Twins To Sign RH RP Matt Belisle

If Tonkin is the odd man out, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.  However, if he is the odd man out, I would have liked to see him in a one inning role.  He is not really a multiple inning pitcher and IMO was out there in multiple innings too often.  That is my only gripe in regards to how Tonkin was handled.

This is a classic Terry Ryan move. Yuck. No thanks. A NL only middle reliever approaching 40 that hasn't had a K/9 above 7 since 2013. 

The guy doesn't profile as someone statheads want to love but he gets the job done.

 

In five of the past seven seasons, he has posted both a very good ERA and a very good FIP (and he did it in Colorado for most of that time).

 

Maybe this is the season he falls apart. Maybe it's not. For $2m, what the hell. Go for it.

If they were going to reach this low in the barrel I'd have preferred a minor league deal. Rebuilding teams do not give guaranteed roster spots to Methuselah. 

I'm not sure how much interest he will have at the deadline even if he is pitching well. He doesn't strike anyone out, and he's not left-handed. Despite being quite successful last season (at least by ERA), the Nats didn't think he was worth having on their playoff roster.

Belisle isn't even a deadline trade candidate if all goes well. His upside is of an August trade for a PTBNL. I just don't have a ton of confidence that he can successfully transition to the AL for the first at 36/37 while having posted sub 7K/9's the past three seasons. 

Tonkin, Boshers, Haley can all give similar production at or near the minimum. Why boot one of these younger, cheaper options off the roster? This move smacks of Terry Ryan era veteran fetishism. It's sub-optimal roster construction. And even at the fringes it still grinds my gears. 

Also, in fairness, I'm sure there are posters on here in their mid-30s that wouldn't like being described as approaching 40. Hell, I'm 26, and if someone described me as a 30 year washout, I'd do this:

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Same age is you. But I can tell you I certainly feel more like 30 than 25. I'm married and have a kid that's turning 1 in two weeks. 

Because he would have given Belisle 2 years and 6 million

Lulz...first post, totally worth the sign up.

He's younger than anyone they sign, which I'd lay odds of 80% happens now.

Right- and he hit 12 bombs in his first few months in a new league, while adjusting to culture, pitching, etc. His numbers were abysmal, but I'd love to see what he can with another year under his belt without the injured wrist.

hope that's the end of Boshers.

 

Edit:  Park, seriously???

WTF??!!!!! Ok. FIRE FALVINE INTO THE SUN!!!!

well yeah. 7th inning reliever isn't exactly high impact. Now that I think of it. Knowing Moli loves to pick one reliever and trot him out there 2 of 3 games until his arm falls off; maybe Belisle will be that guy and Moli won't pick a guy like Chagois, Light or May. Then Belisle would have a long lasting high impact as a protector of young arms.

Kudos to you for still playing pickup basketball! We used to have a company basketball team that I attempted to play in... Until one of my mid-30's co-workers tore his achillies making a move towards the basket. Our team dispersed after that.

Ouch. On a similar note, I got hit in the head with a softball in two out of the probably ten games I've ever played. The second time, my ear almost fell off. Since then, I've decided I'm really more of a spectator.

Also, in fairness, I'm sure there are posters on here in their mid-30s that wouldn't like being described as approaching 40. Hell, I'm 26, and if someone described me as a 30 year washout, I'd do this:

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1001375/1780549-shakehead.gif

Watching The Wire, while reading TD, and about to play OOTP. But the gif. This post doesn't add to the board, but had to post that after the gif.

Yeah, I like riding my bike. It's been a little tough the last couple years though because my kids are old enough to bike, but to young to bike far. It's kind of hard to tell my kids I'm going out to ride my bike without them.