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2010-05-14T03:01:34.631-05:00

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Young will be a regular outfielder in the majors l...

2009-11-10T00:38:56.621-06:00

Young will be a regular outfielder in the majors long after Baldelli hangs up his spikes.

When Baldelli was 24, he had a .289/.329/.451 career hitting line and he was a strong defensive center fielder. Young, at 24, has a .290/.322/.416 and is a terrible defensive left fielder. Not sure there's much ground to call Young a significantly better player at this point.

Anon, Saying that something is a ridiculous, idio...

2009-11-10T00:32:05.305-06:00

Anon,

Saying that something is a ridiculous, idiotic statement with no evidence is the epitomy of ridiculous and idiotic. Rocco Baldelli is not a world beater, but if he stays healthy, would definitely be an upgrade over Young. Yes, Young probably will be an outfielder long after Baldelli hangs up his spikes, but I'm not sure what that has to do with next year.

Baldelli projects as a league average hitter and slightly above average left fielder. All in all, slightly below average player. Delmon is a horrible fielder in left, and a below average hitter. all in all, AAA quality player.

Delmon may get better in the future, but if we want to win in 2010, LF would be an easy place to upgrade, especially with someone cheap like Baldelli.

Smith needs to keep a keen eye on whether Boston d...

2009-11-09T22:52:15.540-06:00

Smith needs to keep a keen eye on whether Boston decides to re-sign Rocco Baldelli. If they do not re-sign him, he would be an upgrade in left field over Young.

Ridiculous, idiotic statement.

Young will be a regular outfielder in the majors long after Baldelli hangs up his spikes.

I wonder if there is any interest in Randy Wolf or...

2009-11-09T19:17:58.754-06:00

I wonder if there is any interest in Randy Wolf or Jeff Weaver from the Dodgers.

Randy Wolf would be interesting and maybe a good idea. Weaver, please avoid him at all costs.

I wonder if there is any interest in Randy Wolf or...

2009-11-09T19:04:55.787-06:00

I wonder if there is any interest in Randy Wolf or Jeff Weaver from the Dodgers. Both have 10 years experience in the major league. Randy Wolf is Type-A and has only pitched in the NL, but he had a productive year. Jeff Weaver is Type-B, but has pitched in the AL.

Smith needs to keep a keen eye on whether Boston d...

2009-11-09T12:46:51.953-06:00

Smith needs to keep a keen eye on whether Boston decides to re-sign Rocco Baldelli. If they do not re-sign him, he would be an upgrade in left field over Young.

Baldelli is an interesting name. If he became available, I think I'd actually sign him to play center while sliding Span back to left.

Well the Hardy deal is done and there's nothing th...

2009-11-09T12:27:20.898-06:00

Well the Hardy deal is done and there's nothing that can be done about it now. Were I Bill Smith, my first priority would be to find a way to replace Delmon Young.

Smith needs to keep a keen eye on whether Boston decides to re-sign Rocco Baldelli. If they do not re-sign him, he would be an upgrade in left field over Young.

It's time for Smith to forget about being embarrassed about the trade he was slaughtered on that brought Young to Minnesota and deal him for a minor league prospect -- if he can acquire Baldelli.

If something resembling this switch-out does not occur, the Twins' outfield will be too weak defensively to be relevant in 2010.

Who do you see the Twins signing as a veteran pitc...

2009-11-09T12:09:06.785-06:00

Who do you see the Twins signing as a veteran pitcher to help out the starting rotation. Carl Pavano, Josh Johnson, or will they try to trade for Roy Halladay. We all know Nick Punto is going to start at second base but will they after someone like Adrian Beltre or settle with Joe Crede.

I definitely think they'll pursue a veteran starter. Would not be at all surprised or disappointed to see Pavano back; short of that my guess is that they'll target Jarrod Washburn, which would not be advisable.

Punto will almost certainly be starting somewhere next year, but don't assume it'll be second base. With the far deeper market for second basemen this winter, it would make sense to throw Punto at third short-term with a legitimate No. 2 hitter taking over at second.

Nick, Who do you see the Twins signing as a ...

2009-11-09T11:21:36.111-06:00

Nick,

Who do you see the Twins signing as a veteran pitcher to help out the starting rotation. Carl Pavano, Josh Johnson, or will they try to trade for Roy Halladay. We all know Nick Punto is going to start at second base but will they after someone like Adrian Beltre or settle with Joe Crede.

Buying out free agent years would be a pretty high...

2009-11-09T11:11:09.379-06:00

Buying out free agent years would be a pretty high risk at this point, but might be worth it. If you wait until he bounces back, the salary will be higher. If you do it now, you could possibly get him on the cheap. But he might never bounce back, and we'd be paying him for nothing. I'd be for it, if the price was reasonable.

now let's buy out one of Hardy's FA years with som...

2009-11-09T09:30:02.738-06:00

now let's buy out one of Hardy's FA years with something like a 3yr/$20 million dollar deal.