Thursday, June
24, 2010
Quick Posting
If you my interview with Paul Allen this
morning at 9:20 on KFAN listen to the podcast (Fan
on Demand) now.
The Twins were swept by the Brewers. That’s never a good thing. Yovani Gallardo is really good. How come Ubaldo, Halladay and Gallardo
have been the Twins Get-Away opponent’s pitcher the last three series?
Cliff Lee rumors persist.
If you believe The Bleacher Report, the Twins and Mariners nearly had a
deal in place that would have sent Wilson Ramos, Brian Duensing and a ‘low-level outfielder’ to Seattle.
However, when Ramos was injured last week, the deal was put off or delayed. I’m
not buying that a deal was imminent. I do believe that they have talked, and I
actually believe that the Twins will land the talented lefty in a few more
weeks.
Following today’s game, the
Twins announced that Brendan Harris
had been outrighted to AAA Rochester. Outrighted means that he was placed on waivers and no one
claimed him Jason Repko,
the centerfielder who signed with the Twins just days before the season
started, was called up. Repko has been Rochester’s
best player this year. He’s
good defensively. I’m told that his defense in CF is comparable
to that of Jason Pridie,
which says a lot. He’s been up in the big leagues various times over the last
four years with the Dodgers, so he is no stranger to the big leagues. What is
scary is that the Twins now have an extra outfielder. Does that mean more Michael Cuddyer at 3B? Yikes!
Finally, I wrote a blog entry
for Minor League Ball and sent it to
the great John Sickels
to post as he has time. Keep checking back there to see if it is there.
Sorry
about the brevity, but I am heading out of town now and don’t know when I’ll
post next. Any thoughts on the Twins, minor leaguers, the Brendan Harris decision (which makes
the D’Angelo Jimenez signing confusing), or
anything else? Feel free to leave
your questions and comments here.