Article: Deadline Primer: Strategies For Upgrading The Bullpen

[old nurse]

 

Here's an idea...If you took on all the money, I bet you could get Justin Verlander and Justin Wilson from Detroit for virtually nothing.

 

 

For virtually nothing?  Opinions are great. As are fantasies. Wilson has drawn interest from multiple teams, Verlander has a no trade.

[nicksaviking]

This won't be popular, but the Rays released Danny Farguhar, I'm intregued by him. He's had control issues that range from effectively wild to unusable but when he's on he misses a lot of bats and he's controllable until 2021. With the strikeout potential and controllability he looks like a great lotto ticket.

[Mr. Brooks]

I wouldn't give up Gonsalves for Verlander, but I'd do Jorge and either Rosario or Granite.

[Thrylos]

 

just deleting Hector Santiago and Kyle Gibson from 2018 saves $11, not even counting what Gibson would get as a raise in arb.  Mauer's deal is up after 2018.

 

Also: Plus $4M for Nolasco, $6.5 M for Perkins, $3 M for Kintzler, $2 M for Belisle, $1.25 M for Breslow is another $17M in savings in 2018 compared to 2017;   plus your $11M is $28M.

 

 

Edited July 20, 2017 by Thrylos

[drjim]

 

just deleting Hector Santiago and Kyle Gibson from 2018 saves $11, not even counting what Gibson would get as a raise in arb.  Mauer's deal is up after 2018.

 

I refuse to let the Twins use money as an issue.  There is no financial reason the Twins can't be spending another $30-$40M on salary, IMO.

 

It would be an inspiring move for sure. Getting Verlander would move the needle in (casual) interest in the team over the rest of the season, resulting in some financial windfall for the team.

 

While he's a little overpaid and there's some risk, he's not a corpse out there.