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I don't know what the problem with claiming this guy is. Cotton should be better than a couple of the retained players in the bullpen. Who knows, a magic Wes could even elevate his game

Good lord, an if scenario that can't be proved or disproved. Jersey sales as a big factor in team decisions is as big of reach to prove a point as I have seen. Try not to rip a muscle stretching that far.

David Ortiz was released and not a single team claimed him. You cover your butt by saying seldom. but every team makes mistakes.

If I recall correctly the majority of the award is a vote. Subjective awards may get players raises but is other wise just as meaningless as the top dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=rel&lg=all&qual=0&type=0&season=2021&month=0&season1=2021&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2021-01-01&enddate=2021-12-31&sort=12,d I would say from looking at this list that getting something for nothing is easier said than done. Doing what you can without costing a decent prospect is a pure genius move by a GM. One wonders why no one has ever done that before

Fans will still complain if either player worked out. It will always matter.

Since Santana name one even middle of the rotation starter picked in the Rule V draft. Since Rodon in 2013, name 1 high end reliever picked in the Rule V draft. I wasn't concerned about protecting borderline relievers. They are plentiful enough. Your comment sounded like you thought people were picking out high risk high ceiling starting pitchers. I called fallacy on that. Since you bring up Baddoo and Wells, you will have to wait a few years before you can say it was bad or good that they have been selected. Wells might be the answer in a couple years to the above question. There is also the potential he has peaked. Baddoo had a great first half. Given time teams will find the holes in his swing. His second half showed that there were holes. There may be a consequence for them being picked. It may lead to more fringe players being released and signed to minor league contracts this year instead of being retained on the 40. Prospects are still cheaper than veteran's minimum.

Any pitcher that came as a free agent arb eligible player would more than likely still be available should the Twins decline arbitration.

It would appear that the players picked last year were used as relievers. Teams would be looking for anyone that could help. no matter how high their ends are.

You do realize that not everything on the internet is written as serious journalism. I think there are many people that need to lose the weigh they have gained because now their underwear is too tight.

What the goal should be is having the pitcher can pitch well enough that it doesn't matter what they hit

Major League Baseball Transactions | MLB.com There goes the front end of the bull pen. There goes the disaster plan starter. There goes the guy who should have at least be put into a game. Farrell, Gibaut, Barraclaugh Vincent, Albers and Maggi. Who is next to get the Twins down to 40 when the roster has to include those that were on the 60 day DL?

It is closer money when the player has played only 25 innings a year. TJ one year, hamstrings the next, lat strain for three years in a row of injuries

Closer money for someone who hasn't closed in years, nor pitched a full season in the 2. How did you come to the conclusion you did for that much money

The Twins were one of the teams that were best in save percentage. When the game was on the line the bullpen came through. The high percentage of inherited runners scored might be more indicative of a team that tried less hard when losing big or wining big.

It is not a hall of peak performances but a long career of greatness. Santana did not have enough years of greatness.

On June 11 Matt Shoemaker pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up 8-9 runs. Should have been kept out there longer? Griffin Jax, What would make you think a third time through the order would be beneficial or successful Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO SO/W BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+ 1st PA in G, as SP 14 126 114 12 20 2 0 6 0 0 9 25 2.78 .175 .246 .351 .597 40 1 2 0 1 0 1 .167 42 68 2nd PA in G, as SP 14 122 106 24 30 8 0 10 0 0 12 24 2.00 .283 .369 .642 1.010 68 1 3 0 1 1 0 .274 134 166 3rd PA in G, as SP 11 55 50 14 18 9 0 2 0 0 3 5 1.67 .360 .382 .660 1.042 33 1 0 0 2 0 1 .356 141 163

I think Shoemaker and Happ should have been pitching 7 inning games and kept until the end of the season. I think they should have traded Berrios once the season was lost, sometime in May. Albers could have filled in sooner and pitched 7+ inning games. I don't think he arm would have blown off. With that mentality the Twins surly could have won the race to the bottom. You did say you wanted a team that won something, didn't you?