Really, if KW makes any deal right now with how this team is playing its because he's decided to clear some space, maybe even for Allen. There really is no where for anyone to play that gives us a big upgrade.

 

Honestly, unless we offer up Poreda/Richard in a package again as we acquire a big time starter, nothing makes sense.

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Man Scott Podsednik has been killing it!

Pods just awesome again tonight.

Honestly, unless we offer up Poreda/Richard in a package again as we acquire a big time starter, nothing makes sense.

Exactly my thinking.

With Allen gone, then we pretty much have to keep Thome somehow next season...don't we?

 

It's not too hard, especially in this market, to find designated hitters for cheap.

Tough night for Nix.

Honestly, unless we offer up Poreda/Richard in a package again as we acquire a big time starter, nothing makes sense.

And the way they're pitching, I don't want to see them go.

I'm fine with trying to steal with 2 outs. I dont care if it is Olivo.

No way a GM makes a trade right now then has the guy he trades for get benched behind Quentin, even if there's only a 33% chance that Q comes back healthy.

 

 

But that works both ways, KW has the leverage to say he doesn't HAVE to do the deal as he's not really desperate...with the 2008 AL MVP coming back soon. They don't have him over a barrel, just like when we had six starters in terms of depth in 2005.

 

Then there's the other question of how long Pods can stay healthy, too.

 

Does KW really believe that Quentin can return to form and that Pods can avoid the injury bug looking at the back of his baseball card for the past five seasons?

Honestly, unless we offer up Poreda/Richard in a package again as we acquire a big time starter, nothing makes sense.

 

If they are signed for a decent amount of time, it wouldn't bother me at all.

Tough night for Nix.

Nix is not a good matchup for RHP right now. Especially one like Greinke.

Nix is not a good matchup for RHP right now. Especially one like Greinke.

 

I know. Just saying.

If they are signed for a decent amount of time, it wouldn't bother me at all.

 

Agreed, sell high on both of those lefties. Haren't obviously the big gun, and KW has my blessing to unload any prospect we have not named Gordon.

Does KW really believe that Quentin can return to form and that Pods can avoid the injury bug looking at the back of his baseball card for the past five seasons?

Even if he does believe that...he's not going to waste talent to bench them before he knows for sure that he's lost them.

 

Think about it this way...let's say Pods has a 50/50 shot of being healthy, Quentin has a 50/50 shot of being healthy. There's a really good chance that at least 1 of them gives us the rest of the season, and our offense gets no worse, and there's a moderate chance that they're both healthy. If they're both hurt, then there's still time to make a deal even on the waiver wire deadline.

Jimmy says "shift this"

Jimmy T smoked that ball

Nice to have some speed guys who can score from 2nd on a single to the outfield.

However, if KW did get a RH hitting outfielder with pop, that player would be guaranteed 30-40% playing time as the RH DH/PH for Thome regardless of what happens with Quentin and/or Pods health-wise.

5-0. Nice work by the Sox again.

Game on.

 

Soon to be 7-6 Tigers...Span comes through with a huge, clutch triple.

 

Runner on 3rd (Harris) with only one out, two chances to tie. Huge for the Tigers to blow a 7-1 lead in a pivotal division match-up.

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However, if KW did get a RH hitting outfielder with pop, that player would be guaranteed 30-40% playing time as the RH DH/PH for Thome regardless of what happens with Quentin and/or Pods health-wise.

 

The worst thing KW could do is upset the chemistry that seems to be building. We already have a guy who can DH vs LHP if we need it, and that guy is Josh Fields. We're really beefing up our attack against LHP, with Alexei hitting .400 vs lefties, and Nix/Castro providing some spark.

 

Here's one more for ya... Greinke soon to be 5-9 career against the White Sox, which is the most losses against any one team he has in his career so far.

The worst thing KW could do is upset the chemistry that seems to be building. We already have a guy who can DH vs LHP if we need it, and that guy is Josh Fields. We're really beefing up our attack against LHP, with Alexei hitting .400 vs lefties, and Nix/Castro providing some spark.

There honestly just isn't much to do with this team. Hope CQ-Count-Pods stay/get healthy and you're looking at a very good ball club.

Come on Mauer

Minnesota roars back, 7-7