hoffy

He's actually Detroit's starting 2B and that .713 compares closely to Luis Castillo's career numbers. The beauty of making a playoff run is that you don't have to worry too much about upside, you want results now. In my opinion Infante is going to help Detroit as much as Sanchez.

Whatever you feel they should have received for Frankie we all should be able to agree that Escobar and Hernandez address our biggest holes in the Twin's organizational depth, left-handed starting pitching and middle infield.

I read comparisons of Escobar to Omar Vizquel defensively, it was by Sox fans so take it for what it's worth, but if he can learn to keep the ball on the ground and slap it to the opposite field he could be a valuable SS. The Twins are extremely lacking in the minors of good defensive middle infielders and the scouts haven't shown much ability to find them. For that reason the value of a player like that to the Twins organization is probably higher than to a team that has a track record of finding and developing them. As far as Hernandez goes he's probably the best left handed starter in the higher levels of the minors for the Twins, as sadly as that sounds. Ryan certainly didn't fleece the Sox on this trade but he seems to be trying to address two glaring holes in our farm system. Hopefully any more trades between now and the deadline will bring in some high upside starting pitchers.

Notice every player is a position player, thus the desperate need for some pitching prospects via trade.