Hollywood42

Sigh. I understand being realistic and accepting we probably won't get Darvish or Arrieta. That's fine. But Trevor Cahill? Tyson Ross? Ubaldo freaking Jimenez? We should not even consider touching any of these guys with a 10 foot pole. Even if we could rely on any of them to be a decent #3-5 starter, which we can't, why in the world would we add another one of those to the mix? We already have Gibson, Mejia, Hughes, and May that will be competing for those slots. Plus Gonsalves, Romero, Jorge, and a few others in the minors that could slot in there. That's a minimum of 7 guys for 3 slots. Why in the world would we add another guy to that mix? None of the guys in this article are remotely good enough to consider adding to the team. We need front end rotation help. We all know it. We just have to actually go out and do it. None of these guys are remotely helpful in the slightest. I think I actually gagged when I saw Jimenez on this list. Again, we probably won't get Darvish or Arrieta. That's cool. But to jump all the way down to this tier of pitching? Disgusting. Two guys that could be good fits are Alex Cobb or Lance Lynn. They aren't #1 type pitchers, but they could work as #2-3 types. They'll both get decent contracts, but not big enough where the Twins are immediately out of contention for them. Plus, both of them would actually be helpful to us. Ideal situation, I think we should try to sign one of them. A rotation of Berrios, Santana, Cobb or Lynn, and then two of whoever's pitching best of the guys I listed about would be a competent rotation. Then in the ideal situation, we try to trade for a #1 at the deadline. We still have some assets in the minors that could get a deal done. For me, that's the ideal situation. Sign Cobb or Lynn now, and if we're looking like a contender at the deadline, go trade for an ace. I'm all for being realistic in our expectations, and I really have enjoyed reading articles on this site, but I hated everything about this article, and it made me create an account just so I could voice my displeasure. Twins, please do not sign one of these bad pitchers. Be smart, make some good news, and improve the club