McDonald down, Buscher up

by rayken on Jul 26, 2007 1:43 AM EDT Comment 10 comments

McDonald was optioned to Rochester after the game today, but no official word on his replacement had been given, though Gardy apparently hinted at Buscher. It is now a done deal.

Some background on Buscher

Let's hope he gets a fair shot and not just random at-bats to show what he can do up here.

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Gardy

Buscher will probably start the first game, not do so well and Gardy will go right back to Punto. Hell we could trade for Miguel Cabrera and Punto would still get 1 our of every 3 starts at 3rd. Punto is just another spork on the Gardentool.

P.S. if Kelly Theiser reports again that a pitcher had a bad start because he didn't keep the ball down, I might have to kill myself.

by caseintheface on Jul 26, 2007 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

buh?

Punto is just another spork on the Gardentool.
You just blew my mind, man.

by ravenfly on Jul 26, 2007 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This move...

is about 3 weeks later than it should have been. In my mind, Buscher and Cirillo should have been platooning at 3b as much as possible (they fit that), with Punto acting as a super-sub, nothing more.

by djskilbr on Jul 26, 2007 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, and...

I don't think that's THAT bad at 3b. Then with Kubel playing regularly in LF, you're really just down to DH as a GLARING hole.

by djskilbr on Jul 26, 2007 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Will all depend

on if Buscher can actually hit up here. He wasn't even at AAA for too long (34 games) before getting the call, so I'm kind of anticipating a rough go for him during his first time through. Hopefully he proves me wrong and maybe even holds down the position for awhile, but I just don't see it happening at the moment.

Replace Nick Punto.

by rayken on Jul 26, 2007 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There has to be...

...another move for Buscher to come up. He is not on the 40-man roster, so someone will have to be moved off it. Will it be McDonald?

by roger on Jul 26, 2007 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

is machado...

on the 60 day dl yet? maybe he goes there now.

by djskilbr on Jul 26, 2007 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rabe to 60-day DL

That's how they made room for Buscher.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Jul 26, 2007 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Produce, produce.....

The Twins are giing their young turks limited time to produce.

I may be thinking too much, but I think they wanted to see if McDonald could be someone other than Ford or Tyner in a few brief games. When he tanked, maybe they wished they had brought up Buscher. If Buscher can play third, then there is no doubt that Castillo would be gone, as Punto would become the second baseman with casilla in the wings and Cirillo helping out at third.

Who knows, maybe the Twins should've put Span into the fire and see what he's made of...better earlier than later or not at all.

Who's next? Not Garrett Jones. Can Matt LeCroy get a bit mroe service time, perhaps?

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by twintown on Jul 26, 2007 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not Matty

I wouldn't be surprised to see Tolbert and Morales at some point, at least in September.

Lecroy's statistically the team's worst hitter by a long shot. He's probably the biggest reason the Red Wings have struggled. When you make 157 outs in the middle of the order, and you clog the bases when you do get on base, you're like an albatross around the team's neck. It would send the team the worst possible message if Lecroy got called up after a season with a .553 OPS.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Jul 26, 2007 8:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs