Monday, July 31, 2006

Bye, bye Kyle

The Twins finally gave up on Kyle Lohse, sending him to the Reds for minor-league pitcher Zach Ward.
This clears a spot for Torii Hunter, who is ready to come off the DL.
Then when Matt Guerrier is ready to come back, the Twins can send either Willie Eyre or Josh Rabe back as well.
Guerrier has been very good over the last two years, and is one of the most underrated Twins. At this point, he's better than Lohse.
Since the Reds GM is Wayne Krivsky, Terry Ryan's former assistant, it appears the Twins have someone they can always dump their junk on (Joe Mays, Juan Castro, Lohse).
Lohse gave the Twins a couple solid years, giving them a decent return in the Rick Aguilera trade. But considering how good his stuff was, his tenure is ultimately a disappointment.
We kept hearing that he was about to develop into an ace, and even on his best day he was never more than a decent No. 4.
Good luck in Cincy, Kyle.
And good luck with Kyle, Cincy. You'll need it.
*BTW, Zach Ward, the player the Twins acquired in the deal, is 7-0 with a 2.29 ERA in Class A ball. The Reds shouldn't have given up anything more than a throwaway prospect for Lohse, so this deal really favors the Twins, unless Lohse suddenly gets it together in Cincy.
The Twins also got a pretty good prospect from the Reds in the Castro deal, so at this point I'd be in favor of making as many trades with them as possible.

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