Kubel Signs With Arizona: And so ends the time of Jason Kubel, Professional Hitter
The deal's for 2 years and $15 million, with a 2014 option.
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Those saying West Coast
for the last few months ended up being correct. Not completely west but I will count it. Good luck, Kubes!
The Twins focus was on signing either Cuddyer or Kubes and we got Willingham
Hmmm…..So basically we could have had Matt Capps or Kubel for the same money…..R%^%&^(^GVFJ&T^(^
Remember, remember the seventh of November.
I just remembered that we re-signed Matt Capps
And now I’m sad. He’s a nice guy, don’t get me wrong… he tossed me a ball in batting practice once. But of the four free agents, he’s the only one that got re-signed? Really?
Farewell, Kubel. You’ll forever be the background of my blog. Er, until I change the layout.
by ColossusOfRhode on Dec 19, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
huh
Capps was significantly less money, no?
Yeah I was looking at the $6M option for next year and trying to make a comparison
Mostly I was just trying to point out the Capps is the only Free Agent we re-signed….
Remember, remember the seventh of November.
Now what?
Revere-Span-WIllingham with Doumit/Plouffe at DH is so not-awesome
The beard abides.
by Jason Kubel's Beard on Dec 19, 2011 11:12 AM EST reply actions
Crap - do I have to change my screen name too???
The beard abides.
by Jason Kubel's Beard on Dec 19, 2011 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
We don't know if his beard was included in the signing.
He might leave it at TF.
by spanspanspan on Dec 19, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Just edit Jason out of the avatar pic but keep the beard
by DavidRF on Dec 19, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd that ass
The beard abides.
by Jason Kubel's Beard on Dec 19, 2011 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
/crosses fingers
Maybe Benson will be ready.
by spanspanspan on Dec 19, 2011 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
Good luck Kubes
Time for a new favorite player.
"I learned something yesterday. No use in having rules if there's no punishment for breaking them. You'll be fine if you bite down on the trigger. Enjoy your breakfast."
$7.5M / year and
losing the #46 (or so) pick too much for the Twins IMO.
by That'sWhatSheSaid on Dec 19, 2011 11:39 AM EST reply actions
Agreed
Kubel was a nice luxury but I think we go to a revolving DH (and, to a lesser extent) 1B thing this year and Kubel’s fielding wasn’t really worth pursuing.
probably the #43 pick,
no lower than the #44 pick.
isnt 43 b4 u factor in Masden and Fielder
Or did I screw up the math?
by That'sWhatSheSaid on Dec 19, 2011 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
only madson can "add" a pick to that group since he's a modified type A...
fielder’s new team won’t change anything; their 2 supplemental picks are both accounted for with the #42 ranking currently. Kubel’s pick will either be #42 or #43 probably, all depending on Madson’s new team. If he does indeed end up with the Red Sox (or any other non-top 10 draft team) then it’s #43.
Coco Crisp
I really think we need to go after him. We desperately need another outfielder and when he’s not dealing with a nagging injury, he’s very productive
REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: The ship be sinking.
REPORTER: How far can it sink?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: Sky's the limit.
by uofmike on Dec 19, 2011 11:47 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Just as a personal thing
I hate Coco Crisp and I never want to root for him in a Twins uniform. Ever since he played with the Red Sox.
by SaintAugustine on Dec 19, 2011 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
I think we need another outfielder/DH
But don’t we need one with some power?
Yes
Right now the “to-do” list remains long, and the remaining payroll dollars short. Hopefully this changes between now and whenever our 2012 #2 pick has his first career-derailing injury.
Steve Goodman lives.
by twinsbrewer on Dec 19, 2011 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
My point though
Was the Coco Crisp does not seem to be that guy.
we need power indeed
But the power that is available that we can afford, doesn’t come with much else.
The way I look at it, if Mauer, Morneau, Willingham, and Valencia can stay healthy and hit like they should… we have all the power we are going to need. Could we use more? Sure, but with the team we have, we can use those power bats in the 3-6 spots and the rest of the team can be built with speed. It could be like a Twins or Angels team of old. Plus, if one of those 4 power bats doesn’t step up… our team doesn’t have much of a chance anyway. An OF of Crisp, Span, and Willingham, I can live with that. Plus Plouffe and Doumit provide some power off the bench.
