofVodkaDave

Why are people upset with this? I thought the general consensus is he wasn't worth the money that we would have owed him in arbitration.

There are some that will be upset no matter what the Twins do. I think we all say Alexi's potential. Unfortunately, he never reached it.

Never reached it? I think there's a pretty good chance he DID reach his potential.

Originally Posted by thrylos98

He always busted his tail off and never complained about playing time or anything.

Probably why we gave him as many chances as we did. Good luck to him.