Comments on: Neshek to have MRI on his elbow Tuesday

By: Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:15:40 +0000

I remember a couple of regular posters who were adamant that the Twins should demand both Jose Reyes AND David Wright from the Mets for Johan Santana.

By: T

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:18:41 +0000

What’s funny is that people who think it’s crazy to trade Span are some of the same ones who thought Boston was thought it’d be easy to pry Ellsbury away from the Red Sox.

What do both players have in common? Both are young hitters who had phenominal seasons…

The Twins would be looking to sell high on Span (if they are looking at trading him at all), just like Boston was looking to do with Ellsbury.

By: MudCat

MudCat — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:17:27 +0000

Heinie:
Delmon’s Dad is an airline pilot, but Dmitri has had his share of problems with alcohol, drugs and violence. The Nats sent him to AAA this year. He played last year weighing 220 and this year is over 300. Maybe connected to his diabetes.

By: AaronK

AaronK — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:10:21 +0000

AJ,

Platoons do kinda stink in general, but what are you supposed to do when you have guys that can only hit LHP or vice versa?

shameless,

Sometimes you have to give up good talent to get good talent in return. The thing about Span is that is about the best you can expect from him. He had a great season and was great for the team, but I don’t think he can consistently reproduce that.

Just my opinion…if you are going to trade him, do it now. Although, I would still prefer not to as you pointed out he is a darn good young player.

By: shameless

shameless — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:03:15 +0000

WOW anyone who would say trade Span is crazy!! We’re sitting on the best young lead-off hitter in the game! I was very anti-Span until he had proven himself. Now he’s just a pleasure to watch in every facet of the game. Cuddy is the odd man out if for no other reason he makes too much $$$.

By: AJ Pesh

AJ Pesh — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:50:25 +0000

Worst case scenerio: No trades happen, Gardy platoons Harris/Buscher at third, and Kubel/Cuddyer at DH, and Punto remains as our SS. That is my biggest nightmare. Gardy loves the right/left platoon, which is a complete joke. How is a guy supposed to hit a stride, or find a rhythem? Or worse, when the game is tied 3-3 in the 9th, and we have our platoon LH hitter up, and the pitcher is a lefty, and we have no options off our bench? Platoons SUCK.