If Reunions Can’t Be Made, Michael Wacha Might Be the Starter to Sign

I did not hear about the loan the Padres had to take out.  Maybe, they really could not afford the payroll they were building like some thought. If Padres have to do fire sale and cut costs it will be interesting to see how bad of trades they have to make. Miami did that with Stanton, turned out well for them as he has been way overpaid in New York.  Wacha has shown he can be a reliable starter again, I would be willing to take him on. 

Tired of shopping the clearance aisles. This will not help them win a single playoff game.

53 minutes ago, Trov said:

I did not hear about the loan the Padres had to take out.  Maybe, they really could not afford the payroll they were building like some thought. If Padres have to do fire sale and cut costs it will be interesting to see how bad of trades they have to make. Miami did that with Stanton, turned out well for them as he has been way overpaid in New York.  Wacha has shown he can be a reliable starter again, I would be willing to take him on. 

The article I read about the payroll loan by the Padres is it is not unusual for MLB teams to do this.  So I wouldn't read too much into it.

A regressed SonnyG is still better than Wacha IMHO.

Wacha is not a bad choice overall I guess if we have lost SonnyG.

 

3 hours ago, Theo Tollefson said:

The Twins need another starter to solidify themselves with the best chance to capture the American League Central Division title again in 2024. Aside from Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, and Sonny Gray, this free agent class is meek in depth for top to middle-rotation guys.

 

Whaaaaat?  This is a very deep class.  What about Montgomery / Nola / Rodriquez and the two Japanese players plus Stroman also opted out and is now a FA.

34 minutes ago, Major League Ready said:

Whaaaaat?  This is a very deep class.  What about Montgomery / Nola / Rodriquez and the two Japanese players plus Stroman also opted out and is now a FA.

They are speculating Nola $150M/6yrs, Monty $150M/6yrs, Yamamoto $225M/9yrs, Snell $200M/7yrs, Imanaga $85M/5yrs, Rodriguez $82M/4yrs, LG $44M/2yrs, Stroman $44M/2yrs and SonnyG $90M/4yrs.

Ponder away.

Need an impact arm in the post-season to form a 1-2 punch with Pablo. Otherwise, don't even bother and focus on internal options and upgrading the hitting.

I agree with whoever said it in here; Wacha does not move the needle. I want someone that I feel good about pitching against the Astros. And you know the Yankees will improve their roster. 

4 hours ago, LA VIkes Fan said:

If those are correct, the only ones that interest me are Rodriguez (4 yrs/ $82m), Stroman (2 yrs/ $44m), and Giolito (2 yrs/ $44m), in that order. Imanaga is interesting but pretty much a complete crapshoot on a long contract for a 30 year old. Gray at 3 years, $65m works - 1 year less, little less AAV - but I do think he'll get 4 years from somebody and probably more AAV so he'll be out of what the Twins perceive as their price range.   

We are all just guessing; however, the numbers I've seen bandied about are lower.  I think Sonny will be hard pressed to get a 4 year deal.

$20M APY for Wacha is nuts, especially for a small-market team like the Twins. Also, you can extend Royce Lewis for less annual money. He does not give you a ton of innings, his numbers are due to regress and he does not have a strong post-season track record (I believe he was the one who gave up the Travis Ishikawa HR in the NLCS). No, thank you.

I don't know why fans expect perfection or a playoff ace when the Twins need to make it to the playoffs first. I like Maeda but if a deal could be worked out for Wacha then I think that he would work out okay. Too bad the Twins didn't sign him last year when they had the chance. The Twins can always try to aquire a playoff pitcher at the trade deadline. But they still need to be in the hunt for the Division title before doing a deadline deal. The Twins should have a 6 starter rotation anyway. I like Wacha, IIRC he won when he started a game against the Twins. But he seems to need time off during the season to allow his arm/shoulder to recover. 

Wacha just doesn't move the needle for me. A decent pitcher, but one that hasn't thrown that many innings in recent years. and certainly not the sort of starting pitcher you want in a playoff rotation. We can do better, much better. 

19 hours ago, EGFTShaw said:

They are speculating Nola $150M/6yrs, Monty $150M/6yrs, Yamamoto $225M/9yrs, Snell $200M/7yrs, Imanaga $85M/5yrs, Rodriguez $82M/4yrs, LG $44M/2yrs, Stroman $44M/2yrs and SonnyG $90M/4yrs.

Ponder away.

Rodriguez would be a solid addition at that price. He seems like a guy that is getting better.  Nola would be a  dream, doubt he leaves the city of battery throwers.