Comments on: Cuddyer hopes to play Saturday or Sunday http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/ Your source for Major League Baseball Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:11:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: BC Beneke http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31518 BC Beneke Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:25:42 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31518 Trading Cuddy now would be a mistake unless you got a steal. Trading Cuddy now would be a mistake unless you got a steal.

]]> By: tomjh http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31517 tomjh Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:13:17 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31517 You don't trade a guy 70 games into the season after you hand him a 3-year contract, especially when he's dealing with a hand injury. First off, nobody would take his 3-year contract, and secondly, he is an elite defensive right fielder whose numbers will almost certainly begin to turn in the right direction. His minor league numbers show that, while he's not really as good as his 2006 numbers were, he's much better than his hitting line this year. You don’t trade a guy 70 games into the season after you hand him a 3-year contract, especially when he’s dealing with a hand injury. First off, nobody would take his 3-year contract, and secondly, he is an elite defensive right fielder whose numbers will almost certainly begin to turn in the right direction. His minor league numbers show that, while he’s not really as good as his 2006 numbers were, he’s much better than his hitting line this year.

]]> By: thrylos98 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31516 thrylos98 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:27:46 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31516 Cuddy needs to be traded. He is not really producing this year. Get a prospect or 2 for him, bring up McDonald or Ruiz and the team will be better with Kubel as the everyday RF, McDonald or Monroe there for Lefties and a Rotation of McDonald/Ruiz and Monroe at DH Cuddy needs to be traded. He is not really producing this year. Get a prospect or 2 for him, bring up McDonald or Ruiz and the team will be better with Kubel as the everyday RF, McDonald or Monroe there for Lefties and a Rotation of McDonald/Ruiz and Monroe at DH

]]> By: thrylos98 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31515 thrylos98 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:25:24 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31515 What's the over/under that one of Hernanderz or Boof stay in Milwaukee after the Twins get out of town? What’s the over/under that one of Hernanderz or Boof stay in Milwaukee after the Twins get out of town?

]]> By: wf http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31514 wf Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:51:15 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31514 for some amusement and a sense of perspective, visit the Brewers' blog at : http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/06/13/brewers-vs-twins-game-1.aspx#comments for some amusement and a sense of perspective, visit the Brewers’ blog at : http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/06/13/brewers-vs-twins-game-1.aspx#comments

]]> By: BC Beneke http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31513 BC Beneke Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:42:32 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/06/13/cuddyer-leaves-game-with-a-finger-injury/#comment-31513 Mike, What has he been through that was tragic? He stumbled around the bases and did a summersalt that will make blooper highlights for the next 20 years, and hurt his back. It was unfortunate to say the least, and I really like the guy too, but you make it sound like he's Jon Lester, or Brett Butler, or Eric Davis, or Jose Rijo... people who came back from amazing tragedies, and terrible happenings in the baseball world. Cuddyer just signed a 3 year 24 million dollar contract and choked on the 8th digit. I tend to think that Delmon Young is a better right handed hitter than Cuddyer, and Mark Redmond's stats say he's a better hitter than Cuddyer, and Livan Hernandez might even be as good of a hitter as Cuddyer if given 500 at bats a season, lol. Ok, that wasn't nice... but Cuddy has not battled cancer, come back after 21 elbow surgeries, beaten cocaine, blown knees, a ruptured vertebrae in his back, or Dave Dravecky, or Tom Browning after their arm nearly fell off (or in Dravecky's unfortunate case basically did fall off). He didn't get hit in the head and go blind like Kirby, or die trying to help people after a terrible earthquake like Roberto Clemente. He is just a slightly (3 year 18 million would have made more sense) overpaid right fielder who happens to be a very nice guy. So I do wish him well. I just really don't think with the Twins offense he would be noticed one way or the other. Mike,

What has he been through that was tragic?

He stumbled around the bases and did a summersalt that will make blooper highlights for the next 20 years, and hurt his back. It was unfortunate to say the least, and I really like the guy too, but you make it sound like he’s Jon Lester, or Brett Butler, or Eric Davis, or Jose Rijo… people who came back from amazing tragedies, and terrible happenings in the baseball world. Cuddyer just signed a 3 year 24 million dollar contract and choked on the 8th digit. I tend to think that Delmon Young is a better right handed hitter than Cuddyer, and Mark Redmond’s stats say he’s a better hitter than Cuddyer, and Livan Hernandez might even be as good of a hitter as Cuddyer if given 500 at bats a season, lol. Ok, that wasn’t nice… but Cuddy has not battled cancer, come back after 21 elbow surgeries, beaten cocaine, blown knees, a ruptured vertebrae in his back, or Dave Dravecky, or Tom Browning after their arm nearly fell off (or in Dravecky’s unfortunate case basically did fall off). He didn’t get hit in the head and go blind like Kirby, or die trying to help people after a terrible earthquake like Roberto Clemente. He is just a slightly (3 year 18 million would have made more sense) overpaid right fielder who happens to be a very nice guy. So I do wish him well. I just really don’t think with the Twins offense he would be noticed one way or the other.

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