July 31, 201313 yr I thought it might be worthwhile to collect the tweets and other info the sputters around the interwebs. I'm sure it will be anticlimatic, but I find the information mining vaguely fun. Phil Mackey @PMac2110mRT @TBrownYahoo: Word from Twins camp: "Painfully quiet."Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS1m#orioles, #pirates, and others are in on #twins justin morneau http://cbsprt.co/132YjRR
July 31, 201313 yr Author From earlier: Darren Wolfson @DarrenWolfson40mRe: $$ & Morneau - indication I got from a #MNTwins contact, @DeerJT: they'll eat some $$. But want a decent return. Tough w/ Justin stinky.
July 31, 201313 yr Author Dan Connolly @danconnollysun2mAnd I've heard from another source that -- wait for it -- the Orioles arent on Morneau. Again.
July 31, 201313 yr Author Minnesota Twins: Could Justin Morneau go in August instead? - TwinCities.com
July 31, 201313 yr Thanks for the compilation psuedo. I'm not a twitter guy and don't want it for the 2 times of the year I feel it is relevant (MLB deadling and NFL draft).
July 31, 201313 yr Is it just me or does this seem like a down year for trades, League wide? I feel like there were many more deals done by the trade deadline in years past, including less significant players. We have hardly had any trades, including 2nd or 3rd tier players.
July 31, 201313 yr Is it just me or does this seem like a down year for trades, League wide? I feel like there were many more deals done by the trade deadline in years past, including less significant players. We have hardly had any trades, including 2nd or 3rd tier players. It's been doing that for a few years, but I have no doubt it's influencing the quality of the market for what the Twins have.
July 31, 201313 yr The bad teams have had less assets to trade. There is no Sabathia or Grienke dangling.
July 31, 201313 yr It is reported that the Padres are offering this for Ian Kennedy: Matt Stites Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com Matt Stites is a AA reliever and not one of the Padres top 20 prospects. I can't imagine AZ would move Kennedy for that. Surely the Twins can top that offer. If AZ can truely be lowballed, the Twins have a ton of mid-level prospects.
July 31, 201313 yr Kennedy went for a few mid prospects, seems cheap but he is having a poor yr not bad for our rotation, however. Seems like a guy terry could have had if he thought we need pitching, guess that thought is still up in the air.
July 31, 201313 yr Kennedy would have been interesting...but he has taken a pretty significant nose dive these last two years (especially this year) plus, he isn't going to be exactly cheap this off-season with his 2nd year of arb. I'd say the Twins should take the gamble if they were a pitcher or two away...but at this point they are better off holding onto their assets in the minors as well as their upcoming draft picks. There is a reason why Kennedy a former stud didn't fetch a nice return... also Joe Thatcher is a nice affordable RP, the Twins likely would have had to give up a pick (do they even have one to trade?) along with Burton and a middling prospect.... again I prob would have went for it, but at this point I wonder if the Dbacks were just going to cut Kennedy after the season anyways? Edited July 31, 201313 yr by SpiritofVodkaDave
July 31, 201313 yr Author Berardino is killing it right now. Mike Berardino @MikeBerardino1mTerry Ryan on 7/13: "“We’re not into respectability. We’re into winning." ... 13 min to go [*]Mike Berardino @MikeBerardino2mTerry Ryan on 7/13: “We’re looking for a younger, more controllable type guy,” ... 15 minutes to go ... Expand [*]Mike Berardino @MikeBerardino4mScout from team DESPERATE for bullpen help tells me it's "All quiet" on the Twins front. Expand [*]Mike Berardino @MikeBerardino5mTerry Ryan on 7/13: “If somebody overwhelms you with something, then you’ve got to listen. You just can’t say no." 17 min to go Expand [*]Mike Berardino @MikeBerardino6mTerry Ryan on 7/13: "Some of them are certainly guys that you would discuss and some of them would be very difficult to free up.” 18 minutes Expand [*]Mike Berardino @MikeBerardino7mTerry Ryan on 7/13: "If somebody wants to talk about a guy, I’m all ears. Go ahead.” ... 19 minutes to go ... Expand [*]Mike Berardino @MikeBerardino8mTerry Ryan on 7/13: "There’s very attractive players on this ball club that people would like to have ... " 20 minutes to go ... Expand [*]Mike Berardino @MikeBerardino11mTerry Ryan on 7/13: "There’s a lot of guys on this team people would like to have, even as much as we’re struggling." 24 min. to go ...
July 31, 201313 yr “We’re looking for a younger, more controllable type guy, Like the year of control the team gave up for the privilege of watching Aaron Hicks flail away in the majors? Sounds like a major pivot in front office policy...
July 31, 201313 yr The Orioles and Astros have worked out a deal that will send Houston starting pitcher Bud Norris to Baltimore in exchange for outfielder L.J. Hoes, a Competitive Balance Draft pick and a Minor League left-handed pitcher right before the non-waiver Trade Deadline on Wednesday.
July 31, 201313 yr Tim Brown @TBrownYahoo 49s Dodgers acquire catcher Drew Butera from Twins. Well, hallelujah. No more sweet Drew to punch around.
July 31, 201313 yr I bet the PTBNL will be Nick Punto!! I would laugh my behind off if that happened...that would be too funny
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