Memo to Twins: Sell, Sell, Sell

Posted at 12:58 PM on June 28, 2005 by David Zingler (1 Comments)

Let’s face it, the Central Division race is over. All hail to the White Sox. Sure there is still the Wild Card, but even if the Twins were fortunate enough to come out on top of that jumbled race, they wouldn’t hit enough to advance in the postseason anyway. Reality bites, huh.

That gives Terry Ryan a little over a month to unload veterans like Jacque Jones and Joe Mays, who are each in the final year of their contracts. Heck, why not also see what you can get for Kyle Lohse? Or even Joe Nathan? I’ll even bet when the deadline draws near, some team will be desperate enough for a warm left arm that you could unload Terry Mulholland on them.

With prospects like Scott Baker, Dave Gassner, Francisco Liriano and Glen Perkins waiting in the wings and Matt Guerrier pitching effectively out of the bullpen, the team should have no problem replacing the inconsistent Mays and Lohse. Nathan’s value meanwhile probably can’t get much higher, so why not deal him -- for the right price, of course -- and give Jesse Crain a shot a closer?

It’s apparent to anyone with two eyes and the slightest grip on reality that the Twins infield situation is a mess. I’ll stick it out with Justin Morneau at first base, but other than that it’s a free for all. Dealing some or all of the above-mentioned players, would give the team a chance to shore up the infield and wouldn’t significantly weaken the organization in any area.

Comments (1)

Trade Nathan? I don't think so. It's only June and your quitting? Doesn't make sense.

Posted by carlos ponce | June 28, 2005 6:45 PM

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