Saturday Morning Breakfast & Baseball: Pavano, Draft Picks, Cuddyer and Casiila

by Jesse on Aug 13, 2011 7:23 AM EDT in Breakfast & Baseball

[Drew Butera holds up the box score from Friday's game, and drops it on the table in a greasy spoon diner in front of Carl Pavano.]

BUTERA: It's not your fault.

PAVANO: [Softly, still staring off] I know...

BUTERA: No you don't. It's not your fault.

PAVANO: [Serious] I know.

BUTERA: No. Listen to me son. That loss. It's not your fault.

PAVANO: I know that.

BUTERA: It's not your fault.

[Pavano is silent, eyes closed]

BUTERA: It's not your fault.

PAVANO: [Pavano's eyes open, misty already] Don't fuck with me Drew. Not you.

BUTERA: It's not your fault.

[Pavano shoves Butera back, and then, hands trembling, buries his face in his hands. Pavano begins sobbing. Butera puts his hands on Pavano's shoulders, and Pavano grabs him and holds him close, crying]

PAVANO: Oh my God! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry Drew!

[Pavano continues sobbing in Butera's arms]

After last night's game, Pavano has turned in two very good performances in a row. He's even struck out nine batters. Would the Twins expose Pavano to waivers? If they did, would they allow someone to take him off their hands? He's not likely to be a front-three starter for a contender, but he could be a stabalizing force in the back of somebody's rotation as we move towards the home stretch.
The Twins haven't signed their top prospects, with the deadline looming in in roughly 60 hours (give or take). Bill Smith doesn't seem to be worried, and I'm not really, either. This is a common scenario for teams, so as long as the organization doesn't get complacent (and they won't), they'll have their picks under contract by the deadline on Monday.
Michael Cuddyer tweaked his neck during batting practice yesterday, naturally. Alexi Casilla tweaked his hamstring during the game and had to be removed. As of post-game last night, Gardy seemed optimistic that Casilla could play today and Cuddyer could return on Sunday. We'll have to see how that turns out.

Enjoy your Saturday!

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They can't give away Pavano

He’s tradeable in the offseason. I would consider dealing him by the August deadline but who would be interested? He’s not going to Boston or NY. The Phillies, Braves and Giants have enough pitching. Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis and Arizona already made moves for starting pitchers. The only fits I see are Texas (move Holland to the bullpen), Milwaukee and maybe Cleveland.

by DJL44 on Aug 13, 2011 8:26 AM EDT reply actions

He seems to be worth more to us than we would likely get in a trade.

I wouldn’t mind if the Twins dangled him out there to see what kind of offers they get, but I can’t believe anyone would give us very much. And trading popular veterans for farm hands usually doesn’t sit well with the other guys in your locker room. I think general managers need to be careful about the message they are sending to the players.

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 Aug 13, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Where does he fit in Milwaukee?

by Salty on Aug 13, 2011 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I knew there was a reason I never saw Good Will Hunting.

"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
"We need some people, really, to play a lot better baseball. Pretty embarrassing, to tell you the truth." -Ron Gardenhire

by less cowbell, more 'neau on Aug 13, 2011 11:06 AM EDT reply actions