http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/214 Recent articles about Lew Ford en-us "NEW YORK -- A total of 106 players filed for salary arbitration Jan. 12 (x-free agent who accepted arbitration). Players and teams exchanged proposed salaries Tuesday if they couldn't come to agreement on a 2007 contract." For those who care...It's actually an interesting list if not just to see what specific players were making in 2006. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:14:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/8593 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/8593 Texan born Lew Ford never had a shot in this one. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:53:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/696 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/696 The Twins called up Jason Tyner today after placing Lew Ford on the 15-day DL. Tonights game was his first action in the bigs since last season. In the bottom of the tenth, in a 2-2 tie, Tyner came up to bat with runners on 1st and 3rd and 1 one out. He ripped a ball to right field and Torii Hunter easily scored from third. The Twins have now won 8 games in 2006 with walk-off hits. For those who don't remember Tyner from his days in Tampa. He's a big time SB threat with zero power. He could have some value over the next two weeks or so if you need steals. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 03:41:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/608 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/608 This article is totally spectulative. I am not drawing from any news reports or anything other than the logical thoughts bouncing around in my head. Much like the Babe calling his own homer by pointing to the fence in the 1932 World Series, I am making the call that the Twins will be making these moves. So keep that in mind as you read on. The Twins currently are trailing Detroit by 11 games and Chicago by 9.5 games. Thats a ton of ground to make up on one team, much less two teams. It would be a shocker if they were to catch one and it is almost out of the question they will catch both. The coaching staff has not given up, and have (finally) inserted Liriano and other young talent like Bonser into more prominent roles in the place of either overhyped talent (Lohse) or falling apart talent (Silva). But the Twins simply are too far out to do anything. It is too early for the front office to make any moves, but come July and as the trade deadline starts getting a bit closer as we enter the heart of the summer you better get ready to start hearing some rumors flying involving many Twins players. There already have been rumors of Lohse burning his final bridge with the organization and also of Hunter or Stewart heading to the Yankees to plug some holes in their outfield. This is just the beginning. The players that will be gone are: Kyle Lohse (SP) - His inability to pitch effectively and his temper and lack of respect for the organization has FINALLY eclipsed his projected untaped talent. He's due a new contract in the offseason and the Twins will not be bringing him back. Pitching is hard to come by and some club will give just enough to the Twins this season in a trade. Percent Chance Of Happening: 99 Percent Torii Hunter (OF) - He is one of the best fielding players in the game today by far. He's a class act on and off the field and a great face for the franchise. And when he's hot at the plate, he's red hot. But unfortunately most of the time he's not hot at the plate. At best Hunter is a .265 hitter with good power numbers and very good speed on the basepaths. Likely a No. 7 hitter in a lineup. All of this does not add up to a $12 million player. And if the team picks up the 2007 option on his contract, that is exactly what they will be paying him. Tight-fisted owner Carl Pohlad will not be forking out that kind of cash. So, the logical conclusion is the team will trade him. He has a limited no-trade clause in his contract which perodically allows him to select fives teams that he can veto trades to. At the publication time of this article those teams would be the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cubs, Devil Rays and Tigers. Many fans have said that Hunter reminds them of the late Kirby Puckett roaming centerfield. Once he is gone Denard Span will be the man roaming out there and we'll be saying he reminds us a bit of Hunter. Percent Chance Of Happening: 90 Percent Shannon Stewart (OF) - Stewart has been a huge part of the offense ever since his arrival via trade. He is a disciplined hitter who is a great table setter at the top of the order. The problem is he is 32 years old and he is becoming injury prone. He will be a free agent at the end of the season and his eventual successor is already in the everyday lineup. Jason Kubel has shown he is finally ready for a full-time gig in the majors and that makes Stewart expendable. Once Stewart returns from injury and shows opposing teams he is healthy and once again in a groove he will be moved. Percent Chance Of Happening: 99 Percent Carlos Silva (SP) - He FINALLY had a good start on June 15th. He does have a $4 million team option for 2007 but the way he has pitched this season and the young arms in the minors on the fast track to the majors (Baker, Perkins, Garza) leads me to believe that if he can string together a few quality starts that teams will start contacting the Twins about his availability. Percent Chance Of Happening: 75 Percent Lew Ford (OF) - Ford simply is not an everyday outfielder, but he thinks he is one. Cuddyer has played very well this season and with Kubel and Span the future at outfield for the Twins another team likely will offer enough for the Twins to trade away Ford. Percent Chance Of Happening: 70 Percent Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:51:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/324 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/324