"The projections, likewise, don’t see two similarly valuable players. Steamer projects Dozier for +2.8 WAR per 600 PA, while they have Forsythe at +2.2 WAR per 600 PA. ZIPS sees both as more valuable players, but maintains the same gap, with Dozier at +3.9 WAR/600, and Forsythe at +3.0 WAR/600. That’s nearly an extra win that both systems think Dozier will add in 2017 and 2018, and would have made Dozier an upgrade over what the Dodgers already had in a way that Forsythe is not. And that’s equalizing the PAs, which isn’t fair to Dozier, who has been one of the most durable players in the game the last three years, while Forsythe has only played more than 130 games in a season once in his career." Found this on fangraphs. I think the part in bold provides very good reasoning for the Twins holding out and that Dozier is more than marginally better than Forsythe. FWIW, this piece was written by Dave Cameron, who as we know is very high on De Leon. He even stated last week he didn't think Forsythe was worth De Leon 1 for 1...