Even with some holes to fill, Terry Ryan has made it clear the Twins' approach will stay the same when it comes to how the club will operate this week. Quietly watching, waiting to not pounce. But silence may not fill the void in the Twins starting rotation.
Ryan spent most of Tuesday at committee meetings before attending the awards banquet held by Baseball America to accept Johan Santana's Player of the Year award, but that did not keep him from lending an ear to ongoings at the meetings.
"We are not going to pretend we're somebody we're not," Ryan said. "Our philosophy has pretty much been in place for years and it has served us well. Unfortunately, it doesn't make big news. I think we've got a pretty good feel for where we're at here in terms of matches. See the best fit...and there are some people that are a better fit than others. I had the chance to talk to talk to a lot of people today, so that's a start."
One rumor that has seemed to persist during this year's meetings is the notion the Twins could be looking at Barry Bonds to fill their void at designated hitter. A column that ran in the New York Times on Sunday argued Minnesota could be the best fit for Bonds. The same article speculated that the team might have to spend $17 million, but it would be worth it for the club to extend past its price range to sign him.
The Twins don't have a history of signing big-name free agents and the idea of the Bonds coming to the Twin Cities is utter insanity. Ozzie Guillen tended to agree.
"I just heard a rumor that Barry Bonds is going to Minnesota," Guillen said Tuesday. "When you hear that, I don't know what people are drinking. That's the kind of rumor you are going to hear. I don't think Barry fits good with the piranhas. Barry is a shark, he's not a piranha. I don't see Barry there."
That tops the list of most ridiculous crap I've heard in a long time.
4 comments:
Agreed. The Twins also have a reputation for not keeping "head case" players and Bonds is definately a "head case". It's not going to happen and Ryan likely choked on his beer once he read that.
No kidding! I was shocked that anyone would even consider this to be factual. I swear, some people will say anything for media attention.
Who didn't choke.. or laugh. I sure did. Haha. We know our team, we know how we work. And it's quite funny to see what other people say sometimes.
I've learned to trust Ryan, and if there is nothing for us out there, then we'll have to work with what we have. Although I'd love to see some sort of action, I'm dying here.. Go quicker, offseason.
Agreed, Megan. I think the Twins have a lot of talent down on the farm - Dianna would tell you the same.
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