Comments on: Twins Notes: 40 men, help for Rochester, decisions, and Webb

By: mike wants WINS

mike wants WINS — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:36:28 +0000

If Hudson accepts, they probably lose Hardy. He better not accept, as Hardy is 10x the player.

By: ML

ML — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:55:19 +0000

Well they offered Hudson arbitration (along with Crain and Pavano). Apparently, they do want to keep him.

By: Matt #3

Matt #3 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:54:14 +0000

The stage has been properly set by Gardy and Smith to re-sign Nick Punto for 3 years at $3.25 million per season to be our starting shortstop. I am not joking. It’s all part of the master plan.

By: mike wants WINS

mike wants WINS — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:21:49 +0000

Silly Tigers, signing a slow catcher that can really hit. don’t they know that speed wins, not getting on base and hitting with some power?

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:00:29 +0000

The Guerrier decisions will be interesting. He’s a type A. I think the Twins will offer, and I think Guerrier will be crazy to turn it down, but he will. Then he’ll find that the market for a marginally good middle reliever with a type A designation really ISN’T very good, and re-sign with the Twins for 2 years and $6-$7M.

By: Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:46:36 +0000

We need more speed at shortstop because scrappy, baserunning-saavy infielders win World Championships. Any time the Twins instead have had a Shortstop with good range, arm, fielding instincts, and a little pop in his bat, the Twins went exactly nowhere.

….oh, wait.

By: Owen

Owen — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:20:31 +0000

@Twins Focus Blog: That’s what she said.

By: Twins Focus Blog

Twins Focus Blog — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:32:24 +0000

I am all for adding speed, but I would prefer not to do it at SS. I think a heathly Hardy (if he can stay healthy in 2011) is a great asset. His defense is superb and his hitting is above average at the SS position. The place that speed should be added is in the outfield. Span is more of a corner outfielder to me, I just don’t know if you can take Cuddyer and Youngs bat out of the lineup as the Twins are pretty short on right handed power hitters. I am all for a little more speed in the lineup, I just don’t think the Twins are looking in the right places to insert it.

By: Steven Ellingson

Steven Ellingson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:06:47 +0000

Steve –

I’ve never seen such a stupid statement (your first sentence) combined with such an intelligent one (your last sentence).

Bracvo.

By: mike wants WINS

mike wants WINS — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:07:23 +0000

I must say, I was very disappointed with LaVelle’s article about adding speed. He didn’t point out that the OF has 5 players already. He didn’t really address any details at all, just pushed the Twins’ lines out there with no analysis.