SI.com rates Twins Offseason a "D"
We all knew it was coming, I thought maybe a C- (as Luke full well knows, "C's still get degrees") and we would get a pass. Guess not.
"Don't blame the front office. This is all on tightwad multibillionaire owner Carl Pohlad who squeezed $400 million out of the taxpayers of Hennepin County then somehow couldn't find anything close to market value for either Santana or Hunter. New GM Bill Smith did his best to replace Hunter by landing Delmon Young for the offense and speedy, strong-armed Carlos Gomez for center. It's hard to blame him for expecting Hank Steinbrenner to give up the store for Santana, but in retrospect, maybe Smith should have jumped on that Phil Hughes/Melky Cabrera/Jeff Marquez offer."
What happens when Carl dies? I'm guessing nothing changes since his son will take over. It will be weird when it does happen, you know the team will have to somehow mark the occasion during a game - moment of silence? Does "Minnesota Nice" mean you can't boo a dead man?
2 Comments:
I guess it is hard to come back from losing the best fielding Centerfielder and the best pitcher in tha game while only gaining 4 prosects for them.
February 15, 2008 at 2:27 PM
Yeah...we all knew this was the grade we'd get. That said, the fact that only 3 teams were interested in Santana makes me feel like the Twins are taking a bullet for all small-market teams out there.
Maybe Pohlad's son will actually run a spreadsheet and realize that, no matter how much he spends on baseball salaries (especially at the new park), they will have plenty of money for their yacht on Lake Minnetonka and all their vacation homes.
February 17, 2008 at 5:52 PM
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