Weird game...

I went to Iron Man last night, so I didn't see much of the Twins game. I picked it up in the 9th, with the Twins trailing 6-5, and quickly surmised that it had been a strange game up until then.
Brendan Harris was at short, Michael Cuddyer had started in center, and soon Bobby Korecky was batting.
In just the couple innings I watched, I came to a few conclusions.
*I'd like to say it's time for Juan Rincon to go, but with Pat Neshek on the DL, and with Rincon under contract for over $2 million, it wouldn't make much sense to cut him. But he just can't be used in any meaningful situations anymore. He's terrible. Just use him in blowouts, and let him walk after the year.
*Luckily, we saw the official arrival of Korecky as soon as Rincon was mercifully given the hook. He worked 1.2 innings, and his big strikeout of Michael Young was damn near a Neshek moment.
Korecky isn't likely to become a dominant reliever, but his track record (3.07 ERA in the minors, with a modest strikeout rate) suggests he could be a decent setup guy.
*Boof Bonser is running out of time to convince us he won't ultimately be better suited for the bullpen (I know he had a decent outing but I think the point remains). He's got a good fastball, a good curve and good control, but with so many other good arms in the minors, it's wouldn't be fair to let Boof keep struggling for a whole 'nother year.
*Cuddyer has really only had one good year. In 2006 he hit .284/.362/.504, but last year he slipped to .276/.356/.433, and this year he's been godawful, hitting .226 after an 0-for-6 effort last night.
Why were they willing to sign this guy to a 3-year, $24 million deal, but when it came to Torii Hunter and Johan Santana (two far better and far more proven commodities) there wasn't enough money (not so much this past year, but before that)? Dare I bring race into it? I think it's worth asking.
*I'll get into it in more detail later, but it appears that Ron Gardenhire is ready to give up on the Mike Lamb/Brendan Harris/Adam Everett infield.
In itself that wouldn't be such a bad thing, as it has indeed been a failure, but when you consider the alternatives available to him, it's downright terrifying to think what the future could hold for the Twins infield.
Stay tuned.