Comments on: Bullpen: White Knights or Black Hole? http://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/01/04/bullpen-white-knights-or-black-hole/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bullpen-white-knights-or-black-hole "Like butterflies with hiccups" Sat, 18 May 2013 04:17:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jim Crikket http://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/01/04/bullpen-white-knights-or-black-hole/#comment-3812 Jim Crikket Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:57:37 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=5111#comment-3812 “Who is the RH Jim Thome?”

A lot of people think Vlad Guerrero. I mentioned Marcus Thames in a prior post and I’ve also floated Troy Glaus in some discussions elsewhere. Some folks are spooked by Glaus’ injury history and wonder if he’d stay healthy but I remind people that Thome has had similar issues and is not exactly a slam dunk to stay healthy either. Regardless, I suspect Thome will be re-signed anyway unless he truly has lost his mind with regard to salary demands.

]]> By: Large Canine http://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/01/04/bullpen-white-knights-or-black-hole/#comment-3801 Large Canine Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:41:19 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=5111#comment-3801 Totally agree on the bull pen. It just doesn’t matter. Bring in Kobayashi would at the least be a sign that the Twins cared about their new 2nd baseman. Heck, he might even be an asset to the bull pen. The team as is will be weak in OF speed and weak against LH pitching. Who is the RH Jim Thome?

]]> By: Friday Links and Thinks « SethSpeaks.net http://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/01/04/bullpen-white-knights-or-black-hole/#comment-3798 Friday Links and Thinks « SethSpeaks.net Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:57:07 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=5111#comment-3798 [...] Jim Crikket of Knuckleballs wrote about the Twins bullpen recently in a terrific blog asking if they are White Knights or a Black Hole. [...]

]]> By: Jim Crikket http://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/01/04/bullpen-white-knights-or-black-hole/#comment-3768 Jim Crikket Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:54:49 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=5111#comment-3768 Maybe not, Ben, but I tend to separate ballplayers rather simplistically in to young and old based on whether they’re 30 years old yet so Baker gets the benefit of being “young” this final offseason. Likewise, Nick Blackburn will, I believe, hit the big three-oh before the start of the 2012 season as he’s only a few months younger than Baker. Until then, however, all five of the current Twins starters are still in their 20s… thus “young”. :)

]]> By: Ben http://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/01/04/bullpen-white-knights-or-black-hole/#comment-3767 Ben Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:38:15 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=5111#comment-3767 I don’t think you can call Baker a young starter anymore.

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