AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Thread

The dumbest move of all time went down. Hardy traded for A-ball reliever prospects (pending physicals, naturally). Just a salary dump. (or was it?) Felt like posting this as a fanshot to blow off my frustration of this move and to get a thread started to blow off all of our collective frustrations. The title is merely an illustration of my enormous frustration over the stupidity of this trade. I can't help but feel this trade was made to appease Gardy, but thinly disguised as a salary dump. Commence your complaints in the comments thread here!

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Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.

"FTYITAWAB" -less cowbell, more 'neau

by d-mac on Dec 9, 2010 2:06 AM EST reply actions

this needs the fffffuuuuu guy

This was a triumph
I'm making a note here - huge success

by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Dec 9, 2010 2:12 AM EST reply actions

+1

And rec’d I should have posted as an image in my post since i always throw it in the game threads whenever I get mad.

"FTYITAWAB" -less cowbell, more 'neau

by d-mac on Dec 9, 2010 2:19 AM EST up reply actions

Okay, guys...bright side here.

We no longer have to worry about Brendan Harris! Yay!

…Sigh. I tried. This sucks.

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by fischean on Dec 9, 2010 2:35 AM EST reply actions

gloom and doom side here

we probably agreed to eat BH's salary to get these two stud pitchers

I hate Bill Smith

by carlpavanosmoustache on Dec 9, 2010 3:47 AM EST up reply actions

Ha, we did chip in 500,000!

"Pinch-bunters don't have a ton of value, even with the Twins"

by Steven Ellingson on Dec 9, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions

Hey, guys, remember that time that the Twins got a new stadium so they wouldn't have to make salary dump trades?

Yeah, that was awesome… FOR ONE STUPID YEAR.

"There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

by BeefMaster on Dec 9, 2010 10:13 AM EST reply actions

"We no longer have to worry about Brendan Harris! Yay!"

Sadly, Harris would have had a very different career to date had Gardy not hated him so. It will be interesting to see how he does given an opportunity to play.
JJ Hardy is arguably the best SS in the AL. To let him go for two guys who will likely never play in the major leagues again is very difficult to understand. Either their are some personal issues or clubhouse issues with the guy, or this is just a very poor idea.
I like Casilla. Just don’t see any wisdom in this trade.

"You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there." - Yogi Berra

by Marv_MN on Dec 9, 2010 10:15 AM EST reply actions

Don't just blame Gardy

Sadly, Harris would have had a very different career to date had Gardy not hated him so. It will be interesting to see how he does given an opportunity to play.

He also would’ve had a very different career to date had he not .157 last year.

"There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

by BeefMaster on Dec 9, 2010 11:00 AM EST up reply actions

6 Degree's of Kevin Bacon - - Johan Santana

Rule 5 Draft leads to Johan, Johan leads to Carlos Gomez, Gomez leads to JJ, JJ leads to Brett Jacobson. I am so excited for the 2011 winter meetings when we get to see what we will be getting next! Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. His name is Billy Smith and he brings all the good boy and girl Twins fan a new prospect for Johan Santana every year.
SB Nation had Brett Jacobson as Detroit’s #3 prospect heading into 2009. Here is what he did in 2009. I haven’t heard much about what scouts thought of him in 2010…
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3) Brett Jacobson, RHP, Grade B-: 3.74 ERA with 44/17 K/BB in 55 innings for Class A Lakeland. Traded to Orioles.

by Al Damlo on Dec 9, 2010 10:17 AM EST reply actions