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  1. Danchat
    Perez was league average? How on earth was last year's 6.22 ERA with 5.5 K/9 and an unsightly 1.78 WHIP profile as average? He wasn't even replacement level last year, he was worth -0.9 (according to BBREF). Before then he was around 1.45 WHIP and 5 K/9... this is worth a minor league league and no 40 man spot, not over $3M in guaranteed cash. There are plenty of better options out there like Clay Buchholz and Gio Gonzalez, so if you're so dead-set on finding a new 5th starter, sign one of them.
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    Fair enough, I think the problem is that most of the members here have lost faith in the development process. The Twins minor leagues have developed so few successful relievers in the past 8 years that we have zero hope for minor league relievers to make an impact on this team. I wish I could agree with you.
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    This feels very similar to the Anibal Sanchez deal last year, but at least Sanchez was a good pitcher at one point. Even if you move him to the bullpen, I doubt he becomes a serviceable pitcher. Seems like a total waste of $3.5M to me. Hopefully he won't see much time in the majors, and if he does this isn't going to be pretty. I've done my best to stay positive this offseason, but I simply don't see any upside to this deal. I guess we can hope he'll magically pitch better now that he's a Twin. Yuck. Here's hoping Mejia can nail down the 5th starter job and hold it and not lose out to Perez.
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    Nice article! I really like Nick Vincent, and I'm surprised to even hear he was a free agent. His numbers the past few years look pretty good and he would be a fine addition to the 'pen. Norris' numbers don't impress me. He gets a lot of whiffs but he's been around 4.00 FIP the past two seasons and will be 34, so he's near the back-end of the options IMO. I like Brach just like Vincent, either one would be fine. Warren had some really good numbers the past couple years in Yankee Stadium, but upon arriving in Seattle, he wasn't very good. I'd love to have him if he can replicate those numbers as a Yankee.
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    I hope they don't give him too big of a workload because I'm concerned for him. He wasn't an MLB-caliber reliever for most of 2018 and I'm not sure if counting on him to be part of your 2019 rotation for the full season is a good idea. I thought he might start 2019 in AAA, but that seems far from the case... hopefully he'll rebound.
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    Hmmm... then perhaps some team might trade up and pick him with the final pick in the first round, a la Bridgewater or Lamar Jackson. Then they get the 5th year option on him (which is what prompted the aforementioned trades).
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    If this deal was offered by the Twins, we’d all be complaining that they’re lowballing him. I highly doubt Machado takes the deal. I’m sure somebody out there will give him at least $200M.
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    I certainly don't think Machado is going to accept this deal and I think he'll keep asking for more. I am surprised that more teams aren't jumping into the fray... there are a lot of factors to consider. I wonder if Machado's unsportsmanlike play at times has turned off some teams? I wouldn't be surprised if Harper waits to sign his deal until the middle of the season because he'll want more and might not (read: should not) get it.
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    Nope, he's Pirates property now. They held him for most the season on the 60 day DL and he ended up appearing twice in the big leagues. The Pirates now have full control and 3 option years for him. Seems like another bullpen mishap by this FO. I don't believe anyone's claimed that, but I find it rather annoying that this FO has the tendency to give up on young relievers like Rosario, Chargios, and Curtiss before I feel like they're gotten their fair shake. They've also lost Burdi and are committed to not trying Jake Reed out.
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    I had a feeling someone would bring that up, though he also had 0.79 ERA with 2.4 BB/9 in AAA before he was promoted. He's only 24 and could improve, though it seems he's not going to strike out a lot of guys. I'd still much rather have him than cling to Matt Belisle for 4 months... or hold onto Tyler Duffey now.
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    I really don’t like this move. Feels like when they gave up on Randy Rosario after a middling year in AA and now the Cubs seemingly figured him out. Yet another bullpen prospect flunks out here...
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    Um, what? Players like Slegers are released/DFA'd/waived all the time. Guys like him fit free agency with no offer from their long-time MLB teams that have developed them. Slegers was a low upside starter and pitched poorly in the majors, so it was a reasonable move to let him go. Oh, and Cruz and Slegers have nothing to do with each other (didn't we have a conversation like this last year?). Cruz's defensive problems are totally unrelated to Slegers - it's not like Nelson is taking Aaron's 25 man roster spot that he was going to have. Even if the Cruz signing never happens, Slegers still gets DFA'd due to the Blaker Parker signing.
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    It seems like it. I don’t really see how LaMahieu fits in there and it’s an overpay to me. I wonder if we’ll see Machado and Harper wait into the regular season to get their monstrous deals? I feel like one of them will.
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    Buchholz is an intriguing option, but the rest of the guys are the types where you cross your fingers and hope they pitch well. No thanks. If they want to add a starter, I'd look towards the trade market for somebody like Sonny Gray. But methinks the Twins won't be adding a starter until the trade deadline... if they're looking to add pieces, that is.
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    From what I've read, he's actually somewhere between 5' 9" to 5' 10". With his small size, I have concern for his durability and he might be just below the line of being too short for an NFL QB. I thought baseball might be a better idea for him, but with the weak upcoming QB class he could be taken high in the first round.
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    You get a one year deal! You get a one year deal! Everyone gets a one year deal!!! Apparently Grandal was offered a 4/$60M deal by the Mets, so I'm surprised he didn't jump on that one. Obviously $18.25M is more per year, but with the injury potential as a catcher, I think it'd be wise to chase a longer deal.
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    I'm all for the Twins adding relievers on minor league deals just in case things go wrong / end up being AAA depth... but the 40 man roster doesn't need any more middling relievers. They could use another stud and they have the money to add one.
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    These are good questions to be asking. I believe I read somewhere on Twins Daily this past season that the FO wanted Gonsalves to work on his secondary pitches because they feared his fastball wouldn't fare well against major league players. Combine this with the fact that his command was bad for the 2018 season, and it's no wonder he came up so slow. He just doesn't [appear to] have the stuff to get MLB batters to whiff at, so he's had to spend more time developing his pitches.
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    Tyler Duffey, and don't think twice about it.
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    Even with Parker's dip in velocit, he still got 9.5 K/9, so this isn't a classic Terry Ryan dumpster dive pitch-to-contact deal. Plus this deal should have an "option" - he'll be eligible for arbitration in 2020, so it can be used like a two year deal. I like this move if he's pitching in the 6th/7th innings and not in the tightest of situations - it's a depth improving move, and if they add a top-end guy and we see May develop too, he'll bolster our group nicely. I think he's an upgrade on what they were throwing out there last year in the non-high leverage roles.
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    Nice, Parker was one of the non tendered guys I wanted the Twins to pick up. I still hope they add a closer or at least a very good high leverage option, but adding Parker helps the depth.
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    The Mets have made 3 trades in the last 2 days... not huge ones, but the new GM has been providing some headlines for a boring offseason.
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    I think he debuts this season, at the latest by September if he isn't hurt or tanking in AAA. It'd be aggressive to say that'll he'll stick in the rotation after his first call-up.
  25. Danchat
    Well, signing Santana wouldn't cause the "constant influx" to go down if he isn't back to his former self, which certainly isn't a guarantee. I don't understand how competition for a rotation spot could be a bad thing, Mejia has shown to be a perfectly capable fifth starter and the other options like Romero wouldn't do a bad job either. Last season they had a decent rotation on paper with a 5th starter spot open, but then added Lynn, removing that dreaded "influx". They probably should have stuck with Mejia.
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