Comments on: Josh Willingham deciding between the Indians and Twins

By: foreverchipper10

foreverchipper10 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:24:06 +0000

He wants to be a Twindian.

By: wlschneider09

wlschneider09 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:44:47 +0000

Haven’t we already been over this? Willingham is no better than Cuddy, no worse. He’s no savior.

By: mmason0071

mmason0071 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:03:19 +0000

I don’t think our M’s can afford to be so picky. Our current OF choices consist of guys who stink and guys who stink really bad. Willingham’s production could drop significantly and he would still be the offensive star of the lineup. Getting Fielder is a pipe dream. No way the ownership puts out that kind of money for a non-Japanese player.

By: kopy

kopy — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:20:26 +0000

I really hope the Twins lock this guy up. He’s always good for above-average OPS+ numbers and should be able to contribute. They can let Cuddyer walk and take the picks. 2.5 years isn’t too long to have him around. I don’t see why they wouldn’t be able to move him at the 2014 deadline to a winning team looking for a bat if they wanted to.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:18:13 +0000

He hits homeruns, not really the Twins’ type.

By: shawnuel

shawnuel — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:12:42 +0000

Well, as a Mariner fan that makes me happy for two reasons. 1.) From 2005 to 2010, Willingham posted a walk rate of 11.6% and a strikeout rate of 19.7%. Last year, he posted a walk rate of 9.9% and a strikeout rate of 26.6%, plus he is 33 years old. Definite signs of regression. 2.) There was no way they were going to be able to sign Willingham AND Fielder so maybe this implies some headway in negotiations between Seattle and Boras.