Get Crisp at roughly 5mill/year and that will leave room (hopefully) for a #4 starter with upside and 2 relievers
REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: The ship be sinking.
REPORTER: How far can it sink?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: Sky's the limit.
by uofmike on Dec 19, 2011 1:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I have a hard time seeing Crisp being worth $4.5m more than Revere
He’s not an elite defender anymore, and presumably wouldn’t play CF here over Span anyway. He’s 33 and his offense is clearly declining, and it wouldn’t have played terribly well at a corner spot even at its peak. He only produced 10% more fWAR than Revere last year in 20% more playing time and 50% more in CF.
Revere
He had roughly 100 more at bats than Revere last year in what you would call a down year for Crisp and he still hit 8 more homers and 18 more doubles than Revere.
Now my opinion is a little swayed because I don’t think Revere belongs in MLB. He has a hard time even hitting doubles, which is astonishing with his speed, couple that with his general lack of power and absolute 0 arm… I see no reason to have him up here at all. There is so much of a liability with him and most his numbers happened when he first came up before teams saw that he has no power, no patience, and no arm. The second half of his season was painful to watch
Crisp also has a bad arm, but its not Revere bad, and still has range… sounds like a fit for left field to me. You can throw around your WAR and everything, but as much as I love stats, they aren’t always the end all be all. I really don’t see your points with Crisp, he’s 33, not 40. How long are you planning on having him? I was thinking 2 years. Could you also explain the clearly declining offense to me? Because his numbers have always been up and down and last years weren’t bad and 2 years ago were pretty solid…
So basically, I don’t see your point at all
REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: The ship be sinking.
REPORTER: How far can it sink?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: Sky's the limit.
by uofmike on Dec 19, 2011 2:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I would much rather have Crisp than Revere
Just look at OPS +. Crisps was noting great (91), but it wasn’t horrible like Revere (73). ALso, Crisp had 49 steals with 9 CS. Revere had 35 with the same number of CS. They’re comparable fielders except for the arm. I’d pay him $3 mil to play and give Revere the AAA time he never got but obviously still needs.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
A key difference, though
Is that Crisp is old and declining and Revere is young and hopefully improving.
Yes
Emphasis on “hopefully.”
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
I'm expecting above 80 OPS+ for Revere
And below 90 OPS+ for Crisp. They’re going in different directions.
Purhaps the money is too much
But I wouldn’t be too sure about either thing happening. Crisp is just a little more likely to regress as to improve. His career OPS+ is 95, and he rarely deviates much from it. At 31, he’s past his prime, but he’s not old. Revere is only a little more likely to progress than regress. Any improvement in plate discipline would be offset by scouting reports. He was quite raw last year, especially with his batting eye. He could certainly use more time in AAA to work on that.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
This is made up for by the extra money
and the fact that Revere is an elite defender while Crisp was an elite defender five years ago. If it’s an upgrade it’s a marginal one, and not an effective way to spend the last $ in the payroll compared to pitching.
OK
That makes sense. I wouldn’t call Revere an elite outfielder, but I can’t refute it, except for the arm, of course.
And you are right on the last score. They should put the majority of what they have left on pitching. But after they get a good starter and a couple of decent relievers, if they still have a few extra million, I’d like an upgrade over Revere, if nothing else, to give him a little more time to develop what upside he has left.
That said, I probably have the lowest opinion of Revere on this site.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
i'd rather have lee or beltran...
than Crisp.
Me too
Beltran is out of our price range, though, right? Lee might be affordable. But if we only have a couple of million left or so and Lee is asking for 5-6, then I would settle for one year of Crisp.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
ya, decent consolation prize...
the biggest thing we have to hope for more than anything else is benson to be ready very soon. that makes a lot of this somewhat moot.
too bad the Cubs signed DeJesus
he would have been an awesome fit
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I met his wife in line for a beer at the Coliseum once
I just wanted to name drop that.
She’s pretty cool.
by ColossusOfRhode on Dec 19, 2011 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
what was she getting in line?
Does she seem like the kind of person who wants to eat walleye or wild rice soup at a game? Cause I know just the place for her…
REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: The ship be sinking.
REPORTER: How far can it sink?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: Sky's the limit.
by uofmike on Dec 19, 2011 2:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
A beer and brat
She did tell me the only team she dislikes and wouldn’t want him to sign with is Tampa… ’cause they beat him up once.
by ColossusOfRhode on Dec 19, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
how does her being his wife come up in a food line?
REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: The ship be sinking.
REPORTER: How far can it sink?
MICHAEL RAY RICHARDSON: Sky's the limit.
by uofmike on Dec 19, 2011 2:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
they started out comparing the size of the bratwursts
I don't know, but I've been told it's hard to run with the weight of gold,
'the other hand, I've heard it said, it's just as hard with the weight of lead.
by montanatwinsfan on Dec 19, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
totally rec'd
thanks for making me laugh. I needed it today… badly
"live EVERY week like it's shark week" Tracy Jordan(30 Rock)
by carlpavanosmoustache on Dec 19, 2011 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
YEAH thanks for that...
Yoenis Cespedes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9ge8l3jY8
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2011 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
The real answer is incredibly lame compared to this
So I will pretend that this is what happened and not her saying, “Oh, I go to lots of games because my husband is on the team,” followed by me asking which one is her husband.
by ColossusOfRhode on Dec 20, 2011 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
I think
the bratwurst story is way more entertaining
"live EVERY week like it's shark week" Tracy Jordan(30 Rock)
by carlpavanosmoustache on Dec 20, 2011 2:19 AM EST up reply actions
Godammit.
My personal 2012 Twins Fan Confidence graph.
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
"Tell Gardy there's nobody around to protect him now." Ozzie Guillen
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Dec 19, 2011 11:54 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
I thought you wanted less Kubel?
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
No
That’s projected attendance figures for the next 100 years. Or Mauer/Morneau’s combined OBP. Or (crumbles up hope into a wad, throws it at the trash can, misses and knocks over a candle, incinerating apartment, dies, goes to Hell, meets Adolf Hitler who is wearing a Yankees cap.)
Steve Goodman lives.
by twinsbrewer on Dec 19, 2011 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
Secretly, I don't mind if attendance goes down
It makes it easier for me to get tickets on short notice.
by ColossusOfRhode on Dec 19, 2011 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not sure what will happen
but I mean, if Mauer and Morneau come back to being stars, all of this doesn’t matter, right? Then we just cry about pitching as usual?
Sounds like a reasonable price to me
And two years isn’t bad either.
Does this free up some money?
For a pitcher? If so, maybe I’m okay with it.
If its between Kubes and a starter
I’d take the starter hands down. We got enough people that we can try in the outfield and see if one sticks, but our rotations crap.
by Sportsavenue on Dec 19, 2011 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Shh, Pavano's RIGHT BEHIND YOU
And his moustache ends are twitching angrily
Steve Goodman lives.
by twinsbrewer on Dec 19, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
I actually looked behind me in the library
and the person gave me a dirty look. True story.
by Sportsavenue on Dec 19, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
You might want to get that checked...
I mean… if turning around makes enough noise to annoy someone at a library…
by spanspanspan on Dec 19, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
I am very saddened by this loss, It will ultimately cost us any shot of competing even in the weak A.L. central
to me, (even with his addition we would have needed a SP, RP)
Yoenis Cespedes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9ge8l3jY8
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2011 1:09 PM EST reply actions
i wouldn't go out in a foreay and sign a bunch of RP's and a SP now...... what really is the point?
Yoenis Cespedes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9ge8l3jY8
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
They need a SP, regardless
Baker, Liriano, Pavano, Blackburn, and… who?
Hendriks? Has never done more than 152 innings (last season, between AA, AAA, and MLB).
Swarzak? Never pitched more than 146 innings in a season, hasn’t pitched more than 111 since 2008.
by spanspanspan on Dec 19, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
There are other hitters out there
Derek Lee is a better fit, for example.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
and they really need 2 starters...
because we all know Blackburn should not be one.
I think a competition for the fifth spot makes sense, as long as they get a 3-4
Blackburn, Hendriks, and Swarzak will get chances in spring training. All three will likely be on the staff most of the year in any event.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
yeah Not Swarzak, IMO (Hendriks while great, is another half-season away probably)
Gosh something tells me they’ll give Maloney and Diamond a chance for 5th starter spot, but it should be Blackburn over them, assuming we get a #4 type behing PAVano, Bake, and Liriano
Yoenis Cespedes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9ge8l3jY8
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2011 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't be opposed to Paul Maholm on a 1-2 yr deal as the #4 starter, the tiny LHP from Pitt.
