Comments on: Eddie Bonine is your 5th starter

By: Coach Jim

Coach Jim — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:41:00 +0000

If we can clinch early, it’s a good idea. Especially with Magglio batting .500 in September. Look to clinch on the 23rd.

By: Coleman

Coleman — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:18:26 +0000

If we make it past NY in the playoffs we may play Boston. If we were looking ahead we would have signed Farnsworth before Aug 31, and thrown him out there in the middle of game 1 to face Youkilis…a dual suspension wouldn’t hurt us at all, because, hey, it’s Farnsworth. See, now that’s what you call strategery.

By: T Smith

T Smith — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:00:19 +0000

Or the next time Kevin Youklis comes to bat.

By: Dave T.

Dave T. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:00:17 +0000

Is the Dontrelle suggestion a complete joke…Is there any possible scenario where he gets called up?
Can he even be called up?

By: Coleman

Coleman — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:55:35 +0000

What makes you think if he was trying to intentionally walk someone that he wouldn’t unintentionally throw strikes?

By: RPS

RPS — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:52:28 +0000

True. Even so, it would be real hard to cobble together 7 bullpen innings in back-to-back games, more so if Nate, Armando, and Washburn are all unable to go. It’s not a game changer either way, but why not try to find a cheap, bad, major league starter?

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:13:36 +0000

LOOGY when you need an intentional walk.

By: Mark in Chicago

Mark in Chicago — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:13:09 +0000

you are a sick, sick individual…

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:05:41 +0000

Haha. How about Dontrelle?

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:12:20 +0000

I don’t thnk it matters so much. With a 16-man pitching staff, Leyland can afford to freely use the pen if Bonine (or Washburn for that matter) falters early. Lately he seems to be more willing to be Captain Hook. Whatever works to get the ball to Lyon and Rodney for the 8th and 9th should be the plan. With that many pitchers he can even designate a couple of ROOGYs as well as LOOGYs.

By: RPS

RPS — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:48:46 +0000

The more I think about it, the more sense it makes to bring in a pitcher to make these four starts. An impending free agent for a bad team that the team has no desire to re-sign should be available for the salary relief. A guy like Odalis Perez or Livan Hernandez. It seems like there are plenty of essentially free options out there that are better than Bonine.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:57:49 +0000

Hopefully the Twins will finally face Greinke. It’s amazing that they have avoided him all season due to typical Twins luck

By: Vince in MN

Vince in MN — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:21:30 +0000

The 13 games left against Minnesota and Chicago will decide it. Aside from the games between DET, CHI and MN, the Twins have the easiest schedule with 6 games left vs. KC and 3 vs CLE.

By: The Fume

The Fume — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:51:24 +0000

I don’t think this will be a big problem RE: resting the big 3. There are 20 games in 21 days, and I don’t think they were going to get much rest anyways (4 starts each, maybe 5 for Verlander), unless it is clinched early. That scenario is still possible. But yeah, it would have been nice to be able to skip a start for Porcello against Cleveland, either by having a bigger lead or six viable starters.

By: RPS

RPS — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:25:07 +0000

I just want to see someone that can give up three or four runs in six innings. If Bonine can do something relatively close to what he’s done in AAA over four starts, great. If not, stretch out, Zach.