Comments on: Ron Gardenhire confirms Luke Hughes will replace injured Tsuyoshi Nishioka in Twins’ lineup

By: fcmlefty1

fcmlefty1 — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:41:47 +0000

Would you have been ok with Pavano and/or Thome being in a different uniform this spring? Beacuse keeping them + Hardy’s salary wasn’t going to happen. Hardy is very overpaid for a “can’t stay healthy and I’m living off my reputation from 2007″ player.

By: Kanonen80

Kanonen80 — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:36:32 +0000

And I mean fibula, not tibia. ‘No thank you’ to a broken tibia.

By: Kanonen80

Kanonen80 — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:32:56 +0000

Huuughes! He’s a fan favorite in Rochester and we’ll be sad to see him go. I’m happy that he’s finally getting a shot though. Assuming he’s batting lower in the order, I can see him being a decent piece. I can see him going .250/.310/.400, with 10 HR or so over a full season. He also seems to have some gap power, which will play well at home in Target Field (See Valencia, Danny)

Poor Gardy is losing his speed though! I’m surprised he’s not playing Tolbert for his defense and base running. I suppose he’d rather have Tolbert’s flexibility on the bench, and we’ll probably see him come in late to spell Hughes at 2B or on the bases.

That’s one thing that worries me about Nishi – will this break have lasting effects on his stealing and range in the field? I remember Iwamura being pretty wrecked after a similar collision at 2B, though a ligament tear is probably worse than a tibby break. But I’m no doctor.

By: Jeremiah Graves

Jeremiah Graves — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:11:22 +0000

I’ll say it again. Was the JJ Hardy trade even remotely necessary?!

Casilla makes so much more sense as a super-utility/injury-fill-in type anyway.

Ugh…

By: fcmlefty1

fcmlefty1 — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:30:17 +0000

Right or wrong, “Utility” player and “back up” player are not the same thing for Gardy.