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Twins Off-season

Published by Krystal Webb November 16th, 2007 in Krystal Webb Tags: No Tags.

It’s the off-season for the Twins, and although it isn’t like last year’s off-season when Morneau got the MVP and Santana nabbed the Cy Young, it’s still going to be a critical time for the Twins.

This team is on the verge of really gunning for a championship next year, or reverting back to a rebuilding stage once again. Do they try to sign Santana or just auction him off to the highest bidder? What about Torii? Who’s on third? And how is Fransisco Liriano’s rehab progressing?

The Twins did make a move this past week with the pick up of OF Craig Monroe from the Cubs. It’s a typical Twins move; get a player on the cheap and hope he has a career year with them. Personally, even though I’m a bit tired of these moves, I don’t really mind getting Monroe. Every time he’s played against the Twins, he killed them. So, fingers crossed, he can provide that same punch in a Twins uniform. He also provides another option to Jason Kubel in left field. Because despite so much promise and potential, Kubel just hasn’t lived up to it. (I think it goes back to that postseason at-bat against Mariano Rivera in the ALDS a few years back. Striking out on three nasty pitches in a clutch situation would break anyone’s psyche.)

As the Twins move forward this off-season, I’m eager to see who’s going to fill out the rotation and if the Twins have the guts to make a big move that will show their fans that they are finally, really, truly in it to win it next year.

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  1. 1 Steve B Nov 16th, 2007 at 11:32 pm

    I actually liked the Monroe signing. He isn’t like the other free agent pickups the Twins have been making in recent seasons, (Batista, Rondell, etc), he’s much younger and has put up good numbers in 3 of the last 4 years. He isn’t owed much, so I like his upside potential. It doesn’t hurt that he has a good relationship with Torii. While I don’t think it will be enough to convince Hunter to stay, I do think it’s a step in the right direction.

    I think the time has also come for the Twins and Santana to part ways. The Indians proved that two aces aren’t enough to propel a team to the World Series in the American League. We need to find another bat or three that will allow us to produce enough runs to keep up with the Yankees and Red Sox of the world. Santana will never again have this high of a value on the market. If we wait until midseason, we will not get full value. Look at the mistake the T-Wolves made with Garnett. If they would have traded KG one year earlier, they would have gotten the core of the Bulls playoff team. They waited, and we got the core of the Celtics 25 win team. I don’t think Bill Smith will make the same mistake.

    At the end of the day, the Twins probably only have 3-4 years left with the core they currently have. And unlike the last time they were in this situation, there aren’t guys like Mauer or Morneau or Cuddyer waiting in the minors. The Twins need to make moves and we probably won’t be able to make big ones via free agency. A big trade is the only way to bring a big bat to Minnesota.

    I wouldn’t give up on Kubel too quickly there. I think he hit over .300 the second half. Now I know big second half doesn’t always translate into a big following year, (Oh, hi Rondell) but it could.

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