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1. Sano 2. Buxton 3. Hicks 4. Arcia 5. Rosario 6. Berrios 7. Gibson 8. Benson 9. Walker 10. Keplar

Ryan hinted in an interview Mon that they do plan on calling both up in Sept......is goin down to New Brit to do final reviews/make decions

I know this isn't really fair, but I'll use your quote from a month ago in conjunction with your comment about Pavano. C'mon, Hendriks is 23 and dominating at the level immediately below the major leagues. The Twins are not going to give up on him when young starting pitching is the most valuable commodity in professional baseball. Pavano isn't young and may not have much left in the tank and he will command a lot more money than Hendriks will make in the next two seasons. Pavano's a goner and Hendriks will get more shots.Rememer, my comment on Pav is what I think Mn will do....not what I would do. I LOVE Liam & think he's gotten a bad rap this year from MN. They will give slugs chance after chance, but he's kept in AAA due to his poor perfmance. I do feel MN is 'down' on him since he hasnt gotten another chance yet. Terry Ryan commented on him today that they want this AAA stint to be his last....will be up in Sept, he said. Think he will start next yr in rotation

Terry Ryan was asked pregame & said both will remain in ROC till Sept (barring injury) as its better to have success in ROC than sit in MN.

Arcia burns an option yr regardless of whether he comes up or not.....Hicks will not use an option yr as he will never be optioned, only added to 40 man roster. No lose bringin both up, cept service time

absolutely agree

Ho Hum Another 7 innings shutout performance by Hendriks 4h 4k 1bb 104pitches Now has a 1.99ERA in AAA in 99.1 innings which, after tonight, will lead the league in ERA (will be 2IP above minimum) 2nd in WHIP w/ 0.95 in Lg also

Add in 16 HBPs...his specialty. 29 last yr also. More so that he's only played 55gms ... just has enough plate appearances to qualify

They already announced that Blackburn is one of the starter for 13' (obviously that can change) after last nites gm. They are small market team untill they show they are willing to burn the Blacky/Nishi contracts AND then spend 90/100m. Payroll isnt the main concern for next yr for me tho. Jurrjens was on the 06 Netherlands team but not the 09 team. AGAIN, I am not promoting the Twins to resign Pavano, but predicting it on the teams past history of how they operate.

what injury for Dean (just innings???) Quesada suspended for what.....did he get into Kenny Vargas' "weight loss supplements"?

be shocked if Collabello is called up, but he certainly deserves it. Here's article http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_21292700/tom-powers-twins-chris-colabello-is-good-story I dont even know if I buy that you'ld be forced to DFA him at end of yr. He, if Justin is dealt like many think & Parm takes over, could see some time in 2013 as backup 1B to lefty hitting Parm...part-time DH (Doumit WAY more effective as a lefty) and as power hitting PH Very least, he starts 2013 as starting 1B for AAA team....wherever it is Another Pioneer article on Hicks states that the decison on Aaron isnt set yet (recall him in Sept). Ryan is heading down to see him again soon. He is playing winter ball tho. There is hope!!!

been solid this yr....hope they dont hold him down next yr to ELIZ just cause they dont have a spot for him in BEL (or Cedar Rapids).

sorry...was thinking Jonathon Sanchez, not Annibal. Like Annibal, but would favor Edwin more

It seems like he might have a little something in his background about playing catcher? Did he play C in high school??? Old man really should have him learn....if not just to be an emergency type guy. Amazed more young players dont learn it to give em more versatility.

I dont think Im being negative on it....untill I see MN bid on a FA pitcher/player, I just dont believe they will. They have a philosiphy & have stuck to it hard. I have no reason to believe they will go away from it.....(includes having money to spend/pitch counts/young players not playing/holding onto junk way too long/soft tossing vet pitchers). Now they have always (??) been fairly active in trades...just not FAgency. Even the position players they spent on in FA werent 'big' money. 7m for Josh, 3m for Doumit/Carroll. That's still the Twins way of doin things relatively cheaply. Worked out GREAT tho. They WONT get rid of Blackburn. Jettisoning him will show their is a new way to deal with things. They wont IMO. I just wont give em the benefit of the doubt....prove it first is my feeling. They will have a 100m payroll (top 10/15) but will still do it on the 'cheap'....not that its a bad thing.

definately look into Jurrgens....for sure. Like somone with better K rates over him tho

Durability....31+ starts each of last 5 yrs...no arm/shoulder troublespretty decent (great for MN) K numbers/control gotten better past 3/4yrs Harder thrower (94.1 mph per fangraphs/career) for variety on our staff

How well would Peavy fare with MN??? 19 of 22 gms he's gone over 100 pitches (first 2 gms of yr didnt). Twins, with his health status, would limit him to 95/100 per nite. May not be worth 15m you'ld have to give him.

