AHSaves

Pelfrey with a poison PED dart. You saw how angry he was.

Didi's line in AAA (only sent down because of Owings) .278/.355/.443 - Almost half of his hits are XBH. 2 HR's 1 SB. K/BB isn't great. MLB Career .252/.329/.365 - Not perfect defense but even Florimon has some E's. At 24 years old I think he would be a great addition.

Deduno IS like a knuckleballer except he doesn't even know where the pitch is going to go minimally! I don't get the Deduno love either. The guy is 30 years old and still can't control the cut or run of a fastball. He's a circus out there (definitely entertaining sometimes).

Honestly, I'm more excited to pay attention to the AAA team and rest of the farm system. Can't wait for the Minor League updates from Seth so we can potentially have something to cheer for. Also, whenever I hate on the Twins, they do well, whenever I take time off work and spend the money to go to a game, they drop the ball (in most interpretations). Here we go Twins farm, here we go!

Another way you have to look at it: We've been SPOILED ROTTEN with who our catcher has been the past decade basically. Most of that time we've had a great 1-2 with Morneau mashing HR's. Now our offensive star catcher is moving to 1B without as much firepower. We are in an offensive deficit compared to even last year. If Pinto shows up and holds his own in the majors, we're still not back to even. Keep our Catchers.

Probably the funniest mental image I've had since the new year. Mauer would have to keep the song too!

BLAST! I wanted to hear Blyleven try to pronounce that one!

I would totally sign Capuano over Arroyo. I understand the durability pro and con for both players. But sign Capuano, keep Meyer and May in AAA for most of the year and/or trade Correia for prospects.

One front loaded contract is an exception, but three could be the start of a trend, especially considering veteran's projected loss of production. I believe each person (A-Rod, Peralta, Scott Feldman) was in their 30's once they signed. More interesting insight on Drew and Peralta. Career .268/.330/.425, dWar of 4.6 ---- Peralta .264/.329/.435, dWar of 4.8 ---- Drew Now, I don't think the Peralta contract is a good one, but if it's the price to play poker then I believe the Twins would be getting a relative good deal for 3 years, ~$10MM. Not to mention Drew is a year younger, left handed, strikes out less and can steal a few bases.

on the contrary... JAN. 10: Feldman's deal is front-loaded, tweets Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. The right-hander will earn $12MM in 2014, $10MM in 2015 and $8MM in 2016. The Cardinals' four-year, $53MM deal with Jhonny Peralta has an interesting twist: it's frontloaded. The shortstop will earn $15.5MM in 2014, $15MM in '15, $12.5MM in '16, and $10MM in '17, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Here's tonight's look around the majors.. I mean, that's just this year... Even for a SS who will projectedly make more money. Hmph.

We have to have a shortstop for 2+ years. Money isn't an issue. If Florimon and Drew were both free agents, who would you take? There's also no one saying you can't trade Drew after the 2nd year anyway! Or just front-load the contract. The prices for contracts will only increase. $10MM to Drew now will be more expensive in two or three years for a comparable player. In my opinion, the biggest hurt we will get from Stephen Drew is our lost 2nd round pick.

With the payroll we have available, I think I'd be a little let down if we didn't get Garza or Drew. Drew would be a little cheaper and (finally) an upgrade to the offense, but I see Garza living up to his contract a little better. It seems the Twins are looking at around 3 years for both. Who would you rather have? Also, imagine we got both. Is that an upgrade for the organization's future?

Scout all you want, there's a reason why fringe MLB players go to Japan and have success. The level of competition isnt close. To post $20MM then drop double digits for a 6-8 year contract doesn't make sense to me. I'd rather sign Garza, a proven commodity for less years. Or even trade Perk for a couple of those great Padres prospects. I understand the risk/reward argument but I'd rather walk the tightrope to Garza's house than Japan.

I don't understand the love for Deduno. He only looked good in relation to the rest of our starters. I know the some stats are acceptable, but I would find it hard to believe he'd start for anyone else. He's 30 and STILL doesn't know whether his fastball will cut or break away. I wouldn't want to catch either if I were Doumit and Deduno was throwing balls in the opposite batters box then shrugging his "I have no idea" shoulders. Our rotations have been full of embarrassment, but it doesn't have to be that way anymore. Worley for #5 with Diamond in the pen.

Sano would slay the Green Monster. SO MANY DENTS/HOLES.