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  1. SwainZag
    The people who say hard pass on a guy like Ray is because of the contract. If you are going to give up the assets to trade for a player of his quality, you would like to have more control than a single year. Of course, a contract extension is always in the cards, it's nice knowing you have that control in the 1st place.
  2. SwainZag
    My mistake, the last time I looked the Astros turned down his team option and he was scheduled to go to arbitration....which looking again was an article from last offseason.
  3. SwainZag
    2019 Cishek: 2.95 ERA, 4.54 FIP, 8 K/9, 4.1 BB/9, WHIP 1.203 Age 33 2019 Kintzler: 2.68 ERA, 3.56 FIP, 7.6 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, WHIP 1.018 Age 35 2019 Harris: 1.50 ERA, 3.14 FIP, 9.3 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, WHIP .933 Age 35 2019 Hudson: 2.47 ERA, 3.97 FIP, 8.8 K/9, 3.3 BB/9, WHIP 1.137 Age 32 2019 Clippard: 2.90 ERA, 3.89 FIP, 9.3 K/9, 2.2 BB/9, WHIP .855 Age 34 What about comparing those numbers just screams it was a money move? Harris isn't a free agent. Hudson reportedly wants a multi-year deal. Directly from MLBtraderumors: Beyond those surface-level numbers, Clippard, 35 in February, excelled in a number of areas. He ranked in the game’s 98th percentile in terms of average exit velocity allowed, at a paltry 85 mph, and his opponents’ hard-hit rate (28.8 percent) landed in the 95th percentile among MLB hurlers. The .260 weighted on-base average (wOBA) to which he held opponents was also among the game’s best and was a near match for the .264 expected wOBA projected by Statcast. If he would have signed for $7.5M would you have thought this was a better signing? It's not always about the money. Looks on the surface like a steal for the Twins and a great guy to have added to the pen.
  4. SwainZag
    Just because it comes out that the team has interest in a guy doesn't mean that interest is strong enough to do whatever it takes to sign them from someone else.
  5. SwainZag
    I just like having the option. Gets rid of a little uncertainty and is a really low risk play for the team. He falls off a cliff, no biggie, you pay the $250K. He tosses another strong season.... you pick it up and is one less hole to fill. I just don't see the downside in it. :shrug:
  6. SwainZag
    And a big reason why the front office was over hauled.
  7. SwainZag
    Which players have been let go for making comments? Which players have had attitudes and were traded at the deadline? Where does this stuff come from?
  8. SwainZag
    The deal comes out to: 2020: $4.75M 2021: Team Option of $5M with a $250K buyout. http://www.startribune.com/reliever-sergio-romo-will-return-to-twins/566260782/ I dig the option for a 2nd year. Also, let's try and keep this thread about Sergio Romo and not what people think about the front office's other moves and non moves they have made this offseason.
  9. SwainZag
    The NFL and the MLB are very different. MLB contracts are often times fully guaranteed, where is the NFL contracts are not. There is also a salary cap in the NFL. I will not get into a Cousins debate with you because we obviously have different views on that as well. Cousins is pretty much in the Top 5 of every QB stat across the board this year. I don't know what else a lot of Viking fans want.
  10. SwainZag
    Why would we be upset not signing Porcello? Outside of being an innings eater, he is a fairly mediocre pitcher. 2/3 seasons his FIP was above 4.60, his BB/9 and K/9 were the worst in his career last year and he had an xFIP of 5.14. I get it that's he's only 31 and is a bounce back candidate, but I would say there is a better way of spending $10M dollars.
  11. SwainZag
    It's December. If the team looks like this in late March, I will agree with you but it's far from that. The Twins won 29 more games than Chicago last season. Adding Grandal and Mazara puts them at a lock huh?
  12. SwainZag
    I'd like to see you back up the Twins having tendency to dump players at an alarming rate and show some examples of players who think they have no stability with the team.
  13. SwainZag
    I really think Littell is done as a starter. He looked like he could turn into a a pretty nice bullpen asset as the season progressed last year.
  14. SwainZag
    Fair enough, but that still doesn't mean he doesn't have upside. Yes, he's not Wheeler, Cole, or Strasburg, but it's certainly a decent addition to the club.
  15. SwainZag
    When he got suspended last year I would say he was probably the front runner to start game 1 in the postseason. Yes, he is not a top of the rotation guy everyone wants, but there is certainly upside.
  16. SwainZag
    Amazing value and signing. For everyone calling him a "good 4 or 5" forget how excellent he was in July and August last season.
  17. SwainZag
    The is the most reasonable post in this thread IMO. Eddie has more value in 2020 to the Twins than what he would get back in return. There is no one knocking on the door to take his spot right now and he is still a big time thread with the bat.
  18. SwainZag
    Rooker's AAA numbers look good until you see he struck out 35% of the time. You have to assume that number will go up in the majors too, unless he can work on that, I have a hard time seeing him just being plugged into 1B.
  19. SwainZag
    Jorge has played all of 15 games at 3B in a decade long career. Changing positions isn't that easy.
  20. SwainZag
    I also think there is no way the Twins pay that either. IF they do plan on bringing Cron back, you have to probably assume they decline arbitration and offer him a 1 year deal more in the 4-5M range.
  21. SwainZag
    I think anyone would love to have Merrifield on this team, but he would more than likely cost a fortune to pry away from Kansas City. If they are going to be using assets like that to acquire anyone, I'd rather they do it for pitching
  22. SwainZag
    WIth Rogers number to jump that high.......I wouldn't be surprised to see him get an extension before arbitration hits.
  23. SwainZag
    For reference, per mlbtraderumors. Their arbitration estimates: Twins (10) Sam Dyson – $6.4MM Ehire Adrianza – $1.9MM C.J. Cron – $7.7MM Trevor May – $2.1MM Eddie Rosario – $8.9MM Miguel Sano – $5.9MM Byron Buxton – $2.9MM Taylor Rogers – $3.9MM Tyler Duffey – $1.1MM Jose Berrios – $5.4MM
  24. SwainZag
    With the way the Twins schedule sets up, they would only need a 5th starter 3 times in their 1st 40 games to still start everyone else on full rest. Plus....the Twins should have more than 5 guys capable of starting a ballgame anyways. They will have Dobnak, Smeltzer, Thorpe, Stashak still in the system if they aren't on the major league club. All are capable of putting together a decent outing.
  25. SwainZag
    Because Odorizzi and Pineda were good pitchers this year. I haven't seen one person clamor to bring Perez back. In terms of FIP and WAR Berrios and Odorizzi were Top 30 starters this year, there's good reason to want to bring Jake back. Berrios is 25 years old and put up the best ERA+ of his career. Even if the Twins had 2 more aces, they likely lose Games 2 and 3 anyways because they didn't score any runs.
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