Originally Posted by
thrylos98
Not sure that I like the pitching moves, because:
- Maloney was not the worse pitcher in the Twins' pen, it was Gray
- Walters was not the best starter in Rochester, it was DeVries
- Liriano was not the worse Twins' starter, it was Marquis (or very close, and Liriano has been trending better)
- I don't think that Liriano has much future with the Twins and by demoting him to the pen they decrease his trading value. And at this point they better think trading value instead of 2012 wins.
As far as Valencia goes. Yes, he did not meet expectations this season but his defense has been better. And the Twins do not have a third baseman out there. Maybe Carroll can fill in. Hope Brunanksy set his straight. But recalling Mastroianni? Not sure that this makes sense with Komatsu being on the team. (Not sure that Komatsu bein on the team makes sense either.) All I know is that the Twins took away a guy who if straighten up can hit for power and brought in a pirnaha...