Yoenis Cespedes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9ge8l3jY8
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
I'd actually rather have Swarzak than Blackburn right now
Neither is great. But Swarzak at least kept us in the game consistently as a starter last year. By midseason, the job will be Hendrik’s imo.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
agree on both counts...
Blackburn is just absolutely done as a starter. But of course he’s Gardy’s boy so he’ll continue to run him and Butera out there as much as he can. Gardy has waaaaayyyyyy too much influence in this organization.
I'm ok with these changes Kubel/Cudds & Willy/Doumit
From an OPS, $$, and draft pick standpoint
The beard abides.
by Jason Kubel's Beard on Dec 19, 2011 1:23 PM EST reply actions
yeah, draft picks not withstanding
I’d take Cuddyer over Willingham (barely)
and Kubel over Doumit (unless not finding another catcher besides Butera is possible)
Yoenis Cespedes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9ge8l3jY8
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Diamondbacks are no longer pursuing Joe Saunders, money spent on Kubel
Considering the state of the pitching staff Saunders would contribute more to the Twins than Kubel in the next 2-3 years. I hope the Twins go after him and Harden. They need innings and upside but can’t afford both in the same pitcher.
I can live with this bullpen until a minor league guy steps up
Capps
Perkins
Duensing
Swarzak
Whoever they get for Blackburn
Qualls / Wuertz / etc
Rookie tryout spot
joe saunders is pretty awful
I can think of plenty of people I’d rather have than him
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Are they free agents?
Can they be had for not much outlay?
I would bet
you could get minor league FAs who are better than Joe Saunders
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Doubtful
There aren’t many minor league free agents who can put up 200 innings with an ERA under 4.50.
or to look at it using stats that mean something
Saunders was 91st in FIP out of 94 qualifying starters in 2011.
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and as for ERA
in Target Field, assuming Span and Revere are in two of the three OF spots, I bet a lot of people could produce an ERA under 4.50. 200 IP maybe not but I’ll take 100 or so IP of being good over 200 IP of poop.
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We had that last year
That means 100 innings from our horrible bullpen. Did you know the back end of our bullpen is projected as having an ERA of at least 5.5? I say at least because projection systems generally won’t forecast too far below replacement level. You’d rather see 4 pitchers put up an ERA of 5.5+ than one put up an ERA of 4.25?
He beats his FIP quite often
When you have a track record as long as Saunders does you have to balance that with the numbers you get from FIP or xFIP. You can ignore it completely for Mark Buehrle. Lefthanded starters generally outperform their FIP because of the platoon advantage. I’m getting tired of explaining this over and over and over again around here.
Lefthanded flyball starting pitchers are good to have in Target Field.
of course he beats his FIP
so would a lot of people in the NL west with that outfield defense. But pitchers don’t have control (or a very little, insignificant amount I should say) over their BABIP. So beating his FIP quite often doesn’t mean anything to me, nor should it to anyone.
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FIP is not perfect
The assumption that a pitcher has no control over BABIP is questionable. The most obvious counter example is a pitcher who induces more GBs will tend to outperform his FIP. Ideally, you want to miss bats and throw strikes. But if you don’t miss a bat, it’s good to have enough movement to induce easy outs on BABIP.
FIP is best used as a projection tool, not as an absolute value. If a pitcher’s ERA fluctuates, you look at the FIP and see what degree of that fluctuation can be attributed to defense and luck. But if a pitcher’s ERA consistently outperforms his FIP, chances are he’s very good at inducing easy outs on BABIP. That’s an important consideration.
"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
I agree that it's best use as a projection tool
which is why I wouldn’t want Joe Saunders.
I would also read this for more
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PITCHERS ARE FIELDERS TOO!!!!
Better fielders beat their FIP, that’s why Buehrle does it every year. That’s just one reason why pitchers beat their FIP.
Lefthanded starters tend to have the platoon advantage against the best hitters. This isn’t taken into account when FIP is regressed to “league BABIP”. That’s a reason why lefthanded pitchers tend to out-do their FIP.
Willfully ignoring the issues that have been pointed out about FIP means you aren’t trying to analyze performance.
that one made me laugh, so congrats
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I'd take Randy Wolf or Paul Maholm over Joe Saunders probably
Yoenis Cespedes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9ge8l3jY8
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
agree with both of those...
ditto for Pineiro/Harden.
