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Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Going into 2008, it was clear that Minnesota’s starting rotation was going to be either its biggest liability or its trump card in the AL Central. Pessimists could point to the fact that four of their starters—Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey, Nick Blackburn and Boof Bonser—had combined for just 632 career innings pitched, none before 2005. By comparison, 163 individual pitchers had thrown more innings by...
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Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
We can assume that the Twins would’ve opened the season with a rotation of Johan Santana, Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey, Boof Bonser and Livan Hernandez. Let’s run with this idea. This season for the Twins, Glen Perkins replaced Scott Baker in the rotation on May 10, because Baker had gotten injured. Perkins has remained in the rotation since. Then, when Baker returned to the rotation, he replaced Boof...
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Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Carlos Pena gained a home run Friday night thanks to instant replay: Pena's drive to right field off Boof Bonser appeared to be touched by a fan before bouncing off the top of the fence. First base umpire Mike DiMuro...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Baseball's instant replay system produced its first reversal Friday night when Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against Minnesota. Pena's drive to right field off Boof Bonser appeared to be...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Baseball's instant replay system produced its first reversal Friday night when Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against Minnesota. Pena's drive to right field off Boof Bonser appeared to be touched by a fan before bouncing off the top of the fence. First base umpire Mike DiMuro signaled fan interference, bringing both managers out of...
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Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
For those of you that got the Trailer Park Boys reference — we salute you. In other news, here we go again. Glen Perkins hadn’t dropped a decision since July 23rd but got lit up for 2 homers, 6 runs and 10 hits over just five innings. Boof Bonser then came in and gave up [...]
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U.S.S. Mariner (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Because half-bad is better than no good. From Larry Stone, writing on the Seattle Times blog: On the rumors that the Twins were offering Boof Bonser, Washburn said: “If that was the case, how much more do you think you’re going to get? A young guy with a great arm who’s cheap.”
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South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Twins Offered Bonser for Washburn I received indications that the Twins offered Boof Bonser. Makes sense, as he is out of minor-league options, and the Twins would need to clear a spot for Washburn. As I wrote recently, Bonser is only 26, and it makes sense for a team that is way out of the race to let Bonser make 10 starts down the stretch. Bonser isn’t even eligible for arbitration, so the Mariners...
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Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Lookout Landing is just a tiny bit upset the Mariners turned now a deal that would send them Boof Bonser for Jarrod Washburn: Boof Bonser is a 26 year old righty with two years of service time and a career...
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Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Hating on the Mariner's front office for a missed opportunity is a bit easy and redundant, but this is startling. Apparently the Twins offered Boof Bonser for Jarrod Washburn, and the Mariners somehow said no. Here are the problems with that 1.Boof Bonser is a better, younger, and cheaper pitcher than Jarrod Washburn. His 4.33 tRA (thanks StatCorner !) as a starter is well below the Mariners rotation...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Today's linkage... A friend pointed out to me how strange it is that the Twins were willing to take on Jarrod Washburn's salary and give up Boof Bonser but chose to trade Johan Santana before the season. If Bill Smith could go back in time, would he still make that deal? As expected, Jason Kendall's option for '09 vested. He's off the list! The Rangers were willing to trade Gerald Laird and a solid...
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Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
MINNESOTA TWINS Starter Age tRA Cost - $ Cost - Players Scott Baker 26 4.41 2nd yr team control Nothing Nick Blackburn 26 4.43 1st yr team control Nothing Boof Bonser 26 4.33 2nd yr team control Nothing Livan Hernandez 33 5.10 1 year, $5 million Nothing Francisco Liriano 24 SSS 3rd yr team control Nothing Glen Perkins 25 5.09 2nd yr team control Nothing Kevin Slowey 24 4.10 1st yr team control Nothing...
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Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
And it's not necessarily a bad thing. Boof Bonser is still in the bullpen, Livan Hernandez is still in the rotation, Mike Lamb is still taking up a bench spot and Craig Monroe is still this team's fifth outfielder. The Twins, quite predictably, have done nothing at the trade deadline, but that's not to say it's a horrible thing to have done. There were no easy, clear-cut deals to make. Rumors of Rich...
