My Wily Mo man-crush

by JBrown2818 on Aug 21, 2007 9:11 AM EDT

5-11 with 2 doubles, 2HR, 3RBI, 2K, 3BB in three games with the Nationals. I actually watched the two games against the Mets and was struck by two things. His power-the commentators were saying that he was crushing the ball into the yellow seats at RFK during batting practice-if you have ever been to RFK I think you might be a little impressed, and he hit a double that went to the CF wall before Beltran could even move to get it. And his attitude-he absolutely believes that given the opportunity to play on a regular basis he could really produce some good numbers-no small feat because his defence is pretty brutal.
I still think it is too bad we didn't pick this guy up, but I wonder if there any other diamonds in the rough we might be able to pick up in the off-season? If we aren't spending $12-14 million on Torii Hunter, where might that money go to besides the Pohlads bank account?

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his neck

I like him a lot but good god if there is one guy who just might be taking a teeensy little bit of HGH it just might be him. The guy doesn't have a freakin' neck.

by JBrown2818 on Aug 21, 2007 9:14 AM EDT reply actions

This guy...

Would have made a killer DH.

by eahnpurato on Aug 21, 2007 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

Mad.....

I was so mad when I saw what he got traded for. The Red Sox even paid part of his contract, and sent other players to the Nationals.

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by Twins Territory on Aug 21, 2007 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

Actually...

they made out really well. They got Cris Carter from the D'Backs in the deal (3-team deal) who is a masher that offers them both insurance for Lowell at 3b (Youk to 3b, Carter to 1b) and Ortiz (if he's really breaking down).

I've wanted Carter for a while, and I know I'm not the only one on here with that sentiment.

But yes, I think WMP would have been worth a flyer. I still think Monroe would be worth one now as well.

by djskilbr on Aug 21, 2007 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

right

I was just going to say that. This was a lot more frustrating when it seemed like Wily Mo was just sitting out there, available for a song. Still frustrating, but not crazy-go-nuts frustrating.

by cooldude on Aug 21, 2007 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

one thing to consider

I don't think teams in the AL are too eager to dump guys on the Twins. Even though the Red Sox aren't in our division, the Twins still compete with the Red Sox for the playoffs in a general sense (ie, wild card) and then possibly in the playoffs, so the last thing Epstein wants to see is Pena make an impact on a playoff-worthy AL team.

Same goes for Monroe, even moreso. If these teams have a choice in the matter, they would obviously prefer to dump them into the NL, and a team like the Nats is perfect in that context. So I wish they could have got Pena too, but I wouldn't go blaming Ryan so much, we have no idea if the Bosox would even entertain the idea of trading him to the Twins since they obviously had another suitor in the Nationals.

by tmm on Aug 21, 2007 10:58 AM EDT reply actions

Once a player clears waivers. . .

Once a player clears waivers, are they clear for the rest of the season -- for example, could the Nats, not that they would, trade Willy Mo to the Twins for something? Or would he have to pass through waivers again?

by Chaddens on Aug 21, 2007 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions