Minnesota Twins asleep at the wheel.

Well I woke this morning and there was an inch of new snow on the ground. I enjoy the snow but I do not enjoy the salt and snow plows on the road. With all this winter talk we should talk a little Hot Stove a little Baseball.

Well the Twins did it again yesterday they lost out on Mueller for thirdbase. So where do the Twins go now well Nomar Garciaparra is still out there but he is in a three way battle between the Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, and the Indians. So I think the only choices left are Joe Randa FA, Wes Helms FA, Hank Blalock Trade, Boston 3B Trade, or Mike Cuddyer. So what to do I would look at a trade for the next week and then if there is nothing I would sign Randa or Helms. They should have signed Mueller and got the thing done fast. The thing that bothers me about the situation is that the Twins were never metioned as a team Mueller was contacted by.

The Twins need to make a choice between Mike Piazza and Frank Thomas in the next two weeks. If they don't make a choice the Oakland A's are going to make the choice for them and even then the Angels could make a play for the other. The Seattle Marniers signed Carl Everett yesterday and now he is off the market. So now there are less DH less to choose from the list is: Frank Thomas FA, Mike Piazza FA, Reggie Sanders FA, Rondell White FA, and of course you could have Matthew Lecroy back.

Actually the biggest trade rumor going around for the Twins is for Octavio Dotel to the twins. The Twins are always looking for pitching and he would fill a void that JC Romero filled. I think this probably will go through and we will miss out on some great hitters. This leaves Kyle Loshe what to do with him he probably would get a couple propects from the Orioles, Marniers, Diamondbacks, or Marlins. Or we could keep him for $4 million and have insurance if Lirano is not ready yet for the majors.