King of the Hill

Well, this should be interesting. The White Sox sign reliever Joe Kelly while the Twins snag shortstop Carlos “Who, Me Cheat” Correa. That definitely promises some interesting matchups. Homer that I am, I say Correa will be putty in the hands of his bete noire Career wise, Correa is three for seven off of Kelly, with two homeruns and three RBIs, but wait until he hears the South Side faithful cheering Kelly’s every pitch late in a game in the middle of August. Another benefit of the Correa signing, should this actually spark a Twins’ revival, is that Sox manager Tony LaRussa will be less inclined to rest his regulars weeks at a time; competition is good for the soul. If not, then Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf will learn himself a valuable lesson about hiring with the heart (yes, big assumption on my part) instead of the head. Like I said, this should be interesting.