To acquire Matt Capps, the Twins sold as low as they could have on a very good (but maybe not great) prospect. This move is good for the 2010 club. It’s a pretty lousy move for the organization as a whole.
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C is for Catcher, Closer, and Crappy-ish Trades
Posted: 31st July 2010 by David in Roster MovesTags: Bill Smith, Matt Capps, Wilson Ramos
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Wrappin' up the Week: No Reason to Panic
Posted: 26th June 2010 by David in UncategorizedTags: Pythagorean Win Loss
Rough week for the local nine. Just when it seemed like the Twins were doomed to face a sweep at the hands of the Phightin’ Phils, Joe Mauer hit a clutch, game-tying home run in the ninth inning, Jim Thome and Drew Butera each went deep in pinch hit at bats, and the Twins rallied [...]
Today in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Kelsie Smith penned a nice piece raising the question that no one really wants to talk about in light of a certain, large, recently-signed contract: What’s going on with Joe Mauer? As Smith notes, the response in the Twins clubhouse is fairly uniform: Mauer is stinging the ball [...]
In spring training, much was made about Delmon Young reporting to camp 30-35 pounds lighter. Word was that his attitude had improved as well, and all in all no one seemed the least bit concerned that the Twins’ outfield defense figured to be significantly weakened with Young taking over daily duties in left and Denard [...]
Please, Stop the Insanity
Posted: 14th March 2010 by David in UncategorizedTags: Jim Souhan, Joe Mauer, Rants
It strikes me as rude to use a blog just to tear a journalist down. Typically, I don’t get too annoyed with what paid journalists write, or for that matter, what paid broadcasters say. A lot of times, you can tell that certain professionals parrot the company line, but in all honesty, this is part [...]
Jarrod Washburn. Really? REALLY?
Posted: 9th January 2010 by David in UncategorizedTags: Jarrod Washburn, Rants
The word from LaVelle E. Neal of the Star Tribune is that the Twins have, in fact, offered Jarrod Washburn a one year deal worth $5 million. During the 2008 season, the Twins were rumored to be interested in acquiring Washburn from the Seattle Mariners, but, when the Mariners’ asking price was too high, the [...]
The Twins will tender contracts to all 30 unsigned players on the 40 man roster. Some of those names aren’t surprising; the Twins clearly weren’t going to give up on Delmon Young after his monster September and the Carlos Gomez trade. Brendan Harris, despite maybe not being in the manager’s favor, is plenty valuable as [...]
The word in the Twins’ blogotwittersphere (mainly via LaVelle E. Neal III) is that Carl Pavano will accept the Twins’ offer of arbitration and return with the club next season. Ed Price of FanHouse.com reports that Pavano could make $7 million or more. This is not all that surprising given that Pavano is still fighting the stigma of 4 [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Arbitration and Type A Free Agents
Posted: 2nd December 2009 by David in UncategorizedTags: Orlando Hudson, Placido Polanco
Matthew Pouliot of the excellent Circling the Bases baseball blog is reporting a list of type A free agents, and whether they’ve been offered arbitration or not. Of significant interest to Twins fans should be the fact that neither Placido Polanco nor Orlando Hudson were offered arbitration, meaning the Twins will not be forced to [...]
Various sources are reporting that Joe Mauer has been named MVP of the American League, receiving 27 of 28 possible first place votes. The other first-place vote went to Miguel Cabrera of Detroit. Mark Teixera finished second, with teammate Derek Jeter third; Cabrera finished fourth. Really, this award is no surprise. Mauer led the AL [...]