Off Season baseball news

[millamak]

I would take your rotation in a second.  The Twins rotation this year is definitely going to be interesting. 

[Pete]

or sucky!

[Jeremy]

I would take your rotation in a second.  The Twins rotation this year is definitely going to be interesting. 

The only problem the tigers have is they have ZERO bullpen.  Zumaya is out till atleast August....and who knows what he will be like.  Rodney is on the DL for the start of the season, and Meatball Jones is shaky as a closer.

[millamak]

Yeah.  You won't have to worry about it since you will probably be winning most of your games by 3-4 runs anyway.  How long is Granderson out?  Who is starting in his place? 

[millamak]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080324&content_id=2454740&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Twins just locked up Joe Nathan for a while.  Way to throw us fans a nugget.  He is a great guy to have, though.  Not many better than he is in the 9th. 

[Pete]

thats good to hear.

[Jeremy]

Yeah.  You won't have to worry about it since you will probably be winning most of your games by 3-4 runs anyway.  How long is Granderson out?  Who is starting in his place? 

Granderson is on the 15 day DL, and it might be a little longer.  Weve got Inge to play for him till he comes back.  Id rather have granderson offensively, but inge is probably just as good defensively.  Al kaline even said he thinks inge would be a spectacular OFer if he wanted to make the move.  Inge has a cannon, do doubt.

PS, we got cabrera for 8 years, 153 million. Talk about a steal.  He gets 19 mill this year and in the final year he only gets 13 million. 

[millamak]

So, they plan on playing Inge in Center?  I guess I wouldn't have known he was that fast.  It is a big outfield. 

[Jeremy]

So, they plan on playing Inge in Center?  I guess I wouldn't have known he was that fast.  It is a big outfield. 

Yep...hes our new super utility player thats getting paid 6 million a year since Cabrera is going to play 3rd.  Since vance wilson is out still, inge will go back to catching (once granderson is back) when pudge needs a break  (even though he doesnt want to catch).  Hes also played some short stop this spring and has looked good.  They say hes a guy who can play any position.  From what ive seen, i believe it.  He went from being a catcher to being a great 3rd baseman.  Its just a shame he only bats .240 or so. 

An article on MLB.com says inge has played 20 games at center field.  It does not specify whether those were minor league games or what though.  I only remember him as a catcher, then a third baseman.