Comments on: Liriano to the DL, Humber up http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/ Mismanaging games since 2002 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Humbert Humber(t) http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2787 Humbert Humber(t) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:01:18 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2787 <p>Sirsean, probably would have taken a low-minors prospect too, but I can't imagine much more. Not a huge difference between Perkins + no-namer and Luke Thousand Island + no-namer. </p> <p>Anyway my point is don't count on any trades.</p> Sirsean, probably would have taken a low-minors prospect too, but I can’t imagine much more. Not a huge difference between Perkins + no-namer and Luke Thousand Island + no-namer.

Anyway my point is don’t count on any trades.

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2786 sirsean Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:57:01 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2786 <p>Yeah, Ducherererer is at least as much of an injury concern as Bedard. Harden too.</p> Yeah, Ducherererer is at least as much of an injury concern as Bedard. Harden too.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2785 FunBobby Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:55:07 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2785 <p>I'm assuming Cliff Lee's option gets picked up. Bedard is too much of an injury risk, and I think Washburn is overrated. Duchscherer intrigues me, but not sure how healthy he will be.</p> I’m assuming Cliff Lee’s option gets picked up. Bedard is too much of an injury risk, and I think Washburn is overrated. Duchscherer intrigues me, but not sure how healthy he will be.

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 sirsean Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:51:40 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2784 <p>I don't like any of the names on that list.</p> <p>Also, I'm reasonably sure it would have taken more than Perkins to get Washburn.</p> I don’t like any of the names on that list.

Also, I’m reasonably sure it would have taken more than Perkins to get Washburn.

]]> By: Humbert Humber(t) http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2783 Humbert Humber(t) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:48:57 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2783 <p>Given that list, and knowing full well the Twins won't make a trade (they would've had to give up - the horror! - Glen Perkins to get Jerrod Washburn), I predict they make exactly 1 move: sign Mike Hampton to a 1-yr minor league deal, then cut him before Memorial Day.</p> Given that list, and knowing full well the Twins won’t make a trade (they would’ve had to give up – the horror! – Glen Perkins to get Jerrod Washburn), I predict they make exactly 1 move: sign Mike Hampton to a 1-yr minor league deal, then cut him before Memorial Day.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2782 FunBobby Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:40:32 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2782 <p>http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/12/2010-mlb-free-a.html</p> <p>That is a list of free agent starting pitchers. Not much out there. A trade might be the best route.</p> http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/12/2010-mlb-free-a.html

That is a list of free agent starting pitchers. Not much out there. A trade might be the best route.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2781 FunBobby Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:22:33 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2781 <p>I think the team should give up on Liriano as a starter, but they probably won't. He hasn't had more than like 2 good starts all year. We have to make a major investment in new talent this offseason. No way around it. We can't sign scrap heap players (Ponson, Ortiz, etc.) we need to be signing good free agents to market value deals. This is going to cost the team a lot of money, but it needs to be done.</p> I think the team should give up on Liriano as a starter, but they probably won’t. He hasn’t had more than like 2 good starts all year. We have to make a major investment in new talent this offseason. No way around it. We can’t sign scrap heap players (Ponson, Ortiz, etc.) we need to be signing good free agents to market value deals. This is going to cost the team a lot of money, but it needs to be done.

]]> By: Humbert Humber(t) http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2780 Humbert Humber(t) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:07:57 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2780 <p>If I were a betting man (and God knows I used to be), I'd put a good chunk of change on the following starting rotation: Baker, Slowey, Blackburn, Liriano, Perkins/Swarzak/Humber/Duensing by committee (whichever one has the least "tired" a.k.a "likely to get completely shelled thus essentially ending the game in the 3rd inning" arm). If recent history is any indication the Twins will put proving themselves right (i.e. "we have 5 #1 starters", platooning Gomez to salvage the Santana trade, inexplicably starting Nick F#$%@ing Punto to justify his absurd salary) ahead of necessarily improving the team, even if it costs the team an entire season (i.e. 2009) or, potentially, a face-of-the franchise free agent (i.e. Joe Mauer).</p> If I were a betting man (and God knows I used to be), I’d put a good chunk of change on the following starting rotation: Baker, Slowey, Blackburn, Liriano, Perkins/Swarzak/Humber/Duensing by committee (whichever one has the least “tired” a.k.a “likely to get completely shelled thus essentially ending the game in the 3rd inning” arm). If recent history is any indication the Twins will put proving themselves right (i.e. “we have 5 #1 starters”, platooning Gomez to salvage the Santana trade, inexplicably starting Nick F#$%@ing Punto to justify his absurd salary) ahead of necessarily improving the team, even if it costs the team an entire season (i.e. 2009) or, potentially, a face-of-the franchise free agent (i.e. Joe Mauer).

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2779 sirsean Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:03:49 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2779 <p>Webb has an expensive option for next year, that the D-Backs very well may not pick up because he's been injured for the last year and a half and missed almost all of this year.</p> <p>He'd be a risky signing, especially since teams are sure to still offer him like $50M.</p> Webb has an expensive option for next year, that the D-Backs very well may not pick up because he’s been injured for the last year and a half and missed almost all of this year.

He’d be a risky signing, especially since teams are sure to still offer him like $50M.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2009/08/18/liriano-to-the-dl-humber-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 FunBobby Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:55:28 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=788#comment-2778 <p>That all sounds about right. I don't think there are going to be any Aces on the market this offseason. I've heard the D-Backs might trade one of theirs (Webb or Haren) but I doubt the Twins have the prospects to pull that off.</p> That all sounds about right. I don’t think there are going to be any Aces on the market this offseason. I’ve heard the D-Backs might trade one of theirs (Webb or Haren) but I doubt the Twins have the prospects to pull that off.

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