Minnesota Twins Whatnot: June 25

Do you think Gardy did the right thing Friday afternoon when he had Redmond in the game as the DH and Mauer in as catcher? Would you have rather had Mauer DH to save his knees, or Redmond DH so you could save the DH position when pinch-running?

Dan Wade: With the off-day coming on Monday, I don’t see this being a huge issue. Mauer gets to rest his knees and that’s what matters. Going forward, I’d try to DH Mauer once a week or so, to save his knees, but I see no reason he shouldn’t be in the lineup everyday. No more of this “no day games after night games” junk.

Marty Andrade: As one of the biggest Mike Redmond fans out there, I really appreciate watching him play. The way he hits, the punishment he takes behind the plate, all of it put together makes him one of the best backup catchers in the majors. But, Red ain't no DH. He doesn't have the bat to DH and there's no reason why, if he's in the lineup, that he shouldn't be catching. His value comes from the fact he's catcher.

Joe Mauer also gets a lot of value from being a catcher, but his bat is so good he could easily spend time as a DH once in a while. Mauer is one of the best hitters on the team, one of the best in the league, if you're going to risk having both catchers in the lineup at the same time, you might as well put the less valuable player at the highest risk. This means it was a mistake to DH Redmond over Mauer.

But, we should appreciate the fact that Gardy is no longer afraid of putting both his catchers into the lineup at the same time to increase offensive production at the risk of losing the DH spot. To me, it's an emotional wash.

Belthezar Bumperdingle: Yeah, it's more than clear why there's such a risk involved when both Redmond AND Mauer are in the game. If Mauer gets injured, we lose the DH. But we've done that twice in the last two years, and both situations turned out fine.

I think one thing to remember is this underlying rule of thumb that Mauer always plays the home games. There just seems to be so many fans that are there to watch Mauer—and Gardy feels an obligation to always have him in. So I'd rather see Mauer DH'ing when he wants a break to save his knees. But again, seeing Redmond and Mauer both in the lineup got a chuckle outta me, not a concerned gasp.

Andrew Kneeland: I think that putting both players in was an unneeded risk. If Redmond gets hurt, we're in tizzy, aren't we? I'm sure Gardy had his reasons, though, so I'm not too concerned.

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