IFallsRon Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Lefthanders Dennys Reyes and Eddie Guardado and infielder Nick Punto were among 65 players who filed for free agency on Thursday, the first day players could do so.Punto, who batted .284 with two homers, 28 RBI and 15 stolen bases this season, has expressed strong interest in re-signing with the Twins. The club, however, might look to upgrade at shortstop while leaving Alexi Casilla at second base. It's unclear if Punto would accept a utility role.Reyes, 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA, might not return as he could fetch up to $4 million a year as a free agent. The Twins liked what they saw from rookie Jose Mijares during a late-season stint and might decide to use him and Craig Breslow as left-handed specialists.Guardado, acquired from Texas on Aug. 28, isn't expected to re-sign with the club.Players can file for free agency for 15 days following the end of the World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor_guy Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Of the 3 it would be nice if they could keep Punto. The others wont hurt to see go. Eddy was washed up, and Reyes was a specialty guy only comming in to see a few hitters at a time.If they split, we get more draft picks, so bye guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Crichton Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Punto will re-sign with the Twins. He likes it here. As far as his role, it seems like every year they want to use him as a utility player, but every year he ends up playing most of the time, due to players getting hurt. IMOG.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 did u read the SI article about the Twins trading liriano to texas for 4 guys including Saltalamaccia and Blalock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassNspear Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 i never seen that artical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike morris Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I would like to keep Punto. He's quite valuable to our team IMO. We can pretty much throw him anywhere in the field and can expect gold glove type defense, while he holds his own at the plate. This last year really showed us what Punto means to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 i never seen that artical! It was hypothetical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFallsRon Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Blalock is done and Salty is a better 1-sacker than catcher. The twins are good at 2 and 3. It wouldn't surprise me if the twins moved L during spring training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike morris Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 LOL Blalock is 27. That guy has still got a solid bat.You are right about Salty though. He has not panned out like many thought he would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 they said use salty as DH back up catcher and back up 1b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboni Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Just think, last pre-season the Phillies were shopping Pat the Bat Burrell heavy. After watching the post season games he played in, I wish we could have worked something out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike morris Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I bet he would have been fantastic at the Dome too. Finally this year he came around in Philly. I didn't think he would with all that pressure from those nasty fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tisosy11 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Won't be sad to see Mr. 215 go in Nick Punto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkfloyd4ever Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 They may as well re-sign those three, the way the twins are they will just replace them with 3 other players that perform the exact same. By re-signing them, then they don't have to pay extra $ for different names being put on a jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetheice Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 the big sweat can go, we have that young guy majerus or what ever his name was coming back to fill the lefty reliever role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy150 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Get rid of Reyes...his specialty is blowing the lead.I would stop watching the game when Reyes came in and start again when he left the game. If he has to face more than one batter the the score is either tied or behind after that. and that even if they had a big lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboni Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Get rid of Reyes...his specialty is blowing the lead.I would stop watching the game when Reyes came in and start again when he left the game. If he has to face more than one batter the the score is either tied or behind after that. and that even if they had a big lead. You just described the entire Twins middle relief, not just Reyes. Crain and Guerrier are just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 REYES IS A HELLUVA LOT MORE DEPENDABLE THAN CRANE OR GUERRIER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrappiesNCats Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 REYES IS A HELLUVA LOT MORE DEPENDABLE THAN CRANE OR GUERRIER huh? guerrier until mid year was good, then overused and tired out. reyes was awful all year. there is more to pitching than ERA. Reyes came into 11 ball games this year without recording an out. He also was incredibly bad with inherited runners (which dont reflect on ERA).with brewslow and mijares the big sweat doesn't do anything for this team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zamboni Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 REYES IS A HELLUVA LOT MORE DEPENDABLE THAN CRANE OR GUERRIER My point was all of the Twins middle relief was scary last season, thats why I was screaming for Nathan to get some 2 inning saves, we blew a ton of leads in the 7th & 8th innings last season, none were reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewski Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Get rid of all 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkfloyd4ever Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Get rid of all 3. I'm still tellin ya, it would be cheaper for the uniform costs if they kept them, this is the twins after all. That, or sign 3 different players whose last names are reyes, guardado and punto, heck even hunter, santana and guzman too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHanson Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Get rid of Crane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SledNeck Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Get rid of Crane. yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 crane can go cost us to many games last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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