2009-2010 Hot Stove Thread

Seems like it. The Twins do need a shortstop. Cabrera is a free agent.

 

Diamondbacks exercise $8.5 million option on Brandon Webb. I don't think Webb has even thrown yet since elbow surgery.

 

And the Brewers have Alcides Escobar, one of the top shortstop prospects in the bigs. Got called up in August and did pretty well the rest of the way.

 

True. Gomez is a nice risk for the Brewers, who gave up a player they wanted to move aside anyway.

 

I like that Twins-Brewers trade for both teams.

 

So that likely means Twins won't re-sign Cabrera. Unless they plan on moving Hardy to second to replace Punto.

 

Don't tell IJAG.

 

I think it is more likely that they just let Cabrera go, assuming he is going to ask for too much money.

 

I like the JJ deal on the "change of scenery" ground. Maybe he can get his head screwed on straight when he inhales the cold Minneapolis air of April and September.

 

Making it official, ChiSox decline Dye's option.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10330126/ChiSox-decline-Dye%27s-$12M-option,-pay-out-$950K?From=MSNHP&FG=FOX_Pipe

 

I think the Gomez-Hardy deal has pretty good potential as a win-win.

The Twins couldn't play Gomez every day with Span, Young and Cuddyer all needing ABs and Kubel having earned the DH spot. And he's only 23. Massive upside.

For Hardy, he either hits in the two-hole in front of Mauer and sees fastballs all season or hits seven and has no pressure at all. Either way, you figure he has a better hitting season.

Hope it works out for both teams.

 

That is shaping up to be a really tough lineup if Hardy can straigthen out and Morneau can get completely healthy. Now if they can find a way to not have to count on Crede and/or Tolbert at third base. They should be right there again, especially with a fully-healthy Slowey. He looked like he was really ready to step forward despite pitching all season with the injury that eventually shut him down.