The Hosken Powell Memorial Offseason/Hot Stove Linkdump II

by RandBall's Stu on Nov 13, 2009 1:26 PM EST in News Comment 29 comments

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Fans waited in line for hours at the annual Run Your Fingers Through Anthony Lapanta's Thick, Luxurious Hair Charity Event. Proceeds go to the Twins Community Fund and Roy Smalley's pomade expenses. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Bruce Bisping)

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Item: Buster Olney thinks Joe Mauer's contract negotiations might be the most important story of the offseason.

Nobody asked me, but: well, duh. Obviously, this is a big story for Twins fans. But, as Olney notes, the question of parity and the gulf between the haves and the have-lesses (or, if you'd rather, the Yankees and everyone else) is a big story everywhere. (See also: Joe Posnanski, Jon Marthaler.) One thing that I can guarantee: whatever changes are or are not made to the system, the Royals will continue to blow.

Item: Your 2010 Twins 3B is...Joe Crede?

Nobody asked me, but: Scott Boras swears that Crede's third back surgery in as many years did the trick. Since agents are nothing if not scrupulously honest, consider me sold! (Seriously, though: Joe C.'s article lists the current in-house options. They are LNP, Brendan Harris, and Matt Tolbert, with Valencia and Hughes in the wings. Is Crede at a not-insane, incentive-laden price that bad of an idea? I'm starting to waver. Commenters, attack!)

Item: the Twins have not made a single roster move as I've been writing this.

Nobody asked me, but: I fully expect to post this and see that we've signed Jerrod Washburn.

Item: MPR took a walking tour of Target Field.

Nobody asked me, but: that was pretty cool.

Enjoy your weekend, kids!

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Nobody asked me, but: I fully expect to post this and see that we’ve signed Jerrod Washburn

Fingers crossed.

by fischean on Nov 13, 2009 3:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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Bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad idea. Washburn sucks. His numbers didn’t match his peripherals and he did it in a nice pitchers park. I’d rather get Pavano or take a flyer on a guy like Sheets. Washburn will get overpaid and will underperform.

by diehardtwinsfan on Nov 13, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Eh, I believe Pavano will come back if he doesn't ask too much.

Washburn would just be another veteran starter. If Washburn isn’t asking for a whole lot (granted, I don’t know what the rumors are on a contract for him), I don’t see the harm in signing him. But, let me reiterate: only if he’s not asking a lot. :)

by fischean on Nov 13, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Why?

They have Duensing, Perkins and Liriano. What does Washburn bring that they don’t?

by DJL44 on Nov 13, 2009 5:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

A higher salary

is about it.

by Adam Peterson on Nov 13, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Veteran leadership. :\

Erm…honestly, I dunno, I guess I’m just not sold on Liriano coming back quite yet. Though I’m totally aboard the Duensing train. I think it’s probably just the veteran-ness that is the appeal of Washburn. And I highly doubt Perk will be back.

by fischean on Nov 13, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Washburn projects to be league average, or just below

he would be a fine addition, except for the fact that he costs money that should be saved for a 2b or 3b.

by lookatthosetwins on Nov 14, 2009 1:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

and

needs a good OF defense, and he played in a park in Seattle that kills RH power. We (I’m assuming) won’t have that luxury

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by fetch9 on Nov 15, 2009 6:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I may be in the minority

But I wouldn’t mind seeing Joe Crede, healthy and in a Twins uniform, playing 3B in 2010.

“We’ve got a lot of depth [at third base],” Smith said.

That would be the Harris-Tolbert Abyss, I guess.

"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?" -Joe Kapp

by less cowbell, more 'neau on Nov 13, 2009 3:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Arrgh.............

Yes, Twins, make a decision about the Harris-Tolbert-Tolleson-Plouffe-Hughes-Punto-Casilla mess, compounded by other names like Valencia-Dinkelsman-Singleton-Gardenhire. Each and everyone, coming into 2010, a backup — although given the chance Valencia may move into the starter category…but for now, he’s the third-base-guy in training.

2B-3B…okay, two guaranteed outs at the end of the lineup (heaven forbid you bat Hardy 8th and Punto 2nd).

Baltimroe looking for 3rd baseman…Crede name mentioned. Think not….unless if Crede waits until the end and signs for waaaaaaaay cheap, again. For the Orioles (or any team’s) need, there’s much better choices han Crede, who should not expect a multi-year contract. He needs to shine one-more-season to get that opportunity.

And if he doesn’t sign guys…I want to see Smith deal, deal, deal…preferably in the next week before 40-mans are set and he could possibly move some potential 40-man names, as well as names currently on the 40-man (Hughes, Tolleson, Pridie, Liriano, Crain, Perkins, Blackburn, dare I say Punto, Romero, Butera, Keppel, Swarzak, Duensing…no, not all these guys, but maybe some packaged with those minor league guys on the cusp, or those possibly looking at being leap-frogged in 2010).

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by rosterman on Nov 13, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

good god,

do you ever write in complete sentences? Do you ever think complete thoughts?

Seriously, no offense meant, but I can’t figure what the hell you are trying to say over half of the time. Most of the time I read your first ‘sentence’ and move on to the next comment.

by montanatwinsfan on Nov 13, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs