Finis

by BD57 on May 12, 2007 5:50 PM EDT Comment 10 comments

We've seen enough.

It's mid-May, which is as far as Sidney Ponson should get with a bad start to the season. He's certainly had the "bad start" and we have options in Rochester - Slowey, Baker, Garza.

Thank you for playing, Sid, but you have pitched here too long for any good you have been doing lately. Depart, I say, and let us be done with you.

In the name of God, go!

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Proceed

Proceed directly to AAA. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars (or innings).

Baseball is great because you cant take a knee or kill the clock. You gotta put the ball over the plate and give the other guy his damn shot E Weaver abridged

by AdamOnFirst on May 12, 2007 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

agreed...

This project failed, let's move... He's had 44 base runners in 22 innings, some ridiculous stat like that. I'd like to see Slowey, but at this point anyone is better.

by MagikLair on May 12, 2007 6:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I too would like to see Slowey (or even Garza just to mix up the mix of the rotation more), but I have a feeling we'll be seeing Baker now. Hopefully he can put it all together this time and at the very LEAST dramatically improve his trade value again.

We will see.

by djskilbr on May 12, 2007 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I also agree...

..and I've had enough of the Nick Punto era as well.

by MauerPower on May 12, 2007 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think

I think we'll either see Perkins or Baker now. it depends on how valuable Gardenhire thinks he is. He got quite a bit of action today and pitched pretty well.

Next in line I'd like to see Baker, and after Baker Slowey, whether Perkins starts or not.

Baseball is great because you cant take a knee or kill the clock. You gotta put the ball over the plate and give the other guy his damn shot E Weaver abridged

by AdamOnFirst on May 13, 2007 12:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree...

...that Ponson should not get another start, although I fear he will.

I think that stretching Perkin's out to 4 innings yesterday may have been the sign that he could start in 5 days. Expect they will want to see more than one great game from Garza, plus they need to get him to the end of May to save another year on free-agency. As long as they are this close, might as well hold off another two weeks. Slowey isn't on the 40-man roster but they have options (releasing Ponson opens a spot) to add him and he is going to be on it sometime this season. He would be my first pick but I think the order if done today would be Perkins, Baker, Slowey and Garza...but that could change over the next few weeks.

by roger on May 13, 2007 9:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Switche-roo

In the Sunday paper there was some talk of Perkins as a starter and moving Sir Sid to the bullpen.

Yet it would be nice if the Twins had anotehr bat for the inter-league play.

Also, Tolbert is getting raves and should be up here replacing L-Rod. Still would like to have the Twins take a look-see on Garrett Jones. Hve him replace Sir Sid, please, for now.

Re: Perkins. Would be nice to have another lefty in the rotation, but is he ready.

Should the Twins send out Kubel for everyday play at AAA to egt his swings back? Especially if you bring up Jones as a DH/pinch-hitter, perhaps. Because you don't need both Ford and Tyner, but I don't see either of them going anywhere unless in a trade.

Ken Harvey got one at bat at Rochester and is injured again and heading back for extended spring training in Ft. Myers.

Also, why is Machado on the 60-day disabled list, opening up a spot on the 40-man.

I smell a trade. Anyone else?

Luver of Twins history, cards and the minor leagues.

by twintown on May 13, 2007 11:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well...

I'd love to be smelling a trade, but I don't know that I do. It makes all the sense in the world. We have excess parts (pitching and 2 redundant OF's in Ford/Tyner), but I still don't really see it.

Sure would be nice to get Encarnacion for a Baker/Tyner package (Tyner as a throw-in obviously). That would solve a LOT of issues. Send Ponson down, bring Slowey up.

Pitching set.

And then you could also bring up G. Jones for a look at DH and send LRod down (don't need him with Punto as a utility guy). When Mauer/White get back, you'd have this team:

Castillo-2b
Mauer-C
Hunter-CF
Morneau-1b
Cuddyer-RF
Kubel-LF
White-DH
Encarnacion-3b
Bartlett-SS
Bench: Punto, Redmond, Cirillo, Ford

Staff:
Santana
Boof
Ortiz
Slowey
Silva (Garza set to replace him)
Pen: Nathan, Neshek, Crain, Rincon, Guerrier, Reyes, Perkins

That is a LOT more functional bench. Also, if the pen got settled (Reyes mainly I guess) I wouldn't mind sending Perkins back down to start games again and be ready AFTER Garza in case any of Ortiz/Boof/Slowey falter. And I'd probably have G. Jones up again to add a bit more pop to that bench.

by djskilbr on May 13, 2007 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ponson

My guess is that they go with Perkins in the rotation and move Ponson to the bullpen.

by TT on May 13, 2007 2:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That

That looks it is what is going to happen imminently. I'd be surprised if Ponson is ever able to work his way back out of the pen into the rotation because it doesn't seem like there will be much of an opportunity to show he's improved enough and they'll prefer the youngsters as next shot (as long as there is one left going good, and there are two in AAA like that after Perkins right now), but I see Ponson sticking around as dead weight for some time.

It's possible Gardenhire's obsession with extra catcehrs will play into this. Gardenhire will keep Heintz when Mauer comes back to protect him and Ponson will be the goner.

We'll have to see. The next three or four days will be critical in this.

Here is a question though, how well will Perkins do? I'm not so sure. I don't remember who it was that said it, but he does feel a little like a three run homer machine. He honestly reminds me of Ted Lilly. Probably pretty similar walk and K rate, lefties, and fly ball pitchers. Perkins has done well getting the ball on the ground thus far (maybe the sinker the was starting?) but we'll see if that holds as a starter...

Baseball is great because you cant take a knee or kill the clock. You gotta put the ball over the plate and give the other guy his damn shot E Weaver abridged

by AdamOnFirst on May 13, 2007 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs