Read: The Mets and Twins
In a column for Minnesota’s Free Press, Twins reporter Edward Thoma does his best Nostradamus impersonation, predicting how the Twins will act 
during this coming off-season.
Among other predictions, Thoma writes…
“Carlos Silva will get a four-year contract for at least $40 million. That deal will not come from the Twins. If the contract comes from a National League team in a pitcher’s park – San Francisco, San Diego, the Mets, Los Angeles – Silva will make that team’s general manager look smart. Otherwise, not so much.”
…silva is interesting…he’s this off-season’s version of the Gil Meche-level of starting pitchers, which we obsessed about during last off season…the concern surrounding silva is that he borders on allowing a home run at least once per start…nevertheless, the sense i get is that people see him like meche, i.e. a guy who is on the verge of getting it right, and that a four-year, $40 million deal could seem like a bargain in a few years…
In 259 career appearances, spanning six seasons, including 125 starts, the 28–year-old Silva is 55–46 with a 4.31 ERA, during which he has struck out two batters for every one he walked, while opponents are hitting .300 against him.
Lastly, Thoma writes…
“The Twins will trade a young pitcher – most likely Boof Bonser or Kevin Slowey – for a center fielder. Slowey should be the more valuable trading chip. Most likely trading partners: Mets, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, Arizona.”
…mets…for whom, Lastings Milledge or Carlos Gomez…i mean, would they even want gomez right now…odd…
Slowey entered last season ranked third among Minnesota’s strong pitching prospects by Baseball America.
According to BA’s report…
“If he learns to use his secondary pitches effectively, his command could make him a frontline starter.”
In 11 starts for the Twins this season, the 23–year-old Slowey was 4–1 with a 4.60 ERA during his first-ever stint in the major leagues.
…as for bonser, he may be good, who knows, but i will never be able to take a person seriously who goes by the name boof – mostly because it makes me think of Teen Wolf…
