Walkoff Walk (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
On Friday the Twins and Brewers completed a trade that sent Carlos Gomez to the land of cheese, and JJ Hardy to the place with the new stadium that nonsensically has no roof despite the local climates. On the...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | yesterday
Twins 2009 UZR/150, before JJ Hardy/ Carlos Gomez Trade See the excellent BtB analysis of the trade HERE. Team Fielding Comparison after the jump. Twins UZR/150, after JJ Hardy/Carlos Gomez Trade Revised Chart assumption: Cuddyer takes CF after solid work there this season, leaving Span in RF, Young in LF, and Kubel on the bench. Metrodome Target Field Difference LF 343' 339' -4' CLF 385' 377' -8'...
Tom's Bombs of Thought (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Here's the first installment of GroupThought. Want to know what the smart baseball people think about the day's big deal? It's all right here. Today's Deal: Twins receive shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers for centerfielder Carlos Gomez. Interestingly, everyone wrote about Hardy first which of course means Gomez is merely an afterthought to everyone but the Brewers. GroupThinker: ESPN.com's...
US News & World Report (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Although the Detroit Tigers have an opening at shortstop, they weren’t involved in the trade talks for shortstop J.J. Hardy, whom Milwaukee dealt today to the Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. In an e-mail to the Free Press, Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin said he didn’t contact the Tigers about Hardy because they didn’t have what [...]
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
More photos » by Elise Amendola - AP about 1 month ago: Boston Red Sox' Alex Gonzalez, center, celebrates with teammates Dustin Pedroia, right, and others after hitting a walkoff single to drive in the winning run for a 9-8 victory against the Los Angeles Angels in the ninth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Browse more photos...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Some things to read while being a real man or while putting up your holiday decorations . I would like to preface this by kind of letting everyone know what is going on. As KL posted friday , Morineko, FtJ and I will be your new weekend editors. What that means is we will be hanging around and posting a weekend news post to keep things alive on the weekends. KL asked us to "make it our own"...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Vicente Padilla 's pitching ability wasn't the issue when the Rangers released him in midseason. It's the off-the-field activity and his ability to alienate teammates that limits his value. The Dodgers had said they were interested in re-signing him but are asking hard questions about an incident in which he was shot in the right thigh last week in his native Nicaragua. The shooting did appear to be...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Brewers traded SS J.J. Hardy for former Mets CF Carlos Gomez. With the acqisition of Gomez the Brewers made it official that they will not be attmepting to bring back Mike Cameron. Another former Met center fielder who Marty Noble believes is on the Mets radar to play left field (source MLB.com). With the deal, the Brewers said goodbye to veteran Mike Cameron, their starting centerfielder the past...
Baseball America (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Brewers and Twins exchanged surplus up-the-middle talent in a trade intended to improve both big league clubs for 2010. Milwaukee sent veteran shortstop J.J. Hardy to Minnesota for swift center fielder Carlos Gomez.
Right Field Bleachers (Free subscription) | yesterday
This was a shocking trade and I have not really made up my mind on the trade. Some RFB’ers have said that they like the trade. For me, it really depends on what pitchers the Brewers get now without J.J. Hardy. John Lackey’s name is out there and he would be AMAZING to bring in. [...]
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP This is what I'm talking about, baby. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Browse more photos » We've got Carlos Gomez now. I haven't looked really closely at his numbers, but my first take is that it's a fair deal. The Twins get a somewhat better player for 2010 in J.J. Hardy, but we get someone who is cheaper, fills a hole, and might improve while still under team control....
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP Browse more photos » A team with a player in his "arbitration years" has essentially three options. First, it can go through the arbitration process (using what is known as " Final Offer Arbitration "). Second, it can reach a contract to avoid arbitration, whether it is a long term deal or merely a one-year deal that splits the difference...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Steven Senne - AP about 18 hours ago: FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Carlos Gomez poses for a photograph. The Milwaukee Brewers traded J.J. Hardy to the Twins on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for outfielder Gomez. (AP Photo/Steven Senne,file) Browse more photos » I like the acquisition of Gomez, before we start putting any context on this trade. He's...
MNSpeak | Secrets of the City (Free subscription) | yesterday
Anybody want to weigh in on the latest Twins trade: Carlos Gomez for J.J. Hardy?
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | yesterday
A couple items of note this week include the Twins outrighting Brian Buscher to Rochester. This cleared a 40-man roster spot before the five free agents are removed in the next week. Why this was done at this time remains a mystery? My best guess is that the Twins were in discussion on some deal from which they may have needed an open spot on their roster. It turned out to not be the case with the...
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