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Post by TwinkieGM on May 16, 2007 13:56:50 GMT -5
Lets do it
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Post by bosoxgm on May 16, 2007 14:29:35 GMT -5
Right now, you have one of if not the best SP in the majors in Johan Santana. Rumors are circling that he may find his way to Boston. Any truth to these rumors?
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Post by TwinkieGM on May 16, 2007 17:57:35 GMT -5
Absolutely not. Johan hates his Clam Chowda and doesn't think he could handle Storrow Drive. We will shortly be working on moving some of our more expensive players in order to secure Johan in the long run. Any other questions?
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Post by Oakland A's GM on May 18, 2007 15:20:01 GMT -5
Recentally you dealt Nathan, with that being done who will close for your Twins this season?
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Post by TwinkieGM on May 18, 2007 18:03:25 GMT -5
We believe that the youngsters Jesse Crain and Pat Neshek (pending edit) both have closer stuff, so for now Crain will make the transition with Neshek along with Juan Rincon and newly acquired Todd Coffey all able to close if needed. Any other questions?
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Post by TwinkieGM on May 21, 2007 18:57:25 GMT -5
Come on guys, do your worst
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Post by royalsgm on May 21, 2007 19:26:37 GMT -5
How do you expect to stop the mighty Cleveland Indians, the Black Sox, the tough Detroit Tigers, and the pesky Kansas City Royals this season?
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Post by TwinkieGM on May 21, 2007 21:54:02 GMT -5
Two words. Johan Santana. Kidding aside, we do realize that we play in the best division in all of baseball. I think we've made great strides in improving our offense, which has not been very good in previous years. Carlos Guillen, Ryan Freel and Carlos Beltran are all dynamic offensive weapons that will make an impact on our offense immediately. We've also kept our pitching strong, with the young guns Bonser, Garza and Baker to compliment Santana and solid vet Sidney Ponson. Our bullpen will remain strong despite losing Joe Nathan with the addition of Todd Coffey. Coffey, along with Jesse Crain Pat Neshek and Juan Rincon will form one of the best backs to any bullpen in the league. So, all in all we feel like we have put together a very solid all around team. Anything else?
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Post by Tigers_GM on May 22, 2007 9:06:59 GMT -5
Do you think it's possible that starting the amt of young guys you are, it could come back to bite you with their inexperience? As the other teams in the AL Central have some more veteran type starters, do you think this could cause a problem for the Twins in 2007?
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Post by TwinkieGM on May 22, 2007 15:45:28 GMT -5
I think this a very serious issue that we do not take lightly. Fortunately, we have a few veterans in AAA or our bullpen (Ramon Ortiz, Pete Munro) that if needed can step in and make a few starts while the young guys develop. We also have other young pitchers not in the rotation, so hopefully enough of them will be good for our starting pitching to stay solid. Anything else?
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Post by TwinkieGM on May 30, 2007 14:52:39 GMT -5
This hot seats getting lukewarm...
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Post by royalsgm on May 30, 2007 15:30:08 GMT -5
Or maybe it's your team
There has been talk of Brandon Wood being more suited for third base rather then shortstop a la Troy Glaus. Where do the Twins expect to play him though?
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Post by TwinkieGM on May 30, 2007 15:40:34 GMT -5
While he's still in the minors, hes gonna play SS. When he gets to the big club, it is likely he will stay at short and Carlos Guillen will slide to third, due to his superior arm.
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Post by bosoxgm on May 30, 2007 17:07:28 GMT -5
BOS-2
MIN-12
KC-2
DET-3
OAK-1
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Post by royalsgm on Jul 3, 2007 12:07:44 GMT -5
With Brandon Wood to build around, what do you plan to do this offseason to make your team a better contender?
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