Jackson, Sanchez, Greinke, Liriano, Marcum, Saunders, Shields (not sure?), Peavy (team option). There are others, those are just the guys off the top of my head. There are a lot of guys entering the market this offseason. The Twins didn't spend a lot of money on hitting last offseason because JR didn't have a ton of money last offseason. But he spent over $15m on the FA market and spent that money intelligently (in most cases). There is more money available this offseason and there's no reason not to expect the same approach to the market. Why would you pay Carl Pavano to start for you when you have Nick Blackburn on the roster? I honestly don't see much difference between the two and you're just throwing bad money after bad money at that point. You may as well keep Blackburn around and see if he can return to an acceptable level of play rather than pay Pavano to put forth what might be an equally awful performance in 2013. Dont love that list. Dont think there is any shot on Grienke....none, IMO. Like Edwin Jackson alot. Pass on Sanchez, Franke, Saunders....no better than Blanton/Guthrie IMO. Marcum is a Twins type pitcher.....Pavano like, but can get strikeouts. Elbow injury has to scare many off....esp with this teams medical staff. Do like him if healthy Peavy has a team option which Ive read CHI may NOT pick up. All in on him if available. Would be a bidding war & that will scare off TRyan IMO. Shields, by trade, would be my #1 option. He is a tad overrated, BUT in a pitchers park with his durabilit & nice contract (team options) he could be very nice. Could want Span (is from Tampa) among others, as they lose Upton....Tampa loves team friendly contracts.

they've also focused on it...their regular lineup hasnt always been the greatest. Pieced the lineup together for the most part over their run....Crawford/Longo are/were ALL Stars, but other than that Madden has shown his brilliance by putting pieces together.

w/Blackie....I am talking about the offseason to get rid of him. Assume when Pav is back, he starts over Blacky & Liam may get 4/5 Sept starts also. It is an arguement on both sides since this is a different money situation since Ryan took back over. I still am in a 'wait & see' mood. I didnt think we spent that much money last offseason on hitting.....just changed out Kubel/Cuddy for Willy/Doumit/Carrol....money spent stayed about the same/just changed team philosiphy on whom to spend it on. I believe they would trade for a 10m pitcher (james shields???) before they would on a FA (TR never been a guy to get into a bidding war). Who are the 'bunch of quality starters'?? There is no way they bid on Grienke, IMO. Drawing a blank on others.

Big Canadian started out 8-80 off lefties.....20-50 since with .500slgg Since July 1 (before today) 32gms .....43/128 (.336BAve w/.523slgg) 5hr 21rbi finishes strong.....can we get something good for him this offseason???

This was a great offensive offseason for MN, no question..... However, this team has never changed its pitching philosiphy & I cannot go on good faith until I see it happen. Even last season, the 3 top pitchers they pursued were Chris Capuano, Paul Maholm & Marquis. No great arms there.....none better than a cheaper Pavano. Now, Im NOT advocating they sign Carl, Im just predicting they will fall back into old habits. They can prove they are changing their approach by releasing/trading Blackburn (picking up his salary) but they wont. Other than Edwin Jackson (who's on a winner now), I havent seen any FA's Im in love with but think they will target Joe Blanton/Jeremy Gurhrie types.....they are in Pav's company at least

WHY...cmon PIG. Cause its the Twins/Terry Ryan/Gardy & they LOVE the status quo.Cant you hear the press conference......"Carl is now healthy & was better than anything on the FA market He is ready to go and we think he can get back to his 2010 form & give us 200 innings next yr. We feel we have 2 aces now with Diamond/Pavano."

Pavano scheduled to pitch for Ft Myers today (3 innings) followed by Gibson (2-3 innings) rained out, with an offday Monday.....cannot catch a break. Dont think we'll see Carl before Sept.....more Blackburn