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    John Church commented on Minnesota Twins Acquire J.J. Hardy from Brewers for Carlos Gomez

    Good stuff Jeremiah. It's an excellent deal for Minnesota. Hardy is cheaper than Cabrera and has more upside.

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    • Jeremiah Graves replied…

      Definitely, John...Cabrera has regressed defensively and unless he's looking to shift to 2B or 3B, he...

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    New Article: Minnesota Exercises Michael Cuddyer's 2011 Option

    The Minnesota Twins announced today that the club has exercised Michael Cuddyer’s 2011 option valued at $10.5 million. The option is part of the four-year deal Cuddyer signed in 2008...

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    New Article: A Log For The Hot Stove: Twins Add J.J. Hardy

    In both my 2009 postmortem and my 2010 offseason plan I laid out two key points. First, the Twins need to accurately deduce what things actually hurt them this year and address them. Second, that thing they needed to address was infield defense...

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    Hot Poll: Who wins this trade? 20 people have voted…

    • Minnesota

      95.0%
    • Milwaukee

      5.0%
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    Hot Poll: Was trading Carlos Gomez the right move for the Twins? 20 people have voted…

    • Yes

      85.0%
    • No

      15.0%
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    New Article: Twins Trade Carlos Gomez to Brewers for J.J. Hardy

    The Twins cleared up a logjam in the Outfield by moving Carlos “Go Go” Gomez to Milwaukee for Shortstop J.J. Hardy. I think it’s a great deal for the Twins...

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    Hot Poll: Who wins this deal? 20 people have voted…

    • Minnesota

      70.0%
    • Milwaukee

      30.0%
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    Teddy Mitrosilis commented on A Hardy Improvement: Twins Trade Carlos Gomez to Brewers for J.J. Hardy

    It depends which Hardy the Twins are getting... '07/08 Hardy or '09 Hardy? Big difference..

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    • Adam Bernacchio replied…

      I am more than confident in saying the Twins are getting the 07/08 Hardy

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    Jesse Motiff commented on Minnesota Twins Acquire J.J. Hardy from Brewers for Carlos Gomez

    Great piece, Jeremiah! As I said in my article, I feel the Twins are the winners today, but that could change over time. I really feel...

    • 2 replies – here are the latest…
    • Jeremiah Graves replied…

      Even better is that this addition might be what it takes to convince Mauer they're serious...

    • Jesse Motiff replied…

      That's a great point. And if Mauer signs long-term, that could lead to Hardy doing the...

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    Matt Clemente commented on Minnesota Twins Deal Carlos Gomez to Milwaukee

    I think this deal makes alot of sense for both teams

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    • Matt Clemente replied…

      you guys are dead on... I gotta admit I have no grasp on how teams value...

    • TAB BAMFORD replied…

      Wasn't Gomez the "untouchable" guy that was key to the Santana deal w/ NY? Remind me......

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    New Article: Twins Trade OF Carlos Gomez to Milwaukee Brewers

    The Twins wasted no time making off-season moves, dealing CF Carlos Gomez to the Milwaukee Brewers for SS JJ Hardy. Gomez, who was acquired in the 2007 Johan Santana trade, had 900 AB for the Twins during his two years in Minnesota...

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    Matt Clemente commented on Minnesota Twins Trade Carlos Gomez for JJ Hardy

    do you mean they over value Span's defense?... b/c I thnk his hitting is under-rated

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    New Article: Minnesota Twins Trade for JJ Hardy

    That didn’t take long at all. Just days after missing out on a potential deal for infielder Akinori Iwamura, the Twins made a huge splash by acquiring All-Star shortstop J.J...

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    New Article: Minnesota Twins Deal Carlos Gomez To Milwaukee

    On Friday morning, the Milwaukee Brewers traded shortstop JJ Hardy to the Minnesota Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. Gomez likely has the inside track to replace free agent Mike Cameron in centerfield for Milwaukee, and doesn't turn 24 until December..

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    Eric Johnson commented on Defending A.J. Pierzynski

    I just think it is hypocritical for people to hate Pierzynski for the same reason they loved him. He is a love him or hate him...



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