Comments on: The new and improved Delmon Young

By: CS

CS — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:59:30 +0000

In case anyone comes back later and reads this… my theory is Garza was never going to amount to anything with the Twins anyway, he needed to be shaken up (a.k.a., traded).

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:07:53 +0000

Gardenhire doesn’t make the trades, but he certainly has input into what players the Twins keep and don’t keep. If he doesn’t want certain players around, he is certainly going to let the GM know. And while the GM doesn’t have to listen, why wouldn’t he want to know what the manager – who deals with these guys on a daily basis -has to say?

That being said, I think too much is determined by what Gardy likes – i.e. crappy players like Punto and Crain – and dislikes, instead of putting the best talent out on the field.

By: ?

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:53:31 +0000

“The Twins would make that deal 100% of the time. Every single one of you trying to rip that trade are forgetting the most important thing…. Gardenhire.”

Gardenhire doesn’t make trades.

By: TFan13

TFan13 — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:12:27 +0000

You just live in a happy, perfect little world don’t ya…

I’m not arguing that point, you’re absolutely correct that a judging a trade and player are different things. But when talent is swapped between two teams – fans, players, writers etc are gonna compare and critique a player based on who they’re traded for. Obviously it’s not Delmon’s fault, it’s part of the game and life. That criticism could be a big reason why Delmon changed his workout.

By: jo

jo — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:40:50 +0000

Judging a trade and judging a player are different things.

By: TFan13

TFan13 — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:32:16 +0000

Jo – I know your daddy taught you life is fair, but…

players involved in trades are always compared/critiqued based on who they’re traded for. Especially talent that’s already at the MLB level. But, if you didn’t once look back at garza/barletts production compared to DY/Harris over the past couple years and think what if… then god bless ya.

I also still hear or read tidbits about the the Johan trade still being alive and comparing it to JJ hardy’s production.

By: jo

jo — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:02:11 +0000

I called the argument stupid, dodo brain.

By: John P.

John P. — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:56:55 +0000

@jo: Where’s the love? We talk nice here. I think you should stop calling people stupid. It’s a 6 year old’s way of arguing.

By: jo

jo — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:14:49 +0000

I think it’s fair to assume any semi-intelligent Twins fan has been pretty critical of Delmon Young the past few years due to who he was traded for.

But fully intelligent fans would realize that Delmon didn’t broker that deal. They would also make fun of the semi-intelligent fans for making such a stupid argument.

By: Mike Green

Mike Green — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:45:17 +0000

large canine, I was referring to the Bartlett-Garza/Young deal, not Young’s current contract. Young is earning his money (and then some) in 2010. It may be the last year that he does so.