I'd probably take Randy Wolf too
I don’t see a whole lot of difference between Maholm and Saunders.
Perkins was on 1500 earlier
Filling in for a couple days, I guess.
Entertaining guy, was talking pretty candidly about things.
Re:
Kubel—Nice guy, hard to get him out of his shell. Likes video games and cards. Only really seemed open around Liddle.
Mijares—Couldn’t translate great BP sessions to live games. Perkins didn’t know why, but blamed it on mind games.
Saunders—Perkins would like to get him on the team because he said there was too much pressure on the BP last year, and it wore him, Capps, and Nathan down too fast. Went on to say, he hopes Baker and Blackburn are healthy because he thinks they can both be 200 inning guys.
by spanspanspan on Dec 19, 2011 5:08 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
So long, Kubel
Thanks for the GRAND memories – finishing the cycle “grand-slam style” and hitting a walk-off grand slam in Yankee Stadium off of the great Mariano. Gonna miss your bat a lot.
The other teams could make trouble for us if they win. — Yogi Berra
by Twnzfan on Dec 19, 2011 5:45 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Who could forget?
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"Tell Gardy there's nobody around to protect him now." Ozzie Guillen
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Dec 19, 2011 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
weird move for the dbacks they really didnt need another outfielder
but regardless goodbye Kubes thanks for the time but with our current payroll there was no way we were going to pay 7.5 per year. I think left will be fine in a platoon of Revere and Plouffe and maybe someone steps up this year and claims it like Benson. They need to go get a starter I would prefer in order Kuroda/Oswalt/E Jax but they are probably to pricey of the mid range guys I would prefer Maholm/Saunders/ maybe Iwakamura just not Francis ide even be game to take a flyer on a Harden/Sheets type reclamation project.
first-worst-first?
The NL doesn't make a whole lot of sense
I think Kubel gives you the best value as a DH. Will probably end up being their everyday LF.
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." ~George F. Will
makes sense for Kubel
As he had said for a few years now that “I’m too young to be a DH.” I’m guessing the D’Backs promised him lots of OF time, which they’d kind of have to since it’s the NL.
Baseball reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again.-Terence Mann/James Earl Jones in FoD
i bet kubel starts playing some 1b...
as he should have been doing for us last year.
It makes more sense than an NL team signing Thome
Oh wait…
by ColossusOfRhode on Dec 20, 2011 1:53 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
reading
reading the Dbacks board, wow most of them hate the move
by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Dec 19, 2011 9:53 PM EST reply actions
well, they're stupid then, imo...
he’s going to be awesome in that league and in that park. 2009 awesome at least IMO.
They're not stupid
They just put a gold glove outfielder on the bench with this move and they don’t have a platoon mate for Kubel. The signing isn’t terrible but the roster construction doesn’t make any sense.
true...
and i get that part of the argument. i just think there are plenty of ab’s to be had for kubel.
like i said, i see them playing him a LOT at 1b.
they have Goldscmidth or however you spell it at first and Overbay to back him up
Kubes will probably only see time in the outfield pushing a gold glover with a decent bat into the 4th OF role. Ya Kubel will be well suited to their launching pad of a stadium but its kind of a side grade for them for 15 million dollars. But he will get to face Slowey lol so there is that.
first-worst-first?
by holymackerel on Dec 19, 2011 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, i mean if Kubel played a decent LF or was capable of playing 1B solidly in additon to COF, DH
They’d probably like it a lot more. Without him playing 1B (platoon with Goldshmidt) I wouldn’t love the move either at that price.
Yoenis Cespedes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9ge8l3jY8
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2011 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
i think he will get a lot of time at 1b...
despite Goldschmidt, over the life of the contract.
Stop with the 1b
You’re just making stuff up now to support your love for Kubel
by That'sWhatSheSaid on Dec 20, 2011 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
KUUUUUUUUUUUBBBBEEES
KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBBBBEEESS!!!
:(
"It happened in the moment, and it happened." - Carlos Gomez
I like the Twins getting a draft pick.
Plus we’ll need to see how well Benson, Parmelee, Revere, and Tosoni have improved from last season.
I’ll miss Kubel, and I’m sure he’ll put up solid numbers in a more hitter-friendly park, but I’m glad they didn’t match or outbid the Diamondbacks’ offer.
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