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Great game! A's did their own version of the Wil Myers trade with Russell for Samardzija. One team had to go home. Bill Beane was right, the playoffs are a crap shoot. In the long run I think the A's trade(s) will hurt them more. They lose Russell, Cespedes and Lester will leave.

Was it Span or someone else in the last year or two who commented about how he felt micro-managed in Minnesota?

sign Ray Searage

Dereck Rodriquez last year he was an outfielder, this year a pitcher, that was a surprise (and he was very good)

I think Warren Buffett's billion dollars would have been safe here, too, if there had been a contest on March 1 to predict this roster.

That's fine, if you've read my other comments in the past, you know I don't have anything intelligent to contribute, so it was an opportunity to give some insight. Anyway, we all wish Mr. Ryan the best.

Wow, why so snippy, I apologize for my comments if they bothered anyone. I'm a dermatologist and deal with squamous cell carcinoma of the skin everyday. I was just noting that it seemed like more than just a localized skin cancer to have Oncology and Mayo Clinic involved and have press release. I'll leave my commenting to my amatuer baseball knowledge.

Basal cell carcinomas are the mildest and most common form of skin cancers. Squamous cell carcinomas can be more aggresive and metastasis. It's unclear from the press release if the squamous cell carcinoma originated in the skin (they can also arise in mouth, throat, and other body areas lined by squamous cells like the chest, bladder, etc). It says lump in the neck. It may have been a lymph node. So, he may be getting further work up from Oncology for the primary lesion (they imply it is localized-confined to the neck) and possible need for further treatment like radiation and/or chemotherapy. I wish him a full speedy recovery.

Wilkin Ramirez, Chris Colabello, Andrew Albers, Doug Bernier, Eric Fryer, and Shairon Martis-Did anyone have any of these players high on their prospect lists last year? How about a different list, who will make their Twins debut this year (excluding signed free agents) and the order they will appear. 1) Kris Johnson (between Deduno, Diamond and Worley, two will be on DL, other will be traded to Baltimore, of course, so Johnson makes team) 2) Alex Meyer (DL replacement in May or replaces Johnson) 3) Edgar Ibarra ( DL replacement June) 4) Brandon Waring (DL replacement June/July) 5) Trevor May (September call up) 6) Logan Darnell (September call up) 7) Miguel Sano (September call up) 8) Dan Rohling (September call up) 9) Sean Gilmartin (September call up) I'm making dumb lists-Spring training can't come soon enough.

We'll find out when Baltimore trades him.

And, Brian Buchanan married John Havlicek's daughter. I know, weird. How do you measure the WAR (weddings above replacement) for that?

My dog likes Scott Diamond, well actually, she like anyone who throws balls, and gives lots of walks.

Maybe when Max Kepler is healthy enough to play in CR, Walker will move up. BTW, any update on Kepler?

It is just me, or does he look older than 22? Is he the real Fausto Carmona? When Mastroianni comes back does Parmelee go down rather than Hicks (and Arcia stay)?

I've seen the last two games in person, as well. On Wednesday, the Puerto Rico game was very enjoyable because of the PR fans chanting and dancing. Danny Santana has an impressive arm. Worley looked much better and his velocity increased as the game progressed. Berrios was the best pitcher of the day, either team. Joe Benson, also has a good arm, but looked really out of sync at the plate, and the missed played fly ball didn't help his cause. Brandon Boggs and Jeff Clement are getting long looks, both playing full games both days with so-so results. BJ Hermsen needs more velocity on his fastball to have a chance. Mays threw pretty hard, but he and Slama both had control issues. I'm pulling for Escobar, and he looked good at the plate on Thursday, making solid contact on his 3 hits. Overall, like last season, the pitching and fielding have been atrocious.

I remember reading somewhere, that one of the Twins scouts was really pushing for them to take a high school kid from the New York ,who ended up getting drafted by Cleveland at #13- Manny Ramirez

I agree Shane Wahl, sadly I think they may have tried to overpay for better pitchers, but not everyone (good free agents) loves the Twins as much as us.

Not shocked, Ryan has said has put offers out to multiple pitchers, a team has a 1/30 chance of signing a free agent. A team with 2 years of 90+ losses, and punting 2013 has to overpay to even get someone mediocre.

You are not crazy. The Dodgers would love to get Perkins, but if the Twins trade Perkins, I think they would prefer for younger talent (as mentioned by kab21). Dodgers now have 8 starters, they may not get full value for their extra starters. Duensing instead of Robertson, or add Butera (Dodgers also looking for back up catchers).

Reading the Dodger message boards (geez talk about smug), they're wondering about Capuano for Perkins. I'd hate to see that. Would Robertson (from LA area) and Pugh work?

If Angel Pagan's asking price becomes too high, the Giants may be another option for Span/Revere. Not sure what they have to offer, though.

Looking toward 2014 and 2015, WWBBD, What would Billy Beane do? Not that I think he's the greatest GM, but he does like to take risks. If 2013 is felt to be a lost year, I think he would blow up this team, and trade Span, Morneau and Willingham for primarily pitching. Beane also likes to make unorthodox trades like trading his players of highest value even if he creates a possible team weakness . I could see Beane trading Perkins and Diamond for middle infielders and low minors pitching prospects. Perkins has little value to another 90 loss Twins team, but like Bailey for the A's could bring back a decent return. Diamond is no Gio Gonzales or Trevor Cahill, but his value may never be higher and everyone needs pitching. Toronto would have been a good trading partner (for one of their MI's) before their big trade, because he's from the area. (The opinions expressed are not mine, but my imaginary Billy Beane)

This is great for Mike Redmond, he gets to manage a naked roster

8. Carroll, J, SS 9. Florimon, P, SS in honor of Nishioka, the Twins will play without a 2B today

I'm surprised they let Hendriks throw 124 pitches. Both Hicks and Arcia left their games early, any report of injuries?