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Twinkie Town: Twins trade Carlos Gomez for JJ Hardy
Bluebird Banter: Another Wished for Blue Jay Trade Bites the Dust.
Amazin' Avenue: Carlos Gomez dealt to the Brewers for JJ Hardy
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Twins Acquire J.J. Hardy For Carlos Gomez: MLB Rumors ... http://bit.ly/3HHHfd 17 days ago |
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It's official: The state of Minnesota owns the state of Wisconsin. It's been a sad few weeks for Packer/Brewer fans. http://bit.ly/3BhUvi 17 days ago |
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RT @twinsmvb BREAKING NEWS! Twins acquire shortstop J.J. Hardy from Milwaukee in exchange for Carlos Gomez. http://bit.ly/87jF2 17 days ago |
Twins trade Carlos Gomez for JJ Hardy
Twinkie Town —
The first report was from Brewers.com, via Twitter:
Brewers acquire CF Carlos Gomez from Minnesota in exchange for SS J.J. Hardy.
I did NOT see that coming. It's been confirmed pretty much everywhere.
According to MLBTradeRumors, thanks to Hardy's midseason demotion in '09, he's under team control for 2010 and 2011.
Hardy had good seasons in 2007 and 2008 at the plate, putting up OPS+ numbers north of 100 both seasons, but was terrible last year (see stats below). He's decent ...
Another Wished for Blue Jay Trade Bites the Dust.
Bluebird Banter —
A lot of us were hoping that the Blue Jays might be able to trade for J.J. Hardy to fill our need for a shortstop for the next few years. It's not going to happen, the Twins traded CFer Carlos Gomez to the Brewers for Hardy. I guess if the Brewers were looking for a cheap, strong defensive CFer we really didn't have anyone to send them.
If you are wondering what free agents are available this offseason MLB Trade Rumors has the list here. They also have a list of shortstops that might be on the trading ...
Carlos Gomez dealt to the Brewers for JJ Hardy
Amazin' Avenue —
Carlos Gomez dealt to the Brewers for JJ Hardy
Hot-stove season gets off to hot-start in AL Central
Detroit Tigers blog —
... So the Twins will probably be letting SS Orlando Cabrera walk without offering arbitration, taking away teams' fears of losing a draft pick for signing him. ...
Abreu signs, Dye bought out, Hardy traded
The Bottom Line —
... . Maybe the Angles will take a flyer on Dye as a DH if Vladdy leaves... With Jed Lowrie nursing a bothersome wrist injury and Alex Gonzalez sitting on a $6M option, the Red Sox continue to search for a good solution at short stop. Some though J.J. Hardy offered some pop with 25 HR, 90 RBI potential, but his career .262 BA and .751 OPS numbers never impressed me much. The point is now moot thanks to a trade between the Brewers and Twins that will make Hardy the short stop in Minnesota and the speedy Carlos Gomez the center fielder in Milwaukee. Free Agent Orlando ...
News and Notes
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... officially the offseason:
The Pirates removed three players from the 40-man roster: Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, and Steve Lerud. Vasquez, of course, pitched horribly in the second half as an emergency starter/bullpen guy with the Bucs. Hacker was decent in Indianapolis and did not impress in a few late September appearances. Lerud is a catcher with far too much depth around him (Doumit, Diaz, Jaramillo, Sanchez) to keep around.
Two notable trades today: the Twins sent Carlos Gomez to the hated Brewers in exchange for former Pirate-killer J.J. Hardy ...
Revisiting Mike Cameron & CF
Fack Youk —
... Be that as it may, other teams are already acting. One of the first deals this off-season occurred Friday, when the Brewers flipped shortstop JJ Hardy to the Twins for center fielder Carlos Gomez. On the surface this deal has minimal impact on the Yankees, but I think there could be a ripple effect to this. ...
