Minnesota Twins Talk

With the trade of revere what are the chances they are players in the michael bourn sweepstakes?

Jesse Lund at TwinkieTown.com says that Peter Gammons told MLB Network that the Red Sox were willing to acquire Joe Mauer -- including his entire salary.

Dez Tobin and Fanatic Jack are back into the podcast game. Tonight at 10:00, you can listen to their show LIVE. I'll be joining the show at about 10:05. I'm guessing tonight there'll be plenty of topics to discuss. Listen Live or later by clicking here.

http://740thefan.com/upload/12-6sethspeaks.net I was a guest on The Jack Michaels Show at about noon today to talk about the Twins; the Rule 5, the Revere trade, what happens in CF, and much more.

Terry Ryan said a little bit ago that the Twins are still shopping Willingham and Morneau if we can get more starting pitching. Personally i think we'd need to get a front end starter to move either of them. I don't want to see either go.

Rangers apparently willing to eat 10 of the 16 mil owed to him. Shopping him to the Phillies. I'd have to imagine the Twins could get him and not have to give up anything special. Young would "challenge" Plouffe at 3rd, or maybe could even play 2B (could be a bit ugly)

Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports reports Revere's name has popped up as a possible trade candidate. What could the Twins realistically get for Revere?

With May now in the fold, any speculation on the new top ten list of prospects in the organization? Where does May fit, and who gets booted from the top ten?

According to mlbtraderumors Jack Hannahan has a major league offer from an AL Central team. Hmm - I wonder who that can be.

It appears the #1 suitor for Revere is Philadelphia. The Revere thread was about Revere, so I wanted to take the discussion in another direction. They need a CF, and the FA alternatives are incredibly expensive. Who is reasonable to get back from Philly if we give them Revere? The candidates: Vance Worley, 25. He's not a bad young pitcher. His peripherals don't predict amazing success, but they're good by Twins standards, he's outpitched them over his two years with the big club, at least until his elbow started hurting. And the Phillies are trying to move him. So what's the problem? He's injured and is a surgery waiting to happen. Worley hurt his elbow this pa…

Discuss the Twins pick(s) here, as well as if they lose any players in the MLB or Minor League portions... I'll be profiling the player(s) that they select shortly after they are selected in an Article, but use this as the place to chat throughout the draft.

Joe Blanton to sign with the Angels and Jeff Francis to sign with the Rockies.

Pros: He is probably better then any internal MI we have at this point. He provides a better option to "push" Plouffe at 3B then Hannahan (though not by a ton) Ever since he left we have been losing a ton of games. Good clubhouse guy. Book it. Can teach the younger guys how to slide head first. Scrappy Sexy Dreamy Cons: None that I can think of. He is still loved and wanted in Boston

With the Rangers believed to be very much involved in the Zack Greinke sweepstakes, Texas is a candidate to add a big-name starter this week, in which case the team may look to trade one of its in-house options. As such, rival teams are calling to inquire about the availability of left-hander Derek Holland, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter). The Brewers, Twins, and Royals are among the clubs that have been in touch with the Rangers about Holland, says Morosi. What do you guys think it would take to get Derek Holland?

"Connolly writes that "landing a first baseman or designated hitter with pop is a real possibility." His sense is that the Orioles will make a deal either at the Winter Meetings or within a few days of their conclusion. Executive VP Dan Duquette told reporters on Sunday that a power bat is his biggest target, and that the addition would likely come via trade as opposed to free agency." Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/baltimore_orioles/index.html#hGvCPvj8bWcZ618S.99 The Orioles have a BA Top-10 starting pitcher in Dylan Bundy and have other pitching depth. Are they looking to move salary as well? The answer is "Yes" as both Roberts and Hardy have been …

I'm curious. Who thinks Meyer will be a member of Twins rotation during the 2013 season? And I mean before September. Also, who thinks the FO actually expects that he will make it to the rotation during 2013? I'm talking about a July or August call-up here. I personally think yes on both accounts.

The Mets are rumored to be shopping him and would be willing to eat a large chunk of his remaining salary. Worth an offer?

Just wondering if the Twins would open the door back up to Hardy. He battled wrist injuries in his lone season with the Twins. I'd take a flyer on one of the best defensive shortstops in the game who can also belt 20+ homers at a respectable $7 mill per over the next two years. Did I mention he and Joe Mauer are buddies?

The Star Tribune's LaVelle E Neal reports that the Twins have "several offers" out to starting pitchers including Joe Saunders and Francisco Liriano. He also adds that as many as seven teams could be interested in Liriano.

From MLB Trade Rumors, John Heyman identifying (via twitter) Edwin Jackson, Shawn Marcum and Brandon McCarthy as potential targers. (Also Jair Jurrjens and Carl Pavano). I'm not exactly sure what "identifying as potential targets" means, but if Heyman has information that the Twins are actually seriously involved with discussions for Jackson, Marcum and McCarthy, that would be more encouraging than anything else I've read this week. Until Greinke signs and sets the market, these 3 probably aren't going to sign anywhere, so I won't expect deals done in Nashville.

