Twins Sign Adam Everett

Now Punto and Everett can battle it out for the Twins' lowest batting average for an everyday plater.

Except for better defense than bartlett.

same offense no homers, .250 to .270, 20 steals or so and a possibly gold glove in the AL. This is actually better for the twins then having bartlett so they can moving brendan harris to 2nd were he should be

I Agree with the last post the it is a good move but I think that Harris would be better at 3rd dont you think, eventually Casilla at 2nd....

This could be the start of filling the few extra spots to make the trade with Boston with Santana. They would fill cf with ellsbury, 3b and 2b with Harris and Lowrie, and getting what else we can get for the trade.

the ellsbury lowrie masterson and 4th prospect makes sense now, everett is signed for only one year which gives the twins time to groom lowrie to there system

I'd take Tejada, too, of course. The difference, of course, is that the Twins didn't have to give up a ton of prospects and pay millions of dollars in salary to get Everett.

The danger is that Gardenhire will feel inclined to have he and Punto in the lineup at the same time. One other thing... where did he hit in the Astros' order? If it was 8th, that would have a negative effect on any player's offensive production as you'll never see a pitch worth hitting with the pitcher's spot behind you. Hitting 9th in the AL, you're (theoretically) protected a bit better by having the leadoff guy coming up next.

Of course, with Minnesota's offense, this hasn't necessarily been the case.

To me, this sounds like just picking up a cheap option to throw in to the mix in Spring Training and see what comes out in April.

for the most part he hit 8th cuz he cant hit the ball.. We tried for a while batting him 2nd and it just never worked.. Occasionally he would get 2 or 3 hits and everyone would like him again but comeone you gotta have more than just 1 of those in a 3 year span. And as far as giving up prospects, before the trade everyone said the astro system is washed up and we got nothing to offer. Well what did we give up (a possible number 3 in patton and a decent field who we had no room for in scott). I think the astros just need to go out and sign some of those pitchers coming back from injury because if we go in with the same rotation as last year, we have no chance.

im just saying we sign anybody every single person(yourself included) has something bad to say.. We sign bourn you didnt like it, we sign Matsui you dont like it, hell when we brought up pence im sure you had a probelm with that too. Im just saying everyone points how how good he is on defense but if it was the other way around and the astros got him, everyone would point out how horrible of a bat he is.

Buyer beware.

The reason the Astros non-tendered him is because they were concerned he lost a step on defense after his broken leg.

So Twins fans, it's a risky move to assume he'll be the same healthy and solid defensive player as in years past.

I think that this is a good move for the Twins simply because they don't seem to care about offense, they needed a shortstop and he's the best defensive shortstop. The Tejada deal was bad IMO because he's a third baseman at this point, is expensive and declining and cost a lot of useful players.

I'll tell you why the Astros are constantly looked down upon; it's because they are a terrible organization and they consistantly make bad moves.

Everett might be one of those rare players who you would rather have the pitcher hit than him...

Everett SS, Harris 3B, Casilla 2B, Punto util. Harris should be decent at 3rd

Casilla
Harris
Mauer
Cuddyer
Morneau
Young
Monroe/Kubel
Corey Patterson
Everett

Let me stress that Adam Everett is not your typical good-field, no-hit shortstop. His glove is Ozzie Smith-esque. In 2006, he was 48 runs better than the average shortstop, according to UZR.

FORTY EIGHT!

Tulo was only about +25 this year, and that's pretty damn good. There aren't many players who are 50 runs better than average with the bat -- Miguel Cabrera comes to mind as one.

Yes, Everett's hitting is awful and hurts his value. But he's a borderline All-Star even though he hits like a pitcher. Assuming his broken leg heals, this is a steal for the twins.

I hope you're right Sky, that would make me feel a lot better about this.

Where do you find that fielding runs above average data, by the way?

I've been listening to the no-nothings on the Astros blog trash Everett for years. Everett is by far the best defensive SS in baseball. In fact his defense is worth 60 points on his BA. And he is a joy to watch play. As for his offense, Garner simply had him miss cast. He was the best #2 hitter in our line up. He bunts well, and has good speed, but probably strikes out more than you like for a two hitter. Lifetime in 384 ABs he has a .291/.323/.404 line in the two hole.

I'm lad to see he landed on his feet with a good organization.

"He was the best #2 hitter in our line up"

i repeat, his on base percentage is under .300 for his career. a good number 2 hitter gets on base more often than that. kaz matsui's on base percentage was almost at .350 last year and people have been criticizing his signing. his defense was amazing sure, but it still didn't make up for how much he struggled offensively

adam everett. who cares?...by midseason he will be released. hes pretty much an experiment cause we dont have the guts to pull off a trade.

Just because I love to think of how embarrassing an Everett-Punto back of the batting order would be, lets review their respective 2007 seasons:
Nick Punto
1 HR, 25 RBI, .210 BA, 291 OBP, .271 SLG, .562 OPS in 472 at bats. That may well be the worst season by a regular starter I've ever seen. Wow.

Adam Everett
2 HR, 15 RBI, .232 BA, 281 OBP, .318 SLG, 599 OPS in 220 at bats (due to broken leg).

Well. At least I know theres someone worse at hitting than Everett. It's Punto.

If you think Pence is better in the 2 hole than Everett, which most people do, you're right - by three whole points.

My point is, that is where he is better suited and if Garner would have realized that Everett would look a lot better offensivly.

Everett is fast, and regularly is at the top of the league in sacrifices, which is what you want from a #2. #1 is where you want your best OBP.

Actually, you guys in the American League just swing for the fences everytime up anyway. So, nevermind.

LOL, i didn't know that there was a spot in the lineup where you didn't want OBP. Now baseball is making sense.

It is all clear now. The #2 hitter only matters when there is someone on base. Perfect! Being a fan of the Red Sox, i have seen how excellent Lugo is at putting down the bunt. I think i'm going to suggest to Tito we put him in the 2 hole. That way when our leadoff hitter gets on we can advance him and when no one is on we can keep it that way.

Wow, baseball makes so much sense now. I wish Adam Everett was on my team. Anyone that is so good he gets cut from the Astos has to be great.