Rosenthal: Twins 1 of 6 teams in on Christian Vazquez

Vasquez would be a solid addition and cost nothing. Yes, I would prefer Sean Murphy but Vazquez is pretty good for a pickup to split duties with Jeffers.

Please no, won't solve much

He looks like he has good numbers against lefties. So add him to the Kyles and Miranda and the Twins will have a unique ability to slaughter 25% of the pitchers out there.  

Not that much difference between them but on a team that scored less than 700 runs last year I'm having a hard time getting past Narvaez' .206 batting average last year.

dxpavelka, I think his .206 BA last year was on abberation.  Historically, he's been a better hitter than that.  I like that Narvaez is a LH hitter and as a result, he would get the majority of the innings behind the dish.  I'm giving Jeffers one more year to prove it.  Actually, his 13.0 value on BTV means he should be dealt THIS year before his value completely craters.  

12 hours ago, DocBauer said:

Not saying he's a bad ballplayer, but why? Narvaez is 2 years younger, hits LH, has slightly better career slash line numbers, and had the same career WAR. 

If the Twins like Vazquez better, that's fine. I just don't see where he's the better choice.

Twins already have one catcher hitting .202, probably best that we go after the guy (Vazquez) who hit .274, don't you think? 

19 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

Vasquez would be a solid addition and cost nothing. Yes, I would prefer Sean Murphy but Vazquez is pretty good for a pickup to split duties with Jeffers.

The dude can catch 140 games if Jeffers is a bust.  I realize he doesn't have alot of sting in his bat but a good game caller and defensive catcher who's athletic.  I lot to like about Vazquez.

Looking at the Twins landscape right now, what should the Twins pay to land Vasquez?

You are talking a 3-4 year contract for a 32 year old catcher.  He would probably play 80-90 games/year for us.

There is a market for him.  Personally I would go 2/$20m with a 3rd year team option for $12m at the most.

11 hours ago, Heistyman said:

The dude can catch 140 games if Jeffers is a bust.  I realize he doesn't have alot of sting in his bat but a good game caller and defensive catcher who's athletic.  I lot to like about Vazquez.

Exactly.

Vazquez will make the pitching better. It might be the cheapest way to improve the rotation and the bullpen.

According to Doogie, the Twins have made an offer to get Vasquez. We'll see what happens.