Let the speculation begin anew!

Is it time for Twins to ponder the unthinkable?

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Trade Mauer for a closer?

That’s a pretty dumb idea.

They’ll sign him. They HAVE to.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Mar 11, 2010 6:18 AM CST reply actions

Is that what the article suggests?

Trading the second best player in baseball for a relief pitcher? Wow, that’s all kinds of dumb.

by kanderber on Mar 11, 2010 7:49 AM CST up reply actions

Yes, that's what it suggests, and yes, that's beyond dumb.

Here’s Rob Neyer’s take on that.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Mar 11, 2010 7:55 AM CST up reply actions

Wihtout reading the articles, yes, that is dumb

Trade the face of your franchise to MAYBE win a division this year?

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by Shanghai Badger on Mar 11, 2010 8:35 AM CST up reply actions

Joe Mauer is to the Twins what Derek Jeter is to the Yankees or George Brett was to the Royals

…or Albert Pujols to the Cardinals.

Suffice to say, Joe Mauer is a 100% guaranteed lock to start and finish his career in a Minnesota uniform.

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by BLou on Mar 11, 2010 6:40 AM CST reply actions

Just for the record...

… so it cannot be said that I simply slam BLou for anything he says, here is an instance where he and I are in total agreement.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Mar 11, 2010 6:49 AM CST up reply actions

Don't be so sure about that

Despite his image I don’t think Maur is giving any home town discount and I can think of at least very big spending teams in New York looking for cathers,

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Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Mar 11, 2010 10:54 AM CST up reply actions

It's ridiculous to

think that Mauer will ever leave MN.

"The more i practice, the luckier i seem to get" -Yogi Berra

by ChiCubsFever on Mar 11, 2010 11:02 AM CST up reply actions

same was said about Wood leaving the Cubs

since he was the face of the Cubs for a decade

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by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 11, 2010 6:51 PM CST up reply actions

Very different story...

…. especially when you are talking about an everyday player as opposed to a pitcher, and that player happens to be the 2nd-best player in the game, AND is a native of the area in question.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Mar 12, 2010 8:02 AM CST up reply actions

I thought the big story was he would give a home town discount

and the union is in a tiff as that’s going to screw up how much everyone else gets paid.

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by Craig in South Bend on Mar 11, 2010 1:55 PM CST up reply actions

I've read Souhan for years, and I think MN Exile has too.

He’s not a crackpot or bad at grammar like some of our local reporters. He’s actually not bad. But what he’s saying here is just silly. Other than all the speculation, who has the talent—plus the payroll room—to trade for Mauer? Oh well. Carry on, nothing to see here.

by chilango2 on Mar 11, 2010 9:40 AM CST reply actions