You sign decline phase veterans to short term contracts making sure that you don't block any of your prospects or otherwise deserving minor league players from jumping up to the major league level when ready. Once a few of those pieces start to trickle to the MLB level, then you start to spend more on longer term contracts with viable veterans to fill in holes that you don't have in your own system. The Twins are executing part of this, but they've managed to do it in an extremely putrid level (i.e. rotation). However, they also do the opposite of this by signing the likes of Ryan Sweeney AND Carlos Quentin. One of those signings I would have been okay with, but both accomplished nothing but take PT away from your top OF prospects. The FO continues to compound that by bringing in the David Murphy's, Darin Mastroianni's, and Logan Shafer's of the world. Those moves might be fine on a contending team to provide veteran depth, but that's the last thing this team could be considered so it's simply a waste of time and money.