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Minniman wrote:How do you feel about the job the Twins GM has done since getting the job?

I don't like it much at all.

PurpleMustReign wrote:
He's is disgustingly cheap and stubborn. He finally made some decent moves, I liked the Pavano and Rauch pickups. I just wish he had gone after Washburn more. I know people (including myself) are down on Delmon Young, but he is hitting .275, and he seems to be improving, albeit slowly.
He is not at all agressive in making the team better. And until he gets better, the Twins will continue to fall short. And it is a shame to have Mauer, Morneau, and Kubel, and not be able to win more games.

PurpleMustReign wrote:
He's is disgustingly cheap and stubborn. He finally made some decent moves, I liked the Pavano and Rauch pickups. I just wish he had gone after Washburn more. I know people (including myself) are down on Delmon Young, but he is hitting .275, and he seems to be improving, albeit slowly.
He is not at all agressive in making the team better. And until he gets better, the Twins will continue to fall short. And it is a shame to have Mauer, Morneau, and Kubel, and not be able to win more games.

Miguel Angel Sano, a Dominican shortstop considered by many as the top free agent teenage prospect in Latin America, will sign with the Minnesota Twins for a $3.15 million bonus, according to Sano's agent Rob Plummer.

The rumors about Sano's age seem to stem from the fact that his body type appears more advanced than a typical 16 year old. For that reason, many believe that even if Sano is the age he claims to be, he will likely have to play somewhere other than shortstop, perhaps third base or in the outfield. It's likely that Sano won't begin his professional career until next season. Sano would easily be the most heralded Latin American player signed by the Twins.

Demi wrote: I don't put that on the GM at all. The ownership is disgustingly cheap and stubborn. There was some talk that's why the previous GM quit, knowing they'd lose Santana, Hunter, and not get anything in return. The Young trade clearly looks terrible with how well the other two have done.

Interesting article today, apparently Twins made a bit of an unexpected splash.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4517993

Twins to sign Sano for $3.15M bonus
Seems like Smith is starting to tap into that market for position players a bit more than previously done.

^No offense, but that problem was already solved. The playoff game would be played Tuesday.

GO TWINS!

purple guy wrote:Up 10-0 and we need Nathan to come in for a save????? WTF? I hope they do squeek into the playoffs, but with pitching like we do it'll short stint IMO. Im liking Gardy less and less all the time. He is way too hung up on pitch count for his starters and needs to look at the score, let the starter keep pitching, so we dont use 7-8 frigging guys in a game like that. Even if the starter gave up a few runs (which I doubt it'd be worse than the relievers did) we'd have a couple more fresh arms tonight.