Boomstick a No-Brainer: Twins Pick Up Nelson Cruz’s Option

Kiss Odorizzi's butt

edit: please and sign him, he's a leader on this team

yep... this was the easiest decision they had to make.

The surprise would have been if they didn't exercise the option, which would have been an Anthony Carter-esque contract blunder. (the basketball player, that is)

I'd make Odorizzi the QO. Yes, $18M is more than I'd want to pay him (the projected QO), but I'd consider the jump on a 1-year deal and use as leverage to getting a 3 year deal that's better for both sides. We'll see. I think he's probably back next year.

Cron...tough call. He's a better player than his performance this year (the thumb injury clearly messed him up), but it's hard to get excited about dropping more $ on 1B when we have other guys in MLB who can play there and some promising minor league prospects that likely could replicate the production (or better) at a fraction of the cost.

But dang, I love having the boomstick back for another go!

I think Odo,and Adrianza stay, but Castro, Schoop and Cron will not be back. I would not be surprised if they considered trading Rosario for pitching. 

So who do you replace Cron with... I tend to agree about Odo and Adrianza… but there's no one in the system to replace Cron's production next year. He may be expensive, but unless you have a 1 year FA contract up your sleeve similar to Cruz (I haven't looked), I think Cron is back. 

I'm happy that Cruz will be back in 2020. I'm not sure how many AL teams would have been willing to go past $12M for him at his age and him being basically a full time DH.

Offer Odorizzi the QO so at the worst he accepts it and we are only stuck overpaying for 1 season over a 3-4 year deal. Odds are he might turn it down hoping for a long term deal. Which he won't get being tied to draft pick compensation.

Cron has got to go. The power is great for sure, but we can't have him back being a defensive liability. I would rather have an excellent glove that would hit .270 with 10-20 Hr.

I think people are remembering Cron's miss in the playoffs and forgetting all the great defense he played this year. When healthy he was a contributor but I would consider an upgrade if possible.