ChuckPaine
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I know that the rotation currently doesn't look good, but once we add 1 or 2 free agents it could look ok, i'm thinking Dan Haren, Phil Hughes, or Scott Kazmir. 1) Haren/Hughes/Kazmir 2) Haren/Hughes/Kazmir 3) Kevin Correia 5) Samuel Deduno Starters would be expected to go around 80 pitches and 5 innings, so 40x5=200. we already have one ready made "piggyback" reliever, anthony swarzak, and we have options for the others: Albers, Diamond, Worley, Gibson, or even Duensing or Pressley, we could also sign someone like Luke Hochevar, who was one of the best relievers on baseball last year and pitched 75 innings. I think the rockies had 3 or 4 "piggyback" relievers, who pitched 2-3 innings, so 80-120 innings.
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The Rockies experimented with it this year, it appears that they may go with it next season as well. With a 4-man rotation, the Twins can avoid the Liam Hendrickses and the Pedro Hernandezes, and Cole de Vrieses of the world, and it would allow them to go with their 8-man, or even...9-man, bullpen. The starters would be limited to somewhere around 80 pitches a game, instead of 100. With pitchers only facing batters twice, instead of 3 times, it would keep opposing batters off-balance. A possible Twins 4-man rotation from in-house candidates 1)Kevin Correia 2) Samuel Deduno 3) Scott Diamond (had to put a lefty in) 4) Kyle Gibson/Vance Worley/Andrew Albers
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Yeah, but you're forgetting that Tanaka will also require at least a $40M posting fee, in addition to $10-$12M a year. Lets say that Tanaka gets a $50M posting fee and a 5/$50M contract. Technically that's $20M per year, which, in theory, leaves the twins with $20M left to spend. It would be great, but it won't happen.
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Here's what i think our opening day lineup will look like: 1) Brian Dozier 2) Joe Mauer 3) James Loney 4) Josh Willingham 5) Oswaldo Arcia 6) Josmil Pinto 7) Trevor Plouffe 8) Alex Pressley 9) Pedro Florimon Rotation: 1) Dan Haren 2) Phil Hughes 3) Kevin Correia 4) Scott Diamond 5) Kyle Gibson
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1) Dan Haren 2yrs/17M 2) Phil Hughes 2yrs/13M 3) Kevin Correia 4) Samuel Deduno 5) Gibson/Worley/Diamond/Albers It really doesn't make sense for the twins to sign anyone more expensive than Haren or Hughes, except for Tanaka, who is out of our price range.
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There is no way that Hughes is worth 12.5M a year, try more like 6M a year
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Opening Day 1B: Mauer 2B: Dozier SS: Florimon 3B: Plouffe C: Pinto LF: Willingham RF: Arcia CF: Presley DH: Doumit Mid-Season 1B: Mauer 2B: Dozier 3B: Sano SS: Florimon C: Pinto LF: Arcia/Rosario RF: Arcia/Rosario CF: Hicks DH: Willingham September 1B: Mauer 2B: Dozier SS: Florimon 3B: Sano C: Pinto LF: Rosario RF: Hicks CF: Buxton DH: Arcia