Jose Iglesias should be the target for the Twins this offseason. Nothing flashy but he would be a cheap fill in until one of the minor leaguers are either healthy or ready.
Doesn't matter. They have enough young players looking for spots to play in the OF. Do you really think he could actually bounce back? I would rather give the AB's to someone like Wallner.
I have tried saying that and have gotten destroyed for it. Wouldn't you rather have let's say 150 games out of him at DH or 70-90 in the OF if lucky? Look how bad these lineups were since August. One solid bat could have kept Cleveland out of the top spot.
How long will it take them to realize that banning defensive shifts will massively increase the time of a game.
If these hitters can't learn to beat the shift they shouldn't be in the majors.
Why not blow away a guy with an offer he can't refuse. Granted you still need to draft and sign quality pitchers first.
It would be the best investment for a team like MN that doesn't have the massive budget others have to work with.
This just came into my head after seeing what the Timberwolves did this off-season to in a sense overpay to bring in Tim Connley to help rebuild the Wolves.
Not sure what pitching coach I would like to poach to revive the Twins pitching for years to come.
Kepler will have to have a good rest of this season to not get cut loose and replaced by one of the many young OF in the organization.
Eat the money and instantly improve the offense.
Unless they can trade for a top tier starter and a solid closer just know that they will get knocked out by a wild card team right away. So trade him and just figure they paid 17M for a couple of prospects.
D, because we had to pay almost all of Rogers salary and still got back a questionable starter. Rooker wasn't going to ever be a full time player so no loss there. The PTBNL better turn out to be a diamond in the rough.