ESPN Report: Twins Could Be Mystery Team for Harper, Machado

I’d guess you could find a similar story on every single team’s fan site. I don’t see either of them coming here. Harper to LA because he is a west coast guy and likes modeling his beard.

I love to add Harper's Ferry to the Nelson Cruz ship. I also changed my photo....

mod note: we'll accept verbal confirmation. Link/pic not necessary.

And here I was looking forward to linking a picture of my depends.

Oh wait, TMI?

Harper, 3/115
Machado, 3/115
Keuchel, 3/60
Kimbrel, 3/60
Opt outs after the 2nd year for everyone

Let’s go win a WS!!!

I am against signing Machado to a long term deal. I don't like him, but this kind of contract I could live with.

One of the reasons I'm against Machado and a long term deal is that I think as soon as Machado loses interest in playing for the team he signs with, I'm pretty sure it would show up in his play on the field. At which point, the long-term contract become an albatross. However, short term, big money? You bet go for it.

I think there's a decent chance you could get either Harper or Machado by offering 3/105. They make $35 million per year and this era of the teams watching their budgets closely may have passed. Also, the new CBA will be coming along and salaries may have escalated for any number of other reasons.

$35M per year and sign again while still in your prime. Might tempt a player.

Also, it is relatively short term and the Twins would likely make out OK in the $/WAR equation.

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Doesn't have to be a 10 year deal.

Exactly!! Thank you for expanding on my post. Both him and Harper seem to be just as concerned with breaking the AAV record as they are with getting that mega deal. They played in the same market all these years. I say why not let them continue that but on the same team.

I am against signing Machado to a long term deal. I don't like him, but this kind of contract I could live with.

 

One of the reasons I'm against Machado and a long term deal is that I think as soon as Machado loses interest in playing for the team he signs with, I'm pretty sure it would show up in his play on the field. At which point, the long-term contract become an albatross. However, short term, big money? You bet go for it.

I’m no Machado fan either, hitting catchers in backswings, Donaldson incident, Pedroia spiking, foot stomp, etc. He is definitely a top end talent though, and the Twins are horribly lacking in that dept.

The Twins don’t have a core to build on but just so happens that some elite in their prime players are available and Twins have ZERO money on the books and a cache of prospects coming in the next few years. Perfect storm?

Harper expects to be the highest paid top dog on a guaranteed World Series champion in a big market town and will settle for nothing less. Machado would probably accept the highest bidder but would be a disruptive force on a team with no other big contracts on the roster. Twins don't need or want either. But no worries; neither will come anywhere near the Twin Cities. The outside chance that Machado may accept an overpriced deal from a team like the Twins does scare me a little.

I think there's a decent chance you could get either Harper or Machado by offering 3/105. They make $35 million per year and this era of the teams watching their budgets closely may have passed. Also, the new CBA will be coming along and salaries may have escalated for any number of other reasons.

$35M per year and sign again while still in your prime. Might tempt a player.

Also, it is relatively short term and the Twins would likely make out OK in the $/WAR equation.

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Doesn't have to be a 10 year deal.

If either of them would have signed for this the ink would have already been on paper IMO. 

Every year the Twins are put in the bucket of being in the running for some top tier free agent.  It's never transpired. I think we can safely ignore this stuff.

Harper? Machado?  Just give the people what they want. Bring back THE DOME DOG!

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Manny won't be signed by the Twins because the FO thinks they have the best MiLB infield "prospects" in all of baseball and they are willing to wait on them.

Harper won't be signed by the Twins because the FO thinks they have the best young core of outfielders in the MLB and they are willing to wait on them.

On another note, does it mean anything that the MN Twins official website list Garver on the 1B depth chart but not on the catcher depth chart?  

http://mlb.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=min

I’m no Machado fan either, hitting catchers in backswings, Donaldson incident, Pedroia spiking, foot stomp, etc. He is definitely a top end talent though, and the Twins are horribly lacking in that dept.

I've mentioned those things in past, which is why I didn't bring it up again. The "losing interest" angle is one that just recently struck me.

What is your basis for saying this?

 

(FWIW, any long term deal he signs will include an opt out. He'll have plenty of incentive to keep performing even if he wants to leave.)

And even without an opt out, he's young enough to get another big contract after this one. He has plenty of incentive to perform.