He may not make the team but Jaqcue was my second favorite twin of all time behind Torii. This excites me, I really hope he makes the team. And then at the trading deadline this year Billy can call up the Angles and somehow get Torii back here. (Hey a guy can dream cant he)

and that is this: who would you rather have on the bench? Pridie or Jones? I’d have a tough time thinking Pridie has much of an advantage over Jones in value. Jones can (maybe shouldn’t, but can) play all three outfield positions, and he has a history of bashing RHP. Even if the power isn’t quite what it used to be, he still has a shot to improve the bench if he makes the squad.

In that picture above, Adam Dunn just towers over Jones. I knew he was big, but he looks like a monster in that shot!

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I’m happy to give Jacque Jones a shot as a MFA this year, but considering he sat out the entire 2009 season, and played only 42 games in 2008, I expect very little from Jones. But signing him is a low risk proposition. And he’s rated above average in UZR in CF his entire career.

But at this point, I don’t like us dropping Pridie instead of Hughes or Butera. At least Pridie gives us plus defense in CF replacing Delmon, Kubel, etc late in the game. Maybe Jones gives us that as well, but I’m not counting on it.

Hopefully we’re working on a trade of Casilla or Tolbert for a backup outfielder right now. Otherwise, we’re going to end up losing one of them come next season. Maybe not the end of the world, but I’d rather get something in return.

At this point, I’d strongly consider signing Willy Taveras as the 5th outfielder. Great baserunner, good defense in CF, at least a serviceable backup if Span were to go down. He’s probably holding out for a major league contract, but I’d even consider that. If you think about it, signing Taveras we’d be at the same point we were after signing Hudson. Drop Casilla or Butera at that point. And Taveras is an upgrade over Pridie. If you sign him to a MFA deal, you delay the 40 man roster decision until he makes the team out of spring training.

Endy Chavez would also be an option, but he’s going to be injured at the start of the season. Will he come back healthy?

to make the team, but why would you drop him and not Hughes. Hughes has 5 guys in front of him and he can’t field. I guess Martin or the other guy (Roberts) can back-up CF. Also did you see Toby added to spring training team. I’m telling you he will be at AAA as the back-up catcher, with Lehmann, Ramos starting at AA. Don’t get in Toby’s way!

with a new 2Bman, Punto will need playing time, this will make him back-up to every postion other then catcher and 1B. He could be the new LF’er.(HAHA)

I still haven’t forgiven him for that gaffe against the Blue Jays two seasons ago. Good riddance.

I just noticed that the headline for the post says “goodbye” in French while also mentioning a guy named “Jacque”.

Except different.

If you could afford the bench spot, Jason Pridie is the perfect 4th outfielder, but the Twins have given that spot to Kubel, now that Thome has signed.

Even if he was AAA, Pridie is not necessarily the best call-up. For the Twins, he might’ve been, as the real prospects are a season or two away. What you hope to have at AAA is the guy ready to become the 4th outfielder at times, or jump into regular duty if something happens up in the majors.

Span did that beautifully. He played everyday at Rochester, then got the call…rather than sit on the bench in Minnesota. He became more hungry.

The Twins have a bunch of Pridies on the minor league rosters — Dustin Martin, Brandon Roberts.

They have legit outfielders. Tosoni, Benson, Revere, Hicks, Morales, Parmelee to name a few…but they are all a season away. You can plug in Revere and let him learn on the job. Would he be worse or better than, say, Gomez. But you’d also have to 40-man him and give him service time.

Which brings to mind Jason Tyner? Where is he? He can run. He can field. He can hit, albeit singles. He just got too expensive for the Twins to keep and couldn’t break thru the prospects of any other organization. But as a backup, he would be a much better grab than, say, Pridie, even at his age.