The Minnesota Twins are a smart franchise, rarely giving bad contracts, rarely making trades where they come out as huge losers, and they avoid hiring really poor managers. That doesn’t mean that the team doesn’t make mistakes.
The trade of Rod Carew wasn’t their best move, but it wasn’t devastating. Phil Hughes and his five-year, $58 million dollar contract didn’t end well, but the team could move on. The Johan Santana trade and the Matt Garza trade weren’t excellent, but Delmon Young and Carlos Gomez were at least solid.