Kody Clemens, son of seven-time Cy Younger Award winner Roger Clemens, had been mired in an infinite battle since his debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2022. Clemens skilled the peak of his younger MLB profession in 2023, when he posted a .230 batting common with 4 residence runs as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, not likely a memorable excessive level.
Coming into his third yr with the Phillies and with no minor-league choices left, Clemens was positioned on a relatively tight leash. After going 0-for-6 in simply seven video games, the Phillies misplaced their endurance and determined to DFA him. Shortly after, he was picked up by the Minnesota Twins in change for money concerns. His remaining slash line over three years with the Phillies stands at .220/.265/.394 with 9 residence runs. Now, the choice to DFA Clemens is tormenting the Phillies.
Since becoming a member of the Twins, the 29-year-old utilityman has caught hearth, slashing .304/.391/.696 and matching his career-high 5 residence runs in simply half the at-bats it beforehand took him. Not solely that, however Clemens has performed hero just a few instances throughout his transient stretch in Minneapolis, having drilled a walk-off double and mashed just a few go-ahead residence runs.
Since Clemens first donned his Twins jersey, Minnesota has thrived, profitable 18 of its previous 26 video games, together with a outstanding 13-game profitable streak that has thrusted it again into competition.
Nobody might have anticipated Clemens to all of the sudden turn out to be among the best hitters within the recreation in a single day. Not less than, that is one factor the Phillies and their fan base wasn’t relying on. Whether or not one thing simply naturally clicked, or the Twins mounted what the Phillies couldn’t, it seems Philadelphia made an incredible mistake.
And with the continued struggles of Brandon Marsh and Max Kepler, the Phillies might have definitely used somebody of Clemens’ talents.
