Getting the Right Return for Denard Span

Thursday, July 28th, 2011 Posted in Denard Span, Twins | Comments Off

A large number Twins fans are upset that the team may consider moving Denard Span.  Twins fans should support trading Span as long as it’s for the right return. That said, Twins GM Bill Smith has proven through previous trades ...

2011 Twins Defense Preview (with Tigers and White Sox)

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 Posted in Twins | Comments Off

Fielding is probably the most significant part of baseball that doesn’t have a widely accepted statistic that people can agree upon as an accurate measure. Thus, most of the time the judgement of a team/player’s defensive abilities is anecdotal…and thus ...

Days Off for Denard

Monday, January 31st, 2011 Posted in Denard Span, Twins | Comments Off

During an interview at TwinsFest this past weekend, Ron Gardenhire said that he’d like to give Denard Span more days off during the season in order to keep him rested. Here’s a quote from Gardy:  “I can do a better job as ...

Can the Twins Win with this Outfield Defense?

Monday, August 16th, 2010 Posted in Twins | Comments Off

We’ve seen Delmon Young drop a few balls that hit him right in the glove, watched Denard Span make a diving catch one inning and take a bad route to a ball the next, and hoped that Jason Kubel or ...