The Twins have THREE players with expiring contracts. Justin Morneau, Mike Pelfrey, and Brian Duensing.
Pelfrey looked awful last night. Duensing was even worse in relief, and Justin Morneau who was always batting around .300 earlier this season has seen his batting average and production drop considerably in the last 3 or 4 weeks.
In other words, the Twins most in need of trading are currently some of their worst performers. Nobody wants them. Or if somebody IS interested, they aren't offering the Twins anyone of real value in exchange.
I'm not saying a trade or two won't be reached in the next few hours, I'm saying prepared to be disappointed no matter what the deal is. We'll lose veterans and get nothing in return, or worse, lose a good young player or two for a bunch of less highly prized prospects.
In any case, I don't think we'll see Morneau, Pelfrey, or Duensing in Twin uniforms next season.
IF we bring any of them back, it will probably be Pelfrey. He has been getting better as the season progresses and last night's game may have been a fluke rather than a new pattern.
Next month, waiver wire deals will start. That means we can pick up or release players that no one else wants anymore with minimal cost or effort. We got Pavano like that back in 2009. We may get someone like him again while dumping those who have already overstayed their welcome.
One last player of note, Ryan Doumit is having the worst year of his career as well so even though he has a year left on is contract, the Twins would like to dump him as well to clear regular roster space for Chris Hermann. So we MAY hear Doumit making a quick exit from the Twins as well.
AT this point, I don't care much either way. We're not good enough to get attached to anyone any more. Though I'd stop watching tomorrow if we traded Deduno.
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