I'm not sure what the Twins are doing this off season.
Yesterday they traded their back-up catcher, Chris Herrmann to Arizona for another power hitting first baseman, Daniel Palka. He's only 24, but I'm not sure why the Twins got rid of their ONLY reliable defensive back-up catcher in the whole organization. Yes, they still have Josmil Pinto on the protected 40 man roster, but there is a good reason he's not in the majors. He has all the defensive skills of Matthew LeCroix at that position.
And why would we trade him for ANOTHER power hitting first baseman? First base, by default and a horrible contract, is Mauer's. That gives us Vargas, Sano, Park, and now Palka to compete for the same position that won't be officially open for three more seasons.
sigh
At least the Wild won last night.
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