Twins Acquire LHP Neal Cotts from Brewers

I don't know if this helps or not. I don't know if it came too late or not. I don't dislike it. I'm just not sure at the timing.

Some quick opinions/points:

*This addition is not as a 4th LH. Perkins is your closer, and that's a different animal. I know it's a small point...but still.

*If the conservative Ryan could learn one thing from the past couple of seasons, IMHO, it would be to NOT count on youngsters so much. WHAT??!! I am NOT talking about NOT promoting prospects and giving them ample opportunity. I'm talking about examples such as CF, and counting on Hicks and Buxton too much too soon. What happened? Hicks wasn't ready after his best season, but at AA, and Buxton got hurt. He did little to nothing for the pen this season expecting, probably, 1 or 2 Rochester RP to contribute, and 1-2 of the various top young RP arms such as James, Burdi, Jones, etc, to be ready at some point. People want to blast Ryan for not wanting to promote young players the past couple of yeRs, but I think he's almost depended on, banked on, the youngsters too much to step forward too soon, without the fallback option of veterans who could be cut or traded at a later date.

*Perkins is an All Star, well paid closer. The idea of him being a high paid LH setup man is interesting, but not going to happen. Not until or unless he begins to slip in dominance.

*I know this will be met with much knashing of teeth, but at this point, unless I could target someone else in FA that I really felt good about, I'd consider brining Duensing back, but only for a smaller contract, and with no promises. The past few weeks, he's been solid. Now you add Cotts. And you still have O'Rourke, Thompson, Rogers, Dean and Darnell to audition. Gods of baseball forgive you for having too much talent and you have to trade someone (or cut them) or trade them during the season for value, to make way for a more deserving youngster.

*Ditto from the right side. Sign one top RHRP to work with Jepsen, keep Fien, (but in a lesser role now), and see what you find in your RH auditions. Soria was mentioned. OK...Soria, Jepsen, Fien and fill in the blank from about 6 or 7 options. Then look at those LH options...put this all together...now how do you feel about your 2016 bullpen?

*All the debates the last couple of years here on TD about the past bullpens the Twins have employed, and how overrated some of them may have been...and now think how much you wish we had some of those bullpens. (And how badly Detroit wishes the past few years they had similar bullpens)

If it is any consolation, he should be fairly easy to resign, if we so desire.

I so desire for a lot of Twins (esp the FO) to resign...