3 Bats for the Twins to Monitor at the Deadline

[Paul Walerius]

9 hours ago, JD-TWINS said:

Who wants an apparently broken down 2B making $10M & a career .190 hitter making $11M????

Gallo was traded last year, with similar money involved, I believe.    I think somebody could be interested at the right price.   We aren't going to get a lot unless we eat some of the money.   It is a possibility though.  

[jkcarew]

Thomas…call me crazy, but the ridiculous splits are NOT good. In 75% of situations he has very little value (negative considering defense?)

Tough to justify over 162 games with the way 26-man rosters work these days. In certain playoff series, certainly would be nice to have, though…platooning/replacing Gallo probably, or Kepler…not Kirilloff.

I’d rather he be a cheap rental, actually.

Hernandez makes the most sense to me. But, I’m not liking the idea of any buy deals that cost anything more than lottery tickets this year.

On the other hand, there are some sell candidates where I would happily take a lottery ticket or two in return.

[tony&rodney]

This would have sounded way off a month ago, but Brooks Lee looks like he has figured out his swing. I mean the hesitancy seems gone and he is attacking now. 30 doubles and 10 home runs already and solid defense makes him a guy to advance soon. Can he handle MLB pitching yet? I never would have thought a month ago.