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Twins Worst Free Agent Signing Ever?

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I don’t quite get the angst over Simmons. The contract was well worth plugging a defensive whole at SS for a team that figured to mash and figured to contend. And it was a 1-year contract for a reason. The Twins thought they had an answer for 2022. Meanwhile, the defensive production has been about what was expected. The offense? wRC+ of 58 with a 250 BABiP. In 2019 it was 79 with a 277 BABiP. (Inflated BABiP in small sample last year.) I mean the difference just isn’t that material for the club that the Twins were supposed to be.

Those that let things like his anti-vax stance color their opinion…well, that’s their prerogative. I don’t agree with Simmons decision in a team sport scenario, but it had zero impact on the season.

Also, some here are super frustrated that he continues to play. It is frustrating. But it’s not Simmons fault.

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Nolasco has to rank #1 for me.........signed offseason 2013......produced a 15-22 record across 56 games started with a 5.44 ERA....for a 4-year $48mill contract.  Literally did a dance the day we unloaded him to Angels for Hector Santiago, who I thought would be an upgrade...he wasn't.

My #2 would be Mike Pelfrey........don't remember the contract details......it was way too much.......across 3 injury riddled seasons he produced a 11-27 record with a 4.94 ERA over 64 games started.

My #3---which could be higher, but I rank him here because I don't think the financial investment was that much....the ballyhooed one and only-----Sidney "Pontoon Boat" Ponson.  Signed as free agent Jan 2007........started 7 only 7 game before being DFA'ed in May, but only after a 2-5 record, 6.93 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP.  He was beyond horrible.

 

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Squirrel
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Seriously? You think Simmons is the worst signing ever, in all of Twins history? That's a pretty sensational proclamation, imo. I think there were worse signings this year alone than Simmons ... and t

jbooth2367
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Yup. This is just recency bias and I get Simmons has been bad, but since he came out against vaccines and made comments against them, people have been a lot more negative towards him. I'm not defendin

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He's not even the worst free-agent signing of this year!  Colome, Happ, and Shoemaker were all worse! I doubt he'd even be in the top 50 worst FA signings by the Twins.  It's only a one year deal

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Worst ever?  No, but that click-baity headline forced the discussion in a bad direction.

He's been an objectively bad addition to the team.  His defense isn't worth enough to have what amounts to a hitter worse than Mike Hampton at the plate.  

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They've had a lot of awful one-year deals, but it's hard to call any of them worst ever. It has to be Nolasco, for total dollars, years committed, and on-field performance.

Mike Lamb is an underrated stinker. He was pretty good for Houston and was just cooked when he came here. That was a two-year deal I think, and he didn't even finish year one.

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On 9/9/2021 at 9:33 AM, redstorm said:

Rondell White has to rank up there too

Forgot about him, but considering his .229/.266..354 line over 2 years (2006-07) he's certainly qualifies.

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On 9/9/2021 at 11:24 AM, ashbury said:

Okay, I'll bite - when did the Twins ever sign Worley as a free agent?

Yeah Worley was traded from the Phillies with Trevor May for Ben Revere.

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