We've still got Trevor May. The Orioles non-tendered Vance Worley. Maybe we can complete the trifecta.

Are we getting DSpan back? Or...Meyer? Or were you talking about JJ Hardy?

Someone still needs to come off the 40-man when they make the Jason Castro signing official too, right?

 

Someone still needs to come off the 40-man when they make the Jason Castro signing official too, right?

 

Just looked at the Twins 40 man roster.

Castro is on it.

Just looked at the Twins 40 man roster.

Castro is on it.

Thanks, I should have checked! I guess we were only at 39 before, so they added Castro and dropped Landa to stay at 39.

 

I would pick up the phone on Ross, never can have too much pitching

 

I'm with you.  I'd be very interested in adding Tyson Ross.  Shoulders are tricky, but that's your best buy-low, big-payoff FA pitcher by a landslide.

 

Someone still needs to come off the 40-man when they make the Jason Castro signing official too, right?

 

They were at 39 before they made Castro official

 

 

 

Wellington Castillo was also nontendered and would be a much better bench option than Murphy (he'd also make a nice platoon pair with Castro (.850ish OPS against Lefties).  I don't know how is defense is though.

 

-11 framing runs, and led the majors in passed balls last season.

In other words, just like Suzuki and Centeno.

Are we getting DSpan back? Or...Meyer? Or were you talking about JJ Hardy?

We traded Revere for May and Worley. With the recent non-tenders, we now have the opportunity to have all three, if you like that type of symmetry.

 

It scratches a certain obsessive-compulsive "collect the whole set" itch, for me at least. Falvey: "You've got baseball cards for all three? Shoot, I *have* all three."

 

Kind of having your cake while eating it too, if you like noodle-armed cakes. ("Wait, are we still talking about Revere? Or Worley?")

 

Getting Span and Meyer back would be a higher degree of difficulty stunt, requiring trading. This only requires signing low salary free agents.

 

If we were to re-acquire JJ Hardy, it might prove to be an insurmountable challenge to get Jim Hoey to put alongside of him, since I don't know if anyone on the planet has his phone number anymore.

 

Ben Revere is a solid outfielder, a solid lead off hitter, has great speed everywhere and is a solid clubhouse guy. Have you ever seen him without a huge smile on his face? I don't care what happened last year (injuries or otherwise), Revere should be offered a fair contract and be on the first plane back to Minnesota, first class.

 

He is not a leadoff hitter. 

He is not a leadoff hitter.

And Robbie Grossman isn't an outfielder, so you guys are even.

Jon Heyman reported that the Twins and Eduardo Escobar agreed at $2.6 million for 2017.

That's a good deal less than the $3.5M slated for him by TD.  MLBTR was a bit closer at 2.9.

 

Leaves more payroll room to go after a high-salary pitcher via trade.

 

We've still got Trevor May. The Orioles non-tendered Vance Worley. Maybe we can complete the trifecta.

The Vanimal is on the prowl again for a new team? Call him up!!