Now that the White Sox have been soundly taken care of by the Tampa Bay Rays, I can really focus in on the Minnesota Twins during these winter months. I normally can’t get enough postseason baseball, but for some reason it has faded to a distant blur in the background of my mind. I really [...]
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With Age Comes a Big Bat
Posted: 8th October 2008 by vacant in Brian Buscher, Casey Blake, Nick Punto, Third base5
I was asked to do a piece on the possible acquisition of Garrett Atkins by a commenter in yesterday’s post, so here it is. I chose to do a piece on Atkins and not Casey Blake for many reasons. First, Blake is on the wrong side of 30 and Minnesota needs a consistent glove and [...]
I’ve decided to make this a three part series because I felt the urge to tweak the three-team trade between the Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Twins. It is still not perfect, so I am free to suggestions and criticism. Tell me what you think: Minnesota gets: Adrian Beltre, 3B, from SeattleCesar Valdez, RHP, [...]
Fixing Third Base
Posted: 15th July 2008 by vacant in Adrian Beltre, Brian Buscher, Nick Punto, Third baseFirst off, a hearty congratulations to Justin Morneau for winning the home run derby. I normally do not watch things like this but was forced to check up on it every once in a while. The obvious storyline is Josh Hamilton and his record-breaking 28 home runs in the first round, but Morneau showed great [...]
It appears that our problem at third base has been solved. Brian Buscher, in eleven games this season, is hitting an outstanding .368/.366/.500 through 38 at bats. Incredible. When the team struggled to find an answer at third base, Buscher has responded with full voice. He wants the job. I say give it to him. [...]