The Twins Should Swing Big

[dxpavelka]

14 hours ago, CRF said:

Nothing should be off the table...ever. 

your opinion

[dxpavelka]

12 hours ago, bean5302 said:

Brooks Lee's bat has been on par with Kyle Farmer's, and he's the only guy who is or is likely to be on the 26 man from your list. If you're aiming for .500 baseball for the next 5 years, keep all your prospects. If you're aiming for playoff relevance for the next year or two, you move them in the right scenario.

or not

[Cap'n Piranha]

21 hours ago, USAFChief said:

An hour ago you had him not opting out. "Lotta money to walk away from."

Now it's team friendly.

Hard to have a discussion.

 

 

Only because you're missing the whole picture.  There are plenty of teams who would gamble on the upside of Blake Snell when worst case scenario he pulls a Desclafani, never pitches, and the team in question can wipe their hands of him, after being out "only" $30M.  But Blake Snell isn't opting out to get a 1 year, $30M contract; he's opting out to get 5/$150, which will be hard for him to do.

I also have stated that I do believe he will opt out--I'm not opining he won't, I'm opining that I wouldn't, were I him.  The reason I don't think he should walk away is because he's running out of chances to get the multi-year deal he wants, and based on the fact that he hasn't alleviated the concerns preventing him from securing that (injuries), he won't get the big deal he wants this offseason.  As such, he can opt out, and probably get a 1/$30M deal--but even if it's a small risk of not getting it, it is a risk.  What if he injures himself in the offseason?  What if he fails the physical, and the team voids the contract?  Why walk away from the sure thing, when in all probability, your best case scenario is to more or less match the deal you already have?

[DJL44]

23 hours ago, USAFChief said:

Any team in baseball would love Snell on a 1 year deal, with only $15M due in 2025.

Any team except the Twins.

Snell remaining on the Giants was the biggest surprise of the deadline for me. That is a huge lost opportunity for San Francisco. Now all they have is the downside of the contract.