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I have to think that Justin is gone at the trade deadline, providing, of course, the Twins are out of contention at that time...(fortunately, one can type such a thing and not worry about keeping a...

Who the hell would trade for Correia? JR can't trade to himself.[/QUOTE]

Notice I also said "Twins are out of contention in April, I mean, June..."

It was just a bit of tongue-in-cheek, trying...

On another note, if you're a decent pitcher, would you really want to pitch for a team with a suspect defense? As of right now, the infield defense is marginal and the only known quantity in the...

Maybe this is a trade deadline signing? Correia has an okay year, the Twins are out of contention by the end of April, I mean, June, another team in contention needs someone to fill a hole in the...

Mauer for Ellsbury.

I think the market and the market will force the Twins to blow up the team and start from scratch.

By that I mean teams are signing players to outlandish contracts while it is very evident we're...

Jim, there is another possibility that is being ignored. There are signs the economy is sliding back into recession. I suspect Twins management is probably caught on the horns of a dilemma from a...

I concur.

Watching the Twins take three out of four in Boston then crushing Cleveland has been fun.

Parker, I forgot to mention, thanks for the reply.

The Twins all of a sudden seem to have some extra pieces, something I wouldn't have said earlier in the year.

Parker, then there is the joker in the deck, Darin Mastroianni. Does Mastroianni project as a starter or a fourth outfielder/late inning defensive replacement?

On another note, the Twins recent...

Parker, what if the Twins decide they like Morneau's bat for another year? Would it be out of the question to put Parmalee in the outfield? Would it make more sense to trade Denard Span, move Revere...

Mike, the outfielders in the minor leagues are unproven at the MLB level.

I expect the Twins understand that if they don't make a good trade this year, they will have to sign a couple of big name...

If a team is willing to trade a starting pitcher straight up for a position player, best look closely at the pitcher or the player. (There's a reason why Tampa was willing to trade Delmon for Garza) ...

"If' it's tough to catch, it's probably hard to hit." Classic line.

Alexi Casilla

Additionally, does anyone believe Matt Capps, Carl Pavano, Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Alexi Casilla will be returning next year?

Granted, Nishioka isn't in the Majors, but, doesn't...

Liriano goes to Texas because Texas doesn't want to deal with Greinke's mental issues. I suspect Greinke would rather not have to deal with the Texas market. I also think Texas will avoid Greinke...

I was having fun with this until I looked over at Gameday and noticed Gardy managed his way out of a win.

How may pitches had Diamond thrown until he was pulled?

jm3319...considering what's gone on before, you're an optimist, aren't you?

Comparing this year's Twins with last year, last year, the Twins had 0 out of 4 when it comes to fielding a winning team. Starting pitching: terrible. Defense: mediocre on a good day. Bullpen: awful....

Jim, I agree. No matter what, salary is coming off the books next year. Unless the Twins get a really good offer, no reason to start dumping.

I tend to think Mr. Ryan is going to go after a marque...

Nick, thanks for the answer, much appreciated.

Scott Diamond had an interesting interview with Dick and Bert.

Diamond mentioned that getting first strike is very important, because batting average tends to drop off dramatically with an 0-1...

Talk about putting the Twins in a difficult position. They either offer Liriano 11 million after this year or spend twice that on a free agent pitcher.

And I cannot see the Twins really getting...

What about the possibility the Twins offer Liriano a contract at the end of the season and let him walk? Wouldn't the Twins then be eligible for compensation pick in the MLB draft?

Also, it...

John,

I believe there is an old axiom about baseball that says that if a team is .500 at All Star break, anything can happen.

Anyway, if the Twins are a .500 team at All Star, I suspect the...