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I doubt it, he would make other mistakes. The bottom line is he is not a good manager.

Well Gardenhire did pull a healthy Hernandez out after 5 innings (0 runs allowed), Hernandez also had a perfect last inning, no baserunners allowed!!! Hernandez only threw 80 pitches at that time. My point is Gardenhire should know his starting pitchers limitation, he should have stretched out Hernandez and limited Pelfrey.

I believe De Vries and Deduno are ready when they are healthy.

He just could not get anyone motivated in the post season. He does not work well with young players. He often publicly criticizes his players. Clearly he is not a good manager.

I am sorry I really don't see why Gardenhire is one of the best managers in baseball. If a manager needs a talented roster to succeed, he is not a good manager. Gardenhire does not work well with young players. Don't blame it all on Bill Smith. I think Gardenhire was the one behind most of the decisions made. Do you think it was Bill Smith who wanted Hardy to go?

Arcia is back now!

Wrong again. He played and went 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts. He needs to be moved down to the 9th spot until Mastro returns. By then he could be sent down to AAA.

They are experienced major leaguers and all of them are starters who had some success, Robertson has not shown anything close to that.

Letting someone with an era of 5.40 last year and an era of 8.49 in the spring to start the season in the major league is a disgrace to the players and the fans.

I don't think Hendriks is ready though, he just does not have major league stuff.

Escobar is 3 years younger than Florimon, statistically he hits better than Florimon.

Escobar has some speed, he is about 3 years younger than Florimon, he hits better than Florimon, he also plays good defense.

Let's give Dozier some time to adjust to his new 2B position.

How about Trevor Plouffe?

I agree, though they should have kept both Walters and Hernandez. Both could pitch long innings. Hernandez is a lefty. When Deduno is healthy, bring him back.

I would give Roenicke a chance since he has the experience. Robertson should start the season in AAA. However I like Deduno better, if he is healthy he should be back in ML. In my opinion Deduno should be a long reliever. I don't have much hope for Swarzak to do well.

Pressly truly earned the spot like De Vries.

Top ten BP? I am not sure, Fien, Robertson and Roenicke all struggled in spring. I would prefer to see Hernandez, Walters and Perdomo instead.

Both struggled in spring training.

Robertson and Roenicke are not much better than those two.

Hendriks has not made much improvement this year. I predict he is going to be another Blackburn this year.

He has a better stuff than De Vries? His straight fast ball and hittable slider? His only advantage is he has success in the minors. The reason he is still on major league roster is because he has nothing to prove in the minor. I don't think he earns the spot like De Vries.

The fact that it took him 20 starts to get a win in the major league level made me believe he would not have much success in the major league. Why on earth would you believe Hendriks' ability? He has shown very little. Deduno has the stuff to be successful as we all saw from WBC. De Vries could work the corners, he had some success last season and he had an awesome spring.

Hendriks is not going to have success in the major league level. Gibson and Meyer are not ready yet. I would give Hernandez and Walters a chance to compete a spot in the rotation though.

I doubt Hendriks is going to be effective in the major league. I have high hope for De Vries, Deduno and Hernandez though. I also think Walters has a chance to be successful as a long reliever/ spot starter in the major league.