Well if that's the logic, if i'm not mistaken, Sean burroughs is on a minor league deal and we wouldnt have even had to subject him to waivers. IT would have been easy for the twins to say "Hey sean, we need a roster spot for a pitcher, you'll be back in 10 days (minimum for a option), when we only need 12 again. Luke hughes is the one who is almost CERTAIN to be picked up. true though he is a bench option but he's an ideal bench option, can play anywhere, does not have to play every day, isnt a young prospect, and can hit for power. Big mistake letting him go.

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There is no following that logic.

I think Burroughs is out of options as well, so he would have to clear waivers anyway, because the minor league contract is voided once he was put on the 40 man roster I believe, could be mistaken though.

ahh now we know ;-)

form LaVelle:

As anticipated, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is trying to determine who can be an emergency catcher now that Luke Hughes has been DFA'd. I think there's a chance that, when the Twins go back to 12 pitchers, they might call a catcher up. Drew Butera is leading the catchers at Class AAA Rochester with a .250 average. He's also made one start in the outfield.

I think Luke is probably better with the glove than Dan Uggla as for power I kind of want to call them even.

Sean's minor league deal was over as soon as he was on the team heading north. We got Dozier at AAA that can handle it if Casilla or Carroll gets hurt.......Burroughs is the only viable option if Valencia goes down.

For the love of God, why this Gardenhire obsession with playing everyone out of position? Butera in the outfield? Really??

Gardy is running out of ways to put new lineups out there. What has it been 11, 12 different lineups in 13 games?

Needs to have Butera up so he can keep mixing and matching and moving people around...

It's like Gardy doesn't think we've got a good enough team.

We don't have a good team, but position players/offense isn't the problem...it's the pitching.

Without letting a starting lineup play together for a good amount of time, how is he supposed to know what he could have? The offense and defense would likely be even better if Gardy ever settled on his starters...which he never does unless injuries force him to do....like end of 2009 and a good chunk of the 2nd half of 2010.

Tinkering every single game is counter-productive and believing the team isn't that good certainly shouldn't mean you play your substitutes MORE...should mean you play your best players as much as possible and your subs way less...in order to field your best team.

He putzes with the starting lineup like he does with the pitchers. And he hasn't got a clue with the pitchers.

I don't see any comments about it, but Luke Hughes has been picked up by the athletics. Farewell to our one middle infield power option.

Another striving player that gets away, and will shine for another team

What ticks me off most about the Hughes decision is the alternative-keeping that piece of horse manure, Casilla. Zero RBI on the season and a BA that is simply unacceptable. Brain fart fielding nearly every game. What do the Twins see in this idiot? He is the position equivalent of Liriano; a complete idiot!

Gardenhire doesn't have a clue how to handle a pitching staff. So when things go sour, he tries to overcompensate in other ares, like lineup shuffling(though even when the pitching has been good he likes to lineup shuffle, it's just more blatant when the team is losing).

I laughed the other night when he pulled Alex Burnett and replaced him with Duensing when Burnett pitched fine but had 2 terrible errors made behind him. Pulling Burnett isn't going to fix your shoddy defense Gardy.

The guy is in way over his head.

Hughes should have been their starting 2B out of Spring Training. But someone penciled Casilla in at that role before Spring Training even started . . .

Plouffe probably has a longer leash simply because of how he as aquired(1st round draft pick).

I have just about, but not quite, become an A's fan. His attributes, like Kubel's, were not grasped by those in power.