Promising 25-year-old third baseman Miguel Sano has disappointed the Minnesota Twins in 2018, just a year after representing the team as an AL All-Star. The Twins are sending Sano from the major league squad down to the Single-A Fort Myers Miracle in Florida. Maybe they're hoping the move will prove a miracle for Sano's career. In his All-Star 2017 campaign, Sano hit .264, an OBP of .352 with 28 home runs and 77 RBI. This season, Sano is batting .203 with a .270 OBP, 7 home runs, and 27 RBI. Truth be told, while the fourth year player is slumping, did his numbers really merit going all the way back to Single-A? I don't think so, maybe Double-A or Triple-A. Maybe location played a factor, with Sano getting some necessary time away from Minnesota to clear his head in sunny Florida. Sano will look to get back to the Twins on a stronger note eventually. If he rises through their system once again, it will include stops in Tennessee (Double A) and Rochester, NY (Tripl...
by Billy Sakmann, B.S. Sports Management '17