Cuddyer happy to be staying put

Cuddy is a gamer and a class act.

good to see them save cuddyer and dish gomez. good moves so far. lets hope they do somethign with mauer next.

I think the six in-house infielders Smith mentions make signing Crede an acceptable risk IF he is willing to sign a similar deal to last season, heavy on the incentives. If Joe only plays 75% of the games one of the aforementioned players can fit in and contribute. I disagree with the sentiment in the article that the pitching staff is in good shape. One legitimate ace added to the starting line-up would change everything! Blackburn, Baker, Slowey would make for a good 2,3,4 guys behind an ace like Halladay. I don't know how likely that is, getting a pitcher like him, but it would change everything. Pavano is good enough to start for the Twins but not quite what the doctor ordered either.

Cuddyer is mediocre and swings at tons of bad pitches. I rather watch Gomez, though raw, he has tons of potential and speed. The most important thing the Twins can do is fire Gardenhire and install a coach with more discipline like Tom Kelly or someone with common sense like Bert Blyleven. This team is not getting the most out of their talent. Gardy is now 6-18 in the playoffs with another 3 and out performance. Also, when is he going to tell his players to quit swinging at all that junk the Yankees throw? Most Twins players have no patience or plate discipline when they play the elite teams.