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  1. SwainZag
    Just because they had interest in them didn't mean they were willing to pay whatever it takes to bring them in. This needs to be understood. Just because they might love someone for 1 or 2 years doesn't mean the same interest is there at 4 and 5 years.
  2. SwainZag
    Year 1 of 7 and he only played in 59 games and he his bat wasn't what it was the 1st 2 years he was with the Yanks and now he is entering his age 30 season. I will always have a soft spot for Aaron and glad he got paid, but I can't imagine that contract will ever be looked at as a wise investment.
  3. SwainZag
    I think the words TOO EARLY should be keyed in bold here.
  4. SwainZag
    Sexy and available as ever. https://sportsnaut.com/2019/12/bartolo-colon-wants-to-return-to-mlb-at-46/
  5. SwainZag
    Why would he sign the QO then? If he didn't want to be here he would have left.
  6. SwainZag
    I agree that's probably certainly on the table. I'm sure it was discussed before he accepted the QO as well. It wouldn't surprise me one bit for them to announce a 3 year or so deal tacked onto his 2020 QO salary. I also think we see at least 1 or 2 extensions before the arbitration hearings similar to last season.
  7. SwainZag
    How would a starter at the deadline beat the Yankees in the playoffs when the best offense in baseball only scored 7 runs in 3 games?
  8. SwainZag
    Or target means the trade market as well. The season doesn't start for 3 months. Target pitching does not mean "we will for sure sign a veteran free agent to multi-year massive contract." I want to come on here to discuss the Twins and this thread in general, what are the next options. We can discuss what happens next or drown out every thread with "the front office failed" "the front office lied" "fire everyone." The offseason isn't over, there is a lot of time to acquire a couple of players.
  9. SwainZag
    Did they HAVE to sign one of them? No. It would have been really nice seeing one of those names in our rotation right now, but this idea they had to sign one of the sexy big free agent names or else its a complete failure is getting a bit out of control.
  10. SwainZag
    David Price is 34 years old and is owed 32M-32M-32M for the next 3 seasons and has missed heavy parts of the last 2 seasons. Taking all of that contract seems like a huge risk. I can't imagine they would take on Price unless Boston is covering at least a semi-decent portion of it.
  11. SwainZag
    I'm curious to know if the Royals would have lost the 2nd year would it have been worth it? 2 trips to the WS and zero titles? Since you cannot guarantee a championship, I would rather have a sustainable winning team who has a shot at the playoffs year in and year out without mortgaging the future. It takes more than adding a whole bunch of talent in 1 year to win a title.
  12. 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.
  13. SwainZag
    Who said anything about him being better than all these guys signing? He had a better year than Kuechel did last year and he's 2+ years younger. Both of those things are factual. He accepted the qualifying offer. We have no idea if the Twins tried to extend a 3-4 year deal to him and declined and accepted instead. If you want to think they are cheap and think they are smarter than everyone else, then go right ahead.
  14. SwainZag
    Their infield defense is what it is at this point. Instead of overhauling the whole thing they went against not signing a soft tossing ground ball pitcher for top of the rotation money, and I don't see that as a bad move. I see a lot of you disagree with me, but I think it was a solid pass on their part.
  15. SwainZag
    Outside of ERA, his 2nd half was actually stronger. He had a higher K/9, lower BB/9, lower HR/9, lower xFIP and FIP in the 2nd half of season. The big difference was the BABIP of .268 in the 1st half and .342 in the 2nd half.
  16. SwainZag
    Yeah, except the Twins limit Odorizzi. If a team limited Kuechel like they did Odorizzi he isn't labeled "a true innings eater" and "workhorse" and he's throwing closer to 170 innings instead of 200. That was the point I was trying to make. MN was happy to give Odo a 1 year deal for 18M coming off a career best season where is velocity is up, strikeouts are up and walks are down. Kuechel is trending the opposite way and got a contract for 3 years at the same amount. They are two very different situations here.
  17. SwainZag
    Odo is on a 1 year contract, has a much higher K rate, especially last season and is predominately a fly ball pitcher which suits this team a lot better. Jake also is coming off a very strong season. 1 year at 17.M at age 29 is a lot different than 3 years at 18.5 at ages 32-35. Kuechel seems to be trending the wrong way, doesn't fit the team and throwing that kind of money at him, which he looks like at best #3 starter going forward just seems foolish and a waste of resources IMO. Ryu is still out there. I am still banking on this team making a trade this offseason to add a starter. It's still December. A lot of these posts read like Opening Day is next week. It's over 3 months away still.
  18. SwainZag
    Let's hope one of the coaches? Just because a guy has been there doesn't make him an aura of wisdom or a magical great leader and on field coach during struggling times. Edit: I know nothing about Kuechel and he very might well be a great leader and teacher in the dugout, but I'd be careful assuming that just because he has Cy Young and pitched in the postseason that he automatically possess that
  19. SwainZag
    Give me Jake over Kuechel anyday of the week. Kuechel got crushed the 3rd time thru the order last season. His numbers dropped off drastically to a tune of: 6.59 ERA, 6.70 FIP, 6.59 K/9, 1.62 K/BB ratio. The 28.2 IP he pitched in those situations were 25% of the innings he tossed last season. Is being an innings eater like that really a positive when you fall off the cliff that bad in the later innings? With better bullpen use, realistically could limit him to 150-160 innings and improve results. But in the end is that worth paying 18M per for a guy who has trouble hitting 90 MPH, induces a lot of ground balls to a shaky infield defense into his mid-30's?
  20. SwainZag
    I never saw Kuechel as a good fit here with the current state of their infield defense. I know he's another pitcher off the board, but one I'm not going to lose sleep over not signing here.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. SwainZag
    I don't think it's as simple as "do they want the guy or not." I think they would love to have him in the rotation for 2020, that's the simple part. Do they want to commit ~20M a year to a guy with his fragility for 4 years?
  25. 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:
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