Comments on: Roster Comes In To Focus… Or Does It?

By: jamar1700

jamar1700 — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:34:02 +0000

As I read it, Gardy said was that either Liriano or Duensing would be the 5th starter and that the other would go to the ‘pen. Making it clear that as of now, Liriano has the inside track to be the 5th starter. The real question mark seems to be Perkins. WTH are they going to do with him if he suddenly gets all healthy? Maybe he and Condrey can go off to an island somewhere together? Play soft toss all season. I’m sure they’d be very happy.

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:18:48 +0000

I don’t think the Twins want him going to another team, either… and they do control that. It’s a long season and I think they like knowing he’s a phone call away in Rochester. They won’t just give him away… at least not until quite a bit later in the season, if/when it becomes clear they won’t need him and they give him an opportunity to go to a team that would have room for him on their major league roster.

By: TheatreBrian

TheatreBrian — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:25:05 +0000

But I don’t WANT him to go to another team….

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:30:36 +0000

Clay Condrey hasn’t had a good ST. But given his intended role (long reliever and mop up arm out of the pen), I can’t honestly say there’s someone else I would give give his spot to. It’s not like Slama is going to fill that role so Condrey isn’t taking his spot. Guys like Manship, Swarzak, et al, need to be getting regular starts in Rochester, not mopping up meaningless games with the Twins.

I also don’t look at it as Casilla getting a spot over Jones, really. Thome is the guy getting what might have, in other springs, gone to Jones. The Twins were going to keep two back up infielders. One was Punto or Harris (whichever doesn’t start). The other was going to be Tolbert or Casilla. Tolbert needed to outperform Casilla by enough to outweigh the fact that Casilla was out of options and Tolbert wasn’t.

I think Jones came aboard knowing there really wasn’t a spot for him on the roster, absent an injury. He got a chance to show he can still play and he’ll either keep showing that in Rochester so he’s ready when needed or he opened some eyes in other organizations to the point where the Twins could get a young player for him in a trade.

By: TheatreBrian

TheatreBrian — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:30:11 +0000

Also, Gardy was quoted as saying that Duensing would open the season in the ‘pen.

The idea that Neshek wouldn’t make the team is horrifying. As is the idea that Condrey will.

And taking Casilla over Jacque is just criminal.