I honestly think this is the right decision. As with Garrett Jones, the Twins overestimated the value of Bass,their last pitcher. This move will put a bit more pressure on all of the bullpen and the rotation, which will be pushed a bit due to the short start by Liriano.

I really don’t think any other moves will be made. I think Everett can and should get a good number of starts at short and that the platoon of Buscher and Harris will be fine at third—perhaps Punto could be the late-inning defensive replacement at third, since niether Buscher nor Harris is outstanding at third.

I think Bass has been better than board posters here and at the strib and BYTO have said, but it seems that Gardy has lost a good bit of confidence in Bass. He’ll be back in two weeks anyway.

Brian Bass to Me could possibly worked with by the Cliburn Brothers down in Rochester, If he accepts the Assignment which is highly unlikely, i could see him being a september call up.

Was much better as a starter last year in AAA. I’d think he’d to best going back to that and coming back next spring training competing for the 5-spot in the rotation. Otherwise he’d make his services a lot more palatable to other teams.

whats the difference between ‘Outrighting’ a player and ‘Designation For Assingment (DFA)’ ?

From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_for_assignment

Designated for assignment is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball. When a player is designated for assignment, he is immediately removed from the club’s 40-man roster. This gives the club 10 days to decide what to do with the player while freeing up a roster spot for another transaction, if needed. After designating a player for assignment, the club must make one of the following contractual moves:

    * Place the player on waivers (which can only be done within the first 7 days of the 10-day period)
    * Trade the player
    * Release the player
Typically a player is placed on waivers after being designated for assignment for the purpose of outrighting him to one of the club’s minor league teams. A player who is outrighted to the minors is removed from the 40-man roster but is still paid according to the terms of his guaranteed contract. A player can only be outrighted once in his career without his consent. However, a player must clear waivers (that is, no other team may place a waiver claim on the player) to be sent to a minor league team. Also, if the player has five or more full years of major league service, he must give consent to be assigned to the minors. If the player withholds consent, the team must either release him or keep him on the major league roster. In either case, the player must continue to be paid under the terms of his contract.

I personally think that we need 7 guys in the pen, and keeping Mike Lamb up makes no sense at. With Casilla back up, Nick Punto will be on the bench and is certainly more capable of filling in at third than Lamb. I think we should have cut Lamb, and called up Korecky, who could definitely help out the bullpen.