Sean Manaea gets two years with Giants

1 hour ago, AceWrigley said:

You see other teams figure out where they need to add players and go out and do it. What are the Twins doing?

Besides Rondon and Bassitt, I don't think there are starters out there that warrant a rotation spot ahead of what's already on the roster.

Manaea was the ONE guy I could see adding to that mix, but he's old enough now that I think the chance of hitting his upside is about worn off; the most likely outcome is that he's a back of the rotation arm.

Plus, with Walker and Taillon getting obscene contracts, this kind of smells like Manaea may have preferred to go back to the Bay Area instead of taking a better contract elsewhere.

I would much rather one of the younger guys get a full chance in the rotation than spending $12.5 per year on Manaea.  He would slot in behind Gray, Ryan, Mahle and Maeda.  Give Ober/Varland/SWR/Winder those innings.