I'll put money on 2022 being Correa's last year with solid numbers. 

I'll put money on 2022 being Correa's last year with solid numbers. 

How much :)?

Great take. Part of me agrees completely. Then there is the other part, The part that has endured 0 playoff wins in my time watching the Twins (2006 was the first season I really started following with a passion). The part that has had to watch the likes of Pedro Florimon take the field at one of the most important defense positions on the field. That part of me would have loved to see the next portion of Twins baseball anchored by (hopefully healthy...) Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa. Future me is the one that can deal with the belly ache of those two potentially only playing 90-100 games a year and having no money in 2030.  I hope they spend some money and go after Rodon at this point. Don't spend big on Swanson, but hey if he signs I wouldn't be furious. All in all, it could be for the best but it certainly doesn't feel like it now.

We dipped one toe into the shark infested water and immediately pulled it out, ran back to the shore and buried our heads in the sand. 

2 minutes ago, Nick Hanzlik said:

Great take. Part of me agrees completely. Then there is the other part, The part that has endured 0 playoff wins in my time watching the Twins (2006 was the first season I really started following with a passion). The part that has had to watch the likes of Pedro Florimon take the field at one of the most important defense positions on the field. That part of me would have loved to see the next portion of Twins baseball anchored by (hopefully healthy...) Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa. Future me is the one that can deal with the belly ache of those two potentially only playing 90-100 games a year and having no money in 2030.  I hope they spend some money and go after Rodon at this point. Don't spend big on Swanson, but hey if he signs I wouldn't be furious. All in all, it could be for the best but it certainly doesn't feel like it now.

Oh no doubt, I worry the panic will lead to an irrational offer to Swanson. I think the Braves are a beautiful example of how to build your roster. Build within and make trades to acquire MLB-level talent then secure said talent before they hit free agency. In the short term, I 100% agree Correa/Buxton is so freaking electric. A great example I think of is Christian Yelich- if he hits free agency after his two historic seasons some sorry team would be paying him 30 mill but the Brewers got him beforehand got prime Yelich then signed him to a cheaper deal (relative to FA contracts) and from a franchise perspective when you put his body of work together it was worth it. It'll be interesting to see it play out but I think SF will have buyer's remorse when he hits for little to no power in that yard. I think the trade market for a SS or 3B then Royce gets his shot on the left side of the infield. It is an odd time in Twins fandom. I think we're headed in the right direction, we've shown we will compete for FA contracts and we scout well enough to dump them ie: Donaldson.