Well as if the Jim Thome signing wasn't enough excitement for one winter, now it appears as if the Twins may actually be about to add a legitimate second baseman to their roster for the first time since, um, Chuck Knoblauch?From ESPN.com:
Orlando Hudson is on the verge of a one-year, $5 million deal with the Minnesota Twins, sources told ESPN.First we trade for an everyday offensive shortstop in JJ Hardy. Then we sign a powerful future Hall of Famer to DH and pinch hit for us in Jim Thome. And now it appears we are about to add a real second baseman to the mix and all of this on the brink of opening our brand-spankin' new stadium this April (oh and we're on the verge of signing one of the top players in baseball to a contract for around $200 million).
There are details to be worked out on the contract, but Hudson has chosen the Twins over the Indians and Nationals.
Is this all real? Can someone pinch me? Are you sure these are our Minnesota Twins? Because I'm pretty sure this is not how we have done business for the past couple decades.
I really don't know what to do with myself. I can't remember the last time the Twins were rumored as suitors for impact type free agents and then actually got them. And we've done it twice in the past couple weeks!
As with the Thome signing, I will wait until this becomes official before digging into any Hudson impacts again. But what I will say is that this is a helluva time to be a Twins fan!
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Whipps,
ReplyDeleteWho are you thinking will be the starting 3B for a majority of the season: Punto, Harris or Valencia?
That's a tough one. I think we'll see a platoon of Punto and Harris until Valencia is ready. Although I'm not too sure Valencia will be ready until late this summer if even then. He may need the whole year in the minors.
ReplyDeleteAnother idea has been to move Hardy to 3B and have Punto take over at SS. This make sense as Punto is a very good defensive player and our lineup can take his horrible bat now with all our weapons.
- Whipps