Twins now have 2 fat 6+ ERA pitchers
The Twins took a chance and banked on Carlos Silva rebounding from an awful 2006 season when they made the decision to bring him back shortly after the end of the season. Now the Twins are taking a chance on another starter, Sidney Ponson, who had a miserable 2006 season in which he was released by the Cardinals and Yankees.
What's sad is that these guys aren't here to compete for the fifth spot or fill a long relief role. No, they'll likely be the #3 and #4 starters at the beginning of the 2007 season. In the early days of the offseason there was hope of signing a guy like Ted Lilly, but then the market went nuts and even Gil Meche was getting a huge contract. The Twins, a team that can't even make noise in a typical offseason, really had no chance. However, there's no way to sugarcoat the signing of Ponson. It's dissapointing. We can now officially say that the Twins have done nothing to improve their team for next year.
Jeff Cirillo and Sidney Ponson...There's no way I could've dreamt up a worse offseason. However, the Twins now have no excuse for not throwing buckets of money at Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer to keep them around long-term.
Topics: Sidney Ponson, Gil Meche, Ted Lilly, Jeff Cirillo
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