My thoughts on the Santana trade

Did the Twins file a police report? I like the four youngsters that were on the list, but the Twins could have done better. Both Boston and the Yankees had better players they were offering, plus they already had MLB experience. Both Boston and the Yankees had some good Minor League talent they were offering as well. Don't get me wrong The Twins picked up a possible Ace, and a possible lead-off man, but they could have done much better. Just my humble opinion, they were robbed.

Here's what the Twins received, and a review of the players:

Carlos Gomez, OF age 21
.275/ 2-HR /13-RBI/ 27-SO /.355-OBP/ 19-SB
Not overly impressive hitting numbers, but he has a pretty good looking swing. Great speed on the bases. If he can get his hitting numbers up he has potential to become a lead-off hitter.

Deolis Guerra, RHP: age 18
4-1/ 4.01 ERA/ 66 SO/ opponents average .240
6-5 200 lbs tower with a nasty, nasty change-up. This guy is very young, and looks like he could be a dominant pitcher in about 3 or 4 years. He had some control problems, but he is young still. good looking kid.

Philip Humber, RHP age 25
11-9/ 4.27 ERA/ 120 SO/ Opponents average .244
Another tall pitcher at 6-4 225 lbs. He has a great strike out per inning ratio. He had 120 strikeouts to 139 innings pitched. He had Tommy John surgery in 2005. I didn't see any video of him. Numbers are not super impressive though. He strikes a lot of hitters out, but also gives up a lot of hits: 129 in 139 innings, and surrendered 66 earned runs.

Kevin Mulvey, RHP age 22
12-10/ 3.20 ERA/ 113 SO/ Opponents average .246
Another good strikeout pitcher, that has four effective pitches with a good slider. He showed excellent control, and could earn a spot in the Twins pen this season. However like Humber he gives up a lot of hits. 147 in 157.2 innings pitched, while surrendering 56 runs. His numbers have progressed every year, and he looks like he will be a good SP in the future

all stats are 2007 minor league stats.

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