NC-Twins

On a positive note, I will get to see the other half of our AAAA split squad in Durham on Wed/Thurs. looking forward to seeing Willingham, Mastro, Hicks, Esco, Parm, etc... for 1/3 of the price.

Remind me.. Plouffe is out of options, right?

If we don't score, 1 more inning for Correia, I bet.

I liked Punto and Redmond -- not Butera.

Yes, of course they will place him on waivers if he doesn't get traded. They do that with everyone. Some team probably thinks that his recent performance isn't indicative of his potential value and will place a claim on him.

How Morneau stacks up against other 1B in MLB (among statistically qualified): AVG: 13th of 24 OBP: 19th of 24 SLG: Dead last OPS: Dead last RBI: 14th (though the Twins pathetic lineup doesn't help) HRs: 29th Fielding %: 2nd of 21 Range Factor: 1st of 21 So, it looks like his bat really is among the worst for the type of hitting that most teams want out of their first baseman. However, it looks like his fielding is among the best.

No way he makes it through waivers...

Infinitely small chance of Mornie making it through waivers without a claim.

He is the closest thing we have to a DH.

Sano would get crushed by big league pitching right now. Mid 2014 at the earliest. I think 2015.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone throw 100 pitches in fewer than 4 innings.

Yeah, and the other nine end in a strikeout swinging.

We're going to trade him, then we're going to get him back for 2014. Just a hunch.

Something to think about: We have already struck out more this year than in 2007. We are averaging 8.28 strike outs per game. At that rate, we will finish the season with 1341 strike outs, beating our previous team record by 220.

Florimon should have to bunt every at bat for an entire series until he learns how to make contact.