whitsbrain

You nailed it. Yankees vs Red Sox...it's what MLB wants. I'm surprised they haven't moved Boston to the NL so they can have that potential World Series matchup every year.

I'm a big fan of Buxton but he needs to think about making the smart play for his team and his future and less about making ESPN Top 10 Plays. He can't keep slamming into walls. His brief history shows his body can't take the abuse.

The Twins need pitching. Of course I'd trade Nunez. The only players I'd keep right now on the 25-man roster are Sano, Buxton and Kepler. All of our veterans are disposable. If one of them is hot, trade them NOW to a team that's in the playoff hunt for anything that smells like a pitcher or a catcher.

Sano is the most valuable asset the Twins have. Why is he being shuffled around between RF/3B/DH?!? If his position is 3B, put him there and sit Plouffe. He isn't going to bring anything in trade, the FO blew that opportunity in the offseason. You got a few okay years out of Plouffe. If Sano is a big part of the future, start acting like he is. Trade Dozier while he's hot. Maybe you can get a decent middle of the rotation starter for him. If Polanco is waiting for an opening, he can hit as well as Dozier and is close defensively, why not get something for Dozier and open up 2B?

With how bad the Twins pitching staff is, you need players in the OF who can chase down all the balls hammered around. Arcia can't do that. Now, try to get something for Plouffe in a trade and move Sano to third.

Good advice! I got tired of waiting for prospects and decided to start watching them awhile ago when I subscribed to MiLB.tv. You can't see every game, and it's more Rochester than Chattanooga or Cedar Rapids, but it's a nice enough variety (no Fort Myers as far as I can tell). The picture quality and audio usually leaves a lot to be desired. Then again, I don't have to hear Bert drone on about pitchers "hitting their spots" or batters "taking it the other way".

I'd say Hunter is 100% about marketing. I don't even know where to begin about how pathetic it was yesterday watching the FSN broadcast repeatedly replay Kevin Garnett throwing the first pitch to Hunter. By my count, they showed it four times. Even my son scoffed at it after the third time. It's all about the hype. They even brought in Tyus Jones. It's the same thing with the prospects. Buxton and Sano are going to have to hit good breaking balls in the minors before they are going to win the Twins another World Series ::roll eyes:: Yet they are all we hear about. I'm not sure who is buying into this. I am a baseball fan and I have always followed the Twins, so I can't ignore them no matter how bad they are. Actually, I'm pretty certain that the majority of Minnesota sports "fans" have next to no idea, understanding or care about the product on the ballpark/field/court, etc.. They seem most concerned about saying "I was there when...". This season, enter Hunter. This also explains why Target Field has been filled for the first few years. When Minnesota residents see or hear that it isn't really "the place to be" anymore, there will be thousands upon thousands of empty seats. Everyone will be back at "da' lake" or "up nort'" again. That time probably starts now. But they'll be back once they find out the Twins are a hot property again, looking for T-shirt and bobble-head giveaways.

Um...I watched him strike out from the right side on three consecutive at-bats Sunday against Buffalo. But I guess he can catch the ball if he happens to be in the mood.

I'm a daily reader but never post, until now. This article makes an excellent case for trading Perkins. Given his contract and status as an All-Star, he likely brings more trade value than any other Twin (even more than Joey Baseball). The hesitancy to trade him because he's "one of us" is something fans have to get over. If you hold on to the hope of building a winner with local boys, you are going to be waiting forever. You want a winner, you can't sit on a roster that's losing. The Twins need starting pitching help that will prepare them for 2015 and beyond.