Bret Boone

Well Bret Boone is finally hitting less than his weight (.182 vs. 192). I guess this is my day for "I told you so's". Last week I predicted that Boone would soon be hitting less than his weight and the day he was traded I said this:

Bret Boone to Twins

The Minnesota Twins acquired Bret Boone from the Mariners today for a player to be named later and cash. You can mark this down as the day that the Twins bowed out of the AL Wild Card race.

Boone's washed up and 2nd is an area the Twins really needed an upgrade. Now they have just committed themselves to using Boone and precluding themselves from dealing for a better solution like Tony Graffanino of the Royals or Orlando Hudson of the Blue Jays.

The Twins have maybe one more move to make before the trading deadline and unless it is a home run (make that a grand slam) for a big bat then they are cooked. I say that the Wild Card will come down between the Cleveland Indians and the Oakland A's. The Twins are officially out of it after this move for Bret Boone.

I would like to note that Boone has just 1.3 runs created and a .217 OBP since joining the Twins. Meanwhile Tony Graffanino has a .318 batting average, a .400 OBP and 2.8 runs created since being traded to the Red Sox.

The Twins trail the A's by one game in the Wild Card race. Getting Boone instead of Graffanino is the difference. If the A's take the Wild Card - they should vote for Bret Boone to get playoff share.