Comments on: Span Traded to Nationals! http://knuckleballsblog.com/2012/11/29/span-traded-to-nationals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=span-traded-to-nationals "Like butterflies with hiccups" Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:50:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: lisatwink http://knuckleballsblog.com/2012/11/29/span-traded-to-nationals/#comment-24994 lisatwink Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:18:42 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=14380#comment-24994 If this were any other season, I’d probably like this trade. It sounds like an excellent deal. But we literally still only have one starting pitcher, and the primary trade chip is gone. It’s like buying insurance…when you still don’t have a car.

]]> By: Jim Crikket http://knuckleballsblog.com/2012/11/29/span-traded-to-nationals/#comment-24925 Jim Crikket Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:35:07 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=14380#comment-24925 I agree with Eric… I don’t think either team is being taken advantage of here. They were two teams in different phases of the competitive cycle with different needs and he’s right, whenever you see considerable debate over which team “won” a trade, it was probably a fair trade.

]]> By: thrylos98 http://knuckleballsblog.com/2012/11/29/span-traded-to-nationals/#comment-24918 thrylos98 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:07:33 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=14380#comment-24918 Finally, Keiunta got traded :)
Seriously this is a great trade for the Twins. They will miss nothing with Revere in CF (other than maybe a little power, but they will get better D and baserunning) and they got a piece they did not have (a hard throwing starter with a lot of potential). I think the Twins got a real steal of a deal (Keith Law agrees btw). Span was probably the second best CFer in the team and Meyer is now the best pitching prospect in the team. And there is a reason to go to ST this season :)

Eric, re: Parm & Morneau in the same team: These tidbits about wanting to get a third baseman etc makes me think that Plouffe will be back at the OF. Which makes me think that either Morneau will go and Parmelee will be at 1B or Willingham will go and Parmelee will be at RF with Plouffe at LF or both will go and one of the kids (Arcia/Hicks) will be up. I hope they go that direction because they are going nowhere in 2013 (and trading Span for someone who will contribute when Sano will be the Twins’ 1B is an indication that they are going that way. Hopefully they go all the way instead of a half rear end way.)

]]> By: Eric Pleiss http://knuckleballsblog.com/2012/11/29/span-traded-to-nationals/#comment-24913 Eric Pleiss Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:34:08 +0000 http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=14380#comment-24913 I think the mixed reviews on this trade, some positive for both sides, let us know that this was a pretty even trade. I love the upside for the future, and it gives the Twins room to play Parmelee while they have Morneau under contract, and gives them room to add Hicks or Arcia in 2014.

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