Did you guys watch the same Sam Deduno I did? This guy is dominant, has phenomenal stuff, yes he is going to walk lots of people, but this also makes him virtually unhittable....the real problem with Deduno is that he might also be uncatchable, I know the catchers hate to catch him, that is a GREAT! sign...

Get over yourselves...Deduno does not fit the mold of the "Traditional" pitcher and there in lies the problem, the Twins staff and evidently fans, get hung up on the traditional but you can not apply that to Deduno...he is not tradiional...the guy is a great pitcher who can beat anybody, anytime, and he can lose to anybody anytime too..I get that...

Lets not make the same mistake we made with Cy Knuckles...ok?

Deduno is better than any pitcher we have added with the possible exception of Worley who has major question marks...if we are not going to compete
in 2013 let Deduno work out the kinks, the most exciting pitcher in baseball

This quote just kills me, " It was quite clear last year that none of those players had what it took to start in the majors" Go back and watch Deduno dominate and then tell me this again.

Can someone please give in depth analysis?

Does anybody need competition more than Trevor Plouffe? Anybody else struggling like he is, would not be playing.

I know this wont happen, but I would love to see the Twins bring up D Romero from New Britain and let Plouffe watch a lot of baseball.

Plouffe seems very arrogant to me, like it doesnt matter, he has the thumb injury to blame it on...just wait until he recovers....and wait...and wait....

Sit him please, he needs a major attitude adjustment!

I was afraid Gardenhire and Anderson would fool with Deduno, and it looks like it happened. Deduno looked nothing like his former self in his previous start. Why?

My bet is, that Gardy and Andy just could not stand a guy they see as so atypical,

"you can't walk that many batters and be successful, Andy...." Hey guys, look a guy you passed on might be the Cy Young in the NL...same reason..

You have to allow Deduno to be what he is....a pitcher with wicked stuff..some of the best in baseballl...but the "braintrust" will never allow him to continue...this way, so fool with his head..and ruin him...I will take the walks..but never in Minnesota..will the be allowed...bye, bye Gardy..your team quit on you..

Having watched a lot of games this year, few pitchers have impressed me like Anderson for the A's. I would almost give up the farm for him.

But here is what I would offer on season end...

Morneau, Swarzak, Manship

Or maybe this.....Gibson, Sano, Swarzak

What would you offer for him?

I am bewildered to hear twins announcers say things like, What can we do to get back on track? We aren't hitting right now....

Hopefully the twins will get it together soon...WHY?

This season was completely lost in the Tampa Bay series when the Rays swept the twins. There should not be any more talk about getting back in the groove, putting it back together..this season is lost, what the twins should be talking about is next year...what do we need to compete, where can we improve and how?

Give any able body a chance, especially in September....

How about Ray Chang? Debinson Romero ...et al...Any pitcher who isnt disabled or terrible from New Britain on up...should be given a chance

to show what they have in the big leagues....To hear Twins announcers, you would think, if they just hit a little better, got better pitching, then we would be in contention...no, the team has quit...We have to weigh Gardenhires future with the team, this team, make no mistake about it,
has quit on him, the death knell for a manager. Personally, I favor retaining Gardenhire, but not sure about Andy if this happens again next year...its definetly bye bye Gardy..and truthfully, he will be lucky to survive this year...

He cant hit. I know, he's cute, a student of the game, and fast as greased lightning.

The problem is of course, you cant steal first!

JW looked overmatched against Cleveland on Wednesday, took 3 called strikes, wow

The problem is just fatigue, hitting takes so much concentration, the hitter gets mentally fatiqued, give JW two days off, thats right two and he will be fine

Scrambling to find out who the prospects were, I found the following, escobar a plus defender on the major league roster, Hernandez was being called up to start, so essentially the Twins traded for two major leaguers starting their careers. Hard to imagine a better haul given all the uncertainty surrounding Liriano.

Had Liriano started again today, there might not have been any value left. Understanding, Terry Ryans ability and the circumstances, I think it was a pretty good deal.

An interesting note about Escobar is that TWICE he tore up the AFL, (so did Nick Blackburn once) So Ryan must have felt he might just find the bat.

Dan Gladden and Chris were very complimentary of Deduno tonight, echoing my sentiments. Gladden said "he is athletic, he is teachable..." I think he loves baseball.

Add Diamond and De Vries, and this could be a solid foundation for years to come.

Caution of course is needed because the league really hasnt seen these guys. When they have been around the league next year we will have a better barometer. I do believe Diamond and Deduno are solid, but when they get knocked around a few times, then we we will get a better feel for their stamina, after all, they all have good stuff, it really boils down to HEAD, (see Nick Blackburn)

If DeVries really does have ice in his veins then he could be with us for awhile even long term, that of course remains to be seen.

So the Twins have exploded for over 30 runs in the last week, do we really want to tinker with this team? I love this team offensively, I think we are fine there.

Add two arms to the rotation and next year should be greatly improved.

With Trading Liriano, Morneau and Span, we should be able to get a couple or three arms that can help either next year or in 2014.

One last note, dont forget Walters, he will back and effective until the league sees him a few times, and hopefully after that. So with all the wringing of hands, I actually think we are in good shape for next year.

I know, I know, all the teams will say, What happened, what are they hiding?

With the mental case Liriano is, you can not afford to destroy his trade value.

So skip his next start, he will have to pass a physical anyway, so better to not let

his head destroy his value of any chance of trading him.

I always love when players get a chance in the bigs...

Been dying to watch Deduno pitch and here are my observations...

Has "electric" stuff ok not electric, at least with juice...

One thing about how he pitches is, if he doesnt know where its going the hitter doesn't either.

This was his best start, with additional control, I think he can be effective.

I like a rotation next year that includes DeVries, Deduno and Diamond...with two of whoever else....

The fact that they decided to rest Diamond for so long after the all star break..worries me..and I would not be surprised if he lands on the DL in the future.

This is the perfect time to give long term hands a shot....if there are any other pitchers having a decent year from AA on up..lets get them up here..and see what they got