[Sylvanfan]

I didn't really think Texiera to the BoSox made a lot of sense. Youkilas isn't a power stick like Tex, but he's a good all around hitter. With J.D. Drew, Crisp, and Manny in the outfield and Ortiz at DH, they would have had a tough time finding playing time for all their guys.

What are the Twins going to do with Torii Hunter? They're currently only 1 game over 500 and even with the Jays. After Santana the Twins have almost no starting pitching. Hunter doesn't have a great track record of OBP, and Slg %. But he's having a career type year hitting around 300 has 20+ homers and 70+ RBI and is OBSP is a shade under .900 and he's the best defensive outfielder in Baseball. Can the Twins afford to give this guy his next contract? If they can't.....why hold onto him right now....you're down to 60 games left, have bad starting pitching and are a ways out of the playoffs. I think they have to look to ship him out if they can't sign him. They have two really good young core players in Morneau and Mauer, and than with Santana and a healthy Liriano would stand to still be able to compete next year.