Thread: The Denard Span Non-DL Watch

Misses his 7th straight game Monday and won't play Tuesday since he's getting another MRI.

Just amazes me how the team just continues to burn active roster spots.

It is amazing. What's even more amazing to me is that our big media pals have not asked the hard questions about this ridiculous pattern. Are they afraid? Under orders to not press? Lazy? Making a calculated decision to protect their "access"?

Has anyone ever read something from this FO that addresses this?

You would think the Twins wouldn't be so cavalier with their bench spots, given they have a useless catcher who is one of the worst hitters in the history of baseball rotting there 4-5 days a week. It's tough to make any late inning moves when the bench consists of Butera, Casilla and my grandmother.

Apologists? I'd really like to hear the people who bristle at every criticism try and defend this. Not only are we already at a week and still performing tests - we happen to have a kid in AAA that is destroying the pitching down there.

I just can't wrap my head around this.

Originally Posted by birdwatcher

It is amazing. What's even more amazing to me is that our big media pals have not asked the hard questions about this ridiculous pattern. Are they afraid? Under orders to not press? Lazy? Making a calculated decision to protect their "access"?

Has anyone ever read something from this FO that addresses this?

This is probably why. The press needs to be careful what the say if they want to stay on the good side of the team

As for why we keep doing this I really don't know. Thankfully if he does have to go on the DL it doesn't have to be for a full 15 days, but it's still a huge waste of a bench spot.

Originally Posted by birdwatcher

It is amazing. What's even more amazing to me is that our big media pals have not asked the hard questions about this ridiculous pattern. Are they afraid? Under orders to not press? Lazy? Making a calculated decision to protect their "access"?

Has anyone ever read something from this FO that addresses this?

The beat writers and reporters for the Twins are a bunch of pathetic suck-up yes men. Too concerned about having a good working relationship with the team then actually questioning the way they do business.

They probably still lookin to trade him, down playin the injury in hopes of a quick trade before Sept 1.

Wasn't Terry Ryan going to fix this? Another great job by the front office. Same guys different chairs is all.

Originally Posted by Top Gun

They probably still lookin to trade him, down playin the injury in hopes of a quick trade before Sept 1.

I doubt Span's contract would pass through waivers.

My guess is that they don't want him on the DL b/c they want to trade him in the offseason and want to say that he had a healthy year after getting dinged up in 2011. And frankly, it's not that uncommon for a team to keep let a banged up player sit for a week so they don't have to lose him for another week. Most teams do it.

There you gp again, DPJ, mincing your words...

Originally Posted by gunnarthor

My guess is that they don't want him on the DL b/c they want to trade him in the offseason and want to say that he had a healthy year after getting dinged up in 2011. And frankly, it's not that uncommon for a team to keep let a banged up player sit for a week so they don't have to lose him for another week. Most teams do it.

Yeah, it would crush us to lose him for an extra week. We may not finish ahead of the Royals!

Originally Posted by TheLeviathan

Originally Posted by gunnarthor

My guess is that they don't want him on the DL b/c they want to trade him in the offseason and want to say that he had a healthy year after getting dinged up in 2011. And frankly, it's not that uncommon for a team to keep let a banged up player sit for a week so they don't have to lose him for another week. Most teams do it.

Yeah, it would crush us to lose him for an extra week. We may not finish ahead of the Royals!

I suspect we care more about keeping his trade value high than catching the Royals ....

Originally Posted by gunnarthor

My guess is that they don't want him on the DL b/c they want to trade him in the offseason and want to say that he had a healthy year after getting dinged up in 2011. And frankly, it's not that uncommon for a team to keep let a banged up player sit for a week so they don't have to lose him for another week. Most teams do it.

Which I could maybe listen too if the Twins didn't have an extensive history burning active roster spots when guys are "day to day" Plus I don't think a quick 15 days on the DL is gonna hurt Span's value in the offseason. Hell every team can see that he missed a good chunk of games in Aug so what's it gonna hurt just sending him to the DL for a quick 15.

I thought they should have DLed Span right away. That said, what does it matter? I feel the same way about Butera. If the Twins were in the race I would be breathing fire about wasting a spot on a third catcher and throwing away bench moves because they won't DL the regular CF. I do want to see Parmelee up when he is raking, but if he is just sitting on the bench, it's better for him to be in Rochester.

At this point in the season, who cares? Rochester is fighting for a playoff spot. Mastroianni is getting a good look filling Span's spot.

The F O is pretty stupid. They are probably trying to push Gardy out the door too!

Originally Posted by Top Gun

The F O is pretty stupid. They are probably trying to push Gardy out the door too!

Nothing stupid about that!!

It matters because it is a recurrance of an ongoing problem, that they said they would fix this year.

Originally Posted by DPJ

Originally Posted by birdwatcher

It is amazing. What's even more amazing to me is that our big media pals have not asked the hard questions about this ridiculous pattern. Are they afraid? Under orders to not press? Lazy? Making a calculated decision to protect their "access"?

Has anyone ever read something from this FO that addresses this?

The beat writers and reporters for the Twins are a bunch of pathetic suck-up yes men. Too concerned about having a good working relationship with the team then actually questioning the way they do business.

Common and Rosey went after Gardy, Mauer and Morneau after Sunday's post game interviews. How ridiculous it is that they keep talking about what a good team they could be, etc. Common is at arms' length, but Rosen is on the field before BP often. I was surprised by that.