Heading right into the 2003 All-Star celebrations, the Minnesota Twins were a mess. On a 1-12 skid, the group had actually gone down to 44-49 as well as 7.5 GB the division-leading Kansas City Royals. Sure there was the periodic walk-off residence run and also wild finish, but also for the many part the '02 blossom was clearly off the rose.With the MLB profession target date still a few weeks away, Twins GM Terry Ryan made 2 decisions: A. Not to toss in a towel and also end up being a vendor; as well as B. Not to wait up until July 31 to draw out of the plunge. Therefore, Shannon Stewart of the Toronto Blue Jays was obtained via trade on July 16 as the All-Stars gathered in Chicago's South Side. Stewart's North-of-the-Border days From 1995-2002, Stewart was as strong as they come for an expert player. His 162-game standard throughout that period: 111 R Joe Ryan Jersey, 197 H, 41 2B, 14 HR, 34 SB,.302 BA,.816 OPS, 110 OPS+. With the "Jacque Jones leading off" experiment having run its training course, Stewart was targeted as an ideal leadoff man for the Doubles' offense.Of program, every profession for a strong player has its rate as well as this set was outfielder Bobby Kielty. Though seemingly a swipe in knowledge, it wasn't so precise at the time. Kielty was coming off a fourth-place Novice of the Year coating in '02 and had the pedigree of a speed-plus-power batsman. Bobby definitely had some strong Doubles moments & & prospective Yet GM Ryan determined to pull the trigger on the profession-- and also it proved to be the right bullet. Not only did Kielty never ever quite blossom in Toronto-- or later Oakland-- however Stewart promptly jump-started the Doubles infraction as had been hoped.Well, maybe not right away. In an amusing turn of occasions, Stewart made the first and also 3rd outs of a bat-around 1st inning as the Doubles opened the informal 2nd fifty percent of the season organizing the Athletics. Yet the Twins swept that collection as well as Stewart was off and also running!As a Double, the Stew-cat installed these '03 numbers: 304 ,.322 BA,.854 OPS, 124 OPS+. Essentially, he was also an action better than the strong gamer Minnesota had actually anticipated. He garnered enough MVP votes to end up 4th in the AL-- behind just Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Delgado https://www.twinslocker.com/Joe-Ryan-Jersey, & & Jorge Posada. There have actually maybe been even more significant trades in Doubles franchise history-- yet none with as much prompt in-season influence as Shannon Stewart. Shannon Stewart mania! Now, the Twins resemble their two-decades-ago counterparts-- dragging themselves right into the All-Star Damage with a feeble crime that can utilize a boost. Will anything transpire as the crowning achievement fly as well as destiny shine in Seattle? In one more resemble from the past, we'll figure out Friday-- versus the A's.

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