The Twins Should Finish the Offseason by Adding Taijuan Walker

Being 4th prospect overall he must have a lot of potential. As a non-roster invitee w/ a commitment we can sign him when Hill goes on IL. w/o having to effect the 40 man. See what he & Wes can do, it could be a fantastic 

If Cal Ripken had broken a couple toes on a foul ball and then sprained an ankle or broken a leg on a double play they would have called him injury prone.    The only question is:.  Is he healthy right now? 

Know almost nothing about him.  But, this sounds like the perfect signing for the Twins late this offseason.  A youngish prospect with tons of upside, at least on paper.  Expect with two openings in the opening day starting rotation, the Twins would be an ideal place for him to land.  All that is left is for the Twins and his agent to get it done.  Then it is up to him to be both healthy and effective in spring training. 

Still happy with the Twins opening the season with two of Thorpe, Smeltzer or Dobnak in the starting rotation.  But heck, why not take a chance on a young guy who once had ACE potential. 

Great upside with Walker, but I would think at this point he is holding out hopes for a mlb contract, Hold out hope for a MLB contract is not a bad thing to do

I think the downside is giving him 8-10 starts to find out he is mediocre and not giving that opportunity to Thorpe or Dobnak. It is the same downside with Bailey. We needed one of those guys but we I don’t think they need two. Would Walker have been a better choice? Maybe. He had xFIP- of 100 his last two healthy seasons of pitching. I guess the hope would be a complete recovery where he returns to the league average pitcher he was in 16-17.

As a non-roster invitee, why not...I suspect a lot of other teams would make the same offer to him

The guy is made of glass but I don't see a reason not to sign him.

If they can get him on a non-roster invite, it’s a near perfect situation for the Twins assuming he’s healthy and interested. I think what we have to ask ourselves is, where does he keep his horses?

I wonder if his shoulder is still a problem, and teams aren’t giving him a major league contract that he is seeking.

Perhaps they have talked to him, and said they would add him once they are able to get Hill on the long-term IL. One would assume he would find the opportunity to play for the Twins appealing.

I'd guess the speculation that he's waiting for a ML deal are accurate.  Would be smart for him.  But if he can't get one, you know what would really be smart??  Come work with Wes Johnson and have the Twins lineup to support you if you can get back.

I can't believe the board is embracing dumpster diving. Thorpe and/or Smeltzer will handle the 6 game or so Pineda void just fine.

Have said it all off season that we should get him signed. As Bobs said am sure he is looking for a major league deal. Pretty sure all the teams are asking him to take a minor league deal. Am guessing if we did a major league deal he would be signed tomorrow if the money was right. As far as the minor league deal we would need to have pretty good incentives in there to make him sign here.... I would be good with it as his upside is pretty high. 

Another depth move would be to sign Bartolo Colon to a AAA deal. He wants a chance to come back and could be depth as well.

All i can say about him is look at his career thus far. I live in Arizona now and obviously I attend 5-7 Spring Training games a week during March(and sometimes February). If i remember right this guy held down a rotation spot for the Mariners at least 3 years. He was then part of a trade that brought Ketel Marte to the Diamondbacks prior to, I think the 2017 season and spent that entire year in the D-Backs rotation and started a game against the Dodgers in the NLDS. Why wouldn't we want him? I can't believe he's still available. This is a no brainer. Thank you for bringing it to everybody's attention.

Sign him to a minor league deal. There's never a problem with too much pitching.

I can't believe the board is embracing dumpster diving. Thorpe and/or Smeltzer will handle the 6 game or so Pineda void just fine.

Some might considering giving a starting rotation spot to Thorpe or Smeltzer dumpster diving.

Even if the would have signed Wheeler, Odo and Madbum, signing this guy to a minor league contract as depth and lottery ticket wouldn't be a bad idea, giving him a major league contract is not a good idea at all.

Thorpe and Smeltzer foretell the future. Thorpe comes from TR's IFA initiative and Smeltzer from Falvey's storied 2018 trade deadline moves.

I can't believe the board is embracing dumpster diving. Thorpe and/or Smeltzer will handle the 6 game or so Pineda void just fine.

Don’t forget that Thorpe had a 6.18 ERA and a 1.73 WHIP. He was pretty bad down the stretch. That said, I realize he could grow and be a valuable starter. But if Walker is healthy now, and he might be, I would much prefer his career 3.95 ERA to Thorpe’s 6.18. Smeltzer seemed up and down to me. I’d rather have someone with experience. Then if things aren’t working out or there are injuries and Thorpe and/or Smeltzer have strung up several good starts in AAA, they can be the insurance policy. DObnak, I’m not sure about....he was good down the stretch but when the bright lights of NY were on, he collapsed. Maybe a little more AAA time for him.

i am pretty sure theres going to be some non roster invitees at Spring Training we all can complain about as well. Having Graterol as a bullpen piece is only a presumption. What if they decide to stretch him out for six weeks? What if Romero sees the Wes Johnson light and blossoms into the starter we all hoped it he would become?. Its way too early to speculate, having Walker around would be a good move no matter how its done.

and im not saying anything about "Big Sexy"