5-11  with 2 doubles, 2HR, 3RBI, 2K, 3BB in three games with the Nationals.  I actually watched the two games against the Mets and was struck by two things.  His power-the commentators were saying that he was crushing the ball into the yellow seats at RFK during batting practice-if you have ever been to RFK I think you might be a little impressed, and he hit a double that went to the CF wall before Beltran could even move to get it.  And his attitude-he absolutely believes that given the opportunity to play on a regular basis he could really produce some good numbers-no small feat because his defence is pretty brutal.
I still think it is too bad we didn't pick this guy up, but I wonder if there any other diamonds in the rough we might be able to pick up in the off-season?  If we aren't spending $12-14 million on Torii Hunter, where might that money go to besides the Pohlads bank account?

According to MLBtraderumors.com Wily Mo Pena passed through waivers without anyone putting in  a claim.  Is spending $580k on a guy who might be a good upgrade at DH too much of a risk?  He couldn't be much worse than what we have been using this year.  I think that making him our everyday DH with an occasional stint in right field could possibly pay off quite well.  At least the $580k it would have cost to get him.

After a lot of exciting stories during the trade deadline (Santana's comments, trading Castillo to save money, no trade to help make a push for the playoffs, probably losing Hunter next year, and  losing Santana, Nathan, Morneau and possibly Mauer in the future) I was wondering just how profitable the Minnesota Twins really are?  

As I currently live in NYC, I am forced to follow the day to day news of the Yankees and Mets and I remember a story for a year or two ago about how the Yankees payroll coupled with the luxury tax had actually started to affect the profitablity of the franchise.  I bring this up because I think that one of the biggest problems in sports today is that many sports franchises care more about profits than winning or even fielding a respectable team.  

So this brings me to the another question: How much could the Twins spend in payroll before they lose money and would the current owners do this to win a championship or keep its star players?