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  1. Linus
    Its all about service time. There is no way the Twins should burn a year of control when he is coming off TJ surgery and the club is likely not to contend. Since we will never sign an ace through free agency, its critical to add the extra year of control - it may be the only we he is here the final year before free agency.
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    Pass. Signing him does little to make them better next year - spend all available dollars on pitching. I am a fan of Terry Ryan but I always hated when we signed 4-5 Chavez types that were clearly washed up and we ended up with no production but $15 mil in payroll wasted. See Rondell White, Tony Batista, et. al.
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    The Twins farm system is bereft of starting pitching and middle infielders. The only trades that makes sense are ones where we deal from a position of strength or surplus, which means your only trade options are one of: Span / Revere / Hicks / Arcia or either Morneau / Parmelee. Trading Rosario would be a huge mistake in my book as he is the only legit MI prospect they have (don't even talk about Dozier, et al); they are marginal prospects with little chance of being plus major league players). Worsening holes in your system to plug other holes doesn't solve problems long term. If you can trade two of the above mentioned for long term pitching help (feel free to throw in marginal prospects), we have to make the deal. The likely return will not be a pitcher as good as Johnson or Shields but so long as they they are reliable and reasonably consistent then we have at least fixed one spot in the rotation. Then you still have to spend some money on reasonable 2 FA SP on 3 year deals to bridge the gap to the first class of real pitching prospects in our system. Only way to be competitive next year and still not mortgage the farm for the future.
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    I wonder if the contact play was on? This should ensure that Lexi stays in Gardy's doghouse for another month.
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    Ryan has shown much better ability to manage these situations than Smith ever did. I believe this is the correct path to take with Frankie (in this order): 1. Sign him to a team friendly extension. The Twins pitching problem is so extensive that they have to catch lightning in a bottle to fix it soon. If Liriano were to turn into a decent top of the rotation starter, this would be a huge step in solving the problem. Worth taking the gamble when you consider how few good pitchers are out there. 2. Trade him but only for a haul. There is no need to deal him "no matter what" - I don't get that mindset. 3. Keep him and offer the $12mil. If he takes it, we get another year to see what he can do, we gain a starter for next year which buys us some time for other pitchers to develop, etc. If he doesn't take the money, we still get a pick.
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