Thursday, June 16, 2005

Possible Undoings

The Twins have lost some games in frustrating fashion over the last couple days, especially frustrating when you consider the White Sox finally lost some games this week.
It got me thinking.
What are this team's weaknesses?
And what are the chances of them making a deal to shore them up?
After JC Romero's latest chickenshit performance, one of the first that stands out is lefthanded relief.
JC clearly cannot be trusted in any meaninful situation, and while it might be worth giving Terry Mulholland a crack at some bigger spots, hoping he can rely on his veteran guile, he's probably not the answer.
They had CJ Nitkowski in camp, and he had a great spring, but the Twins kept Matt Guerrier instead. Steve Kline and BJ Ryan won't be available, because the Orioles are in the race. Tampa Bay has a couple guys, but unless Casey Fossum could be had for cheap, the answer probably isn't there.
I'd kill to get Jeremy Affeldt away from KC, and I've heard he's available, but would either team want to make a trade within the division?
The guy I'd REALLY like to get, of course, is Eddie Guardado.
Eddie is back to his old self with Seattle this year, (I know because he's on my fantasy team), and Seattle again appears to be going nowhere. Would Seattle be willing to give him up for, say, Boof Bonser or Terry Tiffee? Or would they ask for Jacque Jones or Lew Ford, or worse, one of our top prospects like Francisco Liriano or Jason Kubel?
Tough to say, but I think it goes without saying that Eddie would be a perfect fit.
The other glaring areas of concern are in the infield. Lil' Nicky Punto was doing great, but he might be out for a month or more.
Castro is a whiz at short, but can the Twins afford to keep him in there if he can't keep his average above .230?
And while Michael Cuddyer hasn't been terrible at third, I'd say he has been bad.
A right-handed bat like Mike Sweeney (could he play 3rd?) Joe Randa, or Shea Hillenbrand would be a godsend for this team at this point. Hell, maybe the Astros would be willing to move Craig Biggio, even.
The question is what the Twins would have to give up. The Twins treat their top prospects like absolute gold, and that's a good thing. But it also means that they often trade starters in the middle of the season.
Remember Matt Lawton for Rick Reed, Mark Redman for Todd Jones, Bobby Kielty for Shannon Stewart? Doug Mientkiewicz for Justin Jones?
That might seem risky, shaking up a contending team's chemistry or whatever, but the Twins seem more willing to shake up the lineup and trade a seemingly entrenched starter than part with a promising minor leaguer.
Which means Jacque Jones, Lew Ford, Luis Rivas and Michael Cuddyer - maybe even Kyle Lohse, Juan Rincon and JC Romero - should all consider themselves to be on notice. I'd love to see LeCroy traded (as much as I love the guy he's essentially worthless, and they kept him over David Ortiz) but I doubt anyone would be interested.
My hunch is that either Cuddyer or Ford is sent packing. Both are at the point where they probably have the most value they ever will. Ford is a good player, but he's likely playing as well as he's capable of. Cuddyer better either get his shit together now, or the Twins have to deal him while other teams still have reason to believe he'll ever be any good.
Maybe they won't do anything. The Twins have never been a team to make moves just for the sake of making moves. But if they don't get more consistency out of the lineup, if they continue to get burned by lefties, and if Chicago stays hot, they'll likely be forced to do something.

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