Crede to Twins?

[Craigums]

Heh well I thought it was funny

[Cicada]

I'm just glad I haven't ticked everyone off and they still might type stuff at me.

[genegodawa]

I think Bump Wills was a Cubbie once upon a time.....I know it wasn't Maury.

[Cicada]

Who all thought I pulled that name out of my butt?

[jigging-matt]

That is one ugly beard....

[Drewski]

Mike, when did you get back on?

When you get a chance, shoot me an email.

[zamboni]

That is one ugly beard....

I am diggin' the Uni-Brow

[mike morris]

Mike, when did you get back on?

When you get a chance, shoot me an email.

Since I got back from my month long vacation.

[Dahitman44]

C-man -- You "guns" are full of blanks on this one.

[Dahitman44]

Looks like the Twins backed off of everyone - -figures.

[Craigums]

Looks like the Twins backed off of everyone - -figures.

Not everyone....They just signed Bobby Kielty to a minor league contract WooHoooooooo

[Cicada]

I wanted so badly to get the video of Kielty swinging at a Santana changeup. His swing was about done by the time the ball came into hte picture.

[Jarrod32]

From one of the fantasy baseball sites in the past couple days:

Joe Crede, 3B (rank: 29) - White Sox Feb. 13, 3:26 p.m.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune says indications are that the Twins are willing to craft a deal that would get free agent Joe Crede to $7-8 million with incentives.

Fantasy spin: Crede wants $7 million guaranteed, but that's not going to happen. A deal that would get him $7 million if he stays healthy would seem to be outstanding in an environment that just saw Bobby Abreu sign for $5 million, and given the way he bailed on the White Sox in 2007, he's not worth signing unless it's an incentive-driven deal.

Feb. 15, 2009 - 11:51 a.m.

Agent Scott Boras hinted Saturday that a Joe Crede-to-Minnesota deal might be near.

Fantasy spin: "I anticipate, the way things are going right now, that you might have a solution on where Joe is going," Boras said in a phone conversation with La Velle E. Neal III. "I can't say a definite amount of time, but I think it's a shorter than longer amount of time." The Twins seem to be his only serious suitors.

[zepman]

That is some great news there. I know it's a risk, considering his health, but he is a definate upgrade and will do wonders in the middle of our line-up. Let's get it done!!

[jigging-matt]

There is definitley some upside to this deal. Hopefully this happens.

[Dahitman44]

i agree -- time to step up to the plate, so to speak.

[Scott K]

If the Twins sign Crede it would make me more excited to watch them this season. I was starting to get dissapointed in the lack of off season activity, this would change that.

Get r done!!

[Get-em-good]

Sounds like they are still interested or whatnot in Juan Cruz also. Sign Crede and Cruz and suddenly this terrible, boring offseason, turns into one of the better on memory. I will say what I have been saying all along: Get it done Billy!

[Dahitman44]

Right on, My Brother.

[Dahitman44]

You know, we wasted a bunch of money on guys that are over the hill or never had it.

Crede has a ton of talent and if he can be healthy will be a big contributor for us ...

Bill -- stand up and make a difference!

Or at least try something.

[SledNeck]

Im not totally sold on Crede, what kind of condition will he be in come september?

[Jarrod32]

Im not totally sold on Crede, what kind of condition will he be in come september?

The beauty of the incentive-laden contract. If he plays, he gets paid.

[Get-em-good]

Probably pretty good, we have a bunch of infielders that can fill in when needed to give him a day off. I don't see why he couldn't be used as a DH against lefthanders at times also.

I would just love to have this guy on our team. He's a gamer and seems to come up with big hits when his team needs him. Wouldn't it be great to see him stick it to the Whities come August/September, that would be worth the 5-6 million it will take to sign him alone.

[SledNeck]

Originally Posted By: SledNeck

Im not totally sold on Crede, what kind of condition will he be in come september?

The beauty of the incentive-laden contract. If he plays, he gets paid.

great, lets sign him to the leauge minimum and if he stays off the d/l the whole season, give him 6 million

[Windy City]

Sled,

If Boras and Crede would go for that kind of one-sided contract the Pale Hose would keep him! He is a gold glover and he still has some tread on the tires, he is not going to go that cheap on the come!