Comments on: Twins interested in LaTroy Hawkins

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:03:01 +0000

I don’t get why almost everyone on this site wants to dump Reyes…yeah he’s not as dominant as 06, but he’s still been a solid LEFT-HANDED reliever…..but I agree that we really need help in the pen and we do need to get rid of Boof & Bass, but not for flipping LaTroy Hawkins….geeze come on

By: Al Gore

Al Gore — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:49:36 +0000

I’m usually all for recycling. But in this case it is a bad idea. He brings nothing to the bullpen other than he would have the straightest fastball of any of our relievers.

By: roger dorn

roger dorn — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:16:37 +0000

Good discussion on Span and Liriano and the huge Sox series:

http://media.myfoxtwincities.com/livestream/webcast/archive.htm

By: danny

danny — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:07:18 +0000

i am all for it… maybe we could get rid of lamb and/or livan… then call up lariano…

By: matt

matt — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:04:02 +0000

Korecky is not the answer (he has average stuff - basically another Bass). I’d like to see Ricky Barrett get a shot he’s got 66 K’s in 56 innings in relief.

By: adyacent

adyacent — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:43:19 +0000

After all what I read, I would say no to that trade. The Twins always get a cheap veteran, very seldom works, and then end up winning with talent from within. Point is case, our starting rotation (yes, excluding Livan), which is pretty good. So why we don’t eliminate one step and promote Korecky and other guys from AAA. In my opinion the Twins have to unload dead weight rather than get more. Get rid of Lamb, Everett, Boof or Bass, and promote Korecki, Macri (and there is another reliever, Mariano Gomez that has an ERA under 2 down there. Anybody knows anything about him?)
You can argue that Livan has been good at home, but guess what, we have the majority of the games on the road for the rest of the season.