wadE shared sinker’s latest posting with us, soliciting some hot stove opinions on this (as he aptly put it) freakin’ cold day. howard’s question, in a nutshell, is this: if you take as a given that the twins will move an OF this offseason to secure help for the bullpen or the left side of the infield, should carlos gomez be the one to go?

i must admit that i hadn’t even considered the thought. gomez and denard span have always been considered the outfielders to stay; the debate has been whether to trade fragile and (potentially) overpaid michael cuddyer, or mercurial and (potential) bust delmon young. gomez? the only visible asset from the johan santana trade? would twins management even consider such a move?

the answer is “no.” however, that doesn’t mean that it’s the right answer.
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