July 16, 200322 yr I heard something about the Royals makin a run at Juan Gonzalez. I'm a lil worried bout that. Him to go along with the retrun of Sweeny will make them tough. I still can't get over the fact it's mid july and we're still chasing the Royals
July 16, 200322 yr I still can't get over the fact it's mid july and we're still chasing the Royals i think were all having problems with this one.......
July 16, 200322 yr Great trade for Toronto.. Stewart is expensive and will be a free agent. They get an underpriced Kielty, who is comparable in ability and improving. Kielty is better defensively, too.
July 16, 200322 yr Kielty has done more for the team this year than Cuddyer, Mohr, and whoever else they run out into the rotating OF spot. He's been playing alot of DH and hitting leadoff lately...which is not really his best spot IMO.
July 16, 200322 yr I say bad trade for the Twins. They added another player to their already-packed outfield. If they were gonna get a hitter, it should have been a guy with power like Juan Gon. Until their pitching comes around, they're gonna sit at 3rd place for the rest of the season.
July 16, 200322 yr Technically, they filled a need. I personally don't think so. They were lacking a real leadoff hitter.....something we have been lacking this year as well. A guy with a good OBP who has good enough speed to steal quite a few bases. Jones can steal bases, but has absolutely no patience at the plate whatsoever(the best example of that is him in the ALCS last year....he was swinging at everything from his eyes to his ankles). He does have pretty good speed though, and has good power. He is a pretty good hitter, and this trade allows the Twinkies to drop him lower in the order....maybe to the #2, #5, or #6 slot in the order....which strengthens a lineup that does not have enough RBI guys. I figure this is also good for the team because it unclogs the OF somewhat. I figure the lineup they will put out now will resemble something to the extent of... Stewart - DH Jones - LF Koskie - 3B Hunter - CF Mientkiewicz - 1B Mohr - RF Pierzynski - C Guzman/Gomez - SS Rivas - 2B I figure that right now, with Jones on the DL, Stewart will take over in LF and Morneau will DH(and I'd venture to say that either Mientkiewicz or Pierzynski will take over the #2 slot with Morneau taking Mientkiewicz's or Pierzynski's spot, whoever moves up to the #2 spot), and if Koskie goes on the DL, Hocking will probably take over his spot, and you may see Mientkiewicz at 3B a little with LeCroy as the 1Bman occassionally. After doing all that....I still don't see why the Twins made this trade. JP just pulled a Ritchie deal out of his ass. Kielty, with everyday playing time, will probably hit .275 25 80 15 and a .360 OBP and maybe an .850 OPS, not to mention that he is clutch as hell and somewhat versatile(can play all 3 OF spots as well as 1B)and the Jays will get that for like 4 more years. Meanwhile, Stewart will probably put up like .280 5 25 15 and a .375 OBP and an .800 OPS, and then be gone after this year. Minny just got robbed. All I can do is
July 16, 200322 yr Whoever said Kielty is only good vs us is crazy. He is the best hitter on Minny (tho Koskie is right there). Kielty will soon be a 25 HR, 100 RBI, .275 hitter with 100 BBs. He can also play very well in outfield, tho he has been injury prone. Look at him up close live and he looks very much like Mickey Mantle, seriously. He also switch hits. Twins f***ed up.
July 16, 200322 yr Whoever said Kielty is only good vs us is crazy. He is the best hitter on Minny (tho Koskie is right there). Kielty will soon be a 25 HR, 100 RBI, .275 hitter with 100 BBs. He can also play very well in outfield, tho he has been injury prone. Look at him up close live and he looks very much like Mickey Mantle, seriously. He also switch hits. Twins f***ed up. I agree they trade away thier best run producer for a leadoff guy. Makes No sense to me except they want to finish in 3rd place.
July 16, 200322 yr Whoever said Kielty is only good vs us is crazy. He is the best hitter on Minny (tho Koskie is right there). Kielty will soon be a 25 HR, 100 RBI, .275 hitter with 100 BBs. He can also play very well in outfield, tho he has been injury prone. Look at him up close live and he looks very much like Mickey Mantle, seriously. He also switch hits. Twins f***ed up. great i was hoping that they would overpay.
July 17, 200322 yr Whoever said Kielty is only good vs us is crazy. He is the best hitter on Minny (tho Koskie is right there). Kielty will soon be a 25 HR, 100 RBI, .275 hitter with 100 BBs. He can also play very well in outfield, tho he has been injury prone. Look at him up close live and he looks very much like Mickey Mantle, seriously. He also switch hits. Twins f***ed up. Agreed wholeheartedly. I would take Kielty over almost every Sox player offensively, with the possible exceptions of Maggs and Frank. And yes, he does look a lot like Mickey Mantle. Mantle had blonde hair though, didn't he?
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