MASN is reporting the Twins have approached the Orioles about trading them Justin Morneau. http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2012/12/twins-have-contacted-the-orioles-about-morneau.html I think there already some threads talking specifcally about a trade with the Orioles, but this makes me wonder a couple of things... 1. What would you be willing to give up Morneau for? Both if the Twins ate some salary or if they ate none of it... 2. Is this yet another indication that Ryan is willing to tread water in 2013 and look towards the future?

First off, I realize there is a chance that Todd Walker won't be a first ballot hall of famer. He may have to wait a year or two, but no need to hold off on this discussion. I think the clear choice is Minnesota: Walker had his best year in a Twins uniform and also played in Minnesota 2 more seasons then any other place. Though I could see him choosing Chicago because of the whole mystique of the Cubs thing, and he may not be a fan of how Minnesota let him go. What are your thoughts? I think he comes close to getting in this year. To many dirty names on the ballot and Walker is clean.

Can anyone think of some potential selections for the Twins in this week's Draft? I'd like to see them select Danny Rosenbaum from the Nats. He's a lefty with 4 pitches. His fastball tops out at 92, plus a curve, slider and changeup. 25 years old after 2 years in AA, but could be an addition to the staff. The Nats also have 2B Jeff Kobernus available. He hit .282 without much power but stole 42 bases. Both are listed in the Nats top 20 prospects, but were not added to the 40-man. I'd wouldn't mind the Twins selecting a couple in the draft to get a look at them in ST. And obviously pitching and MI are the places to look. Are there other prospects the Twins shoul…

It appears the Twins are looking hard at Dempster, and it appears he's pushing interested teams for a 3-year deal. That might be all that it takes to nab the 35-year-old who has been a dependable horse for the last five years. I don't know if the Twins could get him at 3/39, but I have to think they have a shot at 3/42. Would you do it? His baseball reference page is here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dempsry01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com

After Span's first two seasons, he had for his career a .305 average and an OBP of .391. And in March 2010, the Twins offered him a 5 year, 16.5m contract with a team option for 2015 valued at $9m. As we all know by now, this has proven to be a very team friendly deal, despite the fact that Denard never again produced at his 2008-2009 levels. So, after 2 seasons watching Revere, Is it time for the Twins to offer him a similar extension? By comparison, Revere is hitting for a .278 average and getting on base at a .319 clip. His current career BABIP of .308 is a full .040 points lower than Span's was after 2 seasons. Further, Revere is every bit as able to put balls in…

1500ESPN.com's Darren Wolfson tweets that the Twins are close to adding a third baseman for competition with Trevor Plouffe and his hunch is that it is St. Paul's Jack Hannahan. Hannahan had played the past two years with Cleveland, providing them with a decisively average left-handed platoon option at third (.692 OPS vs RHP) but some above-average glovework (4.2 UZR/150). He has occasional pop but his high strikeout rate (22% career K%) keeps his on-base percentage on the low-end (.319 career OBP). Oh, and Hannahan hit an opposite-field home run off me at Cretin that damn near cleared The Nook across the street.** If this is deal is similar to the Sean Burroughs dea…

Cleveland is looking to trade their SS and OF and anyone else they can to stockpile prospects. What about a trade of one of our prospects preferably OF to Cleveland for Cabrera? I know cabrera costs money but is an above average former All Star SS. What would it take to get this done and would the Twins dare?

If this hasn't been mentioned already, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick had some notes from the winter meetings today that are relevant to the Twins: http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/31214/twins-seeking-to-add-more-pitching His article mentions that Joe Blanton is a prime target for the Twins, which, I suppose shouldn't be surprising. He also mentions pitchers such as Kevin Correia, Brett Myers, John Lannan, Mike Pelfrey, and Vincente Padilla (???) as possible targets. I would expect the Twins to sign at least one of these types and think that Blanton, Myers, or Pelfrey could be decent additions and provide some depth/insurance for the development of Kyle Gibson and …

ESPN's Buster Olney is saying the Twins have been talking about a one-year offer with Francisco Liriano's agents. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/274167684017565696 Talk about taking a step backward! I can't believe the Twins would want to put up with him for another year. He makes my blood pressure boil. I can't imagine what he does to Gardy and Anderson. UPDATE [ADMIN]: Darren Wolfson spoke with a Twins official who said this in reply to the news:

Aaron Gleeman has an article this morning about Rich Harden making a comeback. I think the Twins would definitely be interested. What would it take to get him here? I would offer a Major League contract with a base around $1M with reachable incentives pushing it to $4M. While not healthy for a while, Harden has had decent numbers. Thoughts?