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If we are going to start cutting chaff then we need to start with Corria. Deduno is not what is holding this team back by any stretch of the imagination.

I know its only two games but looks like colabello is getting his stroke back. Does anybody know if he made an adjustment? Also nice to see Rosario off to a hot start. Nobody blocking him at AAA, how long does he stay at AA if he keeps killin it?

This was spot on

I think in order of preference i take jackson then nola then Turner then gordon

I got to see him play on Saturday...thank you mlbnetwork...first twins game I watched in 4 years. I saw Santana pick it at short deep and the hole and take two steps and gun the runner down at first. This kid has a CANNON. And the play was smooth and nicely done.

If the twins sign him to an extension, i dont think it will be this year and if they do sign him they need to get 2 of his free agent years locked up. Otherwise I really dont see the benefit. But if he has another good year I really think they should sign him up

I don't think one dude should talk about how great another dude is by using the words "stroking" and "balls" in the same sentence. Just sayin

I am glad you are perfect. He said he made a mistake, he admitted it and he is paying for it. This is costing him more then it would ever cost you. Get off your high horse.

A new thread gets started almost every three days ( actually I will take the under on that) so don't fret Joe is Joe...he has struck out more the last couple years but he will be fine. I worry if the Twins starting pitching will ever have an era under 5 again anr what to do about SS and CF. I dont think Joe gets talked about more bc people feel there are more pressing issues then Joe

Okay, nevermind I just read the rules

Kevin James could play Gardy. How is it possible Colabello is not on the ballot??

I need some help. I do not understand how ESPN reaches and sets the Power Rankings on a weekly basis. Last week on the day the Power Rankings came out, the Twins, yes our beloved Twins, led the league in OBP (.353%) Walks, and were one run behind the White Sox for the league lead in runs. Yet, the Twins were ranked 27th. REALLY?? I should add I am not under any illusions about how good the Twins are, especially their pitching staff, but can somebody help me with the 27th ranking out of 30 teams, even though the Twins were 9-9? Maybe I am biased, but in my eyes, I seem much less biased the ESPN sportswriters who come up with this stuff.

Believe it or not suzuki has put up his best offensive numbers batting second. Having a professional hitter in front of Mauer should help the offense as the hitter should see a lot of fastballs. In a different thread somebody had posted all of the numbers Suzuki had put up per position in the batting order. If i recall correctly his on base percentage in the two hole was .336

I was thinking that there was a really good chance this year that by the end of August there is going to be a whole new Twins roster to watch. So I went through the roster and listed each player as well as the probability that they would be traded or released by the end of August. I did this because I do not believe the Twins will be all that good this year (see, well out of contention by July) and I believe that there a lot of players that won't be back next year, the Twins will be promoting players early and often when the current players do not or under perform. This is done with the caveat that any player can be traded at anytime. I look forward to the feedback I will get on my first post. Jared Burton: 40% Traded Kevin Corria: 75% Traded Sam Deduno:60% Traded Brian Duensing: 80% non-tendered then re-signed at the end of the year Casey Fien: 50% Traded Kyle Gibson: 0% Traded Phil Hughes: 5% Traded Ricky Nolasco: 0% Traded Mike Pelfrey: 20% Traded Glen Perkins: 0% Traded Anthony Swarzak: 45% traded Caleb Thielbar: 0% traded Josmil Pinto: 0% traded Kurt Suzuki: 0% traded Jason Bartlett: Released by June Chris Colabello: 0% traded 15% optioned to AAA Brian Dozier: 0% Traded Eduardo Escobar 0% Traded 0% Optioned to AAA Pedro Floriman: 0% Traded 75% Optioned to AAA Joe Mauer: 0% traded Trevor Plouffe: 40% Traded Oswaldo Arcia: 0% traded Aaron Hicks: 0% Traded Josh Willingham: 25% Traded 75% Released in August Jason Kubel: 100% Released in August

Once the All-Star game is over, my guess is Escobar, or maybe Romero from AAA

The twins possibly have a ton of legit trade bait this year. Corria, Willingham, Duensing, Burton, Fien and Trevor P could all be replaced with players from AAA. Due to the depth of the Twins Minor League System, we could shoot for high upside talent in the lower pools of competition. I am excited to see what the roster looks like in August and who gets traded and who stays. I am also excited for the draft. One could also add Mike Pelfrey to the list if he does well.

I do not believe the Twins will have a true DH. Willingham puts up better numbers in the field then DHing and I believe Kubel does as well. I believe Mauer will also get some DH time, as will I believe Escubar.

Maybe Joe Mauer should talk to Brian Harper. Didn't Mr. Harper strike out like 17x over 550 at bats one year?

Is there any way to get the league averages for that information? Or is zero just the average?

i would rather have the Kazmir contract then Nolasco. But I dont think thats a fair question. i think the real question is whether i would rather have the Hughes contract or Kazmir. And i would rather have Hughes